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Instead, Green Bay signed Devin Funchess and did little else to address its weakness, while Philadelphia picked Jalen Reagor in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft and signed injury prone Marquise Goodwin without acquiring a more dependable option. Funchess and Goodwin each announced Tuesday they would sit out the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That leaves the Packers and Eagles in somewhat self-inflicted binds before the first snap of the campaign....

Midway through the first quarter, Kirk Cousins targeted Jefferson 21 yards downfield at the Packers’ 24. The pass was thrown low and a bit behind Jefferson, but Alexander ensured the pass was broken up to bring up a third-and-10. Following the pass breakup, Alexander mocked Jefferson with the receiver’s signature griddy dance move. Alexander’s celebration wasn’t by accident, either. The shuffling TD celebration has become the celebration of choice for many after Vikings wideout Jefferson brought it to the NFL in 2020....

The head coach will take over offensive play-calling duties for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys, according to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer. McCarthy had called plays since taking over as the team’s head coach in 2006, but delegated those duties to offensive coordinator Tom Clements this season. PICKS: Packers over Cowboys | MORE: Packers to rely on Eddie Lacy While injuries have hampered the Packers this year, the offense has gone from being the sixth-ranked unit in 2014 to one in the lower third of the league....

Line: Packers -8.5, Total: 48 Line movement: The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook initially offered the Packers as 9.5-point favorites last Sunday evening. The first 24 hours of wagering witnessed the line bouncing back-and-forth between -9 and -9.5, before trending in favor of the 49ers for much of the week. On Friday, the line ranged between -8 and -9. Visit our odds page for updated NFL point spreads and totals....

Alcacer scored twice in his first appearance for Spain in two-and-a-half years to lead a 4-1 away win at Wales in a friendly last week. On Monday, the former Barcelona player will likely feature again when Spain hosts England in Seville seeking a second win over Gareth Southgate’s team in the incipient Nations League. “I’m happy that I was able to help the team by doing what we strikers are supposed to, which is provide goals,” Alcacer said after Thursday’s match in Cardiff....

Pacquiao (56-5-2) pursued and peppered the previously unbeaten Bradley around the MGM Grand Garden ring with an aggressive performance recalling the Pacman in his prime. Bradley fought back with counterpunching and elusiveness, but Pacquiao kept up his attack while Bradley (31-1) struggled down the stretch. Pacquiao left little doubt about the result of the rematch in the same arena where they met nearly two years ago. Bradley's split-decision victory astonished most ringside observers, who felt Pacquiao had earned a clear decision....

“Retirement doesn’t suit Manny right now,” Koncz told the Los Angeles Times of the former eight-division world champion. “Boxing is in his blood. When he trains, it’s like a pressure-release valve. You can see a dramatic difference in his mood… he’s happy. It’s amazing what training and fighting does for him.” Pacquiao (58-6-2) had announced his retirement after defeating Timothy Bradley in April and was elected to the Philippines’ senate in May....

Sometimes, however, they get it utterly, incomprehensibly wrong. Fernando Tatis Jr., for example, is currently fifth among NL shortstops in votes. While Tatis is a terrific player and always plays at a high level, he hasn’t played at all in 2022. The only players ahead of him at shortstop in the National League are Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson, Francisco Lindor and Tommy Edman. He’s ahead of the likes of Didi Gregorius, Brandon Crawford, Willy Adames, José Iglesias and Nico Hoerner....

Previous editions: Anthony Rizzo | Max Muncy | Touki Toussaint | Clint Frazier | Pat Neshek | Ben Gamel | Chris Iannetta Up now: Padres reliever Robert Stock What’s your first baseball memory? STOCK: When my parents signed me up for 6-year-old coach pitch 23 years ago. The only two people you put on the field who could actually play was first and second base, because if it was any further than that, there wasn’t a play going to be made....

Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) continues their march towards another Super League title after they scored at the start and at the end of the match to secure a vital 2-0 win over Pahang at Darul Makmur Stadium on Tuesday night. Gonzalo Cabrera’s early goal with just less than 90 seconds of the match played was enough to earn JDT their 11th win of the 2017 Super League season. The Argentine benefited from Mohammeda Ghaddar’s run down the left hand side and subsequent low cross that Cabrera side-footed past Wan Azraie Teh in Pahang’s goal....

Going into Friday night’s Malaysia FA Cup quarterfinal second leg matches, many would have put Johor Darul Ta’zim and Felda United as the favourite to go through to the next stage of the competition, but it was the away sides who eventually earned their ticket to the semi-final. Against all odds, Pahang and PKNP FC triumphed at Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium and Tun Abdul Razak Stadium respectively, and will now face each other in the semi-final....

Pahang and Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) continued their winning ways after both teams won on Tuesday night, emerging victors against PKNS FC (3-0) and Sarawak (0-2) respectively. David Usop and Benjamin Mora both retained the same starting XI that saw won them 3 respective points at the weekend. That means, Mark Hartmann and Mateo Roskam continued their partnership up front for Sarawak. On the other side, Afiq Fazail, Azrif Nasrulhaq and Junior Eldstal stayed in the first 11 which meant that Amirulhadi Zainal, Fazly Mazlan and Aidil Zaquan all failed to regain their place....

In pursuing the goal of continental economic integration, however, we have sought to exclude workers. We tell ourselves that somehow, magically, we can integrate all markets except one: labor. But the interpersonal, institutional and cultural links that inevitably accompany market integration make international migration more, rather than less, likely. To maintain the fiction that our borders will miraculously be permeable to all flows except labor, the United States has dramatically increased the size of the Border Patrol, raising its budget and personnel by a factor of six....

The Mac mini is the Apple equivalent of those Tupperware containers shoved to the back of the bottom shelf of your fridge. Apple knows it has to take care of them from time to time, but there’s always something better to do instead. But between the M2 MacBook Air and the Mac Studio, is it time to retire the neglected mini? “We heavily rely on the current version of Mac minis at my photo studio....

In women who have given birth vaginally, the most common type is stress incontinence–leakage caused by the physical stress of coughing, laughter or sudden movement. Stress incontinence occurs because the urethral sphincter (the muscle that opens and closes the urethra) or the pelvic-floor muscles have been weakened. The other common form–“urge incontinence”–involves an overactive bladder muscle. If you’re sprinting for the bathroom more than seven times a day, you probably have urge incontinence....

This weekend’s round of Premier League action saw a number of newly transferred players make their debuts for their new sides. Whilst many of the deadline day signings will have to wait a week to feature for their new sides, here’s our assessment of the first outings of seven of the division’s movers. Good Debut William Kvist (40) Whilst Fulham were, by all accounts, pretty poor in their 3-0 home defeat to Southampton, Kvist did provide one bright spark amid a bleak team performance....

This month CD Projekt Red launched a free next-gen update for The Witcher 3, making it possible for players to experience Geralt’s story on both the PS5 and Xbox Series X. With new updates made to the game, many fans of the title might be curious to see the performance differences between the PS5 and the Xbox Series X. RELATED: The Witcher 3 Update Fixes PC Issues For players who are curious about which version performs better, a recent in-depth video from Digital Foundry details the differences between the two consoles when running The Witcher 3....

Placed fourth after the first leg on Tuesday, the 48-year-old had a dream run on the final day to secure six wins and three draws in the nine rounds to draw level with the world No 3 American Nakamura to force a play-off. In the two-round playoff, which was faster than blitz in a reduced time format of a three-minute game, Anand won with white pieces, before drawing with black to seal the issue 1....

Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Anderlecht in the Champions League was not without criticism and Ancelotti’s side have already been beaten in the league following a shock defeat to Hoffenheim. Internal disputes and disagreements have not helped matters, with Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller among those that have expressed their dissatisfaction at the situation at the club. FCB 18/1 to lose to Mainz First, Lewandowski criticised his team-mates for not assisting him more as he attempted to win the Golden Boot last season, while he has also hit out at the club’s spending in the summer transfer window....

James is one of a growing number of infertile women who are implanted with embryos conceived in a laboratory from their husbands’ sperm and ova from other women. The first “donor baby” was born in Australia in 1984, and there are probably fewer than 500 (statistics aren’t complete) in the United States. Most donees, like James, have experienced premature menopause. And though the average recipient is under 45, the outer limits of this in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure are being pushed to 55....