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Also back by popular demand, Bender and Iyer conduct their midseason version of a mini mock draft. Teddy Bridgewater, Jadeveon Clowney, Taylor Lewan, Jake Matthews and Anthony Barr all go off the board in the top seven, but no pick is more intriguing than the possiblity of the Houston Texans keeping Johnny Manziel in the Lone Star State. You can listen to their entire mock and all of the Week 10 Huddle Up!...

The No. 1 reason not to start two QBs in superflex leagues is if you have a passer off because of a bye or out because of an injury. Josh Allen (Bills), Nick Mullens (49ers), Nick Foles (Bears), and Daniel Jones (Giants) represent this week’s bye week QBs while Matthew Stafford (thumb), Drew Brees (ribs), Drew Lock (ribs), and Teddy Bridgewater (knee) have injury issues that are deeming them questionable or, in Brees’ case, out....

The New York Islanders captain was hit in face with a puck during their 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, then took care of business on the bench. He didn't miss a shift. What a lunatic.

Sam, who announced he was gay prior to this year’s NFL Draft Combine, made history in April when he was drafted by St. Louis in the seventh round. MORE: ESPYs’ best-, worst-dressed | Drake’s monologue Watch Michael Sam’s speech and try not to cry. (Spoiler: It’s going to be tough.)

Immediately after scoring during the second period of the Flyers game against the Calgary Flames, Hayes was seen pointing to the sky to honor his brother, former NHL star Jimmy, who died in August at the age of 31. The Flyers went on to win the game in overtime and Hayes spoke to reporters after the game about his goal and the tribute to his late brother. “I’m happy it happened sooner than later, honestly....

Patterson has opened eyes (and made fantasy owners very happy) in 2021. The wide receiver and kick return extraordinaire has been used in a bevvy of roles for the Falcons in Arthur Smith’s offense; with 411 rushing yards, 500 receiving yards and 311 return yards, Patterson could eclipse the 2,000-yard all-purpose mark this season. So what phase of the game is left for Patterson to conquer? Well, Smith could turn to Patterson on the defensive side of the ball this weekend....

Taken by a Newsweek editor in Westchester, New York, the video (above) doesn’t show an Asian giant hornet—the world’s largest hornet, native to Asia but found in Canada and Washington state this year—but instead a specimen of Sphecius speciosus, more commonly known as the eastern cicada killer. The confusion of the two species has become common enough that insect researchers have released explainers to help people differentiate the two species....

Armed with an interesting tagline, ‘The Untold Story’, the eagerly anticipated film promises to give a peek into Dhoni’s formative years. Launching the trailer at DAV Public School (Kulachi Hansraj Model School), the wicket-keeper batsman looked back at his childhood. Dhoni revealed, “I have studied in DAV Ranchi. I have always said that school days were the most important days of my life from the start. I feel I need to give lot of credit to the management of the school where along with studies, you could do a lot of things....

Ancelotti rules out Draxler bid A report in Marca on Thursday claimed that Madrid had reached an agreement with the Bundesliga club whereby they would be kept informed if there was a legitimate prospect of Aubameyang, Julian Weigl or Ousmane Dembele being sold. It has been rumoured that Dortmund would themselves been keen to take Casemiro and James Rodriguez to Signal Iduna Park should any such deal be agreeable to Madrid president Florentino Perez....

The Pakistan Cricket Board shared a clip on social media, where Babar Azam highlighted that the COVID-19 protocols in New Zealand are different from those in England. Babar Azam stated that ups and downs were a part of everyone’s life, and the Pakistan cricketers were doing their best to get through this tough time. He pointed out that their squad’s massive strength made it a challenging task to handle everyone....

She added: Day-night Test a different challenge for us: Beth Mooney Mooney, who made her Test debut in a day-night Ashes Test back in 2017, said that playing a 4-day game under lights was a different challenge for the Aussie contingent. She further went on to say that the concept of a pink-ball Test was still quite foreign to the team. India Women will face Australia Women in three ODIs, one Test, and three T20Is, between September 21 and October 10....

What American popular singer besides Frank Sinatra or George Jones has ever had such a combination of masterly technique and emotional complexity and intensity? Generations of singers have wanted to sound like him. No one comes close. Ray Charles was a mainstream entertainer and perennial celebrity decades before his death last week at 73, yet he was also a radically original, baffling, even disruptive force in American music. He grew up in Florida, was blind by the age of 7 and orphaned at 15....

Rahul made an impressive half-century on his comeback but Pant was needlessly run-out during India’s three-wicket defeat against Australia in the first T20 International. Chasing a target of 127, Australia were cruising along before Jasprit Bumrah’s (3/16 in 4 overs) brilliant 19th over nearly won the game for India. “We want to give Rahul and Rishab more game-time. Rahul played a really good knock and we had a good partnership....

On Friday night, Boehner got the Post to change the wording of their early Saturday-edition piece and take out the “we’re taking care of it” line. Here is the wording of the Saturday, Sept. 30, later-edition story after Boehner called to complain: “The resignation rocked the Capitol, and especially Foley’s GOP colleagues, as lawmakers were rushing to adjourn for at least six weeks. House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Washington Post last night that he had learned this spring of inappropriate ‘contact’ between Foley and a 16-year-old page....

The video, uploaded to YouTube by user Giuseppe Spinelli, shows off a plethora of potential DualShock 5 features. While the controller hasn’t officially debuted yet, the video is about as close as one could hope to get to an official Sony production. It’s worth noting that the features in the video haven’t been confirmed by Sony, and are just speculation. That being said, there are some DualShock 5 controller features that may make games more immersive, so the video isn’t that far off....

We found that critical infrastructure organizations need to take a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity, but often there are chinks in the armor. A significant source of potential insecurity are cyber-physical systems that control both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) while interacting with the physical world, which of course includes humans and physical assets, such as power turbines and traffic lights. Click here to download the full Vantage report...

Simpson didn’t bring the charming Seth Raynor design to its knees, but that’s OK, because he was more than happy to all but genuflect his way around it on a gorgeous sun-splashed morning. MORE: PGA Tour winners, 2014-15 | Golf Digest leaderboard | Kaymer stays hot in Abu Dhabi Hey, everyone has his own pre-shot routine. Thanks to a record-tying 7-under 28 on the front nine (his second nine), Simpson caught England’s Paul Casey for the lead at 8-under-par 62....

In 2021, the band celebrated the silver jubilee of their song, Wannabe, which was also ranked as “Most Streamed ’90s Song by a Female Artist” on Spotify in 2020. The group’s strong songstresses and their voices are a perfect example of “Girl Power” till the present day. In addition, it still retains the record for the bestselling album by a female pop group in history. Earlier, the Japanese label celebrated the longevity of iconic Disney character Mickey Mouse....