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Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid and his teammates expect more moments like this in 2017-18.

NHL point projections: How we see 2017-18 season unfolding

USA TODAY Sports NHL columnist Kevin Allen predicts the upcoming season.

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Missouri bar owner creates offensive doormat using Marshawn Lynch, Colin Kaepernick jerseys

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Packers' national anthem plans continue to rile fans

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Clemson wide receiver Hunter Renfrow makes a catch against Virginia Tech during the 2016 ACC championship game at Camping World Stadium.

USA TODAY Sports college football staff picks for Week 5
Week 5 in college football brings major clashes in the ACC, Pac-12 and SEC. USA TODAY staff offer their picks for all the Top 25 games on the schedule.

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Colts players took a knee during the national anthem last week.

Donald Trump: NFL owners are 'afraid of their players'
President Trump, in a Thursday morning interview with Fox, says it's "disgraceful" that NFL owners are "afraid of their players."

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In this Sept. 9, 2017, file photo, Hawaii wide receiver Kalakaua Timoteo, center, drops the ball and gets leveled by UCLA linebacker Josh Woods, left, and hit from behind by defensive back Mossi Johnson (21). Woods was penalized for targeting and eje

Question of the week: What would you change to 'fix' college football?
The targeting rule? Kickoff returns? Other safety issues? Or would it be replay? Or maybe simply shortening the game.

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Former 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick remains an NFL free agent.

Colin Kaepernick's message overshadowed amid NFL protests of President Trump
Unity is spreading throughout the league, but what about the issues that first make 49ers quarterback kneel a year ago?

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says people are upset over players taking a knee because they don't like the message.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on protest pushback: 'They don't like the message'
Former NBA player and social activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says that people don't like what players are saying, so they're attacking the players.

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Yasiel Puig has been a force at the bottom of the Dodgers lineup. Can he stay focused and productive all October?

Five MLB players who could make or break World Series hopes: Klapisch
A look at several performers who are just off Broadway, but might steal the postseason show.

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Brian Dozier celebrates with his teammates after the Twins clinched the second AL wild card spot.

Twins clinch final AL wild card after Angels lose
The Minnesota Twins, who lost 103 games in 2016, clinched a postseason berth late Wednesday that ends a seven-year drought.