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Derek Jeter would be fine with Marlins taking knee during anthem

Marlins co-owner and former Yankees great Derek Jeter says that "peaceful protests are fine."

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USA TODAY Sports college football staff picks for Week 7

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Adrian Peterson has prayers answered in trade to Arizona Cardinals

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Washington State coach Mike Leach watches his team during its win against Southern California.

Question of the week: Will Mike Leach's idea for a 16-team playoff work?
The College Football Playoff won't expand anytime soon, of course, but someday it will. But how many teams will be the right number?

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Report: Pro teams avoiding Trump hotels
According to Washington Post survey, out of 105 franchises to respond, no team confirmed that it stays at a Trump hotel on the road.

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New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter (22) pumps up the crowd to make noise against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second quarter at the Louisiana Superdome.

Super Bowl hero Tracy Porter arrested on drug, battery charges
Officers arrested Tracy Porter on Oct. 10 after a woman claimed he attacked her, police said.

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CC Sabathia's 4 1/3-inning start in Game 5 of the ALDS mirrored the average length of an outing in these 2017 playoffs.

MLB playoffs: Are big-game starting pitchers nearly extinct?
Starting pitchers have hit a new low in the wild-card game era

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Penn State Nittany Lions running back Saquon Barkley.

College football's midseason awards, leading with Penn State RB Saquon Barkley
Halfway through the season, Penn State's star RB is on his way to the Heisman Trophy, but the game's top QB, Baker Mayfield, is hot on his heels.

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Oct 12, 2014; Glendale, AZ, USA; Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder on the sidelines prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Dan Snyder ignored draft advice from Nobel winner
Richard Thaler's advice was not good enough for Snyder.

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Michigan State head basketball coach Tom Izzo speaks during a press conference as part of MSU men's basketball media day on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.

MSU's Tom Izzo: College coaches in state 'sleeping fine' despite FBI probe
Tom Izzo on FBI investigation: "There's a few that screw it up for the rest. Don't paint the brush over everybody because it's not the way it is.”