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Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

Deshaun Watson can return to Browns facility next week; not allowed to practice until November

Watson has not actually played in an NFL game since the 2020 season after sitting out the entirety of the 2021 season while he was still a member of the Texans.

'Concussion' doctor urges Tua Tagovailoa to quit playing football

Bennet Omalu, the neurologist whose work inspired the Will Smith movie Concussion, is back with another message for Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa That message: Stop playing football and walk away from the game.

Watch: Eagles' Jalen Hurts gives passionate post-game victory speech

The Philadelphia Eagles are the NFL's last remaining undefeated team at 4-0, and they are looking like a legitimate Super Bowl contender in the NFC. 

Fan dies after falling from escalator at Acrisure Stadium

Pittsburgh Public Safety said it responded at 4:45 p.m. ET after the unidentified person had fallen from the escalator in the northwest corner of the stadium.

Seahawks WR DK Metcalf carted to locker room so he could use the bathroom

The Seahawks won a wild 48-45 game in Detroit on Sunday to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Watch: Cardinals take Albert Pujols, Adam Wainwright, and Yadier Molina out of game together

When the 2022 season ends for the St. Louis Cardinals, it will be the end of an era with Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina both hanging up their cleats and retiring.

Watch: Marcus Peters flips out on John Harbaugh over fourth down decision

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is not afraid to be bold and go against the popular consensus with his in-game decisions. But his decision late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills is pretty outrageous, even for him.

Kenny Pickett replaces Mitch Trubisky as Steelers quarterback

Another dreadful first half performance by the Pittsburgh Steelers offense has prompted a quarterback change in the Steel City. Despite reports that the

Watch: Ravens QB Lamar Jackson escapes sack, completes improbable pass off deflection

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson looks like the early season front-runner for the NFL league MVP, and he was performing more magic on Sunday against the Bills.

Watch: Jets QB Zach Wilson catches touchdown pass in 2022 season debut

Wilson made is season debut on Sunday and had a surprising impact.

J.J. Watt says he had atrial fibrillation on Wednesday, will play Sunday

Just hours before his Arizona Cardinals kick off against Carolina Panthers on Sunday, defensive end J.J. Watt announced on Twitter that he went into atrial fibrillation on Wednesday, had to have his heart shocked back into rhythm, and that he is still planning on playing on Sunday.

Jalen Ramsey to NFL: Focus on player safety instead of uniform violations

Player safety has been the topic of discussion in the NFL this week after the Tua Tagovailoa situation in Miami and the Sterling Shepard injury on Monday night in New York. 

Shohei Ohtani, Angels avoid arbitration with $30 million contract for 2023 season

The Los Angeles Angels and Shohei Ohtani were able to take care of some important business on Saturday.

Watch: Ole Miss coaches booth goes crazy after beating Kentucky

The No. 14 ranked Ole Miss football team picked up a huge win against No. 7 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon, squeezing out at a 22-19 win to improve to 5-0 on the season.

Watch: Iowa tries a fake kneel down play (and it does not work)

The Iowa Hawkeyes tried to dip into their bag of trick plays on Saturday afternoon when they ran fake kneel down play at the end of the first half against Michigan.

ESPN's Sean McDonough sarcastically quips 'oh, what a shame' when told of Yankees rain delay

College football fans have had enough of ESPN and ABC cutting into their games to show live look-ins of Aaron Judge at-bats in his quest for 62 home runs.

Najee Harris takes blame for Steelers' running game struggles, focuses on 'executing'

Through the first three games, the Steelers rank near the bottom of the league in rushing, averaging just 90 yards and 4.1 yards per carry.

Browns' Myles Garrett 'grateful to be here' after car wreck

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett said on Friday that he is "grateful to be here" after being involved in a single car accident earlier this week that saw his Porsche flip multiple times.

Watch: NHL ref accidentally gets punched during fight

Minnesota Wild forward Brandon Baddock and Dallas Stars defenseman Jerad Rosburg dropped the gloves for a fight midway through the first period of Thursday's exhibition game in Dallas.

College football fans are already mad about potential Aaron Judge coverage

The powers that be at ESPN and ABC angered college football fans last weekend when they used split screen coverage to show Aaron Judge's pursuit of his 61st home run of the 2022 season.  It was not well received.

Von Miller: 'It's time for every single field in the NFL to be grass'

The season-ending injury to New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard has created a pretty big discussion on the quality of playing surfaces in the NFL.  On Tuesday, former Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

Tampa mayor tells NFL they are doing everything possible to keep Buccaneers game there

As Hurricane Ian approached the state of Florida this week the NFL had to come up with a Plan B for Sunday night's Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the

Roger Maris Jr.: Aaron Judge should be revered as real home run champion if he hits 62

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit his 61st home run of the season on Wednesday night, tying him with Roger Maris for the American League (and Yankees) single-season home run record.

Ed Reed has a message for Ravens QB Lamar Jackson: Be smart, stay healthy

Reed told The Ringer's Kevin Clark this week that Jackson needs to remember the Ravens are a business first, and if he gets injured this season it will impact the team's offer to him after this season.

Jerry Jones says Cooper Rush has makeup of a top quarterback

Jones told 105.3 The Fan in Dallas that Rush is not only playing as well as anybody could have expected but that he also has the makeup of a top quarterback.