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When you’re trying to pick the NFL rushing leader for 2017, the most important factor shouldn’t be how many games the best candidates in the league might possibly miss due to suspensions or injuries. But that’s exactly what you run up against when the top two names are Le’Veon Bell and Ezekiel Elliott.

It’s second and goal on New England’s one yard line. There’s less than a minute to play and Seattle has one timeout left in Super Bowl XLIX. The clock is ticking. Instead of handing the ball off, the Seahawks try to catch the Patriots off guard and throw for a touchdown. It’s picked off. Seattle loses the championship. The play will now be remembered as one of the biggest interceptions in NFL history.

The 2017 UEFA Super Cup is to be contested by Spain’s Real Madrid and England’s Manchester United at the Philip II Arena in Macedonia at 20:45 CET on August 8 and will be the 42nd edition of the annual soccer match. If you are looking to bet on the outcome of the match, check out our special guide showing you previous winners and current records.

The 2017 UEFA Super Cup sees the UEFA Champions League winners take on the champions of the UEFA Europa League. This season’s thrilling encounter pits Real Madrid against Manchester United at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia at 20:45 CET on August 8.

Another quarterback category, another record for Peyton Manning. The future hall of famer holds the NFL mark of 55 touchdown passes in a single regular season with the Denver Broncos in 2013. That’s an average of more than three TD completions every game. The Broncos lost the Super Bowl that year, but No. 18 set the bar extremely high for future QBs.

Home form is vitally important to a soccer team’s success. If you take a look through the record book, teams who have won their league, such as the English Premier League, have always been dominant on home soil. Last season, only Tottenham Hotspur went undefeated at home, can they repeat this feat during the 2017-18 campaign?

When was the last time a quarterback or running back did not win the NFL MVP Award? Keep looking, because the winner is legendary linebacker Lawrence Taylor of the New York Giants, and the year is 1986. Defense wins championships, as the saying goes. But offensive stars put points on the board and they get most of the attention on the highlight reel.

It’s only a few more weeks before the 2017 NFL season kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 7. Preseason games have started. It’s time to put that game face on. Oddsmakers have made Tom Brady, who recently turned 40, and his Super Bowl champion New England Patriots the team to beat again this year.

A guaranteed starting spot in November's $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic is up for grabs this Saturday for the winner of the (G1) Whitney Stakes, being run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles on the Saratoga Race Course dirt track.