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Sentinel Picks Bucs To Upset Patriots Tonight
Fox Sports Will Not
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, star quarterback Jameis Win- ston and the defense will try to stop the New England Patriots and future Hall Of Famer Tom Brady Thursday (tonight) at 8:25 p.m. at Raymond James stadium.
Patriots are 9-0 straight up and 8-1 against the spread in their last nine games on the road.
The Bucs are trying to con- tinue a two game winning streak while the Patriots are try- ing to stop a two game losing streak. The Sentinel picks the Bucs 31-28 in a thriller.
JAMEIS WINSTON AND DESEAN JACKSON
DeSean Jackson Frustrated Over Lack Of Chemistry With Jameis Winston
According to reports, Tampa Bay Buccaneers star wide re- ceiver DeSean Jackson is frustrated because he does not have instant chemistry with quarterback Jameis Winston or the level of production Jack- son is used to.
Some of that frustration boiled over Sunday after a missed two-point conversion in the fourth quarter of a 25-23 vic- tory over the New York Giants.
Colin Kaepernick’s (second from left) stand has led to over 250 NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, after Donald Trump called Colin K a Son Of A Bit**.
Jackson threw his gloves on the ground and was shouting on the sideline.
Show NFL During
Marcus And Markieff Morris Found Not Guilty Of Aggravated Assault
In a statement to Sports Il- lustrated on Sunday, October 1, Fox Sports says they will not air any live anthem cover- age from any other game ex- cept for the London contest between the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints.
As is standard procedure, regionalized coverage of NFL game airing on FOX this Sun- day will not show the Na-
tional Anthem live; however, our cameras are always rolling and we will document the response of players and coaches on the field," Fox said in the statement.
The decision comes after more than 250 players took a knee in response to Donald Trump suggesting that play- ers who disrespect the flag should be fired.
"It's just part of being a play- maker in this league that wants to make plays," Jackson said. "Anytime I get the opportunity to get the ball, I just want to make good plays and help my team win the game and just cre- ate big plays. It was just a part of that."
The Bucs $33.5 million man, has a $20 million guaranteed contract.
Both Winston and Jackson emphasized that winning is the priority above everything else.
Former Starting DE Jacquies Smith Cut By Buccaneers
The Buccaneers have waived former starting defensive end Jacquies Smith.
Smith and his agency, Syn- ergy Sports International, tweeted about the release on Wednesday.
Jae Crowder Is Expected To Start For The Cavs This Season
JAE CROWDER
When the Cleveland Cava- liers’ preseason play started on Wednesday against the Atlanta Hawks, their starting lineup looked a little different.
Jae Crowder started for the Cavs. Kevin Love shifted to center and Tristan Thompson came off the bench. Thompson is “accept- ing of returning to a reserve role.” Prior to last season, Thompson mostly came off the bench in LeBron James’ first two years back with the Cavs.
In starting Crowder, the Cavs are looking to make their starting five more modern and more capable of switching.
With Love at center, it means the Cavs will have more spacing overall on the floor and the ability to create mismatches against bulkier, slower centers.
The change also means that only James, Love and J.R. Smith remain from last year’s starting lineup.
It’s unclear exactly when the Cavs will first use this lineup in a game. James is injured and it is unclear when he’ll play. Crowder will start with Dwyane Wade possibly filling James’ spot in the lineup alongside Smith, Love and Derrick Rose.
National Anthem
NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris were ac- quitted Tuesday on aggravated assault charges stemming from the 2015 beating of a for- mer acquaintance in Phoenix.
The Morris twins were found not guilty on all counts in their trial arising from accu- sations that they helped three other people beat 36-year-old Erik Hood on Jan. 24, 2015, outside a high school basket- ball game in Phoenix.
Defense attorney James Belanger told jurors the case
NBA Memo To Teams:
TWINS MARKIEFF AND MARCUS MORRIS
was tainted by Hood's men- tor, who tried to solicit two witnesses to implicate the Morris brothers for a cash payment in return.
Stand For National
Anthem Or Else
The NBA has a message for its players: Show a video, share some photos, address the crowd, but don’t even think about kneeling during the national anthem.
League brass sent a memo to teams late Friday, a day after Commissioner Adam Silver said he expects players to follow NBA rules and stand for “The Star-Spangled Ban- ner,” suggesting alternatives to address-ing the recent protest movement sweeping across the NFL and other sports.
In the memo, first reported by ESPN, Deputy Commis- sioner Mark Tatum sug- gests teams use their opening games “to demonstrate your commitment to the NBA’s core values of equality, diver- sity, inclusion and serve as a unifying force in the commu- nity.”
The memo drew heat from fans and critics who contend that the league should leave the issue up to the players.
Tatum said the league supports and encourages players to express their opin-
NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver sent Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum to deliver the message.
ions, while reminding them that they, along with coaches and trainers, must stand re- spectfully for the anthem or face repercussions.The league office will determine how to deal with any possible in- stance in which a player, coach or trainer does not stand for the anthem. (Teams do not have the discretion to waive this rule),” the memo says.
The season opens Oct. 17 with a showdown between the Boston Celtics and the Cleve- land Cavalier.
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