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Friday 5 OctOber 2018

Bring on

Boston

Los Angeles Rams defensive
tackle Aaron Donald sacks
Minnesota Vikings quarter-
back Kirk Cousins during the
second half in an NFL foot-
ball game Thursday, Sept. 27,
2018, in Los Angeles.
Associated Press
"Stop crowning

us!" 4-0 Rams
shrug off hype,

focus on

'Hawks

By GREG BEACHAM, AP
Sports Writer
THOUSAND OAKS, Ca-
lif. (AP) — The Los Ange-
les Rams realize they're a
popular Super Bowl pick
after their spectacular first
quarter of the season. Pun-
dits, fans and other teams
seem to be lining up to
praise them.
While they appreciate the
respect, this is a profoundly
weird experience for any
Rams who were around
even two years ago for the
franchise's less-than-glori-
ous return to LA after a de-
cade of losing in St. Louis.
This team doesn't have
much experience in being
the favorites for anything,
and the Rams are wary of
the role.
"I hate it," said Michael
Brockers, who has been on
the defensive line for seven
years.
“I hate looking at
‘SportsCenter’ and they’ve
got you at the top of the
power rankings,” Brockers Yankees beat Athletics in AL Wild Card Game
added with a smile.
“It’s just like, you know, stop New York Yankees' Luke Voit reacts after connecting for a two-run RBI triple against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of
crowning us! For me, I’m a the American League wild-card playoff baseball game, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in New York.
humble guy. Associated Press
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