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Giroud rescues Arsenal again and shows why he should have started Giroud snatched a 1-1 draw from Manchester United on Saturday, heading home in the 89th minute after Arsenal had turned in an otherwise shabby performance. The France striker has not started in the Premier League yet this season, having suffered a toe injury after being given an extended break at the start of the campaign. He has scored three goals in as many appearances from the bench in recent weeks, however, and Wenger says such form could put starting striker Alexis Sanchez under pressure....

Alvin Kamara (@ Seahawks) is moving down slightly, but that’s no fault of his own. A thumb injury to Drew Brees figures to hurt New Orleans’ offense as a whole, limiting Kamara’s chances for points. It’s possible the Saints feed him the ball more, but defenses will be able to play the run more aggressively and there will likely be fewer touchdown opportunities, so Kamara will really have to work for his points....

With some separation thanks to several 2-0 and 0-2 teams, it should get easier — in theory — to predict and prognosticate. In reality, the teams in the muddled middle make it a lot harder to make some calls. Here are this week’s 16 attempts at a perfect record (all times Eastern). Point spreads are courtesy of LV Westgate Superbook; please check VegasInsider.com for updated lines. MORE: Week 3 NFL picks straight up...

This week, we took a balanced approach to the lineup. We spent up at the quarterback position and allocated between $5,100 and $7,000 at the two RB and three WR positions before spending down a bit at TE, FLEX, and D/ST. There were a lot of high-floor plays in good matchups that we wanted to get, and spending in that manner allowed us to do that while getting one of the best QB-WR stacks on the slate....

As the league has tried to enhance rules to limit concussions, multiple players needed help getting off the field after suffering head-to-head injuries. Some of the notable injuries, as well as the impact they could have on their respective team, are listed below. Mason Rudolph, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers After taking a brutal hit from two different Baltimore Raven defensemen, Mason Rudolph had to be helped off the field during the third quarter....

No. 10 Auburn will head to Baton Rouge to face LSU in Death Valley, while No. 6 TCU — coming off a victory over West Virginia — will take on Kansas State at Bill Snyder Stadium. MORE: Can you trust these three one-loss teams? Elsewhere, No. 12 Oklahoma is set to matchup with Texas in the latest edition of the Red River Rivalry while No. 25 Navy looks to stay undefeated when it faces a 3-1 Memphis that already beat a top-25 UCLA team at home this season....

Usually, it’s better to spread money around in cash lineups. You can spend up a bit at some positions, but taking the top overall player at RB or WR usually creates a lineup hole. However, we are doing just that this time around thanks, in part, to an excellent matchup for the top receiver on the slate and some good value at TE and QB. Spending down there helped us to afford a couple of top players while avoiding playing too many boom-or-bust options....

Still, these rankings are noticeably thinner than usual from a sheer volume standpoint. Tough matchups for guys like Tyreek Hill (vs. Broncos), Michael Crabtree and Amari Cooper (@ Bills), and T.Y. Hilton (@ Bengals) push them down a bit, and injuries to Stefon Diggs, DeVante Parker, and Golden Tate also potentially thin the herd. This seems like one of those weeks where fantasy owners will have to trust at least one guy who’s disappointed, whether it’s Tyrell Williams (@ Patriots), Kendall Wright (@ Saints), Jeremy Maclin (vs....

MAIN EVENT: Ohio State at Penn State Penn State might not be eligible for the four-team College Football Playoff in 2013, but that doesn’t mean the Nittany Lions won’t play a role in the national title chase. In this case, we’ll find out exactly how good the Buckeyes are when they head to Happy Valley for what is sure to be a “White Out” on an 8 p.m. start. This is Ohio State’s fourth visit to Penn State for a true night game....

Well, a favorable matchup (vs. Chicago) is the main reason, but Rivers always seems to find a way. With so many other “star” QBs struggling in recent weeks (Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning), Rivers is one of the few options you can trust. Famous last words? Maybe, but aside from Tom Brady, who’s been more consistent this year? Let’s take a look at the full Week 9 QB rankings to identify the starts, sits, sleepers and busts for your seasonal or daily fantasy football lineups....

— NFL regular season, Cowboys-Packers. Prediction: 17.1; final rating: 16.5. — NFL regular season, Patriots-Texans. Prediction: 13.3; final rating: 12.3. — College football, Army-Navy. Prediction: 4.2; final rating: 4.5. — Heisman Trophy Presentation. Prediction: 2.2; final rating: 1.9. — Premier Boxing Champions. Prediction: 1.3; final rating: 1.1. MORE: NFL Week 15 betting lines and picks | NFL stars as Star Wars characters This week’s predictions (all times Eastern): NFL regular season, Jets-Cowboys (8:30 p....

— NASCAR Sprint Cup from Homestead. Prediction: 3.1; final rating: 3.5. — NFL “Sunday Night Football”: Green Bay-Washington. Prediction: 10.9; final rating: 10.8. — NFL national window: Mostly Eagles-Seahawks. Prediction: 12.9; final rating: 13.6. — NFL singleheader window: Mostly Bears-Giants or Cardinals-Vikings. Prediction: 9.9; final rating: 8.4. — CFB regular season: Ohio State-Michigan State. Prediction: 2.5; final rating: 3.7. — CFB regular season: Chattanooga-Alabama. Prediction: 1.1; final rating: 1.5....

— He's averaging just 2.8 yards per carry, tied for last in the league among qualified running backs. — He has been held to 36 rushing yards or less four times in five games. — He's on pace for 232 receiving yards, which would be the lowest of his career. — He has lost five fumbles in his last nine games. Actually, those are downright depressing facts for the fantasy first-rounder....

Let’s round it up! 1. All ‘Uncharted 2’ DLC Now Free Patience is a virtue – it’s also pretty rewarding, it seems. Those who didn’t jump on the DLC train for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves before can now download all of the packs for free. A gift for gaming Moms? The packs include Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack, the Golden Gun Pack, the PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack, the Sidekicks Skin Pack, and the Siege Expansion Pack....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - China’s Deng Wei won the women’s 63kg gold medal on her Olympic debut and broke the world record held by Taiwan’s Lin Tzu-chi, who was withdrawn just hours before the event started. The International Weightlifting Federation declined to comment on the reasons for Lin’s withdrawal but a source close to the situation said the Taiwanese lifter failed a dope test. Lin, who set the world record total of 261kg in winning the 2014 Asian title, was withdrawn by Taiwan’s Olympic committee and then lost her world record when Deng Wei managed 262kg....

That’s not a criticism anyone can make about Sir Elton’s John’s “Songs from the West Coast” tour. In New York’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, John opened his show in front of a sell-out crowd with the 1973 classic, “Funeral for a Friend,” then launched into a two-and-a-half-hour retrospective of 34 years of brilliant pop writing–with a half dozen or so performances of music from the new release....

What we call history began when humans started to record their experiences on cave walls, in cuneiform and on papyrus. The ability to record events was a transforming development for our entire species. But until very recently–until the Web–the vast collective documentary created by human beings has always been limited because the works we created were so difficult to access. Very little was stored, much was lost and much of what existed was hard to find....

Most of the marchers came from New York City, where able-bodied adults without young children now must work part-time–mainly cleaning up city parks–to collect a benefit check. These folks think ““workfare’’ stinks. ““We have to share the crummy boots and gloves. We don’t even get our own,’’ yelled one woman. An older woman hollered that ““workfare is trying to make us into slaves again.’’ This is the newest front in the war over welfare: new federal law mandates that 25 percent of all adult welfare recipients work for their benefits by next year (50 percent have to be on the job by 2002)....

William was made the new Prince of Wales by his father in one of his first moves as monarch, having ascended to the throne on September 8, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In his first address to the nation as the new king, Charles said that he had given William the new title, which is traditionally bestowed on the eldest son and heir of the king or queen by the monarch themselves and dates back to the 14th century....

Arsenal have dropped to seventh position in the Premier League table following a number of disappointing results and face a tough task to clinch Champions League qualification - sitting nine points adrift of fourth-placed Liverpool. They travel to Middlesbrough on Monday and Wenger has urged his men to step up their game and show what they can do away from home, too. Kompany shows City what they’ve been missing...