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🤕 Five things to know Friday
Gold rush. The 49ers may be down a significant number of key players, but they managed to outlast the Rams on Thursday night, picking up a 26-23 win in overtime. After San Francisco doinked in a field goal, the Rams decided to play for the win on the ensuing possession, going for it — and being stuffed — on 4th-and-1 from the San Francisco 11 rather than kicking a chip-shot field goal for the tie. The Rams made several late blunders, Mac Jones authors another improbable win, and we have our overreactions.The WNBA Finals get underway on Friday night. Game 1 will be between the Mercury and Aces. We ranked the 10 starters for the teams ahead of the game, and no surprise, A’ja Wilson is sitting in the No. 1 spot. It’s not all sunshine and roses for the WNBA, however, as the battle over a new collective bargaining agreement continues, and Fever superstar Caitlin Clark said that Lynx star Napheesa Collier made “a lot of very valid points” in a recent rant about “the worst leadership in the world.” Back on the court, we have our predictions for how the Finals will play out.Lamar Jackson missed practice again. As he continues to recover from a hamstring injury suffered in the Ravens’ Week 4 loss to the Chiefs, Jackson’s status for the Week 5 game against the Texans remains up in the air. Baltimore, currently 1-3, is struggling to get on track and back to the Super Bowl contenders they were seen as entering the season.A Super Bowl in London? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is focused on holding the biggest game of the year in markets that host NFL teams, leaving it unlikely that London’s push to host will come to fruition in the near future.Another big Saturday of college football…..
