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Only 12 of 32 teams make the playoffs, so just qualifying for the postseason in the NFL is something special. Buffalo Bills fans would agree. The last time their team was headed for the playoffs was in 1999. That’s 17 seasons of utter disappointment. Will 2017 be their year? Now that would be a bold prediction.

The NFL is loaded with top receivers who can make a strong case as the best in the league. Is it Odell Beckham? How about Antonio Brown? Maybe Julio Jones? These phenomenal athletes make the impossible look easy — some with catches with one hand, others with defenders draped all over them. But only one can gain the most yards in the regular season and lock up bragging rights.

Now that the Season of Redemption is over, Tom Brady looks to win a record sixth Super Bowl ring for an encore. There are no superlatives left to describe his career. He has done it all. Now, at age 40, the 199th pick in the 2000 draft has nothing left to do but add to his legacy as he enters his 18th season as quarterback of the New England Patriots.

The highlight race of the Arlington International Race Track season takes place on Saturday with the running of the (G1) Arlington Million for horses aged three and older racing 1 1/4 miles on the Arlington turf course. The race has drawn a competitive international field that presents a number of excellent betting options. We preview the full field morning line odds and picks.

In what's shaping up to be an excellent day of racing at Arlington International, a field of 10 have drawn into the (G1) Beverly D. Stakes on Saturday. For fillies and mares aged three and older, they'll race 1 3/16th miles on the turf course, chasing a total purse of $600,000, with the winner gaining an automatic entry into the 2017 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf in November.

It seems like we have been waiting a lifetime for the 2017-18 English Premier League season to begin, but the wait is finally over because Week 1 of this amazing league kicks off on August 11 with the first of 10 matches this weekend. Who should you bet on? Who should you avoid? Let’s find out.

Wayne Rooney has returned to the club that launched his career, Everton, after Manchester United let him go on a free transfer. Many think Rooney is way past his prime, but can he rediscover his goalscoring touch for the Toffees this season and bang in more than 10 goals in the Premier League?

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.