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The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with a real headache heading into their Week one opener against Atlanta. The team elevated cornerback Doneiko Slaughter to the active roster less than twenty-four hours before kickoff, a move that signals Joey Porter Junior is almost certainly not suiting up Sunday. That's a significant blow to a secondary that was counting on the young corner.
Shifting to college football, the polls are getting reshuffled after a wild Week two that saw both Ohio State and Oregon go down in losses. Those are two heavyweights stumbling early, and the ripple effect through the top twenty-five is going to be massive. Expect serious movement when the updated rankings drop and the race for the playoff picture gets a whole lot more complicated.
And in boxing, Ryan Garcia handed Conor Benn the harshest kind of reality check in Las Vegas, turning what was supposed to be Benn's breakthrough moment into a sobering night. The loss raises serious questions about where Benn goes from here and whether the hype surrounding him was ever fully warranted.
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