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LIVESTREAM France: Nice Dauphins @ Grizzlys Catalans, April 28, 13:00 CET (1 pm, 7 am EDT)

The French D1 Elite league winds up its seventh weekend of action with a clash between the visiting Nice Dauphins (2-3) and the Grizzlys Catalans (4-1-1) The Grizzlys sit second in the standings and opened the season in impressive fashion. Their first game against the Dauphins saw Catalans win 21-19. They then defeated Toulouse Ours 30-6 and then dominated the second place team in Group B, and…

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LIVESTREAM Poland: Silesia Rebels @ Krakow Kings, April 28, 15:30 CET (3:30 pm, 9:30 am EDT)

The Krakow Kings (2-0) will play host to the Silesia Rebels (2-0), 2023 championship finalists, Sunday, April 28 in a battle of unbeatens in the Polish Football League. Expectations for the 2023 Kings did not meet reality as the team finished dead last in the South conference. However, the 2024 edition of the team is set out to show that 2023 was a fluke. They have started the season out with a…

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LIVESTREAM Poland: Bialystok Lowlanders @ Katy Wroclawskie Jaguars, April 28, 14:30, CET (2:30 pm, 8:30 am EDT)

The Bialystok Lowlanders (0-2) will be on the road Sunday, April 28 to face the Katy Wroclawwskie Jaguars (0-2) as the Polish Football League winds up its third weekend of action. The Lowlanders, defending Polish champions, and the Jaguars, their 2023 semifinal rivals, have both struggled to find themselves in the first quarter of the 2024 season. The Lowlanders opened up the season, on the road,…

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NFL draft attendance record set with more than 700,000 fans attending the event in Detroit

By Larry Lage DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broke the news Saturday at Campus Martius Park. “We have shown the world what the Motor City is all about,” Whitmer said. While it will take years to know if this week’s picks panned out, there’s no doubt that Detroit…

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Buffalo Bills take a chance on English rugby player Travis Clayton with their last pick in NFL draft

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — English rugby player turned offensive tackle prospect Travis Clayton was ready to join his International Pathway Program classmates on the NFL draft stage in Detroit on Saturday, when suddenly his agent came running from behind to hand him a cell phone. A frantic and joyous minute later, Clayton had the stage all to himself after being selected by the Buffalo Bills with…

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LIVESTREAM BNL: Kasteel Nitros @ Limburg Shotguns, April 27, 18:00 CET (6 pm, 12 noon EDT)

The Limburg Shotguns (2-3) will host the Kasteel Nitros (0-5) Saturday, April 27 as the BNL league reaches the midpoint of the season. The last time these two teams met six weeks ago, Limburg came away with a 48-6 victory. Limburg dropped the first game of the year when the Rotterdam Trojans pummeled them 41-7. They rebounded with a 48-6 pounding of the Kasteel Nitros and then were edged by the…

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LIVESTREAM France: Marseille Blue Stars @ Toulouse Ours, April 27, 19:00 CET (7 pm, 1 pm EDT)

The Toulouse Ours (2-4) will play host to the conference leading Marseille Blue Stars (5-0-1) Saturday, April 27 as the French D1 Elite league continues into the second half of the season. The Ours have won two games in a row after dropping their first four. They defeated the Aix Argonautes 14-13 after beating the Cannes Iron Mask 14-10. They fell 20-9 to the Nice Dauphins and 30-6 to the…

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LIVESTREAM France - Game of the Week: Thonon Black Panthers @ La Courneuve Flash, April 27, 19:00 CET (7 pm, 1 pm EDT)

The Thonon Black Panthers (2-2-1) travel north to Paris to face the conference-leading La Courneuve Flash (4-1) in the Game of the Week in the French D1 Elite league Saturday, April 21. The Flash defeated Asnieres 21-14 in the first game of the year. After that victory, La Courneuve defeated the Black Panthers, 21-7 in Game #2 but then suffered a surprising 14-13 loss to the Saint-Ouen Cougars.…

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LIVESTREAM Sweden: AIK Stockholm @ Limhamn Griffins, April 27, 15:00 CET (3 pm, 9 am EDT).

The surprising Limhamn Griffins (1-1) will host AIK (0-1) in Sweden’s Superserien Saturday, April 27. Limhamn stunned observers a week ago by upsetting the heavily favored Örebro Black Knights 31-23 at home in Limhamn. They had been trounced 44-14 by the Stockholm Mean Machines to open the season. AIK gave up a late touchdown plus the two-point conversion to the Kristianstad Predators in their…

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LIVESTREAM Superserien: Oslo Vikings @ Carlstad Crusaders, April 27, 17:00 CET (5 pm, 11 am EDT)

The Carlstad Crusaders (2-0) will play host to Norway’s Oslo Vikings (0-2) Saturday, April 27 as the Swedish Superserien rolls into Week#3 of the 2024 schedule. This is the first ever meeting between these two teams. Oslo is playing in the Superserien this year after dominating in Norway over the past several seasons. The Crusaders whipped the Kristianstad Predators 42-6 to open the season and…

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LIVESTREAM Sweden: Stockholm Mean Machines @ Kristianstad Predators, April 27, 19:00 CET (7 pm, 1 pm EDT).

The league leading and defending champion Stockholm Mean Machines (2-0) travel to the south of Sweden Saturday, April 27 to take on the Kristianstad Predators (1-1) as the Swedish Superserien enters the third weekend of action. Kristianstad got by AIK Stockholm last weekend on a late touchdown, edging AIK 21-20. The Predators had suffered a tough opening day loss in their first game back in…

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LIVESTREAM Poland - Battle for the Capital: Warsaw Mets @ Warsaw Eagles, April 27, 16:00 CET (4 pm, 10 am EDT)

The Warsaw Eagles (1-1) will play host to their cross-town rivals the Warsaw Mets (1-1) as the Polish Football League enters the third weekend of action. The Mets started the season off with a 27-22 win, on the road, over the Kety Wroclawskie Jaguars, only to open up at home in a repeat of their semi-final game last year, in which they faced the Silesia Rebels and lost a high scoring game 43-40.…

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LIVESTREAM Austria: Vienna Vikings @ Mödling Rangers, April 27, 17:00 CET (5 pm, 11 am EDT)

Stadion Modling will will be the scene of a battle between the number one team in the Austrian Football League in the 4-0 Vienna Vikings taking a home team that is currently sitting on 1-3 record in the Mödling Rangers.  These two teams played each other once in 2023 with Vienna coming away with a lopsided 49-6 win. The Rangers aren’t having a great season so far, residing in the bottom of the…

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LIVESTREAM Austria: Danube Dragons @ Graz Giants, April 27, 15:00 CET (3 pm, 9 am EDT)

A hotly anticipated matchup takes in the Austrian Football League Saturday, April 27 as the second-place Graz Giants (4-0) welcome the third-place Danube Dragons (2-1) to see who is going to bolster their place at the top of Austrian football.  The Graz Giants enter this pivotal matchup undefeated with wins over the Prague Black Panthers 15-7 in overtime, Mödling Rangers 13-0, Salzburg Ducks…

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NFL to give players option to wear Guardian Caps during regular-season games

The NFL announced on Friday that players will be permitted to wear Guardian Caps during regular-season games in an effort to increase player health and safety and prevent head injuries. “We now have two years of data showing significant concussion reductions among players who wear Guardian Caps during practice so players will be permitted to wear the cap during games this upcoming season,” Jeff…

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Swedish Superserien features three livestream games with two unbeaten records on the line

The Swedish Superserien heads into Week#3 of the 2024 season Saturday, April 27 with six of the eight teams in action including the only two unbeaten squads. The Carlstad Crusaders (2-0) will play host to Norway’s Oslo Vikings (0-2) while AIK will take the five hour bus ride from Stockholm to Limhamn in the south of Sweden to take on the surprising Limhamn Griffins (1-1). Finally, the defending…

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Three key livestreaming matchups in France including battle between title contenders

Of the five games on the schedule in the French D1 Elite league this weekend, three are being livestreamed including a matchup of the two top teams in the North. The conference leading La Courneuve Flash and the defending champion Thonon Black Panthers clash for the second time this season. The Flash took the opening game of the year 21-7 over Thonon. In other livestreaming action, the Marseille…