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Votes are in for ESPN's Rivalry Week Heisman Watch</a></div><div class="news-feed_item-meta "><div class="category-link"><a href="/college-football/team/_/id/2390/miami-hurricanes" data-mptype="category">Miami Hurricanes</a></div><span class="timestamp">21h</span><span class='author'>Andrea Adelson</span></div></div></div></div><div data-id="42530621" class="news-feed-item "><a name="&lpos=" class="story-link" data-sport="mlb" data-id="42530621" href="/nba/story/_/id/42530621/nba-power-rankings-biggest-lessons-learned-far-all-30-teams"></a><div class="text-container"><div class="item-info-wrap"><div class="news-feed-item-title"><a name="&lpos=" href="/nba/story/_/id/42530621/nba-power-rankings-biggest-lessons-learned-far-all-30-teams" class="realStory" data-sport="mlb">NBA Power Rankings: Biggest lessons learned so far from all 30 teams</a></div><div class="news-feed_item-meta "><div class="category-link"><a href="/nba/team/_/name/atl/atlanta-hawks" data-mptype="category">Atlanta 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self-harm remark after draw</a></div><div class="news-feed_item-meta "><span class="timestamp">23h</span><span class='author'>ESPN</span></div></div></div></div><div data-id="42644865" class="news-feed-item "><a name="&lpos=" class="story-link" data-sport="mlb" data-id="42644865" href="/soccer/story/_/id/42644865/bayern-munich-apologise-psg-fans-bash-al-khelaifi"></a><div class="text-container"><div class="item-info-wrap"><div class="news-feed-item-title"><a name="&lpos=" href="/soccer/story/_/id/42644865/bayern-munich-apologise-psg-fans-bash-al-khelaifi" class="realStory" data-sport="mlb">Bayern apologise as fans bash plutocrat PSG prez</a></div><div class="news-feed_item-meta "><span class="timestamp">17h</span></div></div></div></div><div data-id="42645746" class="news-feed-item "><a name="&lpos=" class="story-link" data-sport="mlb" data-id="42645746" href="/soccer/story/_/id/42645746/usa-keeper-naeher-nervous-tell-hayes-retirement"></a><div class="text-container"><div 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