Where do you stand on the “tush push”?
Is it simply a fair play that the Philadelphia Eagles have perfected, putting the burden on defenses to figure out how to stop it? Is it an unsportsmanlike gimmick that puts the safety of players at risk? Or do you fall in the camp of A.J. Brown, the Eagles receiver who said, “I don’t have any thoughts on it. It’s only 1 yard.”
No matter where you fall, you can’t deny that the NFL’s vote on whether to ban the play was a big deal this week. Ultimately, the measure fell two votes short, giving Jalen Hurts and the Eagles at least one more year to terrorize their foes. And at least one more year for all of us to talk about the play’s merits.
Luckily, that’s not all we’re focused on in this week’s news quiz, as there were plenty of interesting stories taking center stage.
So dig in and enjoy, and make sure to play our daily Connections: Sports Edition, too.
Good luck!
Top stories mentioned in this week’s quiz
- Scottie Scheffler cruises to PGA Championship win
- Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65
- NFL owners fall short of votes needed to ban “tush push”
- 49ers, Brock Purdy agree to massive five-year extension
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “showed why he’s the MVP”
- After 25 long, humbling seasons, the Knicks are back
- Juan Soto was surprised by this team’s pursuit in free agency
- Boston Bruins give GM Don Sweeney two-year extension
- NFL players can try out for flag football in the 2028 Olympics
- WNBA star notches triple-double in season-opener
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Bob Harkins is a senior editor on the news team at The Athletic. Before joining The Athletic, Bob held multiple roles at FOX Sports, including editorial manager of live events and senior editor for colleges. He also spent 13 years at NBC Sports, where he was senior editor for MLB.
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