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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Brad Keselowski thought playing it safe over two races would slide him into the third round of NASCARs playoffs.Then he wrecked at Kansas Speedway and plummeted to the bottom of the Chase standings.Now Keselowski is facing elimination at Talladega Superspeedway. Also in trouble? Joey Logano, his Team Penske teammate, and at least one driver from Joe Gibbs Racing.Its hardly the scenario Keselowski predicted a week ago when he sat in the middle of the Chase standings with five drivers clumped together facing elimination. By his estimation, the four drivers knocked from the Chase field would come from that group. He figured the fifth would win a race to advance into the round of eight.Keselowski got that part correct: Kevin Harvicks win on Sunday took him from last in the Chase standings into the third round. What he didnt predict: Contact that led to a 38th-place finish at Kansas.Now Keselowski is 11th in the standings headed to Talladega Superspeedway, where the field will be cut from 12 to eight. Although hes suddenly in very dangerous territory, he didnt seem overly worried and doesnt consider this weeks race a must win.Keselowski is a four-time winner at Talladega, including a 2014 must-win victory that pushed him from the brink of elimination into the third round. Hes also the winner of the last two restrictor-plate races this year, at Daytona in July and Talladega in May.I am not worried about it, he said. Talladega has been good to me and I am going to drive my butt off and at the end of the day I have faith that if it is meant to be, it is meant to be. We cant get down. There is a long way to go still.What a bizarre second round this has been, beginning with the opener at Charlotte, where five Chase drivers finished 30th or worse. That included Denny Hamlin, one of the mighty Toyota drivers from JGR, who had an engine failure while running second. He needed a strong recovery at Kansas, but instead had a self-described terrible race in which everything went wrong. Hamlin sounded like a driver frustrated with errors that were out of his control and led to him falling to 10th in the standings.But hes a past winner at Talladega -- if JGR and Toyota can give him the equipment he needs.Ive got confidence I can win every single week on the race track, he said. Its just, this is a team sport, and youve got to have every facet of the car and the team all put together and weve just got to execute.Hamlin of all drivers understands the complexity of Sundays race at Talladega. Only Jimmie Johnson and Harvick, winners of the first two races in the second round, are safe and breathing easy.Even though the standings show only seven points separate Logano and Autin Dillon, tied for eighth, from Keselowski in 11th, anyone in the field can be kicked out after Talladega. Hamlin was second in the standings at Talladega last year, but finished 37th and was eliminated.That means none of the Gibbs drivers are guaranteed anything, and odds are at least one of them will be knocked out on Sunday. Same goes for the two Penske drivers. Considering where they are in the standings, it will be difficult for both Keselowski and Logano to advance out of Talladega.So the stage is set for a walk-off home run that could save the season for the winner at Talladega.Among those who will be swinging the fences is Chase Elliott, the rookie who has found himself in the second round of the Chase but last in the standings. 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At a Manhattan federal court hearing, attorney Jordan Siev said his law office has gotten more evidence nearly every day to support its lawsuit accusing MLB and Selig of going on a "witch hunt" to ruin Rodriguezs reputation and career. He said the defendants went "way over the line.PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles coach Doug Pederson has been pretty passive in handling the media to this point, but showed that hes not averse to a little light sparring Monday when the topic of Sam Bradford and insider knowledge was brought up.The Eagles, losers of two straight, host the undefeated Minnesota Vikings this week. The Vikings are quarterbacked by Bradford, who was dealt from Philadelphia to Minnesota eight days before the season in exchange for a first-round draft pick in 2017 as well as a conditional fourth-rounder in 2018.Having worked in the Eagles offense all offseason, Bradford knows the playbook inside and out, and will likely be passing some nuggets along to the Vikings coaching staff this week.Will that at all affect how Pederson puts together the game plan?One guy has my entire playbook, Pederson responded. One guy.He might mention it to the coaches, it was suggested by reporters.Hes gotta worry about getting himself ready to play, too.He then was asked if Bradfords knowledge would affect how the Eagles put together a game plan.We also, back a few years ago, Donovan [McNabb] was in Washington when we played him, and we had a pretty good day. So, listen, Im not going to change anything. Will we tweak some stuff? Yes.Pederson is likely referencing the 59-28 Eagles win over the McNabb-led Redskins on Monday Night Football in 2010, when Michael Vick threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more. Pederson was an assistant for Andy Reid and the Eagles then. McNabbs first game against his old team however, was a 17-12 Washington win at Lincoln Financial Field.You kknow, we still have to get ready; this is a great football team coming in here, now, Pederson continued.dddddddddddd Theyre undefeated, coming off a bye. Sam has obviously a good understanding and knowledge of what we do on both sides of the ball. I think where it becomes valuable for a coach when a player knows you, is just knowing personnel. I think just understanding the types of guys that are here. Hes been a teammate for a couple years here and I think that becomes more valuable than the Xs and Os because, if I know Sam and I know the quarterback position, hes gotta get ready for this defense and get himself ready to go as well.Bradford has enjoyed a strong start with the Vikings. He has completed 70 percent of his throws through four games for 990 yards with six touchdowns and zero interceptions. Hes currently second in the NFL in quarterback rating (109.8) behind only Matt Ryan.No, said Pederson, when asked if hes surprised how well Bradford has played despite joining Minnesota so close to the start of the season. Everything Ive seen, [having] worked with Sam and how well he picked up our offense here and the execution he had throughout training camp, youre seeing a lot of the same concepts offensively with them that we did here. Hes a sharp kid, hes a smart kid and hes a very accurate thrower, so Im not surprised at the success.He didnt go to a 1-15 team. He went to a playoff-caliber team with a tremendous defense, so that helps as well. ' ' '