Diego Maradona has been released from hospital and is recovering in a private clinic after undergoing brain surgery last week, his psychologist said Tuesday.
The Argentine icon needed an operation for a subdural hematoma after an MRI revealed a blood clot on the surface of his brain.
His psychologist, Diego Diaz, is currently taking care of him at the Olivos clinic in Buenos Aires.
“Diego Maradona, in certain issues, is just like everyone else … with the same limitations, difficulties, and advantages that any human being has,” Diaz told Debora Rey of The Associated Press. “The important thing today is that he is stabilized, that he is controlled in terms of pharmacological management, the levels of food and rest.”
Maradona’s personal doctor, neurologist Dr. Leopoldo Luque, said the former Barcelona and Napoli star will eventually be transferred to a house in the northern part of the Argentine capital, where he’ll be close to his oldest daughters, Dalma and Giannina.
Luque noted the World Cup winner, who has battled alcohol and drug addiction in the past, needs to avoid even small amounts of alcohol during his recovery due to the medication he’s taking post-surgery.
Maradona, 60, currently manages Argentine first-division club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. He attended the club’s match against Patronato on Oct. 30 – his birthday – but left early. He was admitted to a clinic in La Plata three days later with signs of anemia, dehydration, and depression before the blood clot was discovered.
The Chiefs have asked the NFL to launch an inquiry with the NFL Players Association after a union rep conducted an in-person meeting with all Kansas City players late last month, a source told ESPN.
The rep allegedly was unmasked while meeting and mingling with the players in close proximity, the source said.
The Cowboys finally covered the spread for the first time this season in Week 9, but they still lost to the Steelers. The Texans are the only other team that has covered just once this season. Even the 0-9 Jets have covered twice.
Here are the ATS records for all 32 teams, league and team trends, and over/under records for the 2020 season.
AFC East
ATS: 4-5 O/U: 7-2
What we know: The Bills’ offense put up another dominating performance, this time vs. the Seahawks. Seven of nine games over the total this season for Buffalo.
ATS: 3-5 O/U: 4-4
ATS: 6-2 O/U: 3-5
What we know: Tua Tagovailoa outduels Kyler Murray as the Dolphins move to 6-2 ATS with a cover margin of 11.1, tops in the NFL.
ATS: 2-7 O/U: 4-5
AFC North
ATS: 4-3-1 O/U: 3-5
What we know: The Ravens closed as a rare underdog but rallied to knock off the Colts, improving to 12-5-1 ATS over past 18 regular-season games.
ATS: 6-2 O/U: 4-3-1
What we know: It wasn’t pretty, but Steelers stay perfect on the season. They drop only their second game vs the spread, now 6-2.
2 Related
ATS: 6-2 O/U: 5-3
ATS: 3-5 O/U: 5-3
AFC South
ATS: 3-5 O/U: 4-3
ATS: 4-4 O/U: 4-4
What we know: The Colts dominated the first half but failed to win or cover vs. the Ravens on Sunday, dropping to 4-4 ATS.
ATS: 3-5 O/U: 5-2-1
What we know: Tennessee displays some defense in dominating the Bears for the first three quarters. It was enough to earn the third cover of the season.
ATS: 1-7 O/U: 6-1-1
What we know: Very similar pattern to Texans games this year … do not cover and go over.
AFC West
ATS: 5-3 O/U: 5-3
What we know: Another heartbreaking loss for the Chargers. This time it also affected the cover, as they would have won and covered if the late touchdown was not overturned.
ATS: 5-3 O/U: 5-3
What we know: The Broncos could not rally in this one, falling to cover for only the third time this season.
ATS: 5-3 O/U: 7-1
What we know: Back to overs for the Raiders, who have seen seven of eight games go over and had bad weather in the one under.
ATS: 6-3 O/U: 4-5
NFC East
ATS: 3-4-1 O/U: 3-4-1
ATS: 6-3 O/U: 3-5-1
What we know: The Giants continue their recent trend of covering with their third straight, and their fifth cover in past six games.
ATS: 1-8 O/U: 4-5
What we know: A cover! Cowboys become the last NFL team to cover the spread this season, although it was not enough to win the game.
ATS: 3-5 O/U: 3-5
NFC North
NFL ATS trends
ATS TRENDS
W-L-T
PCT
Away Teams
71-61-1
53.8%
Home Teams
61-71-1
46.2%
Favorites
56-75-1
42.8%
Underdogs
75-56-1
57.2%
Away Favorites
22-26-1
45.8%
Away Underdogs
49-34
59.0%
Home Favorites
34-49
41.0%
Home Underdogs
26-22-1
54.2%
TOTAL TRENDS
COUNT
PCT
Over
72
55.4%
Under
58
44.6%
Push
3
ATS: 6-2 O/U: 6-2
What we know: 6-2 to the number, 6-2 to the over. Seems like we should know how to bet Packers games by now.
ATS: 5-4 O/U: 3-6
What we know: The Bears’ offense was a no-show, leading to their third straight loss and sixth under in nine games.
ATS: 3-5 O/U: 5-3
ATS: 5-3 O/U: 6-2
What we know: More important to the Vikings was an outright win over the Lions, but they also covered and hit the over for a sixth time in eight games.
NFC South
ATS: 3-5 O/U: 7-1
What we know: The Saints say “Any questions?” after blowing out the Bucs as underdogs in Tampa Bay on Sunday night. After a 31-0 halftime lead, it looked like their eighth over in eight games, but taking their foot off the gas in second half led to the under.
ATS: 4-5 O/U: 5-4
What we know: Two straight bad showings for the Buccaneers, who followed their close win over the Giants with a dud vs. the Saints.
ATS: 4-5 O/U: 5-4
What we know: Don’t look now, but the Falcons are one Lions last-second TD from winning four straight.
ATS: 5-4 O/U: 4-5
What we know: The Panthers kept it close vs. the Chiefs to cover, but could not pull off the outright win.
NFC West
ATS: 5-3 O/U: 2-6
ATS: 4-4 O/U: 2-6
ATS: 5-3 O/U: 7-1
What we know: Hard to cover when your defense allows 44 points. Another over for Seattle, as that’s seven of eight games.
The Atlanta Falcons waived former first-round draft pick Takk McKinley on Monday, days after the defensive end called out the team for failing to trade him at the trading deadline.
McKinley had expressed his desire to be traded before the trade deadline and took to social media to say the Falcons turned down fifth- and sixth-round draft pick offers from multiple teams despite his request to be traded.
The fourth-year veteran also said that he requested a trade last year but Atlanta turned down a second-round pick offer for him then. Now McKinley is free to choose where he goes once he clears waivers.
The Falcons declined to pick up McKinley’s fifth-year option, which carried a $10.3 million price tag.
The 2017 first-round pick has been disappointing, totaling only 17.5 sacks in 49 career games. Atlanta has used a combination of Steven Means and Charles Harris more recently to replace the disgruntled McKinley.
McKinley was sidelined the last two games because of a groin injury and illness. He has played just 81 snaps and has only one sack in four games this season.
