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WEDNESDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:MLB: Astros at Yankees, 8:08 p.m. (FS1)NHL: Avalanche at Penguins, 7 p.m. (NBC Sports)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- N'Keal Harry was back on the practice field on Tuesday after coming off injured reserve and he posted a photo to Instagram in honor of his return.
Felt great to be back out there wit the boys---- #GodsPlan
A post shared by N'Keal Harry (@nkealharry) on Oct 15, 2019 at 2:46pm PDT
"Felt great to be back out there wit the boys #GodsPlan," Harry wrote.
And Tom Brady had some positive thoughts for Harry in the comments, writing, "Let's keep it going."
Words of encouragement from Tom Brady to N'Keal Harry. pic.twitter.com/ZQaXhUzXVb
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) October 15, 2019The 21-year-old first-round pick had not practiced since August after suffering an ankle injury in training camp.
-- The 49ers are now the first team in NFL history to adopt an emotional support dog.
The team adopted Zoe, a french bulldog, earlier this year and she even has her own Instagram account.
That 5-0 feeling! Home or away, I got my boys backs! #GoNiners #IGYB @mmcglinch68
A post shared by Zoë the 49ers Frenchie (@the49ersfrenchie) on Oct 13, 2019 at 5:32pm PDT
"This is a very stressful job, it's very hard for a lot of guys," defensive end Solomon Thomas said in August, per The Athletic. "A dog could be a perfect getaway for some guys, and sometimes you don't know what a dog could mean."
Zoe joins the team on flights and is also training to become an official therapy dog.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I'll give an answer. Obviously when I retired I retired for a reason, because I needed to step away. So it would be a no. It would be a no." -- Rob Gronkowski, when asked if he will return to the Patriots this season




