Month: September 2019

Somebody will get their first win of the year on Week 4 of “Monday Night Football,” as the Bengals visit the Steelers in a battle of 0-3 teams that has the potential to be a high-scoring affair. Pittsburgh began the season by laying an egg in primetime against the Patriots, and tight losses to the Seahawks and 49ers have kept the year from getting off the ground to this point. The offense has taken steps…

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A potential playoff preview Sunday night highlights the NFL Week 4 schedule, which features two games between undefeated teams and one between winless squads. The Cowboys visit the Saints on Sunday night for a clash of NFC favorites. Dallas has looked the part of Super Bowl contender early, but its favorable schedule through the first three games gives way to a tough trip to New Orleans this week. On Thursday night, the Packers host the…

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After a dramatic collapse over the final two weeks of the season, the Cubs and manager Joe Maddon announced Sunday that the skipper would not return in 2020. Maddon’s contract expires after Sunday’s finale. Chicago must now select a new skipper at a critical juncture. Most of its stars will become free agents in the next couple of years, meaning there is urgency for the new hire to return to the postseason right away. The role will…

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The 2019 MLB playoffs begin with a pair of appetizing wild-card matchups that follow intense races over the final weeks of the regular season. The Brewers and Nationals will square off in the NL, while the A’s and Rays will duke it out in their own winner-take-all contest in the AL. Click Here: Golf special Those games will determine the full NLDS and ALDS brackets and set the stage for the rest of October. MORE: Six potential Joe…

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The Manchester United midfielder has enjoyed a revival at Old Trafford and is reportedly set to sign a new contract after Jose Mourinho’s departure Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici says Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba’s return to the Serie A champions is “very difficult” to foresee. The France international has continually been linked with resuming his career at the Allianz Stadium since leaving for Old Trafford in 2016 for £89 million ($114m). Indeed, Pogba’s return to…

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Tottenham looked set to be eliminated in the group stage but are now on the verge of the quarter-finals after a 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund It might have been easy for Tottenham and Mauricio Pochettino to throw in the towel. They were three games into their Champions League campaign this season and they were dead and buried. A pair of defeats – to Barcelona and Inter – plus a disappointing draw with Dutch also-rans…

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After being locked up for nearly three months, the refugee’s return saw touching scenes Pascoe Vale footballer Hakeem al-Arabi has finally returned home to Australia after being locked up in a Thailand prison for the past 77 days. The 25-year-old’s Thai Airways flight touched down at Melbourne Airport on Tuesday afternoon, with hundreds of supporters waiting at the Tullamarine terminal. Among the large crowd for al-Arabi’s arrival were his family, #SaveHakeem campaign leader Craig Foster…

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Goals from Casemiro, Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale reignited the Merengue’s title bid on Saturday with a fine win against Simeone’s men Santiago Solari declared La Liga glory is still up for grabs after his Real Madrid side claimed a 3-1 win at city rivals Atletico Madrid. Goals from Casemiro and substitute Gareth Bale – his 100th for the club – either side of a coolly converted penalty from captain Sergio Ramos moved Madrid a point…

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The American club have become synonymous with the English superstar since he joined the team in 2007 LA Galaxy have announced they will unveil a statue devoted to David Beckham next month. The MLS side revealed via a mass email to season-ticket holders that the statue will be unveiled at Dignity Health Sports Park on March 2 ahead of their opening league game of the season against the Chicago Fire. Beckham made 122 appearances for…

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Alex Bowman and Bubba Wallace got into a beef at Sunday’s ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway that included middle fingers, spinouts and a postrace sports-drink shower. After the race, Bowman was receiving medical attention — temperatures in the Charlotte, N.C., area were in the 90s — when Wallace approached and aided the efforts to cool and hydrate Bowman. Bowman said he was sick and dehydrated all week, but Wallace wasn’t buying it. “Smooth move…

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