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Kylian Mbappe delivered an absolute banger opening goal in France's FIFA World Cup opening game against Senegal. He did a flute celebration after scoring, raising questions about the unique gesture.
Right, so, we’re here again. The Carolina Panthers ended their historic three-game winning streak with a loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have been a favorite of bettors nationwide to make the AFC Championship game this season and the Panthers can’t even get odds on that game. This was penned in everyone’s calendar as […]
Blocking future Pro Football Hall of Famer Myles Garrett is no easy task. Rookie left tackle Will Campbell learned that the hard way on Sunday. Despite a 32-13 victory for Campbell’s Patriots, Garrett had a career afternoon recording eight pressure, five sacks and a forced fumble. That included five pressures and three sacks — including […]
That's Wild Charlie Stramel needed a good start to his season. After the change from Wisconsin to Michigan State before last season propelled him to a solid 27-point campaign that got him back in as one of the Minnesota Wild's good prospects, the 2023 first-round pick could build the hype even...
In Sunday’s NBA action, Charlotte, Dallas and Cleveland were in action. Cooper Flagg and Dallas won for the first time, winning 139-129 over Toronto. Flagg finished with 22 points on 8-14/2-6. He also had four rebounds and four assists and no turnovers. Former Blue Devil and current teammate Derrick Lively had four points, seven rebounds, […]
In the offseason the Seattle Seahawks made wholesale changes at receiver and quarterback, trading DK Metcalf and Geno Smith, and released Tyler Lockett. Metcalf has performed well so far with Aaron Rodgers throwing him the ball for the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Lockett failed to make much of an impact with the Tennessee Titans, catching just […]
Jonathan Taylor magic -AGAIN! Daniel Jones managing great season! IU @ MD next for 8-0 Hoosiers!
Well, the first 7 weeks of the season have not gone as we’d all hoped. The Lions sit at 3-4, and are winless in conference play. Riding a 4-game skid that most recently included a 1-point loss to Iowa on the road, Penn State now gets to head west to take on #1 Ohio State. […]
The image says it all. Wemby will keep getting the headlines, but even he agrees that basketball is a team sport requiring excellence from all. Keldon Johnson, the longest tenured member of the Spurs, pulled his 2000th rebound. Now in seventh season, Johnson joins George Gervin, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Alvin Roberston as the […]
Commanders links Articles NFL.com Commanders vs. Chiefs Week 8: Three must-know storylines for ‘Monday Night Football’ showdown Commanders’ running game vs. Chiefs’ run defense Washington has an avenue to making life easy on Marcus Mariota: Its rushing offense entered Week 8 tops in the NFL with 5.4 yards per carry. Some of that is, of […]
Game Recap: Cowboys in Denver, 44-24- Kurt Daniels, DallasCowboys.com Re-live the beatdown. Second Quarter Thankfully, the Dallas offense found a little rhythm in the second frame. Rookie running back Jaydon Blue got things started with a 14-yard run, although it was a 14-yard pass from Prescott to tight end Luke Schoonmaker later in the series […]
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It was more of the same for Gian Piero Gasperini’s group yesterday in Sassuolo. On the positive side, Mile Svilar and friends kept their league-leading fifth clean sheet of the season, while Paulo Dybala delivered a timely and surprisingly difficult match-winner early in the first half. However, Roma’s penchant for missing chances was on full […]
The bye week is a key opportunity for rest and recuperation, but it also gives coaches a week to adjust their playbook. The Detroit Lions are sitting comfortably with a 5-2 record, but that does not mean Dan Campbell and company have been idle. The Lions have learned a lot through seven games, and with […]
Tragic news struck the Houston Cougars football program Saturday morning as strength and conditioning coach Kurt Hester passed away at age 61. “Kurt Hester was an unbelievably important person in our football program, and I’ve been with him for a while,” Houston head coach Willie Fritz said. “He’s the best strength and conditioning coach I’ve […]
If you’re going to be one of the NBA’s worst teams, which the Wizards are, there are going to be nights like this one. The Wizards rode an off shooting half for the Hornets (3-22 from deep despite getting multiple open and wide-open looks) to a halftime lead, which they extended to as much as […]
In an appearance on the TODAY Show last Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver inflamed the already-intense negotiations for a new CBA between the WNBA and WNBPA. Asked if WNBA players are deserving of a greater share of growing league revenues, Silver answered, “Yes,” before pontificating: I mean, I think “share” isn’t the right way to […]
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 (7-3) SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 15, SURPRISE SAGUAROS 4 / 8 (BOX) MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 (7-3) NO GAME (SCHEDULE) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 (8-4) GAME ONE SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 5, PEORIA JAVELINAS 1 (BOX) GAME TWO PEORIA JAVELINAS 8, SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 4 (BOX) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 (8-5) SURPRISE SAGUAROS 10, SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 1 (BOX) THURSDAY, OCTOBER […]
We’d have to go back to the offseason of 2024 for the last time vibes were this high surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers have won consecutive games in the final minute to open the season 2-0 for the first time in five years. Third overall pick VJ Edgecombe has had a historic start to […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. We have major Orioles news! This is not a drill. The O’s apparently have made their decision on a new manager, reportedly finalizing a deal with Craig Albernaz to be their new skipper, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Orioles have not yet made an announcement.’ This was kind of an unexpected […]
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets pulled off a scintillating fourth quarter comeback from a 15 point deficit to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday. It was the first win of the season for the Jets. Justin Fields, who had endured horrific performances and relentless criticism recently, silenced his critics for the time […]
The World Series shifts to Los Angeles today and I have to say: been a pretty good series thus far. Watching the Dodgers get their doors blown off is always fun, but I’m also one of those pitching duel aficionados that actually prefers those types of games to a 12-10 homer fest. I enjoyed Game […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Jack called game! No. 86 scored in overtime to secure a 4-3 win over the Avalanche on Sunday as the Devils stretched their win streak to eight games. [Devils NHL] Dougie Hamilton scored a pair of power play goals as the Devils took a 3-1 win over […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers are still a work in progress. There were stretches of clunky offense and unfocused defense. Neither cost the Cavs as they came away with a 118-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in their home opener. Sam Merrill has “probably been our best player” according to head coach Kenny Atkinson. That […]
Rabbit Maranville arrives in Chicago, and other stories. Happy birthday to Ralph Kiner* and other former Cubs. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom […]
The Indianapolis Colts have played the Pittsburgh Steelers quite a bit over the years. Thirty-five times these two teams have matched up, and the Colts have only won eight of those games. That is the bad part. A potential silver lining, however, is that two of those wins came in the last two meetings. Both […]