Jan 13, 2024, 10:06 AM ETPHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown will miss Monday night’s playoff game against Tampa Bay with a knee injury.Brown was hurt in the first quarter of last week’s loss to the New York Giants after a short reception. Cornerback Nick McCloud punched the ball out of Brown’s hands for a fumble, and the two went to the turf at MetLife Stadium. Brown lay on the field for a couple of minutes, walked gingerly to the medical tent favoring his right knee and then went to the Eagles’ locker room.”It was going to be…
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Bristol number eight Magnus Bradbury scored with the final move of the matchBristol Bears: (7) 17Tries: Marmion, Ibitoye, Bradbury Cons: MacGintyBulls: (10) 31Tries: Petersen, Mchunu, Louw, Wessels Pens: Goosen Cons: Kriel, Goosen 3Bristol Bears’ hopes of progressing in the Investec Champions Cup were dealt a massive blow as they were overwhelmed by South African side Bulls.Scrum-half Kieran Marmion scored for the Bears as they trailed the visitors 10-7 at half-time at Ashton Gate.Bulls dominated the second half after Bristol prop Max Lahiff was sent to the sin-bin, running in three tries for a bonus-point victory in Pool 1.Gabriel Ibitoye and…
Big picture: Virat Kohli returns to T20I actionFor Afghanistan, Rashid Khan has been ruled out of the entire three-match series, but they can still be a dangerous T20 team on their day. Six players in the XI that played on Thursday have IPL contracts and almost all their players feature in franchise T20 – and T10 – leagues around the world.Kohli is set to return for the second T20I in Indore – India’s second last before the T20 World Cup gets underway in the USA and the West Indies in June. He hasn’t scored freely against spin in T20 cricket…
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey At his official introduction at an FC Bayern München media round, newly-acquired English defender Eric Dier bid German football a spirited hello; answering several questions about being reunited with long-time Tottenham teammate Harry Kane. Eric DierFC Bayern München Not yet ready to feature in FCB Thomas Tuchel’s match-day squad, English defender Eric Dier has at least been given an official roll-out. The 29-year-old faced the cameras at club headquarters on Saturday. Already on record as saying that his new German side is an “amazing club”, Dier had more to say about life with the…
La Liga giants Atletico Madrid have reportedly registered an interest in signing Atlanta United’s star midfielder Thiago Almada.Almada is coming off a 2023 campaign where he notched 11 goals and 19 assists (most in MLS) in 31 regular season appearances for the Five Stripes. His brilliant performances propelled Atlanta up the Eastern Conference table to a sixth place finish to return to the postseason after missing out in 2022.In his two seasons in MLS, Almada has amassed 48 goal contributions in 60 appearances while also proving that he was, at the time, arguably the best free-kick taker in the league…
Manchester United are plotting an audacious move to sign Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior next summer, according to a report from Fichajes. The report says the Red Devils have their ‘sights set’ on the Brazilian attacker as Erik ten Hag looks to lure Vinicius Jr away from the Bernabeu at the end of the season. However, United face stiff competition as Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are also named as potential suitors if the South American decides he wants a new challenge away from Madrid. The 23-year-old Brazilian winger has established himself as one of the best players in Europe…
Johnny Walker wasn’t happy when a cageside doctor made the controversial call to end his UFC 294 bout with Magomed Ankalaev this past October in Abu Dhabi, however he holds no grudges heading into the immediate rematch this Saturday at UFC Vegas 84. Walker, who headlines UFC Vegas 84 opposite Ankalaev at the UFC APEX, said on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast that he’s at peace with everything that went down that night at the Etihad Arena, and now understands why the doctor called off the bout moments after Ankalaev landed an illegal knee to his head, which led to…
The NFL’s annual “Super Wild Card Weekend” kicks off Saturday afternoon and stretches through Monday night with a six-pack of first-round playoff games that will surely entertain. A dozen starting quarterbacks take the stage in the next three days, beginning with Saturday’s Cleveland at Houston matchup that features the youngest playoff QB (CJ Stroud, 22) vs. the oldest playoff QB (Joe Flacco, 38).I took some time this week to look back on these 12 quarterbacks as high school athletes. From 2000s-era Flacco to the 25-and-under club of Stroud, Green Bay’s Jordan Love, and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts, here’s the full list…
TEMPE, Ariz. — As Ron Washington took the stage alongside MLB Network host Harold Reynolds on Friday night, the impressionable audience before him — many of whom hadn’t even taken their first steps yet when he began his big league managerial career in 2007 — rose to their feet to offer a standing ovation. The Angels’ manager was one of a series of guest speakers invited to the 2024 DREAM Series, a Major League Baseball and USA Baseball development event for predominately Black elite high school athletes geared toward the dynamics of pitching and catching. It was fitting for Washington…
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