It’s Thanksgiving! Gobble gobble, everybody. It is a bit of a sportswriting trope, harking all the way back to the turn of the century (no, not that one, the previous turn of the century) when newspaper columnists would all sit down and write about what sports figures should be thankful for that Thanksgiving season. We are not immune to the charms of the Thanksgiving column trope. There’s a lot to be thankful for! So, as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, here’s something for every team to be thankful for. Whether your team is a champion or a cellar dweller,…
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NFL Nation, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ETThe Week 12 NFL schedule for the 2023 season begins with three great Thanksgiving Day matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup.Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a big stat to know and a betting nugget for each game, and our Football Power Index (FPI) goes inside the numbers with a game projection. Analytics writer Seth Walder picks out each matchup’s biggest X factor, and fantasy analyst Eric Moody…
O’Mahony captained Munster to last season’s United Rugby Championship title, the province’s first major honour in 12 yearsIreland flanker Peter O’Mahony has stepped down as Munster captain after 10 years in the role. O’Mahony, 34, first captained his province in 2011 before taking on the responsibility full-time after Doug Howlett’s departure in 2013. Munster head coach Graham Rowntree has not yet confirmed O’Mahony’s replacement as skipper.”Captaining Munster has been a dream come true for me,” said O’Mahony, who has 101 caps for Ireland. “I grew up watching and idolising the Munster team and in particular the people who were leading…
Pakistan’s tour of the Netherlands in 2024 has been postponed indefinitely at the PCB’s request.Pakistan were scheduled to play three T20Is against Netherlands in early May 2024 as part of a tour of Europe that also included three T20Is against Ireland, and four against England. All those games were scheduled in the build-up to the T20 World Cup which starts in June 2024, to be held in the West Indies and USA.Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Board (KNCB)’s high-performance manager Roland Lefebvre confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that the tour had been put off, with the PCB citing scheduling clashes, and concerns about player…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Werder boss Clemens Fritz has reacted to speculation that Nottingham Forest are keen on Marvin Ducksch. Marvin Ducksch.Photo: Silesia711, CC-by-SA 4.0 According to today’s edition of Sport Bild, Nottingham Forest are interested in bringing Werder Bremen forward Marvin Ducksch to England. However, according to Werder’s head of first team football, Clemens Fritz, Ducksch will not be going anywhere in January. ”A winter transfer is not an option for us,” Fritz underlined in an interview with Bild. Ducksch has scored five goals and provided four assists in the Bundesliga this season, meaning he has been directly…
Although far better known for his managerial career in charge of Premier League sides Burnley and Everton, Sean Dyche had a more than respectable lower league playing career that spanned 18 years and took in more than 500 EFL appearances.Dyche played in the Championship, or its previous equivalent, for Watford, Millwall and Bristol City at one time or another. His longest spell for any one team was eight seasons with Chesterfield at the start of his career, with the centre-back famously scoring in an FA Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough to put his third tier team 2-0 up against Premier League…
Bristol Rovers’ first-team coach Danny Ventre has been impressed by Liverpool youngster Jarell Quansah. After coming through the Reds’ youth system, the 20-year-old opted to join Bristol Rovers on loan last winter to play regular first-team football and develop his career. The defender displayed glimpses of his talent for the League two side last term before making his senior debut for the Merseyside club this season. Quansah has already played a few games for Liverpool in the Premier League, but his appearances have largely been restricted to the cup competitions so far this term. Now, speaking on The Redmen TV,…
One of the most dominant champions in Bellator history will get another chance to test himself against fellow titleholders after the company was bought out by PFL. As PFL looks to absorb many fighters to its roster while keeping Bellator running as an international series, featherweight great Patricio Pitbull eyes PFL’s “mega-event” planned for 2024, where champions from both organizations will collide in the cage. Pitbull reacted to the news on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast, celebrating the fact he will get to face another titleholder. Pitbull beat then-RIZIN featherweight champion Kleber Koike in Japan in 2022, and looks forward…
Tuesday night didn’t go how Kansas fans (or anyone, for that matter) expected.The top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks fell to the No. 4 Marquette Golden Eagles by a score of 59-73. That 14-point loss in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational was the worst regular season loss by a No. 1-ranked team since the 2018-19 season.The Jayhawks entered the season as the nation’s overwhelming No. 1 team. As a a result, they were preseason favorites to win the NCAA tournament. Yet, as the season begins to take shape, a lot of skeptics have been questioning whether KU is as good as advertised. Shaka Smart and the Golden…