FC Cincinnati triumph 1-0 over the Philadelphia Union with a lone goal from Yerson Mosquera at TQL Stadium to reach the Eastern Conference final. Both sides kicked off strong, giving way for an extremely competitive first half. Goalkeepers Roman Celentano and Andre Blake fended off several shots from the opposing strikers, each holding on to the clean sheet before the halftime whistle. The second 45 saw Pat Noonan’s side take control of the match a bit more, retaining 56 percent possession. But the lack of dominance from the Union only forced Julian Carranza and Alejandro Bedoya to take risks when on the…
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Habib Diarra is being monitored closely by Chelsea at sister club Strasbourg, as per Fabrizio Romano. The France u21 international is emerging as one of the best fast-rising teenagers in Ligue 1 this season. Diarra has been one of the pivotal players for Patrick Viera’s side with nine appearances. His performances last season drew interest from a host of European clubs including Wolverhampton Wanderers who saw a £21m bid rejected as the Blues co owners intervened to prevent the young star from leaving. Wolves ended up signing Jean-Ricner Bellegarde instead. The youngster was still being courted by the likes of…
Katie Taylor got her revenge. Already an Olympic gold medalist boxer and undisputed women’s lightweight champion, Taylor defied the odds and evened her series with Chantelle Cameron on Saturday in front of a raucous crowd in Dublin’s 3Arena, winning an instant Fight of the Year candidate to avenge her only professional loss and seize the mantle of undisputed two-division champion. After 10 back-and-forth rounds, Taylor captured two judges’ scorecards 98-92 and 96-94, while the lone dissenter scored it 95-95. Afterward, Taylor and promoter Eddie Hearn called to complete the trilogy against Cameron at Ireland’s famed Croke Park. Taylor’s victory and…
Following Saturday night’s 27-24 loss to No. 8 Alabama, Auburn first-year head coach Hugh Freeze said, it’s a lot of hurt in that locker room, and it stinks. Our kids gave themselves a chance to win the Iron Bowl tonight, and it’s going to stick with us for a while.”Freeze plans on being on the winning end of this rivalry ballgame as soon as next year, excited to build the Tigers program back into a powerhouse in the process. He aims on doing it with as many of the recruits inside Jordan-Hare Stadium that want to come be part of…
Best pitches on the 2023-24 MLB free-agent market \n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Yamamoto’s signature pitch is his curveball, a beautiful rainbow curve that evokes Clayton Kershaw’s. We don’t have a lot of Statcast data on Yamamoto yet, but we got a preview of his stuff at the World Baseball Classic. In those outings, Yamamoto’s curveball averaged 77 mph with a high 2,809 RPM spin rate, 66 inches of vertical drop and 14 inches of horizontal break. That type of curveball is something of a cross between pitchers like Kershaw, Max Fried, Adam Wainwright and Yu Darvish. It should be a fun pitch to watch…
Khobi Price @khobi_price Final: Mavericks 104, Lakers 101. The Lakers come back from down 20 but fall to Dallas for their second home loss of the season. LeBron James: 26 (16 in 4Q) points, nine rebounds, seven assists. Austin Reaves: 17 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds. Next up: at Cavaliers on Friday. – 12:54 AM
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterNov 25, 2023, 12:34 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots waived third-string quarterback Will Grier on Saturday, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.That leaves Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe on the depth chart, with coach Bill Belichick yet to announce a starter for…
The defeat surpassed the 64 points Dragons conceded to Munster in March 2022Sharks (20) 69Tries: Fasi 2, Mapimpi, Kok, Etzebeth, Williams 2, Buthelezi, Labuschagne, Am Cons: Bosch 5, Chamberlain 3 Pen: BoschDragons (7) 14Tries: Blacker, Dyer Cons: Evans, WilliamsSharks’ World Cup winners made a triumphant return in Durban to inflict a record defeat for Dragons in the United Rugby Championship (URC).Makazole Mapimpi and Eben Etzebeth scored to inspire the surprise bottom team to a first win of the season.Dane Blacker and Rio Dyer scored in either half for an under-strength Dragons who were further weakened by a series of early…
With India resting some of their key players for the five-match T20I series against Australia, the fringe players have a chance to make an impression ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup in June. However, Tilak Varma doesn’t want to put himself under pressure by thinking about that.”My mindset is clear,” Tilak said on the eve of the second T20I in Thiruvananthapuram. “I have got a role in the team, so I just want to stick to that role. I don’t have any pressure or expectations of doing well. I am just looking forward to fulfilling my role for the…
Germany: Bundesliga⚽ D. Undav (1), ⚽ W. Anton (26), ⚽ D. Undav (45) By Peter Weis @PeterVicey Veteran German match-official Dr. Felix Brych has commented on the injury that left him unable to complete what was supposed to be a historic match for him on Saturday evening. Dr. Felix BrychЭдгар Брещанов CC-BY-SA 3.0 German officiating legend Dr. Felix Brych was supposed to be commemorating a special milestone during Saturday evening’s Bundesliga “Top-Spiel” between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart. The 48-year-old’s 344th top flight-match drew him level with fellow legend Wolfgang Stark for the record number of Bundesliga games refereed…