You can’t ask for much more than a rivalry series to decide the pennant. And this one is Texas-sized. The Rangers and Astros are about to battle it out in the American League Championship Series — the first time the two Lone Star State rivals will meet in the postseason. Both of these teams are heavyweights. The Astros are the defending World Series champions, and their championship core is back for another run. But the Rangers have just as much firepower, and they’re on a roll. Texas has yet to lose a game this postseason. Who will advance to the…
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Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto NBA executive: “Desmond Bane can definitely be an All-Star or All-NBA player this season.” More on Bane, Jaden McDaniels, Josh Giddey, Dillon Brooks, Walker Kessler, Scottie Barnes, Jordan Poole, Tyus Jones, and Nic Claxton on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/nba-exec… – 11:12 AM
Oct 11, 2023, 09:54 AM ETWeek 5 brought a new favorite into the MVP betting market. Patrick Mahomes surpassed Josh Allen and Tua Tagovailoa to become the new MVP front-runner as the three continue to trade the favorite role. The rest of the MVP awards markets did not see movement at the top, but several key injuries and big performances helped reshape both Rookie of the Year markets, as well as Offensive Player of the Year.MVPThis is the third straight week the MVP favorite has changed. Josh Allen took the mantle from Tua Tagovailoa after the Bills Week 4 win…
Owen Farrell (right) will lead England’s attack from fly-half with Marcus Smith (left) starting at full-backVenue: Stade de Marseille Date: Sunday, 15 October Kick-off: 16:00 BSTCoverage: Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and appOwen Farrell will lead England from fly-half as they look to avenge their summer defeat by Fiji with victory in their World Cup quarter-final.Captain Farrell became England’s all-time leading points scorer in victory over Samoa in their final Pool D game.Fiji beat England for the first time ever during the summer as both sides finalised their World Cup preparations.…
New Zealand 248 for 2 (Conway 89*, Williamson 78, Mustafizur 1-36) beat Bangladesh 245 for 9 (Mushfiqur 66, Shakib 41*, Ferguson 3-49) by eight wickets Kane Williamson resumed international cricket by doing Kane Williamson things scoring a precise 78 against Bangladesh. He shepherded New Zealand close to the eight-wicket win, but couldn’t quite see the chase through, as he left the field retired hurt in the 39th over. Daryl Mitchell got New Zealand home with 43 balls to spare, putting the seal on the team’s dominating start to this World Cup.Williamson missed seven months of competitive cricket due to a…
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey German footballing legend Thomas Müller admitted to some consternation upon playing alongside new teammate Chris Führich on the German national team training pitch. Photo: Jeollo, Vfb-exklusiv.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 The time is nearly at hand for certain German footballing native from the German footballing hotbed of Castrop-Rauxel. Twenty-five-year-old VfB Stuttgart attacker Chris Führich once cycled through many of the major footballing academies of his native North-Rhine Westphalia. Führich ultimately failed to catch on at Schalke, Dortmund, Bochum, and even Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Only at Köln – at the age of 20 – did the current German…
Robert Sanchez has won the Castrol Save of the Month award for September after brilliantly keeping out Nicolo Zaniolo’s powerful volley at Stamford Bridge.The Spaniard has arguably been Chelsea’s player of the season so far, making a number of crucial saves for his new side during the opening weeks of the 2023/24 campaign.Sanchez’s best stop to date following his £25m arrival from Brighton Hove & Albion came during the Blues’ recent clash with Aston Villa, who are continuing the fine form they showed under Unai Emery last season.Reacting brilliantly to a venomous volley from Zaniolo, Sanchez was able to divert…
The Sun journalist Charlie Wyett has tipped Tottenham Hotspur to sign Manchester United star Harry Maguire. After struggling with their defensive frailties last term, Spurs prioritised strengthening the backline in the recently concluded summer window. Ange Postecoglou’s side opted to sign Micky van de Ven from VfL Wolfsburg in a £43m deal, but it was reported that the Australian boss was keen on purchasing a second defender before the deadline. Several players were mentioned as potential targets for the North London club with Lloyd Kelly, Edmond Tapsoba and Clement Lenglet being among them, but Maguire was reportedly on their radar…
USADA and the UFC are bidding farewell to one another and some are more happy about it than others. Both entities have gone back and forth this week, beginning with a public statement from USADA CEO Travis Tygart that revealed that the partnership will end on Dec. 31, 2023. UFC CBO Hunter Campbell and Senior Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky announced yesterday that the promotion will continue drug testing protocols going forward, it will just do so with Drug Free Sport International (DFSI) rather than USADA. State-by-state athletic commission testing will also remain a constant. One…
With senior high school football seasons past the halfway point for the majority of the country, the team at 247Sports has updated the Top247 for the class of 2024. One of the initial takeaways from the revamped rankings was the embarrassment of riches at the wide receiver position, headlined by the new No. 1 overall player Jeremiah Smith.Winter all-star game season will also be heavily taken into account before rankings are finalized in February, but as of now, there are eight five-star wideouts, 19 in the top 100, and 34 in the Top247. The 34 wide receivers in the Top247 cover…