Club football returned after a two-week international break and delivered a ton of talking points across the top European leagues. In the Premier League, Arsenal got an ugly (but effective) win over their north London rivals, Tottenham, while Liverpool took a big step back with a shock home defeat to Nottingham Forest. In LaLiga, Kylian […]
Birmingham 3-1 Wrexham (17 Sep, 2024) Game Analysis
BIRMINGHAM, England — Tom Brady took the bragging rights over Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in the game dubbed the “Hollywood derby” as Birmingham City ended Wrexham’s unbeaten start to life in League One with a commanding 3-1 victory at St Andrew’s on Monday evening. The match played out in front of a crowd including […]
The VAR Review: Why Timber wasn’t sent off for Arsenal vs. Spurs
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR Review: Why […]
No Rice, no Ødegaard, no problem: Arsenal top Spurs in derby
LONDON — Arsenal overcame the absence of key midfielders Declan Rice and Martin Ødegaard to win the North London derby at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and move into second in the Premier League ahead of next week’s clash with leaders Manchester City. Gabriel’s 64th-minute header was enough to seal a 1-0 win against Ange Postecoglou’s […]
College football Week 3 highlights – top plays, games, takeaways
If college football were a cartoon, there would’ve been a moment last December, just after the committee snubbed an undefeated Florida State team from the playoff, when Mike Norvell would’ve concluded this was as bad as things could get, all while unknowingly standing beneath a piano perilously being lifted up to a 20th-floor window. Of […]
UFC 306 live: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili results and analysis
Sean O’Malley makes the second defense of his UFC men’s bantamweight championship against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of two-title-fight UFC 306 on Saturday, Sept. 14, in Las Vegas. The event, which the fight promotion is billing as Noche UFC becauase it falls on Mexican Independence Day weekend, also features a women’s flyweight title […]
Man United ratings: De Ligt makes impact in win at Southampton
Manchester United got back to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday as they beat Southampton 3-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium. The visitors almost fell behind after a slow start when Diogo Dalot gave away a penalty following his challenge on 18-year-old Tyler Dibling, who was making his first Premier League start for Saints. […]
NFL Week 2 picks, schedule, odds, injuries, fantasy tips
The Week 2 NFL schedule for the 2024 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, and analytics writer Seth Walder makes a bold prediction for each matchup. The ESPN […]
RB Christian McCaffrey out for Vikings game as 49ers mull IR
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When it comes to San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey‘s availability, no guesswork is needed this week. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan on Friday officially ruled McCaffrey out for Sunday’s game at the Minnesota Vikings after McCaffrey didn’t feel right with limited participation in Thursday’s practice. Putting McCaffrey on injured reserve, […]
What we know (and don’t know) about 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
You might have missed it, but further details about the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup were released last week. The inaugural tournament, in which 32 teams from across the globe will compete over four weeks in the United States, now has an official emblem. That’s right; on Sept. 4, FIFA released the logo and audio […]