Month: October 2024

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels will get his first professional action on Saturday when he starts for the Washington Commanders in their preseason opener against the New York Jets.

Although the Jets are likely to rest their veteran quarterbacks in this contest, they will have plenty of defensive depth to make Daniels’ life tough in his first NFL appearance.

My Commanders vs. Jets predictions and NFL picks take a closer look at what we should see when these two teams hit the field on August 10. 

Commanders vs Jets prediction

My best betUnder 34.5 (-110 at FanDuel)

My analysis

Jayden Daniels enjoyed a highly productive college career at Arizona State and LSU, culminating in a Heisman Trophy performance las…

Former Brazil striker Pelé dismissed talk he is depressed and reclusive on Thursday and assured fans he is doing well and maintaining a busy schedule.

Pelé is depressed and has become a recluse, says his son in interviewRead more

Pelé’s son Edinho told Globo in an interview published on Monday that the three-times World Cup winner was depressed and reluctant to leave his house because of health and mobility problems linked to his bad hip.

“I am good,” said Pele, who will be 80 in October. “I continue to accept my physical limitations in the best way possible but I intend to keep the ball rolling. I have good days and bad days. That is normal for people of my age. I am not afraid, I am determined, confident…

The Southeast division of the NBA was like a really bad potluck. In most terrible potlucks there’s usually only one edible dish that’s holding it down for your meal and that’s the one you brought. Last year, the Miami Heat were that one dish for this group. Everyone else in the division forgot that you have to add seasonings for most food to have flavor. A few teams even thought it would be okay to bring a fruitcake. The Heat went to the NBA Finals as a fifth seed with one of the most dominant performances through the Eastern Conference playoffs that we’ve seen in a while. No other team in the division finished over .500. The Orlando Magic made the playoffs by winning 33 games, and got bounced by the Bucks in the first round. The Washington Wizards barely got invited to the N…

Leo Messi’s dreams of lining up in the same Paris Saint-Germain team as Ander Herrera, Mauro Icardi and Idrissa Gueye could be dashed, following reports from Spain that the trio are among up to 10 players the French side are hoping to offload in a bid to trim their ludicrously large wage bill after their low-key signing of the Argentinian free agent.

Quite who they hope will buy them is anyone’s guess, given the manner in which they’ve completely distorted the European market by offering absurdly bloated salaries – even by the standards of football – that few if any European clubs will be able to match.

Men’s transfer window summer 2021 – all deals from Europe’s top five leaguesRead more

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It was a move that divided opinion. When news broke in the summer of 1983 that Division One matches would be shown live on BBC and ITV, there was more anxiety than expectation. The £5.2m deal gave the channels five league matches each, although the BBC only covered four due to a technicians’ strike. There was no chance of over-exposure during the first full season of live coverage, but the relationship between the national game and television would change the sport forever.

ITV had shown the only live league match before, a fixture between Blackpool and Bolton in 1960, but on Sunday 2 October 1983, the televised football revolution began in earnest. Tottenham v Nottingham Forest was the point of no return.

There …

Paul Pogba’s doping suspension has been cut to 18 months from an initial four years, the court of arbitration for sport (Cas) said on Friday.

“The suspension is now 18 months, starting 11 September 2023,” the Cas director general, Matthieu Reeb,said.

The France international was provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping organisation (Nado Italia) in September 2023 after testing positive for DHEA – a banned substance that raises levels of testosterone.

The 31-year-old, who has a contract with Juventus until June 2026, denied any wrongdoing and said in February he would appeal to Cas. The doping test was performed after Juventus’s 3-0 season opening victory in Serie …

This is truly the business end of the World Cup, as we decide who will get to play for the whole Chimichanga. The first semifinal is in the books, and it was a true styles-makes-fights clash (as opposed to the staring contest England-Australia quite likely will be). Spain’s technical ability vs. Sweden’s physical. And it was decided when Spain eschewed all that and just hit the thing really fucking hard. Let’s do it to it! Game of the day: Spain 2-1 Sweden As stated above, Sweden were never likely to try and engage Spain in an actual football match, because to do so usually means death for any who try it. As this tournament nears its conclusion, it’s looking more and more like that disaster against Japan for Spain is fading towards the blip side more than anything meaningful. Jap…

Some people are fans of the Cleveland Browns. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cleveland Browns. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Your team: Cleveland Browns. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage.  Your 2016 record: 1-15, featuring a 14-game losing streak to open the season. This team’s poor fanbase can’t even plan an 0-16 parade without the Browns fucking it all up: “I fully expect the Browns to go out there and win one of these games,” he said. “Just to turn the tables on us.” That they did, my friend. FUN FACT: The Browns haven’t won their opening game in 13 years. I mean… what do you even say at this point? You know how in The Revenant, Leonardo DiCaprio gets his throat slashed by that bear, so then he …