Steph Curry looked resuscitated while scoring 34 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 132-111 victory over the Bulls at United Center in Chicago.
Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira prediction, pick, start time for UFC 312
Justin Tafa and Tallison Teixeira meet Saturday on the UFC 312 main card at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 2-3 UFC main cards, 2024: 8-8
Federico Chiesa’s Liverpool moment edging closer in Slot’s patient plan
Arriving with no pre-season, the Italian appeared ‘left behind’, but could now be unleashed for the gruelling run-in
Andy Robertson remembers vomiting the first time he ever did the lactate test. He was 23 years old, had just arrived from Hull and considered himself in pretty good shape. Until, that is, he was made to run Jürgen Klopp’s sadistic pre-season gauntlet for the first time.
Basically, you do laps of the training pitch. The required pace gradually quickens, in the manner of a bleep test. Unlike in a bleep test, however, at regular intervals a member of Klopp’s medical staff will come over, puncture your ear and – ew – extract a sample of blood from it. High lactate levels indicate fatigue; too high and you’re done. Pretty soon Robertson was feeling queasy. He started gagging. Full discharge followed soon after. It may not surprise you to know that James Milner won the Melwood lactate test eight years running.
Continue reading...Straight to penalties? Greed is football’s real shortcoming, not extra time | Jonathan Wilson
Shootouts are the least bad way the game has found to settle drawn matches, but they should be a last resort
So Uefa is considering doing away with extra time, at least in the knockout stage of the Champions League, another grand old tradition swept away as the arc of history bends towards the generation of revenue for the already wealthy. This is the way of the world and so it is the way of football, all that is great and glorious about the game desecrated to produce more content to be sold.
But first, a caveat, an increasingly necessary one as middle age hurtles by. Is this about age? Are our responses to extra time conditioned by our formative years? My first FA Cup final was 1982, a drab game enlivened by Glenn Hoddle putting Tottenham ahead after 110 minutes and Terry Fenwick heading an equaliser five minutes later (Spurs then won the replay). The Schumacher-Battiston World Cup semi-final in Seville came six weeks later: at 90 minutes it was 1-1, by the 98th minute it was 3-1 to France and by the end it was 3-3 and West Germany had won on penalties. The following year’s FA Cup final also went to extra time as Manchester United drew with Brighton; although there were no goals in the added 30 minutes, there was the drama of Gordon Smith’s late miss.
Continue reading...Birmingham City 2-3 Newcastle United: FA Cup fourth round – as it happened
Joe Willock scored twice as Newcastle edged Birmingham in an extraordinarily eventful game
6 min Pope, who isn’t the best with his feet, sprays a pass straight out of play.
4 min Iwata’s pass is intercepted by Willock, who surges 50 yards down the left and curls a dangerous cross – or rather, what would have been a dangerous cross if there was a Newcastle player in the area.
Continue reading...Super Bowl Football 301 Playbook: Best bets to take involving Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes
Here's what the data says are the best Super Bowl prop wagers to make also involving Patrick Mahomes' favorite targets and his mastery against Vic Fangio-led defenses.
Peavy’s 22 lead Georgetown past Seton Hall 60-46
Micah Peavy had 22 points in Georgetown's 60-46 win against Seton Hall on Saturday. Peavy added seven rebounds and three steals for the Hoyas (15-9, 6-7 Big East Conference). Thomas Sorber scored 13 points while shooting 6 of 12 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line and added 11 rebounds.
Rodolfo Bellato vs. Jimmy Crute prediction, pick, start time for UFC 312
Rodolfo Bellato and Jimmy Crute meet Saturday on the UFC 312 main card at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 2-3 UFC main cards, 2024: 8-8 R
Jones scores 24, Momcilovic adds 14 in return from injury in No. 8 Cyclones’ 82-52 win over TCU
Curtis Jones scored 24 points and Milan Momcilovic returned from injury to add 14 as No. 8 Iowa State ended a three-game losing streak with an 82-52 win over TCU on Saturday. Dishon Jackson also scored 14 points, and Joshua Jefferson had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. TCU: The Horned Frogs struggled to get much going offensively, as they went on to shoot 37.3% from the field and 14.3% from 3-point range.
Jase Richardson becomes star with epic 1st start to rescue Michigan State vs Oregon, 86-74
Freshman Jase Richardson dropped 29 points on Oregon in first Spartans start in front of wild crowd, dad and Michigan State basketball royalty.
Ben Simmons reportedly to sign with Clippers after agreeing to buyout with Nets
The Clippers had just moved below the tax apron at the deadline, freeing them up to sign any player on the buyout market.
Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler power No. 4 Tennessee to a 70-52 win over Oklahoma
Tennessee (20-4, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) took control early, hitting 14 of its first 16 shots, including going 5 for 5 from 3-point range. Jalon Moore scored 12 points and Bryce Goodine added nine for Oklahoma (16-7, 3-7), which dropped its second straight game to a top-five opponent after winning three of four. Jeremiah Fears scored eight points for the Sooners, who were 17-of-53 (32%) shooting.
Kings rookie Carter explains origins of his defensive philosophy
Sacramento Kings rookie guard Devin Carter shared with Morgan Ragan the origins of his defensive philosophy.
New addition Torrey Craig explains what he’s hoping to bring to Celtics
Torrey Craig reveals what he wants to bring to the Celtics the rest of the regular season and into the NBA playoffs.
Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado prediction, pick, start time for UFC 312
Jake Matthews and Francisco Prado meet Saturday in the UFC 312 main card opener at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 2-3 UFC main cards, 2024: