One player who recently refused to play became a pariah.
Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened
Gabriel Jesus continued to torment Palace as Arsenal narrowed the gap at the top of the Premier League
2 min: Sarr pings a pass down the inside-right channel for Mateta, and things look promising for Palace. But then the whistle goes, because Hughes was judged to have fouled Lewis-Skelly in the build-up. A slightly soft free kick, but to be fair Palace don’t really complain.
Arsenal get into their pre-match huddle … then realise their captain and keeper aren’t in it. Odegaard and Raya eventually deign to turn up, the group hug is completed, and the visitors then kick off.
Continue reading...De’Aaron Fox reportedly not asking Kings for trade, but will he sign extension to stay?
If Fox doesn't sign (or tells the Kings he won't) they have to consider a trade, and San Antonio is lurking.
Patrick Mahomes runs for 15-yard TD, Chiefs lead 7-0
Patrick Mahomes' injured ankle seems OK so far.
1B Paul Goldschmidt reportedly agrees to 1-year, $12.5 million deal with Yankees
Goldschmidt, the 2022 NL MVP, has spent the past six seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals.
New combat video game star – and an NPC! – born from crazy karate kick caught on cam
Rashad Eugene had a killer karate resume already, but now the phone's really probably going to ring. Eugene posted a video to social media that was picked up by ESPN MMA that shows an utterly insane flip kick that landed on a karate opponent and took him out. It's the kind…
Colts activate Ryan Kelly, Jaylon Carlies off injured reserve
The Colts will have their longtime center available for Week 16.
Bristol raise the bar in Premiership with record victory at Leicester
- Leicester 24-54 Bristol
- Gabriel Oghre and Kalaveti Ravouvou both score two tries
First, a simple stat: Bristol notched a 10th consecutive away win in the Premiership. A record for the league. Impressive. Second, another: they scored the most points any team have ever registered against Leicester at Welford Road, as much as any have ever scored against the Tigers anywhere in the Premiership. Impressive again, and this time beginning to hint at what went on here.
But, really, numbers are inadequate. In an extraordinary era of attacking rugby in the Premiership, Bristol must be ranked the most outrageous of them all. They should be listed as a national treasure. Rugby when played like this becomes an art, an entertainment that does not require any grounding in the sport to enjoy.
Continue reading...After the season, Kirk Cousins will get completely away from football for a month
Neither team nor player will make decisions about 2025 until 2025.
Championship roundup: Sheffield United extend run as top four all win
- Kieffer Moore double gives Blades 2-0 win over Cardiff
- Plymouth draw six-goal thriller with Middlesbrough
Leaders Sheffield United extended their unbeaten Championship run to 11 games with a comfortable 2-0 win at Cardiff, on a day when all of the division’s top four sides recorded victories.
Former Bluebird Kieffer Moore struck twice in the second half to ensure the Blades maintained a three-point advantage at the top. Moore has made a habit of scoring at the Cardiff City Stadium having previously netted for the hosts, Wales and Ipswich last season, and was on target again.
Continue reading...Alex Caruso hopes to sign extension to remain in Oklahoma City
His defense and secondary ball handling is a perfect fit with the Thunder, but his price will likely double from his current deal.
Ipswich 0-4 Newcastle, Brentford 0-2 Nottingham Forest, and more: football – as it happened
Alexander Isak scored his first Newcastle hat-trick while in-form Forest ended Brentford’s unbeaten run at home
Ipswich (4-2-3-1) Muric; H Clarke, O’Shea, Burgess, Davis; Morsy,
Cajuste; Burns, Hutchinson, Szmodics; Chaplin.
Subs: Walton, Phillips, Taylor, Al Hamadi, Johnson, Townsend, Greaves, Broadhead, J Clarke.
Newcastle (4-3-3) Dubravka, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Willock; J Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Subs: Vlachodimos, Trippier, Barnes, Targett, Osula, Almiron, Kelly, Longstaff, Miley.
Report: Fox’s agent met with Kings to discuss star’s future
De'Aaron Fox's agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, met with Kings general manager Monte McNair and assistant general manager Wes Wilcox to discuss the star point guard's future.
Chiefs beat Texans, have eyes on second 16-win regular season in NFL history
Patrick Mahomes' ankle looked fine and the Chiefs beat the Texans to move one step closer to clinching the AFC's No. 1 seed.
Ian Heinisch details how brain injuries forced UFC retirement
LAS VEGAS – Ian Heinisch remained silent, until he couldn't take it anymore. He just wanted to feel normal, a state he hadn't been in for a year and a half. In July 2023, Heinisch (14-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) announced an indefinite break from MMA, something he now…