Bernardo says nobody will be underestimating the Swiss champions - even if they would need to replicate a similar turnaround to Barcelona's record 6-1 win against PSG last season - the French side having won the first leg 4-0 in Paris. For the first one, the biggest points difference between first and second at the end of the season, now is held by Manchester United . "To be compared with these teams you have to be there for many , many years". Read More »
Coach Cuonzo Martin turned to the shooter who brought the Tigers back from unforeseen depths to unexpected heights. "Yeah, we missed some shots that we typically make", Robertson said afterwards. Robertson missed the shot. Teams must now reassess how Porter stacks up with a field that's seemingly gotten stronger since opening day. "It's just tough", he added. Read More »
The dispute has fuelled concerns that soybeans, the United States's most valuable export to China , might be caught up in the row after Beijing launched a probe into imports of us sorghum, a grain used in animal feed and liquor. The EU has said it could respond with new tariffs on American products including orange juice, bourbon, denim, cranberries, peanut butter and motorcycles. Read More »
You can see the full schedule and bracket here. When Georgia Tech announced on November 2 it self-reported results of its internal investigation which showed Jackson and Okogie received apparel, meals and transportation valued at less than $525 and less than $750, respectively, the school did not name the person providing those benefits. Read More »
Woods said he hopes to use Valspar to fine-tune his game while building up his endurance. His partner was Kelli Kuehne, another amateur stalwart dressed up in the Nike swoosh whose career never got going. Grillo leads by two shots from Spain's Pablo Larrazábal, Italy's Matteo Manassero and American Paul Peterson. However, rather than play a simple pitch back out to the fairway, Woods opted to take an aggressive approach and go for the green despite tree trunks restricting both his backswing ... Read More »
The Orange were down by double figures for most of the game, but a run brought it within single-digits with four minutes to go. "I was a catcher and Woody had trouble with the curve, so I made sure I called for a steady diet of them when we played", Harris quipped. Read More »
With an overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, the Raptors are now 18.5 games up on the ninth-seeded Pistons with only 35 games left to play between the two teams. A three-pointer with Dedmon gave Atlanta a 77-76 lead heading into the fourth. However, the team struggled with playing together as former Raptor and current Brooklyn Net DeMarre Carroll alluded to last summer before being traded. Read More »
LeBron James dropped a team-high 31 points in their last game. In the piece, Love opens up about a panic attack he had during a game earlier this season with the Cavaliers - and how the experience forced him to confront how he views both mental health issues and his own identity. Read More »
Offensively, too, if we're being honest. Didn't guard the ball. Before that they had dropped three of four. "We just completely fell apart". The ACC Player of the Year shot 15 for 23 and came within one point of his career high set against Texas in late November. Read More »
He was a fantastic player. The rugged image of Astori appeared before kick-off on big screens as Wembley fell silent to remember the defender. "First an foremost we're really happy that we won tonight and that we made it to the last eight", Allegri said, according to Goal . Read More »
Paris Saint-Germain invested €400 million (US$496 million) this summer to try to buy European supremacy, only to crash out of the Champions League at the same last-16 stage as last season. Their 5-2 aggregate victory over PSG was as convincing as it was comfortable. "I have been here for three years and we always play better in the Champions League ". Read More »
Sputnik: Some are expressing their concerns that the more senior officials leave the administration, the more unchecked this leaves Trump, increasing the likelihood of protectionist economic policies and perhaps even overseas conflicts, is this a concern you share? For the sake of the forgotten Americans, let's hope he chooses wisely. Read More »
They don't have a win over a power conference opponent in non-con play, making their chances bleak without two (or more ) victories this week. "If they're a 4 ( seed ), they're probably going out west", CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm said. Read More »
In a flash, the Italians were in the lead and Tottenham and Pochettino couldn't react quick enough and were left to reflect on what might have been. Juventus went ahead on the night, and on aggregate. He capped his fantastic performance with a goal and also worked hard defensively while Tottenham was looking for an equaliser. Read More »
Coming off a loss to Oklahoma State , the team will be ready to play in its backyard. "Now, they're like, 'Man, they've got 19 wins and they won eight games in the Big 12". The crux of the issue was OU's 35 3-pointers. Brandon Averette began getting loose near the basket for layups, Carroll added a jumper and Tavarius Shine's basket made it 64-53 and forced Kruger to call timeout. Read More »
In recent seasons, Tottenham have pointed to the youth and inexperience of their squad as a reason for their failure to close out games, but yesterday's starting side boasted experienced internationals including Kane, Hugo Lloris, Christian Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen. Read More »
It marked the first time this season Rhode Island suffered consecutive defeats, and suddenly the Atlantic 10 Tournament becomes essential for the Rams, who probably have to sneak out with at least one win to assure an NCAA Tournament bid. Read More »
However, the conference tournaments naturally get overlooked by the 64-team NCAA Tournament. Acquaah had 11 points and Drick Bernstine had nine rebounds for the Cougars, but Acquaah's 3-pointer with 8:44 remaining in regulation was their last field until Flynn tied the game. Read More »
Zinchenko suffered a frustrating loan spell at PSV last season, and as a natural number 10 can't have imagined he'd compete for many minutes for Manchester City . Manchester City are the [1.17] favourites , with the draw at [9.6] and Basel out at [22.0]. Guardiola, who lifted the Champions League trophy both as a player and coach in Barca colours said that there is no comparison between the current Manchester City players and Barcelona . Read More »
The Tigers will be under enormous pressure as they come into the match on the back of just one win from their last 10 encounters in the shortest format of the game and despite missing some big names, the number one side in the world remain a force to be reckoned with. Read More »
The work he put in today, though, definitely makes him one of the more intriguing defensive back prospects in the draft. During the first two days of the Combine - before any of the on-field workouts have taken place - attention is centered on head coaches and general managers from across the league. Read More »
He could in the mix to replace WR Paul Richardson , an unrestricted free agent who may not re-sign with Seattle. Another defensive leader in defensive end Michael Bennett was dealt on Wednesday to Philadelphia . Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins is a co-leader of the Players Coalition, which has worked with the league to encourage players to contribute to their local communities. Read More »
The seventh round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA ) modernization efforts wrapped up March 5 with some progress on chapters of importance to agriculture, most notably a chapter on sanitary and phytosanitary measures. "Now our time is running very short", he said at an event to close a round of talks in Mexico City , standing beside his colleagues Chrystia Freeland and Ildefonso Guajardo. Read More »
Casillas also holds the Champions League clean sheet record, a mark he improved to 59 today. He can create goals out of nothing on his own. If anybody here thinks they come here and give the game up, leave their star players at home or whatever they are mistaken. Read More »
If no deal is reached by then, he would have to play the 2018 season under the one-year tender once again. Bell , arguably the game's most complete running back, wants to be paid a lot of money over a long period of time. The numbers support his claim as he's logged almost 8,000 yards from scrimmage in the past five seasons. Bell said the constraints of the running back market aren't his doing and don't encapsulate his profile as a player. Read More »
Del. Brent Boggs, (D) Braxton, an appointee to the committee, said House lawmakers would not come down from five percent - the same threshold education leaders are demanding for teachers to return to school. "We can't go along and make up rules when we don't like the president of the United States". Many believe there is a disconnect between spending and property taxes when an estimated 70 percent of Vermont households are getting some type of income sensitivity and don't see the full impact ... Read More »
Manchester United looked to be heading towards a third consecutive away defeat in the league when Patrick van Aanholt scored the second goal for Palace early in the second half. United appealed in vain for offside but the flag stayed down and van Aanholt held his nerve to slot past De Gea for his first goal since May 2017. I don't like my teams to lose their organisation like we did, but it was an incredible match and a very important win for us. Read More »
Harry Kane has said Tottenham Hotspur must cope with the pressure of being favourites in Wednesday's Champions League round of 16 second leg against Juventus . "Only we need to feel free". The first leg in Turin ended in a 2-2 draw after a stunning second-half comeback by Tottenham . "It will be like a final, in a way; because we have to get a result otherwise we are going out". Read More »
It was a flawless match. There's a lot of work to be done in Paris and based on this performance, few players can say that their position at the club is safe. The Brazil global has scored 19 goals in 20 Ligue 1 appearances for the Ligue 1 side this season, but he fractured his metatarsal during PSG's 3-0 win over Marseille on February 25 and is unlikely return to action before the end of the campaign. Read More »
En fin de premier acte, les visités ont enfin mis le nez à la fenêtre. Alphonse Areola était toutefois à la bonne place pour détourner la reprise du Madrilène. Le plus simple: une victoire 2-0 qualifierait d'office le PSG . Paris n'y arrive pas. Monter à Paris si tôt dans sa carrière n'était peut-être pas l'idée du siècle. Read More »
In January, Liverpool moved to acquire Virgil van Dijk from Southampton, with his £75 million transfer fee making him the most expensive defender in world football. United are now second on 62 points, with Liverpool two points behind in third. "I think we need to be relaxed now and try to prepare the best game in the best way", said manager Mauricio Pochettino, whose team is unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions. Read More »
He did exactly that. Among the other defensive backs with Alabama football roots running the 40 on Monday, Carlton Davis ( Auburn ) posted a 4.53, Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama) posted a 4.46, Jamarcus King (Blount) posted a 4.70, Siran Neal (Eufaula, Jacksonville State) posted a 4.56, Stephen Roberts (Opelika, Auburn) posted a 4.53 and Levi Wallace (Alabama) posted a 4.53. Read More »
Excuse me while I go full Andy Bernard on my wall. The show will air on TBS for the first time on Sunday, after more than 30 years on CBS. Regardless, the bulk of teams are now heading into tournaments against their conference foes and are preparing for a hard stretch that means winning, resting for a few hours and then preparing to win again. Read More »
Depuis le début de l'année 2018, le Real a joué 16 rencontres. Cela fragiliserait à coup sûr le projet qatari, après un mercato estival à 400 M EUR et avant un manque à gagner économique, alors qu'il est dans le collimateur du fair-play financier de l'UEFA . Read More »
But let's not forget that it was Wenger who brought the likes of Mesut Ozil , Calum Chambers, Shkodran Mustafi , Hector Bellerin and Petr Cech to the club. Furious Arsenal fans chanted "we want Wenger out " during the Brighton debacle. But, Wenger even after accepting the "tough" times , is in no mood to give up and he made it clear with his charming use of metaphors. Read More »