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After Arsenal’s first league title for more than two decades was confirmed, tens of thousands of supporters rushed to Emirates Stadium to celebrate.”I knew we were a sleeping giant that we needed to awaken in some way.” Kroenke said.”We haven’t had a team, a squad like this in the social media age. Social media evolved and the Twittersphere and everything else around it.”The instantaneous information, the ‘Banter Era’ – I’m aware of all this. I turned 46 last week.”I’ve grown up around this and I’ve seen it all from my own perspective. I think that’s what I’m so proud to…
College football prospects across the class of 2027 have embarked on their official visits as May turns to June in the 2026 offseason.Several prospects went into this period with their minds made up regarding a college commitment. Others will wait until they are through with official visits and will make their decisions in July and August.One of the key uncommitted prospects in the class of 2027 is four-star defensive end Abraham Sesay. The 6-foot-4, 225-pounder from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, ranks as the No. 5 defensive end, No. 3 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 31 overall prospect in the class of 2027,…
New York Knicks president Leon Rose put together a team that reached the NBA Finals all while rarely interacting with the media, and he earned the admiration of another notable sports executive in the city in the process.”Not in this town,” New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said when discussing whether he could do the job without speaking to the media, per Ian O’Connor of The Athletic.”But the bottom line isn’t how you communicate publicly. It’s not what you say, it’s what you do. And what Leon Rose has done is transformational.”He made really impactful moves with [Jalen] Brunson…
In the last six seasons, the Carolina Panthers have had zero First-Team All-Pros. They have hardly been recognized by the AP All-Pro voting in that time. In fairness, they have kind of been a talent wasteland for a long time. That’s changing, though. Slowly but surely, the Panthers are raising their talent level, and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if a few of the current players finally made an All-Pro team in 2026. Derrick BrownCarolina Panthers defensive end Derrick Brown (95) during the first half | Jim Dedmon-Imagn ImagesIt is unfathomable that Derrick Brown hasn’t been an All-Pro yet.…
By John Virr – 2nd X1 Scorer Game 1 was a Group game and the second game a “friendly”. GAME 1 – GROUP GAME Winning the toss Yorkshire chose to bat first, however things didn’t start well as Yash Vagadia was bowled from the 3rd ball and Harry Duke run out from the last ball of the first over: 1-2. Will Bennison joined Owen Smith with Bennison, the aggressor – they added 84 in 63 balls before Smith was caught at long on for 34 from 31 balls (3×4;1×6). Ajay Khunti, who had scored a hundred against us last week…
Even if Ederson is signed in the next few days, it may be a while before United’s midfield make-up for the 2026-27 campaign becomes clear.Whoever they sign, they will hope their recruitment is more successful than virtually all the players they have tried in Carrick’s favoured position since he joined from Tottenham for £18.6m in July 2006.Manuel Ugarte (£42.3m, from PSG, August 2024. 69 appearances, two goals)Mason Mount (£55m, from Chelsea, June 2023. 72 appearances, seven goals)Sofyan Amrabat (loan, from Fiorentina, September 2023. 30 appearances, no goals)Casemiro (£70m, from Real Madrid, August 2022. 160 appearances, 26 goals)Christian Eriksen (Free, July…
The Texas Longhorns and head coach Steve Sarkisian are all-in on the 2026 season. With both quarterback Arch Manning and left tackle Trevor Goosby opting to return to Austin instead of head to the NFL, Texas got aggressive in the portal and brought in the No. 3 class in the country.That combination of returning stars and talented newcomers, in tandem with the surprise hiring of veteran defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, has generated a ton of buzz around the program. With so much on the line for Texas in 2026, Sarkisian and his staff have to ensure their best eleven are…
It’s been a truly up-and-down Western Conference Finals for Victor Wembanyama. Seemingly unable to find any consistency, “Wemby” has suppplemented elite performances with concerning ones throughout the first five games of the series. That has, naturally, led to some frustration on his part.That frustration seemed to boil over at the end of Game 5. Wemby was seen whispering something to San Antonio Spurs teammates Mason Plumlee and Bismack Biyombo, both of whom proceeded to commit hard fouls on Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain in the final stages of the game. While there’s no way to truly prove what happened,…
The NFL offseason is more than halfway over and we’ve already seen some big moves and changes throughout the league. Free agency and the NFL Draft are behind us and with minicamp and training camp approaching, we can practically smell the pigskin and taste the tailgate food that soon awaits.It’s no secret that the NFL is a money-making machine: from merchandise, to commercials, streaming services to tickets and more. Money is often a big hurdle between teams and players, with contract holdouts, hold-ins and trades giving each season plenty of drama on the sidelines.The NFL salary cap has more than…
(Mathew Pover/Matchroom Boxing) Steve Claggett has not been invited to London to beat junior welterweight Adam Azim, he’s in Britain to be the final stepping stone in the hotshot’s quest towards a world title. The Canadian’s job, then, is to remain sturdy and teach the 24-year-old a few things he hasn’t seen before. It’s a role that countless fighters, and always those perceived to be on the way down, have occupied. Now and again, however, the desire from the stepping stone is too great. Their experience proves too much, they grow too slippery, and the young fighter attempting to get…