No one will remember this game for the result, but Real Madrid took care of business last night, beating Benfica 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League Play-off. However, the match result itself was largely overshadowed by the deplorable racist abuse hurled at Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. And that is obviously another story for another time, far beyond the scope of this match preview … [Read more...] about Real Madrid Team News at Osasuna: Aurelien Tchouameni, Rodrygo, Raul Asencio
Newcastle United Team News at Manchester City: Lewis Miley, Yoane Wissa, Sven Botman, Emil Krafth
Newcastle United absolutely demoliushed Qatabag FK in their UEFA Champions League Play-off first leg today. Newcastle went to Azerbaijan and took the road leg by a score of 6-1, leaving them in a perfect place to cruise on through in the home leg next week, and advance on to the knockouts, where they are likely to face either Chelsea or Barcelona. Up next for Newcastle is a … [Read more...] about Newcastle United Team News at Manchester City: Lewis Miley, Yoane Wissa, Sven Botman, Emil Krafth
Manchester City Team News vs Newcastle: Erling Haaland, Max Alleyne, Mateo Kovacic
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland was rested for the FA Cup victory over Salford City on the weekend, but he is expected to return against Newcastle United on the weekend. The big Norwegian is reportedly moving around without any noticeable issues right now, so he is should be good to go on Saturday. Besides, the issue with Haaland is just minor anyway. It's only a … [Read more...] about Manchester City Team News vs Newcastle: Erling Haaland, Max Alleyne, Mateo Kovacic
West Ham United Team News vs Bournemouth: Freddie Potts, Jean-Clair Todibo, Pablo
As West Ham United prepare for their next Premier League fixture, a visit from AFC Bournemouth on Saturday, there is good news, bad news on the squad's availability situation. Jean-Clair Todibo is now eligible again, having finished serving his three match ban for his red card against Chelsea. Todibo was sent off for violent contact, as he held the neck of Chelsea forward Pedro … [Read more...] about West Ham United Team News vs Bournemouth: Freddie Potts, Jean-Clair Todibo, Pablo
Chelsea Team News vs Burnley: Marc Cucurella, Romeo Lavia
Chelsea, like most of the Premier League clubs who are in the Champions League competition this season, cruised through the UCL League Phase. With the exception of Newcastle United, every English team in the competition qualified for the knockouts. And that is certainly advantageous, as it gives the Blues more time to rest and get healthy for the next round of Premier League … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Burnley: Marc Cucurella, Romeo Lavia
Aston Villa Team News vs Leeds United: Matty Cash, Andres Garcia, Marco Bizot
Aston Villa are off this week, at least from a competition standpoint, because they already advanced through to the knockout round of the UEFA Europa League. No Play-off round for them! They took care of business in the league phase already. So now they can rest and get right for the next Premier League fixture, and that's a visit from Leeds United on Saturday. They could get … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News vs Leeds United: Matty Cash, Andres Garcia, Marco Bizot
Rev. Jesse Jackson Helped Open Up UIC’s Curtis Granderson Stadium
Tuesday marked the passing of Civil Rights leader, former Presidential candidate and 1980s sociopolitcal icon Reverend Jesse Jackson. The Founder of Operation Push lived until the age of 84. And he was on hand on April 17, 2014 as New York Mets Center Fielder Curtis Granderson returned to his native Chicago to open and christen Curtis Granderson Stadium, at the University of … [Read more...] about Rev. Jesse Jackson Helped Open Up UIC’s Curtis Granderson Stadium
Curling Makes Winter Suck Less, but it’s Also Harder than You Think
With curling there are two cliches that always accompany the two week period, every four years (every winter olympics), in which we see mainstream interest in the sport. The first is "oh, it's not really a sport." The second is "oh, I can do that, anybody can, we could all be winter olympic athletes." First off, it's worth noting that the curling I participated in is not … [Read more...] about Curling Makes Winter Suck Less, but it’s Also Harder than You Think
From Scotland to the Olympics: The Fascinating History of Curling
Curling is a fantastic sport, unlike any other. It has many fans in all countries. On the site https://betsbest.ke/, you can read about bookmakers offering curling bets. You will be surprised at their number. But how did this sport appear, and how did it become so popular? Let's find out. … [Read more...] about From Scotland to the Olympics: The Fascinating History of Curling
Chicago Cubs Strongly Favored to Win the NL Central Division
We're exactly one week away from the start of spring training games, with the Baltimore Orioles hosting the New York Yankees in the very first exhibition game on February 20th. First pitch for that one is 12:05 CST, with the Chicago Cubs hosting the second earliest practice game, a "crosstown" affair against the White Sox, at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona with a start time of … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Strongly Favored to Win the NL Central Division