Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes suffered a thigh injury last week, in the win over Tottenham Hotspur, and he's going to miss some time. Initially, we didn't know the nature or severity of the issue, but over the weekend we learned that Guimaraes is going to be out until April. 'I think it will be a couple of months," Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said after the … [Read more...] about Newcastle Team News at Qarabag FK: Bruno Guimaraes, Yoane Wissa, Sven Botman, Joelinton, Lewis Miley
UCLA Bruins #2 Overall Projected Seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament
The UCLA Bruins have won more NCAA titles (11) in basketball than any other school (Kentucky is the next closest at 8). However, this is on the men's side. The women's team is still seeking its first national championship; it may very well come this April. Saturday saw the NCAA do their first projected seeding, for the top 16 seeds, in next month's women's tournament, and … [Read more...] about UCLA Bruins #2 Overall Projected Seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament
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
Arsenal Team News at Wolves: Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White
For Arsenal, the injury list is really starting to grow. The Gunners whipped Wigan Athletic 4-0 earlier today, in a fourth round FA Cup clash. However, the win came with a couple injury costs. Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori suffered an injury in the pregame warm-ups and was thus replaced in the starting lineup by Bukayo Saka. Meanwhile versatile defender Ben White was … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Wolves: Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White
Real Madrid Team News at Benfica: Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo, Raul Asencio
Heading into the weekend route over Real Sociedad, Kylian Mbappe was cleared to play after having overcome a nagging knee injury, and returning to full training the day before. Mbappe made the matchday squad, but did not feature off the bench. Interim manager Alvaro Arbeloa said that the French galactico will be fully fit to feature at Benfica on Tuesday night. Speaking of … [Read more...] about Real Madrid Team News at Benfica: Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo, Raul Asencio
Barcelona Team News at Girona: Raphinha, Marcus Rashford
It's good news, bad news, injury wise, for FC Barcelona ahead of the Catalan derby against Girona on Monday night. Raphinha returned to training on Friday, joining the rest of the squad, outdoors on grass. After being subbed off at halftime due to injury, against Elche, the Brazilian forward then missed the next three games. However, Raphinha should at least get some … [Read more...] about Barcelona Team News at Girona: Raphinha, Marcus Rashford
Real Madrid Team News vs Real Sociedad: Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo
Ahead of tomorrow's La Liga fixture with Real Sociedad, we have a couple of Real Madrid injury updates, and they pertain to their most stellar of galacticos. Yes, we'll cover two of the biggest brand name individual players on the roster- Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, both of whom saw their injury/health/fitness situations discussed by their coaches in media … [Read more...] about Real Madrid Team News vs Real Sociedad: Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo
Igor Tudor Set to Become Tottenham Hotspur Interim Manager
Tuesday saw Tottenham Hotspur sack manager Thomas Frank, who held the gig for just eight months. A new boss will be found in the summer (here's a link to a list of seven potential candidates), but in the meantime, the club needs an interim manager. According to widespread reports, this caretaker boss will be Igor Tudor, a Croatian international whose primary job will be … [Read more...] about Igor Tudor Set to Become Tottenham Hotspur Interim Manager
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Site is a Totally Vacant Lot
While my grandma was still alive, she often told our family the story of her passing by the St. Valentine's Day Massacre aftermath. It was the morning of February 14th, 1929. Bessie Hoffman (later becoming Banks), was 23 years old at the time, and on the Clark Street bus (route 22), heading towards her job at the Palmer House when the vehicle rode past the scene of the grisly … [Read more...] about The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Site is a Totally Vacant Lot
Arsenal Team News vs Wigan Athletic: Kai Havertz, William Saliba
Kai Havertz has certainly been unfortunate lately, when it comes to injuries. He has suffered a fresh setback, which has been reported to be a “muscular injury.” The German forward will miss the rest of this month, and that's really too bad, when you consider how Havertz was only a month into his comeback from the knee injury he sustained at the beginning of the campaign, … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Wigan Athletic: Kai Havertz, William Saliba