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Tottenham Predicted XI at United: Mohammed Kudus Could Get His First Start of the Season 

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Dead last place. The foot of the table. The absolute bottom side. 20th place out of 20. That is exactly where Tottenham Hotspur sit right now. That's the bad news for Roberto de Zerbi and his men. The good news (other than the fact that there is literally nowehere else to go but up) is the squad is healing up. The injured players are returning, and the recently returned are … [Read more...] about Tottenham Predicted XI at United: Mohammed Kudus Could Get His First Start of the Season 

Tottenham Team News at Man United: Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Porro

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For once, Tottenham Hotspur will take on a team, in Manchester United, who are more banged up than they are. That has been a very rare occurence in the recent years for Spurs. The north London side have two fresh injury concerns, coming off the elongated international break, in Dutch defenders Micky van de Ven (finger) and Jan Paul van Hecke (foot). Both are in the doubts after … [Read more...] about Tottenham Team News at Man United: Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Porro

Man United Predicted XI vs Tottenham: Rashford, Mainoo Should be Passed Fit

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Manchester United are expected to get some of their key injured players back this weekend, and see some of their important players who are dinged up get back to full fitness. This should be huge, for a team and fan base that is struggling right now. Maybe getting England stars Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford back, and firing on all cylinders, should make a difference.  After … [Read more...] about Man United Predicted XI vs Tottenham: Rashford, Mainoo Should be Passed Fit

Man United Team News vs Tottenham: Mainoo, Diallo, Rashford, Mazraoui, Dorgu

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Manchester United have a very long injury list, ahead of their league fixture with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford and Karl Darlow all have unspecified/undisclosed injury problems, and they're all in the 50/50 category (more or less) to make the matchday squad here. … [Read more...] about Man United Team News vs Tottenham: Mainoo, Diallo, Rashford, Mazraoui, Dorgu

Illini #1, Michigan State #2, USC #3 in Big Ten Preseason Power Rankings

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You can crank up the old school Eminem and Kanye West, because the early to mid 2000s are back! At least they are from a Big Ten basketball perspective. Yes, the Illinois Fighting Illini and Michigan State Spartans are once the class of the conference. Both were #1 seeds in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. Both made the Final Four in 2005. … [Read more...] about Illini #1, Michigan State #2, USC #3 in Big Ten Preseason Power Rankings

2027 NBA Mock Draft Version 1.0

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College basketball Media Days season is here, so it is time for a NBA Mock Draft! The Sports Bank is reporting live from Rosemont, IL this week at Big Ten Media Days. TSB Founder Paul M. Banks, as far as we know (but we could be wrong) is the only individual media professional to publish a mock draft in all four of the major North American sports leagues, as well as the most … [Read more...] about 2027 NBA Mock Draft Version 1.0

2027 WNBA Mock Draft Version 1.0

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College basketball talking season is underway, so it is WNBA Mock Draft time! Conference and school college hoops Media Days are transpiring, and The Sports Bank will be reporting live from Rosemont this week. TSB Founder Paul M. Banks, as far as we know (but we could obviously be wrong) is the only sports writer to author a mock draft in all four of the major North American … [Read more...] about 2027 WNBA Mock Draft Version 1.0

Chelsea Team News vs Bournemouth: Palmer, James, Gittens, Caicedo, Pedro, Palestra

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The longer the international break, the longer our Team News preview articles become. That's because the three, instead of the usual two week FIFA window brought more injuries, recoveries and rehabilitations that we typically see during the internationals. And Chelsea, ahead of their visit from AFC Bournemouth, have a very long list of injury concerns, consisting of Reece … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Bournemouth: Palmer, James, Gittens, Caicedo, Pedro, Palestra

Aston Villa Team News vs Brentford: Maatsen, Madjo, Torres, Goretzka, Bizot

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With the international break being so much longer than usual, we're finding that our Team News preview articles are also becoming greater in length. That's because the three week FIFA window brought more injury, recovery and rehabilitation news than is typical for your usual September-October international break. Aston Villa has a long list, and it includes the likes of Ian … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News vs Brentford: Maatsen, Madjo, Torres, Goretzka, Bizot