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Coach Cal: “we’ve got to go with the science” (to have Hoops this Year)

July 15, 2020 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

University of Kentucky Coach John Calipari met the media, virtually, via Zoom this morning for a session that focused primarily on his recently having partnered with the McClendon Foundation.

Calipari will work with other college basketball coaches to help launch the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative (follow this link for more), but one of the main takeaways from the session was Cal’s thoughts on whether or not we’ll have a college basketball season in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Filed Under: College Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats

Christian Pulisic will be a World Class Player, Says Daniel Farke

July 15, 2020 By paulmbanks 3 Comments

Tonight saw Christian Pulisic accomplish yet another game in which he either scored, assisted or won a penalty that set up a goal. The American wing player was the helper on Olivier Giroud’s scoring strike, the only goal in a very dull match that saw Chelsea defeat Norwich City 1-0.

The match also provided a chance for Pulisic to reunite with one of his former coaches in Daniel Farke. The German, now head man at Norwich, knows Pulisic well from his days in charge of Borussia Dortmund II from 2015-17. Farke, as much as almost anyone, has had a close-up view of Pulisic’s growth and development over the years.

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Filed Under: Chelsea, Football/Soccer

Predicted Arsenal FC Starting XI vs Liverpool FC

July 14, 2020 By Sagi Eswar 1 Comment

On Wednesday, Arsenal will be welcoming un Premier League champions Liverpool as they look to keep their fight for European football going. After losing 2-1 to Tottenham in the North London Derby, the Emirates club’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League has come to an unceremonious end. The Gunners will have to score maximum points from the remaining three games if they are to have a chance of getting back into Europa League.

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Filed Under: Arsenal, Football/Soccer, Liverpool

Arsenal FC Team News vs Liverpool: Mari, Ozil, Nketiah

July 14, 2020 By Sagi Eswar Leave a Comment

Arsenal will look to get back to winning ways in midweek when they take on Premier League champions Liverpool FC at the Emirates stadium on Wednesday. The North London club suffered a disappointing defeat against arch-rival Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend as they lost 2-1.

Champions League football is already out of reach now, and to at least give themselves a shot at qualifying for Europa League, scoring an upset win over Liverpool here is extremely crucial. For the Arsenal starting XI prediction go here.

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Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction (4-3-2-1) at Newcastle United

July 14, 2020 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Tottenham Hotspur right back Serge Aurier tragically lost his brother to gun violence in France over the weekend. It will be up to him whether or not he wants to take bereavement leave for the next match, at Newcastle United tomorrow night.

Spurs manager Jose Mourinho said the team will not pressure him into featuring.

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Filed Under: Football/Soccer, Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham at Newcastle Team News: Aurier, Ndombele, Alli, Hayden

July 14, 2020 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Currently seven points adrift of the fourth and final UEFA Champions League qualification slot, with only three games left, Tottenham Hotspur are certainly the outsiders in the top four race. At least, for their sake, their final three fixtures provide winnable games against Newcastle and Crystal Palace, along with a chance to take points from one of the teams they are chasing, Leicester City.

To have any realistic shot of making the UCL though Spurs will need to win all three and hope that several of their rivals collapse in form over the run in, a combination of events that seems highly unlikely. Up first is a trip Geordie Land.

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2020 NBA Mock Draft 7-14-20

July 14, 2020 By paulmbanks 5 Comments

The NBA’s Board of Governors approved a plan to restart the 2019-20 season with 22 teams returning to play and a tentative start date of July 31. It all hinges on an agreement with Disney Co. to use their resort in Orlando, FL, as a single site for a campus for all games, practices and housing for the remainder of the season.

The NBA Draft is now scheduled for October 15, with the lottery slated for August 25. If you’re into mock drafts, here is our MLB mock draft, the NHL can be found at this link and the 2021 NFL mock draft is available at this link.

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Filed Under: College Basketball, Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, North Carolina Tar Heels

2020 NHL Mock Draft 7-13-20

July 14, 2020 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

The 2020 NHL Entry Draft of its kind. The draft was initially scheduled to be held on June 26–27 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. However, on March 25, 2020, the NHL announced that the draft would be postponed due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Welcome to our updated NHL mock draft, post lottery edition. As far as we know, we’re the only mom and pop shop, small business website that does a mock draft for all four major U.S. sports. Here are the links to our latest NBA, MLB and NFL mock drafts. The order for this NHL mock draft comes via Tankathon.com

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Filed Under: Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey

Champions League Qualification Race Headed Towards Exciting Finish

July 14, 2020 By Jeff Trudeau Leave a Comment

The Premier League title may be decided, but the battle for a top four spot is as intense as ever, and as this unusual season draws to a conclusion, there is plenty of hard-fought football to play out.

Given that Liverpool and Manchester City have long ago sewn up their positions in the top four, this means that six teams are fighting for two qualification spots. The tussle over the final three rounds of Premier League action promises to be intense, and not surprisingly, the betting on a top four finish at these high ranked football bookies can yield some very close odds. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Chelsea, Football/Soccer, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

The Best Betting Sites in the UK for 2020

July 14, 2020 By Dolorous Price Leave a Comment

The quest to access the best betting sites across the UK has never been so simplified, of course, by the assistance of our expertise researches it cannot be any less guaranteed.

To ensure this, substantial factors were brought into consideration. These are;

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Man United News and Notes: Solskjaer, Maguire, Williams

July 13, 2020 By paulmbanks 1 Comment

Tonight saw Manchester United run their unbeaten streak to 18 games, but this match really felt like a loss. Up 2-1 on Southampton FC at home, Michael Obafemi found the equalizer off a corner, and Saints rescued a point from their trip to Old Trafford.

For United, the chance to move third in the table, with just three games left to play, was there for the taking, and only a minute or two away. Perhaps disappointment was inevitable when Red Devils left back Brandon Williams left the match with a head injury and reduced United to having to play with 10 men.

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Filed Under: Football/Soccer, Manchester United