Ed Howard Could Someday be the Next Tim Anderson

May 31, 2020 By Leave a Comment
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It’s rare for the Chicagoland area to have a sure fire first round prospect in the Major League Baseball Draft. It’s exceedingly rare to see it in back to back years. With the MLB Draft coming up in nine days, Ed Howard, out of Mount Carmel High School on the South Side of Chicago, is poised to become the first shortstop selected.

Last year at this time, Quinn Priester, from suburban Cary-Grove, was taken with the 18th overall selection by the Pittsburgh Pirates. For more on Priester go here, as for Ed Howard, well, he has a great role model and friend in the White Sox SS Tim Anderson.

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Man United News: Rashford, Sancho, Sanchez, Martial

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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League will restart again on June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors. Project Restart appears to be a rousing success, as training has returned. Additionally, the UK government has now given the official all clear for sporting events to return.

Until we have football matches again, we still have plenty of news items to cover and analyze. So let’s take a look at what the Manchester United community is talking about in cyberspace. For today’s MUFC transfer talk go here.

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Man United Transfer Talk: Saul Niguez, Odion Ighalo

May 31, 2020 By 1 Comment
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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League will restart again on June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors. Project Restart appears to be a rousing success, as training has returned. Additionally, the UK government has now given the official all clear for sporting events to return.

Until we have football matches again, we still have plenty of transfer talk to cover and analyze. So let’s take a spin through the Manchester United rumor mill in cyberspace. For today’s MUFC news and notes round-up go here.

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Chelsea FC Transfer Talk: Timo Werner, Philippe Coutinho

May 31, 2020 By 1 Comment
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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League will restart again on June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors. Project Restart appears to be a rousing success, as training has returned. Additionally, the UK government has now given the official all clear for sporting events to return.

Until we have football matches again, we still have plenty of transfer talk to cover and analyze. So let’s take a spin through the Chelsea FC rumor mill in cyberspace.

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Pistons Coach Dwane Casey Sees Little Progress Made on Racism

May 30, 2020 By Leave a Comment
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America’s original sin is slavery, and long after the Emancipation Proclamation, the great divide in this country continues to manifest itself in a racist driven form. Segregation, Jim Crow, Voter Discrimination, Birtherism, the MAGA movement and back once again at the forefront- bigoted police brutality.

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey released a long, poignant and powerful statement today. He fears for his eight-year-old son, and the world he’ll grow up in. In the statement, Casey harkened back to when he was eight year old himself, living in the Jim Crow era segregated south. The Pistons released this statement today, while many of our nation’s cities are recovering from riots last night, and bracing for more rioting to come tonight.

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Man United News: Chicharito, Rio, Moyes, Project Restart

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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League will restart again on June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors. Project Restart appears to be a rousing success, as training has returned. Additionally, the UK government has now given the official all clear for sporting events to return.

Until we have football matches again, we still have plenty of news items to cover and analyze. So let’s take a spin through the Manchester United newsphere in cyberspace. For today’s MUFC transfer rumors round-up go here.

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Man United Transfer Talk: Sanchez, Sancho, Bellingham

May 30, 2020 By 1 Comment
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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League is scheduled to restart on June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors. There are still some questions regarding Project Restart, but contact training is back, and there is high confidence that the PL will return soon and complete the season.

Until football does restart, we still have plenty of news items to cover and analyze. So let’s take a spin through the Manchester United newsphere in cyberspace.

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Manchester United Transfer Talk: Paul Pogba, Jadon Sancho

May 30, 2020 By 2 Comments
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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League is scheduled to restart on June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors. There are still some questions regarding Project Restart, but contact training is back, and there is high confidence that the PL will return soon and complete the season.

Until football does restart, we still have plenty of news items to cover and analyze. So let’s take a spin through the Manchester United newsphere in cyberspace.

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Liverpool FC News: Title Clinching Match, Brendan Rodgers, Ryan Giggs

May 29, 2020 By Leave a Comment
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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League is moving towards a restart June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors, mostly in home venues. There are still some questions regarding Project Restart, but contact training is back, and there is high confidence that the PL will return soon and complete the season.

Until football does restart, we still have plenty of news items to cover and analyze. So let’s take a spin through the Liverpool newsphere in cyberspace.

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Man United News: James, Lingard, FA Cup Schedule

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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League is moving towards a restart June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors. There are still some questions regarding Project Restart, but contact training is back, and there is high confidence that the PL will return soon and complete the season.

Until football does restart, we still have plenty of news items to cover and analyze. So let’s take a spin through the Manchester United newsphere in cyberspace.

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Spencer Torkelson: Safest Choice at #1 for Detroit Tigers, but Still Risky

May 29, 2020 By Leave a Comment
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As the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft approaches, Spencer Torkelson is the favorite to go first overall. It’s not a slam dunk kind of certainty, but almost every mock has him in the top spot. Only time will tell how this works out for the Detroit Tigers, if they do indeed draft the Arizona State first baseman in the top slot.

Maybe he’ll join the class of Ken Griffey Jr., Harold Baines, Chipper Jones and others in the best of the best #1 overall picks. Or he’ll, well, since the draft began in 1965, only four number one overall picks failed to reach the Major Leagues:

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Chelsea FC Transfer Talk: Nicolas Tagliafico, Angel Gomes

May 29, 2020 By Leave a Comment
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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League announced today, a restart that begins on June 17. The bulk of the first set of matches are to be played June 20-21, all of which televised, and behind closed doors.

So now he have a specific date to count down to when it comes to Project Restart. Until we get there, and actual football is back, we still have plenty of transfer talk to cover and analyze. So let’s take a spin through the Manchester United rumor mill in cyberspace.

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