Week 1 saw a hard-fought loss to the Cleveland Browns in which a late field goal gave Mayfield’s former team a thrilling win. Then came another close loss, this time to the New York Giants in Week 2. That marks two losses by a combined five points. Yes, there are some moral victories with two close losses. But Baker Mayfield and his team are running out of time before major changes will be made....
Kevin Love had 21 points and six rebounds and Ricky Rubio had 14 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and three steals for the Timberwolves. Minnesota shot 55.7 percent, attempted 35 free throws and forced a season-high 18 turnovers from the Pelicans. Ryan Anderson had 25 points and Tyreke Evans added 16 points and seven boards for New Orleans. Eric Gordon returned from a three-game absence because of a bruised hip, but struggled with 12 points on 5-for-12 shooting....
The sidelined Real Madrid star was forced to watch on in anguish from the stands in Cardiff on Monday as James McClean’s goal gave the Republic of Ireland a 1-0 that sealed a play-off spot at Wales’ expense. It means Coleman, Bale and company will not have the chance to try and emulate their heroic run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 on a bigger stage in Russia next year....
The forward has not played since suffering a calf injury in the dramatic Clasico defeat to Barcelona on April 23, but has recovered in time to face Juventus on Saturday. No Ronaldo nerves ahead of CL final Wales international Bale will be returning to his homeland for the final and the 27-year-old provided an insight into how he has got himself fit for the match as Madrid seek to become the first side to successfully defend the Champions League title....
Bale was told by Zidane in July it would be better for him to leave the Santiago Bernabeu, but a remarkable turnaround in fortunes saw him handed a start in Madrid’s opening LaLiga match of the season. He made the most of his opportunity by setting up Karim Benzema for Madrid’s opening goal with some good play down the left in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Balaidos, while also helping out defensively....
Winning things for the club is a big deal for all players and every single one of them on the pitch would have it on their mind at some point. However, there are a few elite footballers who not only look to win things for their clubs, but for themselves too. There are over 15 players in the running for Ballon d’Or this year but the top 3 are far away from the rest at the moment....
Last month’s rankings with Luka Modric heading the list was a welcome change and the duopoly of Ronaldo and Messi was being browbeaten after a long time. But it could turn out that winning the FIFA Men’s Player Award may not be all it takes for the Croatian to go home with the Ballon d’Or. Cristiano Ronaldo is growing in repute at Juventus and though Lionel Messi had to sit on the sidelines for the greater part of October, you cannot quite rule him out yet....
Following the release of Spring/Summer 2022 B-It, B-Court, B-Bold drops, and the Unicorn sneaker, the label is continuing its future-forward sneaker line with the launch of the latest B-EAST collection. The latest sneaker models of this lineup were launched via the official e-commerce site of Balmain on January 18, 2023. The newly released Balmain B-EAST sneaker models have been designed to reinterpret the brand’s history through its future lens Olivier Rousteing joined the French luxury fashion house as the creative director back in 2011....
Man Utd can have Griezmann The troubled striker is presently playing for Nice after his contract at Liverpool expired, and his goals have fired them into Ligue 1 title contention. And he admitted that he once came close to moving to Camp Nou, but his asking price proved to be too high. “I nearly joined Barcelona, but the club that had me at the time wanted money," the 26-year-old told RMC....
The Italian arrived in France on a free transfer on deadline day, and a move to the Cote d’Azur appears to have reinvigorated the former Manchester City, Liverpool and AC Milan striker. Balotelli: I’ll fly helicopter over Nice He has seven goals to his name for Nice, with six coming in the league - with those efforts helping the club to the top of the Ligue 1 table. But they will now have to cope without their talisman for the upcoming fixtures with Bastia, Toulouse and Guingamp....
“For anyone that’s frustrated about wearing a mask and you’re not vaccinated, then look in the mirror. It’s your fault that we’re going back to having an indoor mask mandate,” Scott said during a news conference on Friday, according to WBAL-TV 11. “Make sure that folks get vaccinated. If you’re not vaccinated, shut up, don’t complain. Folks need to wear a mask to protect themselves, to protect the people around them....
Before the Baltimore Ravens came out of the home team’s tunnel and stormed the field for kickoff, there was a nod to Michael K. Williams. Williams portrayed Baltimore-native Omar Little in the critically acclaimed crime drama The Wire. Omar Little would whistle a little tune as a stick-up artist feared by the city of Baltimore. Little would whistle this specific tune before he would ambush his victims on the show, similar to how Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan would whistle when he surrounded his victims in The Walking Dead....
Trump labeled Cummings, chair of the House Oversight Committee, a “brutal bully” in a series of tweets on Saturday after the Democrat called the treatment of migrant children near the southern U.S.-Mexico border “government sponsored child abuse.” The president also unleashed fury on the lawmaker’s 7th congressional district in Maryland, which includes west Baltimore. “His Baltimore district is FAR WORSE and more dangerous. His district is considered the Worst in the USA,” the president tweeted....
Lille winger Bamba was substituted with around 25 minutes remaining in Cesena on Tuesday after an awful challenge from Hamza Choudhury that saw France awarded their second penalty of the match. Choudhury was initially booked before a VAR review saw the punishment upgraded to a red card. Although France missed the penalty, a late strike from Jonathan Ikone and Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s stoppage-time own goal saw them rescue a dramatic 2-1 win....
Trump has distanced himself from Bannon’s project, which raised more than $25 million said to be aimed at helping Trump build his long-touted southern border wall, insisting he did not approve of the action. A statement from White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, obtained by The Daily Caller’s Christian Datoc, said Trump had “always felt the Wall must be a government project,” suggesting it is “far too big and complex to be handled privately....
Barbados Women have performed exceedingly well in the West Indies Women’s T20 2022 tournament, winning four of their five games and finishing second in the points table. Hayley Matthews, Kyshona Knight, and Shakera Selman have performed well for them and are expected to lead the way again in this tournament. Meanwhile, Windward Islands Women will look to recover after a poor campaign in the West Indies Women’s T20 tournament, where they have only won one of five games....
Back-to-back LaLiga draws against Espanyol and Getafe have seen the leaders falter over recent weeks but goals by Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba saw off a robust challenge from Eibar, who had Fabian Orellana sent off midway through the second half. In a run going back to last season, Barca are now 31 games unbeaten in Spain’s top flight – a streak to match the club-best run established by Pep Guardiola’s domestic and European champions in 2010-11....
The home team started the game strong but couldn’t make much of the chances. The first half was pretty much uneventful and the both teams failed to score a goal. The break came in the second half when Gerard Pique scored off a corner kick in the 56th minute. Karim Benzema equalized for the Blancos just minutes later. Cristiano Ronaldo scored late in the game to seal the victory for the visitors....
