Erik Ten Hag Confident Manchester United Can Beat Arsenal Without Casemiro In Crucial Premier League Match

Casemiro suspended for Arsenal showdown Ten Hag reminds Gunners of result last time McTominay or Fred likely to come in WHAT HAPPENED? Manchester United were dealt a blow as Casemiro picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Crystal Palace, ruling him out of Sunday’s title clash against Arsenal. United boss Erik ten Hag was, however, keen to point out that his side have already got the better of the Gunners this season, when Casemiro only appeared as a late substitute....

January 21, 2023 · 2 min · 422 words · Jon Martinez

Eriksson Why Tired England Will Never Win The World Cup

The Three Lions will go in search of global glory once again this summer, with Gareth Southgate the latest man to be charged with the task of delivering on expectation. There is slightly less pressure on the current boss than Eriksson faced during his spell at the helm, with the Swede having worked with the so-called ‘Golden Generation’ between 2001 and 2006. He suffered two quarter-final defeats on a World Cup stage and fears England will struggle to progress much past that point while players continue to be pushed to breaking point domestically....

January 21, 2023 · 2 min · 382 words · Gilbert Walter

Erling Haaland Premier League Debut Man City Match Schedule Results Season Fixtures

The 21-year-old, signed from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in a £51 million ($61.9m) deal at the end of the 2021/22 season, faces a frantic spell in his first campaign in the English top flight. City have to play 16 Premier League games by mid-November because of the break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which Haaland will not be heading to because his country did not qualify for the finals....

January 21, 2023 · 3 min · 521 words · Jennifer Long

Ernie Johnson Honors Craig Sager With Touching Poem At Memorial

In the poem, Johnson talked about Sager’s humble beginnings as a reporter, his loud, colorful suits, his work ethic, and his eventual fight against cancer. “I really, truly do believe no man enjoyed life more. That laugh, that smile, that joy we saw when he walked in the door.” Johnson recited. “And how he worshipped Stacy, how he loved the sound of ‘Dad.’ How he knew his job was one everybody wished they had....

January 21, 2023 · 1 min · 165 words · James Thiel

Escaped Inmate Caught After Asking Strangers To Use Their Phones

The manhunt for Frank Logan, 56, ended on Tuesday morning when he was taken into custody by officers with the Altus Police Department. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC), along with state and local law enforcement, launched a search for Logan after he was reported missing from the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite during the facility’s 6 p.m. inmate count on Sunday. Officers located Logan in Altus, a city about 25 miles from Granite, on Tuesday after receiving a tip that a man matching his description “was approaching people asking to use a phone,” the ODOC said in a news release....

January 21, 2023 · 2 min · 394 words · Chester Hatfield

Escaping Green Island

It is dizzying progress, indeed. Green Island became a prison under the colonial rule of Japan, which saw a use for the “black tide,” a current that circles the isle and sucks flotsam back to shore. “No one has ever escaped,” says prison warden Chen Shih-chih. He recalls one 1979 attempt by an inmate who swam all night for the Taiwan coast, 20 miles distant, only to reach shore at sunup and find he was back on Green Island....

January 21, 2023 · 5 min · 988 words · Kelsey Walker

Espn Cancels High Noon Citing Poor Viewership

“Poor viewership” was the main reason the network decided to pull the plug, according to Sports Business Journal. Despite being in the company of other established ESPN properties, including Pardon the Interruption, Highly Questionable and Around the Horn, High Noon was apparently unable to build a strong-enough audience. In a statement, ESPN praised the series and its hosts, but alluded to the underwhelming ratings. “Co-hosts Pablo Torre and Bomani Jones are extremely talented, and they helmed what we believed was a smart and nuanced show,” the statement read....

January 21, 2023 · 2 min · 383 words · Edna Dapolito

Espn Issues Response Three Days After Ufc President Dana White Called Reporter Ariel Helwani A Douche

ESPN and UFC are corporate partners, with the former holding exclusive rights to UFC’s pay-per-view events. That might explain the network dragging its feet to issue a statement. Regardless, it received considerable backlash, even among its own reporters, for refusing to back Helwani after White’s comments. The network on Monday issued a two-sentence statement to USA Today, which read, “Ariel is a valued colleague and an exceptional MMA reporter. His record speaks for itself....

January 21, 2023 · 2 min · 328 words · Brian Perez

Espn S Britt Mchenry Details How Her Life Changed After Ugly Video Went Public

The ESPN reporter came under fire that day after a video emerged showing her berating a tow company employee after McHenry’s car was towed in Arlington, Va. MORE: Magic Johnson’s return to ESPN is another blow to Bill Simmons’ ego Some of the criticism that followed was justified. McHenry insulted the place of employment, level of education and appearance of the employee, who was simply doing her job. Getting your car towed sucks, but it’s no excuse for a personal attack....

January 21, 2023 · 3 min · 515 words · Brian Jones

Espn S Greg Mcelroy Says Kayvon Thibodeaux Should Take Iq Test After Alabama Education Comments

During an interview at the national championship game, Thibodeaux said that there is a “stigmatism” — though he meant stigma — around football players “being dumb jocks” and a stigma about the education at Alabama, and said he was concerned that if he went there, he wasn’t sure whether his degree would mean anything. On “McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning,” McElroy, an Alabama graduate, pushed back on his claim, challenging him first for his usage of “stigmatism” over stigma and saying that “he sounds like a dumb jock....

January 21, 2023 · 4 min · 658 words · Fred Dunn

Espn S Mike Ditka Blasts Obama As Worst President Ever Says He Ll Probably Vote For Trump

The longtime analyst on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” made the comments Thursday during an appearance on the Bernie and Sid morning radio show on WABC-AM in New York. When asked about Obama by hosts Sid Rosenberg and Bernard McGuirk, Iron Mike unloaded on the commander in chief. Elsewhere in media: Why Hulk Hogan’s penis is vital to lawsuit | Nude video gets Erin Andrews $55 million “Obama is the worst president we’ve ever had,” said the Pro Football Hall of Famer, who coached the 1985 Bears to a victory in Super Bowl XX....

January 21, 2023 · 3 min · 631 words · Chad Heyward

Espn S Scott Dies At 49 After Battle With Cancer

Scott announced he was undergoing cancer treatment in Jan. 2013 and has been a source of inspiration since that announcement. At the 2014 ESPY Awards, Scott received the Jimmy V Perserverance Award and delivered this emotional speech. His co-workers on “Monday Night Football” and students at his alma mater, North Carolina, had recently rallied around him. “ESPN and everyone in the sports world have lost a true friend and a uniquely inspirational figure in Stuart Scott,” ESPN president John Skipper said in a news release....

January 21, 2023 · 2 min · 254 words · Cheyenne Ing

Espn The Magazine S Body Issue Big And Beautiful With Vince Wilfork

Longtime NFL nose tackle Vince Wilfork — all 325 pounds of him — is unquestionably the biggest attraction in the 2016 edition of the issue, which features athletes in various states of undress. The roster of models also features fellow football standouts Antonio Brown and Von Miller, MMA star Conor McGregor, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta, a host of Olympians, and transgender duathlete Chris Mosier. But the biggest get for ESPN might be Dwyane Wade, who apparently turned down the magazine seven years in a row before agreeing to pose this time....

January 21, 2023 · 1 min · 203 words · Nathaniel Masser

Espn Trolls Red Sox Fans With Giant Derek Jeter The Captain Billboard Outside Of Fenway Park

Derek Jeter has retired, but his legacy has lived on in the game of baseball. While Jeter will always be indelibly tied to New York – specifically the Yankees – in a way no other team can claim, their arch-rival Red Sox simply cannot escape The Captain. First it was Xander Bogaerts wearing No. 2 to honor Jeter, his idol, then it was the Red Sox calling up 23-year-old prospect Jeter Downs, who is named after the Yankee legend, for his MLB debut earlier this summer....

January 21, 2023 · 1 min · 196 words · Ronald Henderson

Esteghlal Advance To Acl Group Stages On The Expense Of Al Sadd

The two-time Asian Club Championship winners started the game brightly against the Qatari powerhouse Al Sadd but neither side was able to break the deadlock in 120 minutes of action. Al Sadd squandered two of their spot kicks, whereas Esteghlal’s Omid Ebrahimi missed the second penalty of the shootout but the Iranian side converted the remaining spot kicks allowing substitute Khosro Heidari to slam home the winner and take the Iranians into Group A where they will play Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates, Uzbek side Lokomotiv and Saudi Arabia’s Al Taawoun....

January 21, 2023 · 1 min · 93 words · Robert Grimsley

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January 21, 2023 · 0 min · 0 words · Michael Tototzintle

Eu To Fund Efforts To Help Jews Feel Safer As Polls Show 1 In 3 Considering Emigration

Europe’s Fundamental Rights Agency reported that nine out of 10 Jews believe antisemitism is a serious problem and has increased in their country. As a result, more than one in three people have considered emigrating. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that “the strategy we are presenting today is a step change in how we respond to antisemitism. Europe can only prosper when its Jewish communities feel safe and prosper....

January 21, 2023 · 2 min · 373 words · Ronnie Young

Eugenie Bouchard Plans To Play Tourney Ahead Of Australian Open

Bouchard has recovered from an apparent concussion from a fall during the U.S. Open, although she continues to pursue legal action against tournament officials. MORE: WTA’s final four | Radwanska is surprise winner | Classic Serena Williams images Bouchard, 21, will play her first 2016 competition in the Hobart International, a preparatory tournament for the Australian Open. She also is a confirmed participant for the year’s first major tennis tourney....

January 21, 2023 · 2 min · 218 words · Jose Cruz

Euro 2021 Quarterfinals Matches Schedule Times Tv For Tournament Elite Eight

England will be playing a quarterfinal in Rome after beating Germany 2-0 in the big match of the Round of 16. At the Stadio Olimpico the English will face Ukraine , which defeated Sweden 2-1 with a dramatic late goal in extra time. In one of the wildest days in Euros history on Monday, Switzerland shocked the soccer world by eliminating World Cup champion France on penalty kicks after a 3-3 draw....

January 21, 2023 · 2 min · 292 words · Anna Sano

Europe Condemned For Caving To Russia On Kaliningrad Blockade Pathetic

Moscow was angered when EU and NATO member Lithuania said it would impose restrictions on Russian goods traveling across its territory to the exclave sandwiched between the Baltic Sea states and Poland. Vilnius argued it was simply applying EU sanctions imposed because of the Ukraine war but Moscow warned of reprisals and demanded the EU force an end to the restrictions. However, the bloc’s executive, the European Commission said on Wednesday that Vilnius had an obligation to allow the rail transit of sanctioned goods—with the exception of weapons—between Russia and its exclave....

January 21, 2023 · 3 min · 495 words · Andrea Mickle