Jupp Heynckes praised Bayern Munich's tactical control of Bayer Leverkusen as the Bundesliga leaders kicked off the second half of the season with a 3-1 at the BayArena. 1 candidate for next season. The entertaining first half was initially end-to-end, with the two sides having fairly equal shares of the ball, but Bayern gradually gained control and identified Leverkusen's main weaknesses; their susceptibility at set-pieces and Karim Bellarabi's reluctance to track back. Read More »
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NFL Playoffs: Divisional round quarterback rankings
And Metro got one National Football League general manager to chime in with his thoughts on this weekend's games. Philadelphia is being given little chance with Nick Foles at quarterback, and the players know that. In the past three weeks, Atlanta's defense hasallowed third-down conversions less than 31 percent of the time, a touchdownin the red-zone only 25 percent of the time andfirst downs on less than 27 percent of plays. Read More »
Djokovic fears Nadal and Fed in Melbourne
Players will also be able to claim 50 percent of their prize money if they pull out before their first match, an incentive created to allow a replacement to play instead. Ideally I would have had another tournament before the start of the Open, but it was not meant to be. In the bottom half, Wozniacki will not be unduly anxious by the first week, although Ostapenko could lurk in the quarters. Read More »
Orioles and Manny Machado avoid arbitration
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been the most aggressive team in trying to land the third baseman, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal . While the Orioles are prepared to hold on to Machado and Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette has said his focus has turned to other offseason priorities, the team has continued to field offers. Read More »
South Africa's Du Plessis surprised by brown pitch
Kohli's boys have often come out of such deep holes in white ball cricket but sustaining the intensity and battling the competition for five days unremittingly in unfriendly conditions is not going to be easy. Should you use the first Test as the starting point or simply consider the second Test a brand new entity? After the Indian batting failed the team on both occasions, there are bound to be some changes in the playing XI. Read More »
Predictions for Every NFL Divisional Playoff Game
The New England Patriots remain the favorites to be the first team to repeat since they did following the 2004 season. The 1984 San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowl XIX playing at nearby Stanford Stadium, but that was not the Niners' home stadium. Read More »
Federation Internationale de Football Association 18 And MLS Team Up For New Esports League
The eMLS field will fight it out in the league's own headlining event, the eMLS Cup, which is scheduled to take place during PAX East 2018 in April. After competing against each other, the overall top team from the eMLS will gain entry to the Federation Internationale de Football Association 18 Global Series Playoffs. Read More »
Eagles on home field proving ground against Falcons
They took away Gurley catching passes out of the backfield which stifled the Rams offense. "Let's go play. Let's go execute the offense", Pederson said at his press conference on Tuesday. There'll be another one up there next weekend. The Eagles are in the top five for 3rd down defense, takeaways, and turnover differential. Atlanta played at Lincoln Financial Field last season and lost. Read More »
Zac Brown Band Hits The Road
The Zac Brown Band has performed for more than five million fans over the past five years. With his new band, Sir Rosevelt, Zac Brown has a new song, "It Goes On", in the new Chris Hemsworth war film, "12 Strong". Friday, Jan. 19 through LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com and Charge By Phone at 1-800-745-3000. Zac Brown Band 2018, will make a stop in Cincinnati on Saturday, Aug. Read More »
Liverpool vs Manchester City predictions
Player of the Year picked up a groin injury late on in that game and has since missed the win at Burnley on New Year's Day and the subsequent victory over Everton in the FA Cup third round. It's worth noting that this game could very well be postponed. City scored 19 goals in December and bagged four on three different occasions and defeated Spurs, West Ham, Bournemouth, Newcastle , Swansea, Leicester and Manchester United. Read More »
Blue Jays, Josh Donaldson avoid arbitration with record deal
The 32-year-old three-time all-star, who was eligible for arbitration, becomes the highest paid player on the Jays. The sure-handed infielder missed time from April 14 through May 25 with a calf injury, which also hampered him during spring training. Read More »
First Looks At The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Are Bloody And Chilling
If anyone wondered why Handmaid's Tale has been sweeping at every awards show - taking home nearly everything it was nominated for at the Emmys, Golden Globes, and Critics' Choice awards - then here's definitive proof that you need to pay attention to this show. Read More »
Spieth's quad costly as Kirk, Johnson lead in Hawaii
It's laziness, I guess, not doing it consistently over the last couple of years". The leading duo were one stroke in front of a group of four players on a crowded leaderboard. Defending champion Justin Thomas , who a year ago opened with a 59 before going on to set the tour's all-time scoring record in a 72-hole event at 253, could not conjure up that same magic as he carded a three-under 67, four back of the leaders. Read More »
Bryant, Russell Reportedly Fail to Reach New Deals With Cubs
Players hold little power over their pay in their first three seasons - often making little more than the league minimum - but earn the right to file for arbitration in years four through six should they feel they've earned greater pay based on past performance. Read More »
Nextera Energy Inc's (NYSE:NEE) Sentiment is 0.95
Dalal Street Llc who had been investing in Aercap Holdings Nv for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $8.55 billion market cap company. The stock decreased 3.14% or $0.883 during the last trading session, reaching $27.248. for 4.23 million shares. 69,406 eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) shares with value of $2.61M were sold by FISHER STEPHEN. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Read More »
You can stream the Winter Olympics in VR on nearly any device
A great example of the type of data-intensive, immersive experiences Intel is uniquely able to make possible, Intel True VR will bring fans around the world closer to the action in PyeongChang in an interactive, virtual reality environment. Read More »
Son of legendary Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops commits to Sooners
Stoops is a three-star prospect, according Rivals.com, and is one of the top players from the state of Oklahoma. Stoops, a Norman North receiver, announced his decision on Twitter in a post titled, "The Next Chapter". Stoops is coming to Oklahoma as a preferred walk-on for the Sooners. He abruptly retired prior to the 2017 season, leaving defensive coordinator Mike Stoops as the only member of the family left in Norman. Read More »
Actor who played Salami Sam in 'Heavyweights' dead at 36, TMZ reports
His girlfriend discovered his body. Patricia said Miller suffered from sleep apnea, which may have been a condition that contributed to his death. He worked alongside Ben Stiller and Kenan Thompson , who also starred in the 1995 comedy-drama film. Read More »
Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson: 'I can't sign lots of players'
A tally of 22 points from 18 subsequent games is remarkable and this game will be in his winnable column. " Sean Dyche has managed Burnley brilliantly". This weekend will be a challenge for this side as Zaha and his teammates have been causing problems to many defenses. Burnley have also emerged victorious from their last three matches against Palace . Read More »
Tyson Fury can knock anyone out, including Anthony Joshua - trainer
The fighters' respective promotions, Matchroom Boxing and Duco Events, have been locked in negotiations since the end of previous year, with the purse split the largest obstacle that needed to be hurdled. Despite claims from promoter Eddie Hearn that we would see a more trimmed down Joshua for his most recent bout, a tenth round victory over late replacement Carlos Takam in Cardiff, "AJ" came in heavier than ever at 18st 2lbs last October. Read More »
Bayern Munich to battle Arsenal, Man United over Schalke midfielder, Goretzka
Bayern sporting director Salihamidzic has now stoked the rumour fires with his comments, as shared by the club's Twitter account. 'He is a German national player and that we are interested, we can also say'. "The Spaniards are still there in the race", Heynckes said . 'He is a player of Schalke and we of course respect that. "He knows exactly what is best for himself". Read More »
Boss still in dark over January budget
Swansea have doubts over Tammy Abraham (hip) and Renato Sanches (hamstring) for the trip to the north east. Speaking last month, Benitez said: "I have confidence that Mike Ashley will deliver what we need to stay in the Premier League before January 20, to be sure that we have time to work with the new players". Read More »
WVU basketball: Mountaineers can stop the Trae Young hype train
Sophomore guard Lindy Waters leads the Cowboys with 34.7 percent from 3-point range. The Sooners shot 57 percent, while the Cowboys shot 37 percent. 6 Wichita State won by 12 and 16h-ranked Texas A&M by 17. The Sooners have been given an 80 percent chance to win with the points spread set at 9.5. OU started the game on an 11-4 run, then the Cowboys ran off 10 straight points to take a 14-11 lead when Tavarius Shine hit a three-pointer. Read More »
Rahul Dravid Birthday: Twitterati Celebrate as 'The Wall' turns 45
One of the greatest batsmen in Indian cricket, he is known for paving his way to the top with sheer determination and hard work. Dravid amassed runs at an average of 63.69, scoring on any condition against any opposition and is only among five cricketers with Sachin Tendulkar , Ricky Ponting , Brian Lara and Jacque Kallis to score more than 10,000 runs in One Day Internationals and Test cricket. Read More »
Wenger on Chelsea penalty decision: 'It's not serious'
Alvaro Morata has made a fine contribution to Chelsea's season since arriving from Real Madrid for £60 million, having scored ten goals in eighteen Premier League games prior to tonight's away away trip to the Emirates . But nobody talks about it. "I must be honest, I didn't see the penalty". There's frustration for coaches but we must accept the referee's decisions. Read More »
Modest Leganes face Real Madrid in Copa del Rey
Suarez nearly capped the win with a spectacular chip from 40 yards, with the ball just sailing wide of the left-hand post, but Rakitic added gloss to the scoreline three minutes from time with a firm header from Dembele's corner. Barcelona - Cillessen 5, Semedo 6, Pique 5, Mascherano 5, Alba 9, Busquets 6, Iniesta 6, Roberto 6, Gomes 7, Messi 8, Suarez 7. Ivan Rakitic added his name to the score-sheet late on as Barca eased into the final eight of the competition. Read More »
'Scandal' and 'How to Get Away With Murder' Are Crossing Over
Zetna Fuentes directed the " HTGAWM " episode, which was written by Morenike Balogun & Sarah L. Thompson. The Scandal edition was directed by actor Tony Goldwyn , who portrays Pope's on and off again lover, Fitzgerald Grant III. The news of this crossover event broke over at Deadline Hollywood , although no details were released regarding the crossover's premiere date and expected content. Read More »
Bill Belichick: I don't know if Malcolm Mitchell returns this year
Running back Mike Gillislee (knee) and linebacker Marquis Flowers (illness) also returned. He was at practice on Thursday after missing the sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mitchell could have given the Patriots a threat on the outside, as that has been an issue for much of the year. Branch suffered a knee injury in the Week 14 loss to Miami but claims he is "good to go". Read More »
Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Vining Sparks
On average, equities analysts anticipate that Huntington Bancshares Incorporated will post $0.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN)'s latest quote $15.05 $-0.03 -0.2% will find technical support in $15.03 a share and a breakdown below this region would be a significantly bearish signal for Calpine Corporation traders. Read More »
Kevin Durant second-youngest player to reach 20000-point plateau
Blake Griffin had 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in his return to the Clippers after missing two games with a concussion, and Montrezl Harrell scored a season-best 25 - including 16 in the second quarter when Los Angeles put up 43 points. Read More »
(AWI) Position; Financial Counselors Has Cut Its Schlumberger LTD (SLB) Position
The stock decreased 0.42% or $0.09 during the last trading session, reaching $21.09. Based on a recent trade, the shares are -12.28% away from the 52-week high and 26.27% from the 52-week low. Wendell David has 17,406 shares. Zacks Inv holds 0.67% or 407,483 shares in its portfolio. New York-based Morgan Stanley has invested 0.01% in OGE Energy Corp. Read More »
Alexis Sanchez, Jamie Vardy, Javier Hernandez
The Red Devils are reportedly looking for a back-up option to Romelu Lukaku , with former Sweden global Zlatan Ibrahimovic back on the sidelines due to injury. The Premier League champions-elect have submitted a £25m bid to Arsenal and will offer the player wages of £250,000-a-week. Lukaku enjoyed a stunning start to his career at Old Trafford, scoring 11 goals in his first ten games following a £75m move from Everton , but has netted just three league goals since mid-October. Read More »
Rocket League hits 40 million player milestone
It recently released for Nintendo Switch, which likely helped to boost the global player-base. We're fans of Rocket League here at TeamVVV and are keen to see what the future has in store for this fantastic and addictive slice of gaming goodness. Read More »
Grace and Chase set South African Open pace
The South African added three birdies and two bogeys to eagles at the par-5 second, eighth and 15th for a 65 that sees he and Koepka one ahead of England's Chris Paisley. "I think I played flawless, except for the second shot on the first hole", said Koepka. "I had them all on line but the speed was just a little bit short on some of them". Read More »
Katie Smith, Tina Thompson among 10 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame finalists
Smith and Tina Thompson , also named to the list of finalists, finished their WNBA careers among the top five in the history of the league in win shares. The team's recruiting coordinator, Dailey has also helped bring in 22 players who have been honored as first-team All-Americans 41 times. She was a four-time Big Eight Coach of the Year with the Buffaloes, and is now an athletic administrator at Colorado. Read More »