When the ball spun Phil Foden’s way in the 18th minute, he had to tense and contort his neck muscles. Maybe a little like a world-conquering light welterweight boxer bracing to take a punch to land a punch.The Manchester City midfielder, making his first start of a season where injury niggles have spilt forth from the last, improvised impressively to divert the ball past Altay Bayindir in the Manchester United goal.It prompted an emotional outpouring inside the Etihad Stadium. Stewards scrambled to repair some advertising hoardings that crumpled in the scramble near Foden’s knee slide. But these weren’t just the…
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After collectively whistling into the wind for more than two months, the four most notable restricted free agents in the NBA are starting to splinter. Two have taken themselves off a market offering nothing, and neither was Jonathan Kuminga. The stalemate between Kuminga and the Warriors remains precisely that, but they are steadily creeping toward resolution if only because every minute brings them closer to an Oct. 1 deadline. The initial reaction to Cam Thomas returning to the Brooklyn Nets and Josh Giddey re-signing with the Chicago Bulls is to ponder whether that impacts the Warriors and Kuminga. The answer…
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Patrick Hoffman is a superior journalist with an Argus eye for the Rangers.The Man was asked for the shortest possible Rangers X-Ray and Hoffman delivered: Here’s his September Song:1. “Examining the Rangers, I find that there are more questions than answers:”2. “One of the major questions is, do the Blueshirts have enough defensive depth? Frankly, I don’t think so.”3. “What kind of impact will Mike Sullivan have on the team? History shows that – with Pittsburgh – he had trouble making the playoffs with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson in his lineup.”4. “My estimation is that…
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By Jared Clinton, Features writer The puck had only just dropped in the round-robin meeting between Canada and the U.S. at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and there was Brandon Hagel, mitts off, fists cocked, standing toe-to-toe with Matthew Tkachuk. And in that moment, any thoughts about Tampa Bay drifted free from…
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The Dolphins announced a series of roster moves on Saturday, including one that will keep right tackle Austin Jackson off the field for at least the next four games. Jackson was placed on injured reserve. He had already been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Patriots with a toe…
Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen might be improving his reputation as a quarterback whisperer after Daniel Jones’ season-opening win over the Miami Dolphins.As one NFC coach reportedly texted The Athletic’s Dianna Russini after the Colts’ 33-8 win last Sunday: “Don’t forget what Shane Steichen did for Jalen Hurts when…
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Layne Riggs recovered from a first-lap spin at Bristol Motor Speedway and rallied to win Thursday night‘s UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics, the second race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs.Grabbing the lead after a restart on Lap 142 of 250, Riggs held off a…
Antonio Conte was visibly irritated after Napoli’s 3-1 victory over Fiorentina, as it is ‘not possible’ they ended under pressure. ‘Rasmus Hojlund has great prospects.’The Partenopei continued their ideal start to the campaign with three wins out of three, and for the most part it was a very comfortable evening…
Two pound-for-pound greats face off for bragging rights and super middleweight gold on September 13 when Canelo Alvarez takes on Terence Crawford at Allegiant Stadium.The first undisputed super middleweight champion and a two-time champion at 168, Canelo (63-2-2) has beaten a who’s who of fighters. Canelo recently signed with Riyadh Season…
England’s Charley Hull will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Queen City Championship as she seeks her third LPGA Tour title.The 29-year-old carded a five-under round of 67, including six birdies and one bogey, to move top on 16 under overall, one stroke ahead of Thailand’s…
Britain’s Teagn Stott and Emily Asquith will fight for World Championship gold on Sunday after winning their respective semi-finals.Sheffield’s Stott beat Ukraine’s Danylo Zhasan 4-1 on points at the M&S Arena in Liverpool and will face Uzbekistan’s Akmaljon Isroilov in the men’s 85kg final.Bridlington’s Emily Asquith defeated India’s Pooja Rani…
SEC heavyweights duke it out when the sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs visit the 15th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday. Georgia downed Austin Peay 28-6, while Tennessee crushed East Tennessee State 72-17 in Week 2. The Bulldogs (2-0), who tied with Tennessee for second in the conference at 6-2 and were 11-3 overall,…
Despite the Toronto Maple Leafs’ prospects falling to the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 at the Prospect Showdown in Montreal, there were some positives as the players became more comfortable in their first game since the summer break.Toronto went down 3–0 early before getting two straight goals from Luke Haymes…
Anthony Rizzo had an even better Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field than he likely could have imagined.Earlier this week, Rizzo announced the end of his 14-year MLB career and that he would retire as a Chicago Cub, the team with whom he played 10 seasons and won a World Series…
New York Jets edge rusher Will McDonald is lighter in the wallet after being fined by the NFL for celebrating a sack by pretending to throw a grenade during their Week 1 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.After McDonald sacked Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, he got up off the field and…
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said Saturday his team needs to find a way to rally after a “heartbreaking” 24-21 loss at Georgia Tech.Swinney compared the game, which ended with a walk-off field goal by Georgia Tech, to his team’s season-opening loss to LSU.”We’ve got two losses that have come…
