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Three August Sports Events You Won’t Want to Miss
August may be a quiet month in sports, but the MLB trade deadline, Premier League return and college football Week 0 give fans plenty to watch....
Premier League Survival Sunday: Can West Ham Pull Off a Miraculous Escape?
Tottenham and West Ham enter Survival Sunday with Premier League survival on the line in a dramatic relegation battle....
Tottenham out to secure Premier League spot in test at Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur could confirm their spot in next year's Premier League -- and trigger West Ham's relegation -- if they can earn an historic away win Tuesday at a Chelsea.,After a miserable winless run of 2 1/2 months, Spurs (9-16-11, 38 points) have taken eight points in five league games since th...
Arsenal keeping guard up against desperate West Ham
Arsenal will try to take a giant step toward their first Premier League title since 2003-04 on Sunday when they visit a West Ham United side fighting to avoid relegation.,After Manchester City's 3-3 draw at Everton on Monday night, league leaders Arsenal (23-5-7, 76 points) now control their own des...
Wrexham's Premier League promotion bid falls short
Wrexham fell agonizingly short of a fourth consecutive promotion Saturday, putting their Premier League dreams on hold for another season.,The Welsh club, owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, finished in seventh place in the English League Championship following a disappointing 2-2 home...
Top clubs collide as Arsenal visit Manchester City
The Premier League title could well be on the line when leaders Arsenal visit second-place Manchester City on Sunday.,In fact, that's exactly how City manager Pep Guardiola sees it.,"If we lose, it's over," Guardiola said Friday. "They are so strong in all departments. Duals, physicality. If you all...
Sunderland chasing derby sweep vs. Newcastle United
Newcastle United will look to rebound from a deflating Champions League performance and avoid being swept in this season's Tyne-Wear derby fixtures when Sunderland visits in Sunday's early kickoff.,The Magpies (12-12-6, 42 points) suffered a 7-2 drubbing in the second leg of their round-of-16 series...
Liverpool looking to slow Arsenal's massive momentum
Premier League leaders Arsenal host defending champions Liverpool on Thursday in a fixture that shows just how quickly things can change in England's top flight.,When these sides last met on the third matchday of the EPL season on Aug. 31, it was Liverpool still riding the high of their 20th league ...
Liverpool eager to bounce back at Chelsea, stay atop table
Liverpool will look to respond from consecutive losses on Saturday when they visit a Chelsea side that has sputtered so far amid injuries and two red cards through their first six English Premier League matches.,Manager Arne Slot's Reds (5-1-0, 15 points) still enter the weekend with a two-point lea...
Defensive-minded Arsenal out to squash scoring-limited Newcastle United
Arsenal will try to continue their strong defensive record on Sunday when they visit a Newcastle United side still struggling to score goals since the departure of Alexander Isak.,Arsenal (3-1-1, 10 points) have allowed just two scores so far in league play. And Manchester City's Erling Haaland beca...
Jets owner Woody Johnson buys stake in Crystal Palace FC
New York Jets co-owner Woody Johnson is purchasing a 43 percent stake in Crystal Palace FC, the Premier League club confirmed Monday.,Johnson signed a legally binding contract to purchase American businessman John Textor's holding in the club, with multiple outlets reporting the value of the deal at...
Chelsea, Manchester City meet in critical showdown
Once apparent title contenders, Manchester City and Chelsea meet Saturday knowing that a result could be critical in their respective quests simply to finish in the top four.,Chelsea (11-4-7, 40 points) enter the weekend holding that fourth position narrowly above City (11-6-5, 38 points) and others...
Liverpool anticipating 'difficult' challenge at Arsenal
League leaders Liverpool face their second stiff test in as many weekends when they travel to London to face Arsenal on Sunday.,The Reds (7-1-0, 21 points) earned a gutty 2-1 home win over Chelsea last Sunday, with Curtis Jones' 51st-minute answer to Nicolas Jackson's 48th-minute equalizer standing ...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta signs new 3-year deal
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta signed a new three-year contract, the Premier League club announced Thursday.,ESPN reported that the 42-year-old Spaniard will receive a "significant" raise on his current $11.7 million salary.,"I feel extremely proud, very excited and am looking forward to what is comin...
Monday August 19th Best Soccer Betting Picks & Predictions for Premier League, Serie A and more
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the soccer slate on Monday August 19th, 2024....
USMNT captain Tyler Adams (back) to miss start of Premier League season
The injury bug continues to bite Tyler Adams, the U.S. men's national team captain and midfielder for AFC Bournemouth. He will miss the start of the upcoming Premier League season due to a back injury that required surgery, Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said.,"He is out for some time," Iraola sa...
Liverpool pulled another rabbit, but its pixie dust might only last a week
While I really shouldn’t let my frustration with how MLB has sullied their regular season into my soccer coverage, it was hard not to think about how Rob Manfred just discarded those moments during the regular season that portended to more down the line as I watched Darwin Nunez dig out a Liverpool ...
An ode to the enigma that was Paul Pogba
With the news that Paul Pogba has been suspended for four years (pending appeal), it almost certainly ends his career. Should he have to serve the full four seasons, he’ll be 35 and not have played in forever. The question of whether he’s a legend or left far too much on the table would depend on wh...
Have the Premier League’s financial rules kept Newcastle from being Newcastle?
While the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules might have lost a shade or two off their teeth with the news today that Everton have had their 10-point penalty reduced to six on appeal (though they have another charge to dodge), that doesn’t mean they’re not having an effect. The desolate...
We are all lying to ourselves about Man City
It’s at this point in the Premier League season where fans of any competitor of Manchester City’s starts to pile up the lies to themselves. Especially after watching City never really get out of second gear to see off Everton, 2-0, and even more so in trying to ignore the symbolism in Erling Haaland...