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Newcastle United vs Everton Team News: Jake O’Brien, Lewis Miley, Tino Livramento

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Newcastle United hosts Everton FC in matchup of two sides trying to qualify for continental competition, of any form, for next season. Everton is on the first page of the standings, barely, but in striking distance of locking up a Conference League slot for 2026-27. Their fitness/availability situation is really favorable right now, with just one absentee for this weekend: Jack … [Read more...] about Newcastle United vs Everton Team News: Jake O’Brien, Lewis Miley, Tino Livramento

West Ham United Team News at Liverpool: Pablo, Freddie Potts

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West Ham United will only have three potential absentees for their Saturday Premier League fixture at Liverpool: Pablo Felipe Pereira de Jesus, a.k.a. Pablo, Freddie Potts and Lukas Fabianski. The third/last name on that list remains sidelined with a lower back injury. Meanwhile Potts continues serving his three match ban for getting red-carded in the extra time win over Burton … [Read more...] about West Ham United Team News at Liverpool: Pablo, Freddie Potts

Liverpool Team News vs West Ham United: Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong

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Liverpool have a new injury concern in summer splash signing Florian Wirtz. The German forward was a last minute withdrawal, ahead of the win at Nottingham Forest, with a lower back injury. However, it is hopeful that he'll be back for the Saturday visit from West Ham United. "We don't think it is very serious," Liverpool manager Arne Slot said of Florian Wirtz.  "But he … [Read more...] about Liverpool Team News vs West Ham United: Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong

#3 Michigan Wolverines at #10 Illinois Fighting Illini Game Preview

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A couple weeks ago, Friday night's visit from the Michigan Wolverines looked like it might be the biggest Illini regular season game in a very long time. It was setting up to be the de facto Big Ten regular season title game, with a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament at stake. However, now Michigan is no longer #1, having suffered a loss at Duke. But they have wrapped up the … [Read more...] about #3 Michigan Wolverines at #10 Illinois Fighting Illini Game Preview

Benjamin Sesko Calls Pressure to Play at Manchester United ‘a privilege’

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Playing for Manchester United, one of the biggest, if not THE biggest club in the world is obviously a pressure cooker. The pressure gets ramped up even more when you're a $100,000,000 man, and you're playing a position at a club where they have recently seen a substantial amount of expensive flops. Benjaim Sesko is all of these things, as he was brought over from RB Leipzig … [Read more...] about Benjamin Sesko Calls Pressure to Play at Manchester United ‘a privilege’

Aston Villa Team News at Wolves: Harvey Elliott, Marco Bizot

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Liverpool loanee Harvey Elliott is in an interesting situation at Aston Villa. Due to stipulations in his loan deal, Elliott would see his current arrangement converted into a permanent transfer, should he feature enough times for Villa this season. However, Villa manager Unai Emery does not want that to happen, as pointed out by Liverpool.com. So most likely, we're not … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News at Wolves: Harvey Elliott, Marco Bizot

Real Madrid Injury Updates: Jude Bellingham, Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen, Rodrygo

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On Monday, ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League Playoff versus Benfica, lots of Real Madrid injury and fitness situation news dropped. The headliner is/was Jude Bellingham, but we also saw some updates on Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen and Rodrygo published as well. Bellingham suffered a hamstring injury on February 1, against Rayo Vallecano, and initially, it had at least … [Read more...] about Real Madrid Injury Updates: Jude Bellingham, Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen, Rodrygo

Hilary Knight Further Cements Legacy With Another Gold Medal

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The Winter Olympics have lost a lot of star power over the years, but greatness must be still be recognized. Hilary Knight is a prime example of that, as her achievements transcend the Olympics themselves. Knight is as instrumental as any single individual in putting women's hockey on the map. The United States national team captain just won her second gold medal, earlier … [Read more...] about Hilary Knight Further Cements Legacy With Another Gold Medal

Curling Makes Winter Suck Less, but it’s also Harder than You Think

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With curling there are two cliches that always accompany the two week period, every four years (every winter olympics), in which we see mainstream interest in the sport. The first is "oh, it's not really a sport." The second is "oh, I can do that, anybody can, we could all be winter olympic athletes." First off, it's worth noting that the curling I participated in is not … [Read more...] about Curling Makes Winter Suck Less, but it’s also Harder than You Think