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Juventus chief breaks down Chiesa sale to Liverpool

September 29, 2024 1 Comment

Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli has explained the reasons why they sold Federico Chiesa to Liverpool. The Reds signed a deal worth £12.5 million to get the Italy international’s signature. Chiesa joined Anfield shortly before the summer transfer window closed. “With clarity and simplicity, with the player and his entourage we’ve always been very honest,” Giuntoli told Corriere della Sera. “All together we’ve looked for the best solution for the player, who is very strong and we wish him all the best possible.” Chiesa is still being worked up to full fitness by Reds boss Arne Slot, given he had virtually no preseason.

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Will the Memphis Grizzlies be title contenders with Ja Morant returning?

September 28, 2024 1 Comment

Colts’ Michael Pittman puts early struggles aside: ‘As long as we win games, it’s good’

September 28, 2024 No Comments

Indianapolis Colts receiver Michael Pittman is used to leading the squad in targets. He has done so again through three matches of the 2024 season with 20 looks his way. What is he used to? Those targets led to little production, something he said cannot affect him or the Colts plans of winning. “Yeah, you have to fight it because if that gets to you, then you start playing bad,” Pittman said, via Fox59’s Mike Chappell. “You start doing too much. You’ve gotta fight that off and just know that it is a team sport. As long as we win games, it’s good. You have to put [the frustrations] aside. “Obviously, we want to do more. I want to do a lot more. But you have to do what you’re asked to do and just be a good teammate.” So far in the new season, Pittman’s 20 targets are almost double of the next Colts player (Alec Pierce, 12). He has turned that into only 88 yards on 11 catches. His 8.0 yards per reception comes in 1.3 yards off his worst-ever season total. His 55.0 catch percentage is currently 10.6% lower than his 2020 rookie season, his worst in that category. Pittman’s numbers across the board are far off from his career rates, not to mention down from last season. He has a 109-catch, a 1,152-yard campaign that is his best to date. This led to his three-year, $70 million extension over the summer. Pittman surpassed his present three-game yardage total in five different standalone contests last season, one of which came during Anthony Richardson’s first start as a rookie. Although, this year, the connection hasn’t been there as Richardson greatly struggled with his precision. He only made four starts in 2023 before he lost his campaign to an injury. He has not completed more than half his passes in any tournaments this term, plus he leads the NFL with six interceptions. The Colts’ have enjoyed more success on the ground behind Richardson’s scrambles and running back Jonathan Taylor’s steady contributions, surpassing 100 yards rushing as a team weekly. During their first win of the year in Week 3 over the Chicago Bears, the scales heavily swung that way, as the offense scored 33 run plays compared to 20 passes. Pittman knows that will be the winning formula sometimes. “I think Travis Kelce said it the best,” he said. “You have to be unselfish with the type of team we are right now. Just knowing we’re going to do what is going to win us games and we’re going to do whatever that is. “Some games it could be a passing attack. Some games it could be a run attack. Man, it’s all about winning the game. As long as we’re winning games, you kind of put your head down and just keep going.” He also understands that there is enough football ahead to correct his current lull. The Colts will figure out their best balance to stay competitive, with more chances hopefully leading to more ease for Richardson behind center. That in turn could lead to better days ahead for the fifth-year wide receiver, who has consistently proven that he can adjust to change and deliver. “We’re just being patient,” Pittman said. “We are committed to getting better each day and opportunities are going to come. When they do, we have to make the most of them.”

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Sabres win in Global Series game with Peterka goal

September 28, 2024 No Comments

Munich national JJ Peterka scored in his homecoming match, and the Buffalo Sabres beat EHC Red Bull Munchen 5-0 in the 2024 NHL Global Series Challenge Germany. The game was presented by Fastenal at SAP Garden on Friday before a crowd of 10,796 fans. Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and Sam Lafferty, Dylan Cozens and Jack Quinn also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made eight saves in 31:32 before Devon Levi who made four saves replaced him. Buffalo won’t play again until October 4th, when they begin the regular season with the first of two matches in two nights against the New Jersey Devils in the 2024 NHL Global Series Czechia. Fastenal will also present this at O2 Arena in Prague. Lafferty gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 7:46 of the first period. His pass attempt to Rasmus Dahlin deflected off Red Bull forward Viet Oswald high in the zone and flew past goalie Mathias Niederberger into the net. Thompson made it 2-0 at 15:14, when he skated out of the left face-off circle to the front of the net and stopped Henri Jokiharju’s floating wrist shot from the left point. Cozens scored a power-play goal to make it 3-10 at 13:41 of the second period. Quinn delivered a goal at 17:29 to make it 4-0. He won a race to the puck in the right circle, stayed on his skates despite being almost pulled down from behind by Red Bull defenseman Jakob Werber, and roofed a fast shot past Niederberger. Peterka extended Buffalo’s lead to 5-0 at 3:48 of the third period, when he scored from the right circle with a wrist shot inside the right post.

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Kansas City Royals ‘cherish’ advancing from 106 defeats to improbable Wild Card spot

September 28, 2024 No Comments

The Kansas City Royals do not like talking about last year. This whole season, they decided not to think about 2023. All that matters, according to manager Matt Quatraro, is today. On the night the Royals won their first postseason place since 2015 with the Minnesota Twins losing to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, the 2023 season was mentioned many times. And how far the team has come from it. “This is the moment to take it in,” Vinnie Pasquantino said. “We were really bad last year. This year, we’re really good. And you get kind of emotional thinking about it. I’m super excited to be in this locker room right now. We’re happy to be here. And we’re not satisfied.” Nine years after the Royals won it all and brought Kansas City its second World Series title in franchise history, they are back in the postseason. They’ll compete in the Wild Card Series next week in Baltimore or Houston, with seeding to be determined over the final two days of the regular season. In 2024, the Royals became the third team since the expansion era began (‘61) to advance to the postseason after losing up to 100 matches the previous year. They join the 2017 Twins and 2020 Miami Marlins, but are first to lose 106+ and make it. “To get to where we were from where we are, there’s so many people involved,” general manager J.J. Picollo, the architect of the turnaround, said. “So many people played a part in this. To see it all happen is kind of surreal. We felt like it was going to happen. But until it did, you just didn’t know.” They finally got their moment on Friday, despite waiting for the Twins to lose to the Baltimore Orioles after they dropped their series opener to the Braves at Truist Park. But that didn’t matter to Royals when champagne was spraying and beers were flowing. Bobby Witt Jr. had two empty beer cans strapped to his head with a cigar hanging out of his mouth with a goofy smile only a baseball-loving superstar would wear. “This is what I dreamed of as a kid,” Witt said. “I saw the pictures. I bought the shirts. Now I’m in the pictures. And I have the shirt. “It’s amazing what the front office and coaching staff did. And this team. I’m forever thankful. I’m glad to be here.”

NBA 2024 Season Preview And Betting Previews

September 28, 2024 No Comments

The 2024-25 NBA season will be the 79th season of the National Basketball Association. It is scheduled to begin on October 22nd, 2024 and end on April 13th, 2025. To help you wager successfully on the new campaign, MatchPlug has created this article on NBA 2024 season preview and betting previews. The Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA championship title last season, after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five matches in the 2023 NBA finals. As Jayson Tatum and the rest of the Celtics squad gear up for the new season, recreating this feat will not be easy, especially with a number of other teams playing to get a slice of victory. This 2024-25 NBA season promises to be an exciting one filled with twists, turns, and teams tightening up their squads with new and extended signings. To stay up to date with it all, you can visit MatchPlug weekly to get previews, odds and NBA expert picks to help you with your predictions. PS: If you love American Football, then you can read our article on NFL league 2024 preview and betting previews. Table of content: NBA 2024 Finals Prediction Which team will win the finals this year? According to reports on the current futures market, defending champions, Boston Celtics have an implied 24.4% chance of winning the 2024-25 NBA championship. After them is the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 12.9% chance that makes them the second-most likely team to win the title. Next is the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks with a 10% chance. NBA 2024 Title Odds Below is a list of the odds for the NBA 2024 title: NBA Team Odds Boston Celtics +300 Oklahoma City Thunder +700 Philadelphia 76ers +900 New York Knicks +900 Denver Nuggets +1100 Minnesota Timberwolves +1100 Dallas Mavericks +1100 Milwaukee Bucks +1200 Phoenix Suns +1600 Cleveland Cavaliers +4000 Odds as seen on Fox Sports. Five Rookies To Watch For NBA 2024 There wasn’t much buzz surrounding the NBA 2024 draft, due to sports analysts perceiving the whole event as weak. However, there are still some rookies that are watch watching for the new season, and we have listed them out below: 1. Reed Sheppard Reed Sheppard has had a complex evolution, ever since he was in high school. Last year at Kentucky, he had remarkable shooting numbers, complemented by defensive metrics that excite. Supplement all of that with some impressive on-ball reps in the summer league, and this No.3 overall pick could be the best player in the NBA 2024 draft. Team: Houston Rockets. 2. Zach Edey Zach Edey was the No.9 overall pick in the draft and its most polarizing prospect. He was superior in college basketball for the last two season at Purdue, but was always consider a wrong fit for the NBA. The Memphis Grizzlies taking him in top 10 was a shocking moment in the draft night, even if it was only after many teams rebuffed them for wanting to trade up for Donovan Clingan. Team: Memphis Grizzlies. 3. Zaccharie Risacher Zaccahrie Risacher is not a typical first overall pick. He is more of a 3-and-D style role player than the type of creator or high upside prospect that usually goes number one. Additionally, he had some substantial ups and downs last campaign in France. The truth is he would not have gone number one if Alex Sarr had not forced the Hawks’ hands. Team: Atlanta Hawks. 4. Alexandre Sarr Alexandre Sarr was the player most people expected to be the first pick in the draft when the lottery order was determined. When the Hawks got the number one pick, Sarr and his representatives basically decided that he would go to the Washington Wizards. This was a clear enough rationale. The Wizards are not looking to win as they are still rebuilding. As such, they should have more opportunities for Sarr to play next season. Team: Washington Wizards. 5. Stephon Castle Stephon gets the last spot on this list, because opportunity is the biggest requirement for early success of NBA rookies. The San Antonio Spurs already have Victor Wembanyama as a generational talent to build around, and while Wembanyama was as good as he was marketed to be last season, the rest of the Spurs roster was not ready to compete in the playoffs. Team: San Antonio Spurs. NBA 2024 Season Previews Here, we give you a snippet of some NBA 2024 season previews for 10 teams in the NBA, ahead of the new campaign. If you’d like to see more previews, you can visit the NBA Predictions page on our site. 1. Atlanta Hawks NBA 2024 Season Preview Dejounte Murray is out and No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher joins the Atlanta Hawks. With three-straight trips to compete in the tournament, the Hawks have a mission to avoid that scenario completely. With Murray out of the picture, are Risacher and the new signings from New Orleans playing alongside Trae Young enough to make that dream a reality? 2. Boston Celtics NBA 2024 Season Preview The new NBA champions are the betting favorites to win the title again next season, but since no team has won the Larry O’Brien trophy twice in a row since 2019, betting on the Boston Celtics to secure a 19th title in franchise history is an investment to be carefully considered. 3. Brooklyn Nets NBA 2024 Season Preview The Brooklyn Nets sent a message to the other teams by trading Mikal Bridges, stating that they are ready to shake things up at the 2025 draft. Nicolas Claxton, Cam Johnson, and Cam Thomas are key players, but according to oddsmakers, this upcoming campaign will be a total wash. 4. Charlotte Hornets NBA 2024 Season Preview LaMelo Ball suffering an injury derailed what would have been another year of not making the playoffs for the Charlotte Hornets. But oddsmakers believe a healthy season should lift the Hornets to some progress in the win-loss column. Will their success be tied to that or

Davies assures Bayern Munich amid Real Madrid rumours

September 28, 2024 1 Comment

Bayern Munich wing-back Alphonso Davies says the German side has his full attention. Off contract in June, Davies is expected to receive a pre-contract offer by Real Madrid in January with the intention of signing him next summer in a Bosman transfer. But Davies told BILD: “My full focus is on this team. I’m playing for Bayern Munich now, and that’s what I’m concentrating on. I want to win every game. That’s why I’m not thinking about it right now. “Whether I stay or leave the club, I will always carry this club in my heart, he says. “You have to talk to my agent about it. My focus right now is on winning every game. I’m not thinking about the other subject at the moment.”

Former Chelsea boss Potter says some Chelsea players “sat on the floor” due to lack of seats

September 27, 2024 No Comments

Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter revealed that during his tenure, some Chelsea players did not have seats. Those players resorted to sitting on the floor during club gatherings in 2022. Taking charge at Stamford Bridge after Thomas Tuchel left, Potter received eight new signings that winter. Speaking to The Telegraph this week, Potter said: “We tried to support it as best we could, but it left us with a challenge of a lot of players after January and then they can’t go anywhere.” He added: “A few of them just had to sit on the floor. “It’s not ideal, of course. Everybody recognised it was a really difficult situation because you can only pick 11 players and if you’ve got 20 players not playing, it doesn’t matter where you are. If you can find a coach out there who says, ‘yeah, that’s the best condition for me,’ I’d be very surprised.”

Taylor Twellman: MLS, League of the No. 10

September 27, 2024 1 Comment

The newest episode of Offside with Taylor Twellman discusses how the importance of the No. 10 position has shifted on the global stage, and how that created the way for MLS to become a league where classic No. 10s survive and thrive. The reason for this discussion, according to Twellman, was a statement Apple TV analyst Sacha Klejstan made. “Listen, if you’re starting No. 10, whether you’re paying him $8 million or $800,000, and he’s getting you five goals and five assists, that’s not good enough in MLS,” said Kljestan. “This is the league of the number 10.” Twellman spoke to other bests at the position: Nashville SC’ Hany Mukhtar, Colorado Rapids’ Djordje Mihailovic and Portland Timbers’ Evander. According to Mukhtar, MLS’ increased focus on the position is one of the reasons he went stateside. “I think like two, three years into my career, being a professional soccer player, a lot of teams started to not play with the No. 10,” Mukhtar told Twellman. “… That was also a big reason why I ended up here in MLS, because to this day you still have a lot of No. 10s.” Will the trend continue? Or will MLS ultimately follow the footsteps of leagues around the world that have avoided building around classic 10s in favor of a different tactical set-up? Twellman asks that question to Kljestan, Jeff Rueter of The Athletic and MLS legend Marco Etcheverry, leading to differing perspectives on the matter. “We should always have the star No. 10s. These are the guys that should fill seats in the stadium,” Kljestan said. “They should be the guys that you tune in to watch every week. And then these should be the guys that are leading the All-Star game, leading the MVP race every season. It’s the most important position. Of course, putting the ball in the back of the net gets all the glory, but the game runs through the No. 10 and I love it.”

Tai Baribo is good for Philadelphia Union

September 27, 2024 No Comments

When Julián Carranza was sent to Eredivisie side Feyenoord earlier this summer, people asked questions about who would be the next consistent goal scorer for the Philadelphia Union. Tai Baribo became the answer to that question. Baribo, leads the Leagues Cup Golden Boot race with five goals and 11 goals in his last 11 games across all competitions. The Israeli citizen was always on the sidelines looking in for the Union. Now, he is debatably the most in-form attack in the league. Baribo and Philadelphia will get back to action on Saturday night when welcoming LIGA MX side Feyenoord in the League Cup quarter finals (7:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass).

Juventus chief breaks down Chiesa sale to Liverpool

Will the Memphis Grizzlies be title contenders with Ja Morant returning?

Colts’ Michael Pittman puts early struggles aside: ‘As long as we win games, it’s good’

Sabres win in Global Series game with Peterka goal

Kansas City Royals ‘cherish’ advancing from 106 defeats to improbable Wild Card spot

NBA 2024 Season Preview And Betting Previews

Davies assures Bayern Munich amid Real Madrid rumours

Former Chelsea boss Potter says some Chelsea players “sat on the floor” due to lack of seats

Taylor Twellman: MLS, League of the No. 10

Tai Baribo is good for Philadelphia Union

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