As the Dallas Cowboys try to shake off the effects of an embarrassing primetime loss to the San Francisco 49ers last weekend, a Week 6 trip to face Justin Herbert and the rested L.A. Chargers looms large on the NFL odds board.
Herbert hauled the Chargers back to .500 before their Week 5 bye, and his steady excellence is in stark contrast to the under-pressure Dak Prescott, even if the MNF odds still have L.A. pegged as short home pups on MNF.
Suddenly a Dallas defense that looked spectacular in the opening weeks seems to have taken a step back — and it’s fair to wonder if some of that lights-out start was a result of facing more limited QBs. I’ll find out more about how the Cowboys hold up against Herbert’s cannon arm as I dive into the…
One of the biggest NFL showdowns of Week 18 takes place between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. It’s a “win and you’re in” scenario for the Packers, but they were in the exact same position in last year’s regular-season finale and were upset by the Lions.
Don’t expect Chicago to just roll over either considering it’s won four of five heading into this matchup. The NFL odds for this historic division rivalry have Green Bay installed as a 3-point home favorite. Here are my free NFL picks for the Bears vs. Packers on January 7.
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On the surface, it might seem easy to lay the points with a Green Bay Packers team that should be heavily motivated at home.…
The Philadelphia Eagles, coming off an impressive international win in Week 1, will host the Atlanta Falcons, whose offense looked much worse as questions swirl regarding Kirk Cousins’ mobility post-Achilles surgery.
Saquon Barkley made the most of his Eagles debut and is in a prime position to find the end zone once again in his first home game in front of the Philly faithful. That headlines our NFL player prop picks for Monday Night Football in NFL Week 2.
To fill out your MNF bet slip, don’t forget to consult Jason Logan’s Falcons vs. Eagles predictions and Ryan Gilbert’s spotlight on Jalen Hurts odds.
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Newcastle United have announced they will refund anyone holding tickets for their remaining home games which will be played behind closed doors.
Although the move has been welcomed by fans’ groups, it is belated. Newcastle are the last club in the Premier League to have offered to reimburse supporters unable to attend St James’ Park in the wake of lockdown restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Steve Bruce’s side have five home league games outstanding as well as an FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City, and the Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST) feels the club has dragged it feet over issuing refunds.
Brazil finally hit the goal trail in the men s football tournament at Rio 2016 to avoid an embarrassing group-stage exit on home soil.
The tournament favourites had surprisingly drawn blanks in 0-0 draws against South Africa and Iraq, but had no such problems when beating Denmark 4-0 in Salvador.
First-half strikes from Gabriel Barbosa and Gabriel Jesus eased the tension at the Fonte Nova Arena and Luan rounded off a fine move in the second half to put the result beyond doubt.
There was a late scare for Brazil when Neymar went down in pain after appearing to twist an ankle, but the Barcelona forward was able to continue and saw Gabriel Barbosa score again late on.
46 Brazil needed 46 shots (including blocks) to score their first goal in . Relief
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Footballers may not have the hardhitting nicknames of the boxing fraternity such as Tommy The Hitman Hearns or Smoking Joe Frazier but there are many who will perform at Euro 2008 who have interesting ones to say the least.
The world of the arts and showbusiness are well represented in diverse forms as Italian striker Alessandro del Piero earned the monniker of Renaissance artist of Pinturicchio (Bernardino di Betto) from Juventus late owner Giovanni Agnelli, himself known as The lawyer , a man not unknown for handing down great artists names to his best players as Roberto Baggio also known as the Pony-tailed Buddha was branded Raphael .
Hollywood gets a look in as well as Greece s Euro 2004 goalkeeping hero Antonis Nikopolidis has earned the nickname Clooney after he…
Kevin De Bruyne will make his first start of the Premier League season as champions Manchester City seek a return to winning ways at Leicester City.
De Bruyne was named Player of the Season by his club as Pep Guardiola s side swept to Premier League and EFL Cup glory last season, but he has been hindered by a pair of medial knee ligament injuries this time around.
The Belgium midfielder retuned to the starting line-up from his latest setback in an EFL Cup quarter-final at the King Power Stadium last week, where he scored a stunning goal in a 1-1 draw with Leicester before the holders prevailed on penalties.
De Bruyne s playmaking partner David Silva is on the bench following a hamstring strain, while Danilo comes in for Kyle Walker at right-back following a poor…
Diego Simeone insists he has no regrets over Atletico Madrid s 2016 form after seeing his side come on strong during the second half of the season.
Four of Atleti s five defeats in Spain s top flight came before the turn of the year, with only leaders Barcelona getting the better of them in 2017 to date.
The Champions League semi-finalists have edged ahead of Sevilla in the battle for third place – a position they have filled for the past two seasons since their 2013-14 LaLiga triumph.
Simeone s men have displayed title-worthy form from January onwards but the Argentine was not pondering what might have been ahead of Tuesday s home match against fifth-placed Villarreal.
Every year brings difficulties that you have to get through, he said. No year is si…
A black political figure later to become president was sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa, Can t Buy Me Love was number one in Britain, Cassius Clay upset Sonny Liston to win the world heavyweight title, Tokyo staged the 18th Olympic Games and here in Vienna Inter Milan won the Europe Cup.
The year was 1964 and in Spain it will be remembered as the year La Furia Roja were crowned champions of Europe.
Fans would surely have celebrated the title even more enthusiastically if they d known that this was to be their country s one and only trophy in the intervening four-and-a-half decades.
In Vienna on Sunday that title famine could end when a classic Spanish vintage take on Germany in what promises to be a memorable Euro 2008 final.
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England suffered their first qualifying defeat in a decade on this day in 2019 as they slipped to a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Czech Republic in Prague.
Gareth Southgate’s men went into the game knowing victory would put them through to Euro 2020 with three matches to spare, and many thought it would be done with ease given the 5-0 thrashing England inflicted on the Czechs at Wembley a few months prior.
More of the same seemed on the cards when Harry Kane slotted home a fifth-minute penalty to put England in the driving seat.
However, the lead lasted just four minutes before the hosts drew level when Jakub Brabec bundled home a corner, and from then on, the Czechs played with increasing confidence as they chased victory at the Sinobo Stadium.
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