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The NFL is trying to take over Christmas with another triple header on tap for the 2023 season. Which teams are playing on Christmas Day?Christmas Day has long been considered the NBA's featured holiday with the schedule featuring up to five matchups featuring the league's marquee team...
2023-05-10 22:57

Oregon rallies from 8 runs down to beat Oral Roberts; Duke, TCU, Florida also win
Oregon came back from eight runs down to beat Oral Roberts 9-8 in the NCAA super regionals and move within a win of its first College World Series appearance since 1954
2023-06-10 12:22

Syracuse in talks with Georgia assistant Fran Brown to be next Orange head coach, AP sources say
Syracuse is in discussions with Georgia assistant Fran Brown to be its next head coach, according to two people with knowledge of the situation
2023-11-28 12:18

5 NFL longshots who could actually make the playoffs
We're right at the halfway point of the NFL season, and we think we figured out who is good and who is bad. Which teams with low playoff chances actually still have a chance?
2023-11-10 23:24

Why Lauren James must be protected, not vilified, after World Cup red
When Sarina Wiegman saw Lauren James after her red card against Nigeria, the first thing the manager said to her was “it happens”. There was absolutely no castigation, a stance made easier by the player’s immediate apology and the fact England got through. It has made the squad’s World Cup that bit more complicated, though, not least because of the curious regulation that James may not even know her full punishment until after the quarter-final. It is a definite one-game ban until Fifa’s disciplinary committee review the incident, which isn’t certain to happen before Saturday. One thing we know is that, for all the obvious comparisons, this was never going to be a David Beckham 1998 or Wayne Rooney 2006. That isn’t just because England won on penalties. We are a long way from “10 Heroic Lions, One Stupid Boy”, particularly when it comes to women’s football. One of the most common responses after the game – beyond the question of what James was actually doing – was that she should be protected from the pitchforks that Rooney and Beckham faced. That is a good thing. It is just football, and she is only a 21-year-old experiencing a game of such intensity for the first time. Even a manager as experienced as Wiegman said she had never experienced a game as immersive as that, so what was it going to be like for someone so young facing such expectation? “They are in such an intense game and such an emotional game and, in a split second, she lost her emotions,” Wiegman said. That shouldn’t preclude a more constructive discussion about it all, that should serve James. Because, while it is just football, this is also elite sport. The team are going for the greatest prize in the game. Dealing with that pressure and everything the stage brings is a fundamental part of excelling; of fulfilling talent. Amid that, it is simply a pity that James might not now get to make this World Cup her own, in the manner she had been threatening. Her campaign was on one of those gloriously upward trajectories, with note-for-note perfection when it comes to the storyline of a young star going to the next level. She first got the crucial winner against Denmark, effectively announcing herself, before going to another level with her own personal highlights show against China. This ended up being part of the issue, though, that Nigeria played on and for a time so benefited from. James’ displays in that new No 10 role made her the player Randy Waldrum had to specifically plan for. Nigeria made a point of shutting her out of the game. There were constantly four players around her, isolating James and ensuring there was always a huge distance between her and other attackers. It was notable how often she began to drop back to pick up the ball. Those who know her say this was just one of many clear signs that she was getting frustrated, which is all the worse since she is one of those players who needs to feel like she is constantly in the game. James has never been one for waiting dangerously at the fringes. It says much that the England bench at least gave some consideration to taking her off before then, but Wiegman felt the game was too tight. That tightness only fed into James’ frustration, which she then took out on Michelle Alozie. It is something she is going to have to manage as she becomes one of the best players in the world. For their part, her teammates already told her that it’s something some of the best players were just as responsible for when they were younger. James pointed to how she just couldn’t get into the game. Amid the general sympathy, Wiegman offered a benign interpretation of the moment. “Absolutely she doesn’t want to hurt anyone. I haven’t seen it back. She doesn’t want to hurt anyone, and I think she agrees with that, too… she’s the sweetest person I know and, yeah, things happen like that. You can’t change it any more. It’s a huge lesson to learn but of course it’s not something she’s done on purpose.” It may well be true that James didn’t want to hurt Alozie given it was just a trod rather than a “stamp”, but it’s hard to say it was not on purpose. Having initially tripped over the Nigerian player, James could have easily not stepped on her. Alozie’s bemused response - which has itself already been the subject of many memes - said as much. Wiegman is good at this sort of management, though. The approach will be to bring James on. The hope is Fifa aren’t as forceful due to the more restrained nature of the contact, and that James’ teammates offer her another reprieve. They played their part in ensuring this wasn’t another national moment, although it shouldn’t have come to that anyway. It should just be a lesson, of the sort James will use to go to the next level. Read More In World Cup of revolving problems, Sarina Wiegman has another to solve England’s heroic penalty takers saved Lauren James from sporting ignominy How ‘arrogance’ and ‘complacency’ led to United States’ decline Women’s World Cup TV schedule: How to watch every match today Women’s World Cup golden boot: Who’s leading the top-scorer standings? Who and when do England play next? Lionesses route to the World Cup final
2023-08-08 21:59

Rodríguez hits 3-run homer, Mariners beat Orioles 9-2 for 8th straight win
Julio Rodríguez hit a three-run homer and the Seattle Mariners won their eighth straight game as Luis Castillo and three relievers combined on a four-hitter in a 9-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles
2023-08-12 13:16

Giants fans turn on Daniel Jones after miserable start vs. Cowboys
New York Giants fans weren't happy with the team or quarterback Daniel Jones after a brutal performance against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1.
2023-09-11 11:28

Tiger Woods putts into a bunker and loses ground. Spieth and Scheffler share lead in Bahamas
Tiger Woods looked better in the Hero World Challenge
2023-12-02 06:17

Liverpool transfer rumours: Salah to Saudi Arabia, Valverde offer submitted
All the latest Liverpool transfer rumours on Mohamed Salah, Federico Valverde and more.
2023-07-06 01:48

Joshua calls for boxing to tackle doping problem
Anthony Joshua is clear boxing faces a doping problem but the former world heavyweight champion is uncertain whether longer bans...
2023-08-10 03:53

Hero World Challenge tee times, format, field, purse, how to watch
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2023-11-30 01:49

David Raya or Aaron Ramsdale - Should Mikel Arteta swap his goalkeepers again?
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been criticised for replacing goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale with David Raya. 90min assesses whether he should stick with the Spaniard or put his former favourite back in.
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