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Keep an eye on DeAndre Hopkins possibly reuniting with Deshaun Watson on the Cleveland Browns.It wouldn't be the strangest thing in the world to see DeAndre Hopkins catching passes from Deshaun Watson again.Not that long ago, Hopkins was Watson's go-to receiving target with the Hou...

Joe Burrow must decide if he will go the route of Tom Brady to try to win championships or if he will take all the money he has rightfully earned as the face of the Cincinnati Bengals franchise.With Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson getting paid, that means Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert will be the ...

The six best goals from the final day of the 2022/23 Premier League season.

Few teams have been as surprisingly good this season than the Arizona Diamondbacks, who find themselves just 1.5 games back from the NL West lead with an impressive 30-23 record.They're set to begin a weekday series against a divisional opponent in the Colorado Rockies, with Game 1 schedule...

The Atlanta Braves' best trade deadline pickup might actually be just getting a bit healthier.It is still very early, but the Atlanta Braves look like the team to beat in the National League East once again.Heading into Memorial Day, the Braves have the best record in the National Leagu...

Thousands of Luton fans have celebrated the Hatters’ fairytale rise into the Premier League at a civic parade in the town. Luton won promotion to the top flight of English football on Saturday by beating Coventry in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final, just nine years after playing in the National League. Rob Edwards’ side – who won 6-5 on penalties at Wembley after the game had been drawn 1-1 – will next season welcome champions Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United to their modest 10,356-capacity Kenilworth Road home. “It means everything,” said head coach Rob Edwards before launching into a rendition of Bon Jovi’s ‘Always’ and holding aloft the play-off trophy on the Luton Town Hall balcony. “It’s for you (the fans), the Luton Town people, for the town, these players who deserve it, for the backroom staff who work so hard, the board. We’ve got to enjoy this moment.” Some Luton fans had waited nearly four hours to see players and staff make their way on to a specially-constructed stage in the town’s St George’s Square. Highlights of the season and the play-off final were shown on a big screen before two open top buses arrived following a short ride from Kenilworth Road. Hatters chief executive Gary Sweet told fans: “The impact of being in the Premier League will be massive for this town. “This could be a life-changing opportunity for us, but from a character point of view, don’t change. “Let’s still be us, still grounded. Let’s keep humble.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live

Manchester United have fought for success all year and David De Gea says they are ready for one more “special” battle against Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Erik ten Hag’s first season in charge has been one of progress and, for the most part, positivity, with the side finishing third in the Premier League and sealing a Champions League return. The Dutchman is only the second manager in United’s history to win a major trophy in his first season and has the chance to add to February’s Carabao Cup triumph this weekend. Ten Hag’s Red Devils head to Wembley for the first all-Manchester FA Cup final, when they will attempt to add to their cabinet and stop rivals City’s attempts to win the treble. “We have to recover well and start to prepare for the game,” De Gea said. “Of course, we know it’s a big final, a special game. “We’ve been the whole year fighting to be in that position to win titles and we will try absolutely everything to try to win.” De Gea and his team-mates were all in at Carrington on Monday morning, with Sunday’s starters focused on recovery from the 2-1 comeback win against Fulham at a bouncing Old Trafford. Kenny Tete had put the visitors ahead in the Premier League season finale and Marco Silva’s men would have extended their lead had Golden Glove winner De Gea not stopped Aleksandar Mitrovic’s spot-kick. United kicked on after that, with Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes completing a victory that saw them beat Newcastle to third spot. “We concede the first goal from a corner and then I think five minutes after we concede a penalty,” De Gea, whose contract has yet to be extended beyond the summer, said. “I was very positive. I was feeling like ‘come on, you have to save this penalty, we have to finish properly the season at home, we have to win’. “Then I make the save, everyone was happy, enjoying and I helped the team to win the three points today. “The manager wants us to be focused every game, winning every game. Before the game he was shouting before ‘come on guys, we have to finish properly, winning mentality’. “So, yeah, we showed it again. 1-0 down, suffering a bit, but then we create chances and could have scored even more than two. “But, like I say, a big way to finish the season with a victory and (it) gives a bit of enjoyment to the fans.” The result saw United equal the club’s record of 27 home wins in all competitions in a single campaign, while also meaning they finished 17 points better off than last season. “100 per cent, for sure, the improvement is there,” De Gea told MUTV. “Of course we still have a gap to improve but, yeah, a massive improvement from last season. “Winning a cup, finish third – it’s never easy to finish in the Champions League places in England. “And then we have another final, a big final, so I think at the moment it is a great year.” As for Fulham, the defeat at Old Trafford was frustrating but this was a season to cherish having finished 10th on their return to the top-flight. Goalscoring right-back Tete said: “Unbelievable season, every single player. “If you saw how we fought all season for every single point. Not even one game was easy for us. “I am just proud of the boys. We said it as well to each other and this is something we have to build on. “We know now what our standard is, we know now what we can bring. I can’t wait for next season.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Fans celebrate Luton’s fairytale promotion to Premier League at civic parade Roberto De Zerbi says Brighton must build stronger squad for European challenge ‘We will be back’ says Leicester chairman following relegation

Not only have the Dallas Stars found their mojo in their last two games, but I've also won a couple of bets as a result.Thankfully, I didn't fall to a clean sweep in the Conference Final and trusting the teams I believe in is finally start to pay off. Of course, I'll be betting on...

Ask just about any true NBA fan what their two favorite words are when it comes to the NBA playoffs and you’ll get the same response:Game 7.Well, we have a doozy of one in the Eastern Conference Finals, as the Boston Celtics are looking to make history and become the first team to ever...

The Dallas Stars were facing an 0-3 deficit in the Western Conference Final, and now they're all of a sudden one home win away from forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 back in Vegas.The Stars won Game 4 in overtime and then followed it up with a convincing 4-2 win in Game 5. Now, they're ...

If you asked me if Evan Longoria was still an active MLB player, I probably would have said no.Evan Longoria still plays in the MLB. Which might be news to you considering it was certainly news to me.The third baseman is in the midst of his 16th MLB season, playing for the Arizona Diamondbac...

Here is what to expect in Michael Soroka's first start of the 2023 season for the Atlanta Braves.For the first time since 2020, Michael Soroka will toe the rubber for the Atlanta Braves in a game that counts.To say it has been a challenging last four years for Soroka would be putting it...