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Sabres captain Jack Eichel day-to-day with upper body injury
Sabres captain Jack Eichel was scratched before Thursday's game with an upper body injury. "At the moment, it was something involved during the warm-ups". Overall, Eichel has scored 24 goals and 50 points in 35 games this season. Carter Hutton made 23 saves on 29 shots . Eichel was originally in the initial lineup, but the late change brought Conor Sheary into the game. [Full Article...]
Mikel Arteta appointed Arsenal head coach
Head of football Raul Sanllehi said the club had interviewed other candidates before opting to pursue Arteta - his appointment took longer to announce due to finalising compensation to City reported to be £2 million. The domestic treble winners were angered by Arsenal's approach for the Spaniard after pictures emerged of Gunners chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and lawyer Huss Fahmy leaving his... [Full Article...]
Mike Tomlin Says He Has No Relationship With Le'Veon Bell
If the Steelers finish the season with the lead in sacks for the third consecutive year, it will be the first time in National Football League history a team has done so. "I think half will be happy to see me and still love me, and half that hates me, despises me. Hopefully I am able to go this week and play with my boys". [Full Article...]
James Small named new crew chief for Martin Truex Jr
The Australian steps in for the Canadian who served as Truex's crew chief for the past five seasons. "This is an unbelievable opportunity", that the 36-year old Small stated. Small guided Jones to a 10th-place finish at Watkins Glen and a third-place effort at MI. Small and Pearn shared similar philosophies with their approach to racing, and Small will also get some help on that end. [Full Article...]
India to take on West Indies in 3rd decisive ODI tomorrow
Both the teams were scheduled to have their net practice session on Friday, but the schedule was cancelled as they chose to take rest for the day. It also bears noting that Ganguly himself retired four years later with Dhoni being India's captain in his final Test match in Nagpur against Australia . [Full Article...]
National Basketball Association considering $1M per player prize for in-season tournament
The notion of adding a in-season tournament has been something Commissioner Adam Silver has talked about since at least 2016, drawing the parallel to how such events are customary in European soccer. The NBA told teams that "fans feel it would make the final two rounds more desirable to watch". Pundits have attributed the decline to various factors, including the cord-cutting trend, the NBA's de... [Full Article...]
Vikings clinch playoff spot with Rams' heartbreaking loss to 49ers
The 49ers also have a better conference record and have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Saints if it is a two-team tie atop the NFC. Let's start with the Saints winning out (Week 16 at Titans, Week 17 at Panthers) to get to 13-3. The Saints wouldn't jump to the Packers if that team also goes 1-1 if the Saints beat the Titans. but they lose to the panthers. Saints can also get this seed by... [Full Article...]
Royals reach 1-year deal with 3B Franco
Franco will earn $2.95MM in guaranteed money, with another $1.05MM available in incentives, as per Heyman . Once considered one of the game's better prospects, Franco burst onto the scene by posting an.840 OPS over 335 PA for the Phillies in 2015, seemingly staking his claim to being Philadelphia's third baseman of the future. [Full Article...]