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WVU freshman Oscar Tshiebwe wows Jayhawks in his Big 12 debut
Kansas leads the overall series with West Virginia, 12-5, and the Jayhawks have won six of the last seven meetings. "We didn't play very tough at all in the first half". This broke a four game winning streak that included a win over No. 2 Ohio St. Oklahoma St. has been solid in their own right but they come into this one off a demoralizing 35 point loss to Texas Tech to open conference play. [Full Article...]
5-star PG Jalen Suggs commits to Gonzaga
He excels at getting to the rim, has developed a unsafe pull-up jumper and is among the country's elite backcourt defenders. He averaged 20.2 points this summer on the Under Armour Association circuit, and dropped 25 points on Friday in Minnehaha's 89-68 win against Park Center of the ESPN-broadcasted High School Showcase. [Full Article...]
Barcelona coach Valverde frustrated after Espanyol draw: De Jong red changed everything
Wu's strike - the first goal by a Chinese player against Barcelona - was a huge talking point on the country's social media channels and a trending topic on Weibo . Atletico Madrid moved into third place, five points behind Barca and Real Madrid after their 2-1 win at home to Levante , although Diego Simeone's men have goalkeeper Jan Oblak to thank for a flying save to deny Enis Bardhi's he... [Full Article...]
Central Wisconsin native Steve Russ on the move to Washington
The Washington Redskins have hired Ron Rivera as their new head coach, the team announced on Wednesday. This leads the guys to question whether or not Rivera is the most underrated coach in the NFL. Rivera became only the second Latino head coach to take his team to a Super Bowl appearance. The Washington Redskins hired Jack Del Rio as defensive coordinator. [Full Article...]
Ernesto Valverde praises reported Barcelona target Dani Olmo
Olmo has caught the eye in Croatian domestic football and carried his form into the Champions League , with a host of Europe's top clubs scouting him. "Dinamo would get a good transfer [fee] and I would play in one of the biggest teams in the world, in one of the five best leagues". Barca's idea is to bring Olmo back to the club after the end of this season and not in the winter market. [Full Article...]
Real Madrid Castilla coach Raúl unaware of Reinier arrival
The Brazilian and Spanish giants will wait to announce the deal until the Brazil under-23 ace turns 18, which came at half of the price that Flamengo were originally asking for ($78 million), per the report. "He isn't 100 percent ready", he added. The 17-year-old has impressed with Rubro-Negro, scoring six goals and registering two assists this season, although the youngster was ultimately... [Full Article...]
Mike McGrath's transfer notebook: Everton and West Ham fighting over Gedson Fernandes
He spent two seasons at West Ham between 2015 and 2017 before making a £5m move to Boro. The 31-year-old, who is now on loan from AS Roma at Galatasaray, wants to leave the Turkish side halfway through this agreement. Cardiff's Neil Etheridge is an alternative option for West Ham if Boro refuse to do business. "There's a big reason for that, one of the factors is his mum lives in London". [Full Article...]
Ravens Set Franchise Record With Five First-Team All-Pros
Lamar Jackson's greatness is apparently still under debate. Jackson led the quarterback voting in a landslide and had 47 votes, compared to Russell Wilson's three. That's it [Antonio Brown], and who is it? "Name me another one, Julio [Jones is] not even like that". This season, Jackson has been the epitome of a dual-threat quarterback and one of the leaders in the next generation of quart... [Full Article...]