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Despite 0-2 hole for Celtics, ‘this would be the time to buy Boston stock’
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Papers: Newcastle eye Leipzig’s Sesko as Isak replacement
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...DAILY MAIL Newcastle have sent scouts to watch RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko in action to line up potential replacements for Alexander Isak.In the event he stays, Newcastle are monitoring the situations of Matheus Cunha, Bryna Mbeumo and Liam Delap to support Isak next season.Aston Villa are one of several Premier League clubs interested in Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes. Newcastle are still considering a move for Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford this summer. THE TELEGRAPH Arsenal's new sporting director, Andrea Berta, is believed to favour a move for striker Viktor Gyokeres in what is shaping up to be a key summer transfer window for the club.THE SUNManchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana had his £350,000 car impounded due to not having insurance.Alejandro Garnacho could still leave Manchester United this summer despite claiming he was […]
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6 bold predictions for the rest of the 2025 MLB season: Pete Alonso wins the triple crown, Riley Greene tops Aaron Judge for MVP and more
They say you can't predict baseball. But if you're going to try, why not go big?We asked six writers from MLB.com and Yahoo Sports to dig deep and come up with one bold prediction for the rest of this season. Are these predictions that are likely to come to fruition? No, probably not.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut if any of them do, you can say you read about them here first.Stats cited below are entering play Thursday.Pete Alonso will win the NL Triple CrownBy Jordan Shusterman, Yahoo SportsAlonso was always going to be an intriguing character this season, regardless of how he was playing. His lengthy free agency that culminated in a short-term deal to stay in Queens was one of the bigger storylines of the winter, and it set the stage for Alonso to either prove all the uninterested teams wrong or validate […]
SPORTIVO May 8, 2025
Mauro Beting, Mano e Carlos Alberto palpitam quem será o campeão da Champions League
Taça da Champions League (Divulgação/Uefa) A Champions League definiu os seus finalistas da atual edição. De um lado o PSG, buscando o seu primeiro título da competição. Do outro lado teremos a Inter de Milão, que já venceu três vezes a Liga dos Campeões. A última, em 2010. No programa Arena SBT de ontem, os comentaristas Carlos Alberto, Mauro Beting e Mano, deram os seus palpites para esse jogo. E, de forma unânime, os três apontaram um favoritismo para o clube italiano. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE “Vou torcer pelo Marquinhos (zagueiro do PSG), pela história dele, mas acho que ganha a Inter de Milão”, palpitou Carlos Alberto. Já Mauro Beting, citou o espírito competitivo da Inter, em toda a sua história na Liga dos Campeões, mas elogiou também o poder ofensivo do time. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE “A Inter, como se fala na Itália, […]
SPORTIVO May 8, 2025
Shedeur Sanders vs. a crowded Browns QB room headlines 4 NFL camp battles starting now
Work. Compete. Nothing promised and nothing given.That’s the message Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry delivered to rookie Shedeur Sanders and the rest of a very crowded quarterback room — which is set to take its first stride forward on Friday. That’s when two components of that Browns depth chart will hit the field for the first time in a full blown practice, with rookie minicamp getting under way at the team’s practice complex in Berea, Ohio. With an eyebrow-raising NFL Draft now in the rear view mirror, Cleveland will get its first head-to-head look at Dillion Gabriel and Sanders, who were chosen in the third and fifth rounds of last month’s selection process.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSlotted alongside 40-year old veteran Joe Flacco and soon-to-be 27-year-old journeyman Kenny Pickett, Cleveland’s quartet represents one of the most intriguing and wide-open quarterback battles in the […]
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E.M. fights back in contentious cross-examination during Hockey Canada trial
LONDON, Ont. — A day after leaving court early in tears, E.M. — the complainant in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial — returned to the stand with renewed vigor, at times sparring with veteran defense attorney Megan Savard.It was the fourth straight day E.M. faced cross-examination from defense attorneys of the five former members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior team who face charges of sexual assault stemming from the alleged incident while players were in London, Ont., for a Hockey Canada event celebrating their 2018 World Juniors championship.AdvertisementThrough the entirety of her cross-examination, E.M. is not able to consult with a lawyer.Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote sat at separate tables beside their attorneys as E.M. appeared on CCTV from another room in the courthouse. All five players have pleaded not guilty.On Thursday […]
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Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst <!--> Before the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks began their best-of-seven series in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics were a whopping favorite at the betting window. It was almost disrespectful.Boston was as high as -900 in the market, implying around a 90% chance the defending champs would emerge victorious.It also meant you had to risk $900 to win $100 on the C’s.ADVERTISEMENT -->Obviously, New York had other ideas.The Knicks became the first team since 1998 to erase back-to-back 20-point deficits in a playoff series, and now they’re halfway to the next round.With upsets come drastic overreactions. And whew, were they plentiful across the sports media landscape on Thursday morning. Apparently, Jayson Tatum lost his mojo, Jaylen Brown forgot how to shoot, Kristaps Porziņģis is a shell of himself and Joe Mazzulla isn’t smart […]
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Papers: Newcastle eye Leipzig’s Sesko as Isak replacement
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...DAILY MAIL Newcastle have sent scouts to watch RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko in action to line up potential replacements for Alexander Isak.In the event he stays, Newcastle are monitoring the situations of Matheus Cunha, Bryna Mbeumo and Liam Delap to support Isak next season.Aston Villa are one of several Premier League clubs interested in Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes. Newcastle are still considering a move for Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford this summer. THE TELEGRAPH Arsenal's new sporting director, Andrea Berta, is believed to favour a move for striker Viktor Gyokeres in what is shaping up to be a key summer transfer window for the club.THE SUNManchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana had his £350,000 car impounded due to not having insurance.Alejandro Garnacho could still leave Manchester United this summer despite claiming he was […]
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SPORTIVO May 8, 2025
Mauro Beting, Mano e Carlos Alberto palpitam quem será o campeão da Champions League
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Work. Compete. Nothing promised and nothing given.That’s the message Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry delivered to rookie Shedeur Sanders and the rest of a very crowded quarterback room — which is set to take its first stride forward on Friday. That’s when two components of that Browns depth chart will hit the field for the first time in a full blown practice, with rookie minicamp getting under way at the team’s practice complex in Berea, Ohio. With an eyebrow-raising NFL Draft now in the rear view mirror, Cleveland will get its first head-to-head look at Dillion Gabriel and Sanders, who were chosen in the third and fifth rounds of last month’s selection process.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSlotted alongside 40-year old veteran Joe Flacco and soon-to-be 27-year-old journeyman Kenny Pickett, Cleveland’s quartet represents one of the most intriguing and wide-open quarterback battles in the […]
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E.M. fights back in contentious cross-examination during Hockey Canada trial
LONDON, Ont. — A day after leaving court early in tears, E.M. — the complainant in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial — returned to the stand with renewed vigor, at times sparring with veteran defense attorney Megan Savard.It was the fourth straight day E.M. faced cross-examination from defense attorneys of the five former members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior team who face charges of sexual assault stemming from the alleged incident while players were in London, Ont., for a Hockey Canada event celebrating their 2018 World Juniors championship.AdvertisementThrough the entirety of her cross-examination, E.M. is not able to consult with a lawyer.Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote sat at separate tables beside their attorneys as E.M. appeared on CCTV from another room in the courthouse. All five players have pleaded not guilty.On Thursday […]
SPORTIVO May 8, 2025
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