Jared Jones had made just one big-league appearance when my colleague Ben Clemens wrote on April 2 that we should all get irresponsibly excited about the rookie right-hander. Little has happened to change that opinion. When Jones takes the mound this afternoon for the sixth time in a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, he will do so…
Saturday’s top-four Serie A showdown between Juventus and AC Milan didn’t exactly live up to its billing, but U.S. men’s national team star Yunus Musah left the match as one of few who did impress. Musah started at right back in Stefano Pioli’s squad as the Old Lady and Rossoneri played out a goal-less draw…
In an electric Championship clash between automatic promotion-chasing Ipswich Town and playoff hopefuls Hull City, one player in particular stepped up to the mark. Ipswich Town first took the lead through George Hirst inside the opening 20 minutes, but Hull City shortly answered back with a neat finish from Turkey midfielder Ozan Tufan. The home…
Radek Vitek enjoyed a quiet afternoon as Accrington Stanley signed off in style with an impressive 4-1 win at home to Tranmere. The result means that The ‘Owd Reds finish the League Two season in 17th place. The home side dominated the match with 20 shots to 10 and were just shaded in terms of…
Player of the Year: Jonathan Jean, 178-PG-1996, of UCD Marian Young Player of the Year: Elijah Faapito, 185-G-2003, of Tolka Rovers Coach of the Year: Ioannis Liapakis of UCD Marian Eurobasket.com All Irish Division 1 First Team 2024: – Braden Bell, 201-F, of Killarney C – Christian Simmons, 196-GF- 1998, of North West – Jonathan…
After the conclusion of the Premier League’s midweek round of fixtures, we’ve taken a look at the standout performers in our Team of the Week. Represented in our best XI are Everton, Bournemouth, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Crystal Palace. Jordan Pickford (Everton) – 8.60 Relegation-threatened Everton sealed a first Merseyside Derby victory at…
Photo: Andy Nietupski Remi Poirier made 41 saves to backstop the Texas Stars to a 2-0 win over the Manitoba Moose at H-E-B Center on Thursday night, good for a sweep of the teams’ best-of-three first-round playoff series. The Stars advance to face the Milwaukee Admirals in the Central Division semifinals beginning next Thursday night….
Mavrik Bourque notched two goals and two assists to lead the Texas Stars to a 6-3 win over the Manitoba Moose in the opening game of the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Tuesday evening. The Stars lead the best-of-three series, one game to none, heading into Game 2 on Thursday. Bourque, who won the AHL…
Jude Bellingham scored yet another late winner against Barcelona as Real Madrid secured the spoils and the bragging rights in El Clasico on Sunday. Harry Kane and Eric Dier also impressed as Bayern smashed Union Berlin but there was disappointment for Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori, who were both on the losing side in the…
Euro-Star returns this week to look at one of the top rated performances across Europe, excluding the Premier League with that covered in the team of the week write up that went live on Monday. As usual, we relied on our X followers to vote for they want to see written about this…
