[ad_1] Last week, my colleague Jay Jaffe noted that Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor had just entered the list of top 20 shortstops in JAWS, his system for assessing players’ Hall of Fame worthiness, which factors in a mix of career value (WAR) and peak value (WAR over their seven best seasons). That’s not the only…
[ad_1] The US will have to wait another year before they can mount another campaign to win the US Open following this year’s defeat by Jannik Sinner over home favourite Taylor Fritz. I’m sorry I couldn’t get it done this time. But I’m going to keep working, and hopefully I’ll get it the next time…
[ad_1] The great Kathy Whitworth’s pairing philosophy for the inaugural Solheim Cup in 1990 was to partner players with similar personalities. That made the bulldog duo of Dottie Pepper and Cathy Gerring a no-brainer. Leading up to the first day of competition, the two close friends decided that Gerring would tee off on the first…
[ad_1] (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) After a forgettable 2023 NFL season, the New York Giants opened the 2024 NFL season on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings with high hopes of a fresh start and leaving last year’s struggles in the past. However, the Giants faced difficulties in Week 1 against the Vikings, with veteran…
[ad_1] Newcastle United have started the season well despite their underwhelming transfer window. The Magpies needed big reinforcement to the squad after suffering an injury crisis last season which resulted in their seventh placed finish in the Premier League. Eddie Howe’s team have won twice and drawn once in their first three matches of the…
[ad_1] In the immediate aftermath in Spain last year, U.S. captain Stacy Lewis concentrated on her players. She didn’t want the 14-14 tie to feel like a colossal failure. The cup stayed with Europe, the defending champs. But Lewis felt her team had a done a lot right those three days at Finca Cortesin. On…
[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo reached a milestone last week by scoring his 900th career goal in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Croatia in UEFA Nations League A. The veteran forward struck again on Sunday, September 8, coming off the bench to lead Os Navegaoders to a crucial 2-1 victory against Scotland. With two wins in two games,…
[ad_1] 2 A lot was expected from Antony when Manchester United decided to spend €95 million to land the Brazilian winger on the insistence of manager Erik ten Hag. A debut goal against Arsenal and a run of scoring in three successive league games meant he had begun repaying the faith put on him. The…
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner overcame Taylor Fritz and the spectre of a lingering doping scandal to seal his second Grand Slam title of the year, and dedicated it to an unwell aunt who “always helped me”. I also realise that off the court there is a life and would like to dedicate this title to my…
[ad_1] Former Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has spoken out on his claims about the problems at Old Trafford as things continue to go badly for his successor Erik ten Hag. Rangnick had a brief stint in charge of Man Utd in the 2021/22 season after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked, and he spoke…
