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NFL Week 9 Injury Report: Jeremiyah Love Out for Several Weeks, Jackson to Undergo Surgery & More
The 2026 NFL season has reached its halfway point, but injuries continue to trouble several teams. Week 8 brought some major setbacks, with several players leaving games early and others facing long spells on the sidelines. Now, as teams get ready for Week 9, the injury list has become an important talking point. Baltimore Ravens […] The post NFL Week 9 Injury Report: Jeremiyah Love Out for Several Weeks, Jackson to Undergo Surgery & More appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Despite Losing 3 Stars, Madison Booker Gives Texas HC a New Edge With Reworked Squad
From earning the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year and being on the brink of reaching a national championship game to losing three core players after a Final Four defeat, the Texas Longhorns experienced a complete 180 from what they aspired to achieve last season. While most programs would […] The post Despite Losing 3 Stars, Madison Booker Gives Texas HC a New Edge With Reworked Squad appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Kings vs. Lakers: Where to Watch, Injury Report and Everything You Need to Know
The Sacramento Kings finally have a win to their name, but there’s little time to celebrate. After snapping their six-game losing streak with a 115-100 victory over Dallas on Monday, they’ll return to Golden 1 Center to face a Lakers team coming off a 138-point outing against Miami. Los Angeles enters the matchup with a […] The post Kings vs. Lakers: Where to Watch, Injury Report and Everything You Need to Know appeared first on EssentiallySports.
‘She can do what Beckham did’: Océane Hurtré making waves at Birmingham
WSL’s second-highest goalscorer is likened to England legend for her crossing and has earned France call-upAt the conclusion of Birmingham’s warm-up, the players quietly and carefully placed their footballs into a draw-string bag. All except one, Océane Hurtré, who nonchalantly chipped hers straight into the bag from about 15 yards. It was an innocuous moment that might have escaped most onlookers at Hednesford Town’s Keys Park but it demonstrated the swagger with which she is playing.To observe the 22-year-old warming up before last week’s 1-1 League Cup draw at Aston Villa was to witness a player making skills look easy, taking one touch where others took two and pulling off no-look passes. She is backing up that panache in the Women’s Super League, as the joint-second-highest goalscorer with six from the promoted side’s opening eight matches. Only Khadija Shaw has scored more. Continue reading...
“Voice Was Getting Stale”: Steelers Legend Believes Locker Room Got Tired of Mike Tomlin Amid Mike McCarthy’s Strong Start
Mike Tomlin never had a losing season in 19 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the team hasn’t won a playoff game since 2016. With Mike McCarthy now in charge and Pittsburgh off to a strong start, a Steelers legend says he knows why the change was needed. That legend is Ryan Clark, who played […] The post “Voice Was Getting Stale”: Steelers Legend Believes Locker Room Got Tired of Mike Tomlin Amid Mike McCarthy’s Strong Start appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Fact Check: U.S. Pro Sports Owners Have Spent Over $100 Million on Midterm Elections, Mostly to Republicans
Claim: US pro sports team owners have given at least $100 million to the 2026 midterm House and Senate races, mostly to Republicans. The United States midterm elections are underway, with the potential to reshape the balance of power in Washington. According to The Guardian, Democrats have won control of both the Senate and the […] The post Fact Check: U.S. Pro Sports Owners Have Spent Over $100 Million on Midterm Elections, Mostly to Republicans appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Liverpool owner FSG holds talks over buying majority stake in Cadillac F1 team
Deal would be worth more than £2bnCadillac are jointly owned by Mark WalterLiverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, has held talks about buying a majority stake in the Cadillac Formula One team for more than £2bn as Mark Walter continues to sell off his sporting assets amid allegations of insurance fraud.Cadillac entered F1 this year as a joint venture between General Motors and Walter’s TWG Global, which sold its controlling interest in the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and a 13% stake in Chelsea this summer, and is also looking to sell Los Angeles Sparks, the WNBA team. Continue reading...
Sydney Swans player Tom Papley allegedly returns positive roadside drug test
Club says AFL forward returned ‘positive preliminary test indication’NSW police issue a notice for driving with a suspended licenceThe Sydney Swans forward Tom Papley has allegedly returned a positive preliminary drug test after being pulled over by New South Wales police on Monday.The 30-year-old was stopped by police for a roadside licence check which led to a court attendance notice for driving with a suspended licence as well as a random drug test. Continue reading...
Has a footballer ever run a marathon faster than James Milner? | The Knowledge
Plus: managers sacked after signing new deals, war victims commemorated on kits and the first club website (part II)Mail us with all of your questions and answersIt came as no surprise to the Knowledge that James Milner had spent the early months of his retirement training for – and then running in – the New York City Marathon. Yes, the bleep test-loving former Brighton, Liverpool and Manchester City player recorded an excellent time of 3hr 9min 4sec, an average of 7min 13sec per mile. Not bad for a 40-year-old whose physique is more like that of a wrestler than a whippet. “A few years ago, I feel like I could have definitely done sub-3:00,” he said, lamenting his late-career injuries for hindering him.In 2012 we ran a column listing footballers’ fastest marathon times, with the former Leicester playmaker Muzzy Izzet leading the pack on 3hr 22min 36sec at the 2011 London Marathon. That very respectable time has now been surpassed by the Premier League’s record appearance maker, so we thought we had better take a gulp of our isotonic energy drink and run through a few more tales of football’s marathon men and women. Continue reading...
Qatar pulls out of hosting 2028 Nations Championship owing to Middle East crisis
Title sponsorship with Qatar Airways also cancelledParis’s Stade de France most likely venue for 2028 finalsQatar will not host the finals of the 2028 Nations Championship owing to uncertainty caused by the war in the Middle East in a development that has also led to the cancellation of a planned title sponsorship deal for the new tournament with Qatar Airways.Following months of negotiations both parties have agreed to withdraw from an agreement that would have seen Qatar stage the six-match final series in 2028 and 2032, as well as a title sponsorship for four editions of the competition with the national airline. Continue reading...
Choke of the century? Chengdu collapse sets up thrilling Chinese Super League climax
John Aloisi’s side need a point on the final day to seal their maiden title – but their form has dropped off a cliffWith four games of the Chinese Super League to go, Chengdu Rongcheng needed just a point to clinch their first title. With one game to go, they still need a point. What was a formality has become a formidable task. The biggest bottle job in Asian football history is very much on and it would be as popular as it would be dramatic.The coach of the Sichuan club, the former Portsmouth and Coventry striker John Aloisi, has seen a 12-point lead over Dalian Yingbo cut to just three before Sunday’s showdowns. Whatever happens, this is a positive and thrilling end to a season that started negatively – literally – with nine of the 16 top-tier clubs kicking off on minus points. They had been punished as part of a “special campaign to crack down on match-fixing, gambling and corruption in the football industry”, said a joint statement from the Chinese Football Association, the Ministry of Public Security and the General Administration of Sport at the time. Continue reading...
AFL to consider rule changes to add ‘exciting’ Irish flair to women’s competition
Irishwoman Kearns lauded for pulling off illegal double Gaelic ‘solo’AFLW boss says league to look at changing rules after 2026 finalsThe AFL will look at rule changes in its women’s competition to make it easier for Irish players to add their own flair, in a nod to the almost 50 former Gaelic footballers in the AFLW.One of the main differences between the sister sports, apart from the shape of the ball and field, is the bounce explicitly required for players in Australian rules running more than 15 metres. Continue reading...
