Author: JamesMcGhee

🎥 Haaland hails Guardiola as ‘best manager ever’ after new contractErling Haaland has expressed his delight at the news of Pep Guardiola’s contract extension, calling the Manchester City manager “the best manager of all time… the best manager on planet Earth”.Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of his side’s clash with Tottenham on Saturday night, the Norwegian striker said what every City fan has probably been thinking in recent days.Haaland linked up with Guardiola in 2022 and has since taken his game to new heights under the legendary manager, scoring 105 goals in just 114 appearances for City and winning several…

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Brock Purdy did not throw pass during training on Wednesday for the San Francisco 49ers. On Thursday, he left practice early and did not speak to the media. That sent out some worrying signals ahead of their Sunday game against the Green Bay Packers.Talk to KNBR49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said Purdy was limited Thursday.”He didn’t do as much yesterday, but he did a little more today. He went out there and did a little bit, then came back about halfway and rested. I hope (his right shoulder) feels good on Sunday.”Brandon Allen or Joshua Dobbs would start if Purdy…

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Bruins bounce back in Sacco’s first win, but can they gain consistency? originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonBOSTON — The Bruins received a wake-up call earlier this week when management decided to Fire Chief Coach Jim Montgomery after an 8-9-3 start to the season, and the players responded with a strong performance Thursday night against the Utah Hockey Club.The Bruins secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory at TD Garden, giving Joe Sacco his first victory as interim head coach.The B’s showed improvement in several key areas, including special teams.The power play opened Thursday with a league-worst 11.7 percent success rate. This…

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Lakers star LeBron James beats Orlando’s Jonathan Isaac during the second quarter of the Lakers’ 119-118 loss Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)The timer signaling Anthony Davis taking her feet out of the purple ice bucket kept ringing, but no one would stop it. Davis, his eyes frozen and fixed on the door, did not move, his hands crossed on his knees, the disappointment of the night filling all the empty space of the locker room.The Lakers hadn’t suffered a loss in Los Angeles this season, and they certainly hadn’t felt like one like this.Franz Wagner made a…

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Jannik Sinner has 70 ATP Tour victories and eight titles in 2024 (Getty Images)Jannik Sinner inspired defending champions Italy to a comeback victory over Argentina, which set up a Davis Cup semi-final against Australia.World number one Sinner kept Italy in contention after Lorenzo Musetti’s loss to Francisco Cerundolo with a straight sets victory over Sebastian Baez.The 23-year-old then partnered Matteo Berrettini to a 6-4 7-5 victory over Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez in the deciding doubles match to complete the turnaround in Malaga.In a repeat of last year’s final, Italy faces Australia for a place in the final on Sunday…

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Snow conditions gradually deteriorated as the match progressed (Getty Images)The Cleveland Browns overcame a blizzard to earn a dramatic 24-19 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Ohio.The Steelers seemed on track for victory when touchdown runs from Jaylen Warren and Calvin Austin helped them come back from 18-6 down in the fourth quarter to lead 19-18.But the Browns immediately struck back as Jameis Winston led a nine-play, 45-yard drive that ended with Nick Chubb bursting into the end zone for his second touchdown of the game.Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson attempted a Hail Mary with the final play, but it was…

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Although it was difficult to score while New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin was between the pipes, it was even more difficult for the Calgary Flames to score when the goaltender was pulled.Almost comically, the Flames failed to score the insurance goal into an empty net several times in the final minutes. That would have ended what is now a 16-game streak with three or fewer goals scored.In the end, it didn’t matter as they won a rather lopsided game 3-2 against the Rangers at the Saddledome, winning their third straight game with the end of Saturday’s four-game homestand against…

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