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The Spanish champions secured the arrival of Junior Firpo from Real Betis on Sunday in a deal that could be worth €30million. Barca have spent upwards of €230m on new players in 2019, with Antoine Griezmann, Frenkie de Jong, Neto and Emerson among those to arrive in the close season. They are reportedly in negotiations for the season-long loan of Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar, who is pushing to leave the Ligue 1 champions just two years on from his world-record €222m move from Barca....

The Paris Saint-Germain star has been sidelined since February after needing surgery on a fractured foot. It led to doubts over whether Neymar would be fit for the World Cup, where Brazil face Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia in Group E. After Brazil named their 23-man squad on Monday, team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar revealed Neymar was progressing well and could potentially face Croatia at Anfield on June 3. “We’ve been making new exams on Neymar and his evolution is really fine,” he told a news conference....

Still, Theismann was a team player. He did whatever his coach asked. So when he had to replace starting punter Jeff Hayes during the Bears vs. Redskins game in 1985, Theismann did his best to step up. Unfortunately, the star quarterback is not a punter. Joe Theismann: The worst NFL punter in Washington Football Team’s history There’s no doubt about the fact that Joe Theismann was a tremendous quarterback for Washington....

The Patriots will host both the Saints and Bears in August ahead of their respective preseason games. MORE: NFL backup QB rankings The Saints will also have two practices with the Texans later in the month. A week earlier, the Texans will be in Santa Clara, Calif., for a practice with the 49ers. The date of the joint practice has not yet been set, though it will be ahead of the teams’ Aug....

Unfortunately for the broadcaster, the novel coronavirus pandemic will almost certainly mean the celebrations will be largely subdued and carried out in front of empty stands and the unprecedented circumstances will be a major test for Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick who are set to replace Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland in the ESPN’s booth. ESPN’s new commentary team will have its hands full in Week 1, which features a Monday Night Football double-header....

Manning finished 32-of-43 for 400 yards and a pair of TDs in a 26-16 win against the Patriots in the AFC championship game Sunday. New England neither got a sack nor an interception against the Broncos.MORE FANTASY: Podcast looks at 2014 | 2014 QB Rankings | Play DraftStreet, win cash Manning worked the crossing routes early; he finished 18-of-25 passing and hit seven different receivers in the first half. New England didn't have an answer for Demaryius Thomas (7-134, TD), and Julius Thomas (8-85), Eric Decker (5-73) and Wes Welker (4-38) all contributed....

Three guys who earned such jobs just two years ago — Chip Kelly, Ben McAdoo and Mike Mularkey — are no longer in their positions. Meanwhile, Doug Pederson, another 2016 hire, just coached the Eagles to victory in Super Bowl 52. Those who were hired last year set a higher overall standard. Sean McVay (Rams), Sean McDermott (Bills) and Doug Marrone (Jaguars) helped end three teams’ long playoff droughts. Kyle Shanahan (49ers) and Anthony Lynn (Chargers) both had promising finishes to the 2017 season....

McDaniels had emerged as a favorite for the 49ers job in recent days, with NBC Sports noting he had even started contacting potential assistant coaches. But that same report noted he had serious concerns about uprooting his family from New England — McDaniels has four young children — to move across the country and take the helm of a team that has churned through three head coaches in the two years....

Jadeveon Clowney in football ... ... and basketball ... and track. Sammy Watkins on the football field ... ... and in the 200 meter. Johnny Manziel Sadly, no footage of Khalil Mack or Greg Robinson is readily available. If anyone sees some, tweet to us @sportingnews.

Based on the measurements, on-field performances and interviews, here are the players who should be either moving up or down teams’ boards: NFL Combine risers and fallers 2022 Quarterbacks Riser: Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati (6-3, 211 pounds) Ridder already had the experience and intangibles as the leader of the Bearcats College Football Playoff-worthy offense. He backed that up with great interviews and an athletic show. His arm is plenty strong enough with 10-inch hands, but dropping a 4....

Authorities have identified 24-year-old Geoffrey Bertagnolli, who reportedly leaped from the top of the five-story parking garage at Graton Rancheria Casino in Rohnert Park. Deputies with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department had pulled Bertagnolli off the ledge just moments earlier and handcuffed him. “What concerns me, is how did he get away, with several sheriffs there,” Greg Sarris, tribal chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, told KTVU....

“While the Legislature’s proposal represents a step in the right direction, it doesn’t go far enough or fast enough,” Newsom said in a press release Thursday. “I look forward to building on the growing momentum to get our schools open and continuing discussions with the Legislature to get our kids back in school as safely and quickly as possible.” The Legislature filed the $6.6 billion proposal in the state Senate and Assembly on Thursday....

Clemson walloped Georgia Tech, 73-7, on Saturday afternoon and Alabama pulled away from Georgia, 41-24, on Saturday night. Georgia dropped six spots in this week’s rankings to No. 9. Tennessee and Auburn fell from the rankings this week after losing to Kentucky and South Carolina, respectively. Kentucky enters the rankings at No. 17 after crushing Tennessee, 34-7, in Knoxville. Arkansas has been the surprise team of the year. After losing 20-consecutive conference games, the Razorbacks are now 2-2 in conference after beating Ole Miss, 33-21, on Saturday....

To a degree, I wasn’t ready for how White captures the absolute failure of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society and the amount of damage it was doing to our cities. It is hard to believe, but by 1972, only seven years after the peak of the Great Society legislative tsunami, White saw clearly that liberal government policies were already destroying the poor and the urban neighborhoods which had before been vibrant....

The video, which is up on the official From Software YouTube channel, was originally posted by the developer back on April 14. Titled ‘FROMSOFWARE_LineUp for Recruit,’ it’s extremely unlikely that this unlisted video was meant for public consumption just yet. Nonetheless, that has not stopped the footage from being discovered. This upload runs the viewer through a brief history of From Software’s games, from King’s Field and Armored Core on the original PlayStation through to the Dark Souls games of the previous two console generations....

The two have met each other only once in the ATP circuit this year at Japan Open, in which Tsitsipas edged De Minaur in three sets. However, they have faced each other three more times last year at qualifiers, challenger and future level matches, and the Aussie has managed to win only one of those. So, if one goes purely by head to head record, Tsitsipas does seem to have an edge over De Minaur....

Oddly enough, this mechanic still hasn’t made the move into the main stream the way open-worlds and souls-like currency economies have proliferated games over the years. So, with Monolith Productions moving on from Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, there is now a vacancy in titles launching with a Nemesis style system, and next-gen consoles may be the best place to revive it. RELATED: Batman Arkham 2020 Should Borrow One Key Mechanic From Shadow of Mordor...