The PSG squad toasted the Brazilian superstar’s 26th birthday at the Pavillon Cambon in the heart of the French capital on Sunday. Emery’s mind was firmly back on playing matters the following day when he faced the media ahead of Tuesday’s Coupe de France trip to Ligue 2 outfit Sochaux. “I was one of the first to leave around midnight. Neymar cut the cake and I left,” the former Sevilla boss explained....
Barcelona will play two friendlies against Brazilian outfit Santos as part of its deal to secure Neymar. The first match is earmarked for the Camp Nou in August in what is likely to be Neymar’s debut for the Catalan club, reports Xinhua. The return fixture will be played in Brazil at a date that is yet to be agreed. It is understood the exhibition matches were a key bargaining tool used by Santos in negotiations over the 21-year-old....
On the current season of “The Bachelor” – the reality TV series that spawned the “Bachelorette” spin-off – the star of the show is Matt James, a former college football wide receiver who tried out for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers in 2015. Matt James is making history as the first Black man to be cast as “The Bachelor” in the show’s 18-year history. Like more than a few men who have appeared on “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette” in the past, Matt James played football at a high level and flirted with making an NFL roster....
The Ravens were coming in well-rested after a bye week, in hopes of handing Ben Roethlisberger his first loss of the season. Unfortunately, the Ravens were unable to do so and the Steelers won 28-24, moving to 7-0 in the league and putting some distance between the two in the division race. Here are five takeaways from Sunday’s intense game. 5. The Pittsburgh Steelers got lucky The Ravens were called for several crucial pass-interference penalties that allowed the Steelers’ drives to stay alive....
The first quarter brought a scoreless tie between the two teams, before the Steelers went up 14-3 going into halftime. After that, the production stopped for the Steelers’ offense and then came Alex Smith and his offense. Despite the terrible calls by the referees that favored the Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger and his offense had a chance to take it down the field late in the fourth quarter. But both times proved unsuccessful, as the first drive created an interception and the second drive ended the game because tight end Eric Ebron thought he went out of bounds....
The Minnesota Vikings will have to rely on their trio of receivers in Adam Thielen, Stefon Diggs and Kyle Rudolph to score for the Vikings as lately, the Seahawks have been good against the run, which means Dalvin Cook might have a tough game. The play of quarterback will be the key for the scoring to happen if the Kirk Cousins that we all thought all year would show up for the Vikings....
Favorites were just 1-3 against the number in the second round, with only Seattle (-13.5) covering in a 31-17 triumph vs. Carolina. On the other end of the spectrum, Denver (-9.5) was awful in a 24-13 loss to Indianapolis. Then, we come to the cases of New England and Green Bay. Both won, neither covered, with the Patriots (-7) coming back to knock off the Ravens 35-31 and the Packers (-6) holding off the Cowboys 26-21....
The first few days of 2015 NFL free agency have seen more trades involving major players than normal — the most in recent memory. You’re also not imagining this: After becoming practically obsolete, big trades like these could become the rule, rather than the exception. And don’t be surprised if a player on the market next year is Drew Brees. Brees’ contract is the kind that may have the Saints again looking for trade partners, as his cap numbers this year and next have New Orleans in the middle of a huge salary dump....
Putting this column together has become my favorite weekly tradition. That’s why I keep researching all the stats and trends religiously. It’s not just about delivering entertaining content — it’s about putting money in your pockets. All season long, we have been doing just that by targeting sleepers, under-the-radar value plays, and high-upside dart throws. We scour the DK and FD player pools to pinpoint the best investments. By capitalizing on affordable sleepers in certain DFS roster spots, we leave ourselves the budget to greatly improve other roster spots with weekly studs....
At 6-4, 230 pounds, he’s a physical specimen with loads of NFL upside and intrigue. We’ll follow Harvey-Clemons’ NFL draft process with regular draft journals starting with this one, done just before he left for the all-important NFL Combine in Indianapolis. MORE: Mock Draft | Big Board You were a five-star prospect from Georgia, went to Georgia out of high school before transferring to Louisville. Tell me about your college path....
It’s only fair that this immense love for the sport has trickled down to the roots with schools and colleges developing lucrative programs to attract and nurture the best talent in the country. However, it’s easier said than done when it comes to making it big in the NFL. Years and years of hard work and the grit to perform during the big stages is a must. Finally, there is the NFL Draft which basically decides the future of any particular talent....
There has been some news going around that Chris Jericho, who is currently feuding with Dolph Ziggler, could become Ryback’s opponent at WrestleMania 29. The musician/wrestler Jericho, will go head to head with Ziggler and idea would be to get back Ryback into the spotlight. Earlier, Jericho had believed that Hell In a Cell was the right time for Ryback to take the WWE Title. In other news, Michael McGillicutty and The Rock had trained together for The Rock’s Royal Rumble match....
If you were going into outer space, what would you take? Probably my iPod. Nothing else? My dog. But I think he’d probably s–t himself on the way up. He’s a big boy, about 70 pounds. How did you train to be an astronaut? The training was endless. [The phone goes dead, and he calls back.] So I have no idea how long I’ve been talking for. When did you lose me?...
This coup attempt—which is exactly what it is—has nothing to do with evidence or any single accusation. As Speaker Nancy Pelosi said when asked what she would do if the whistleblower accusation about Ukraine collapsed, “We have many other, shall we say, candidates for impeachable offense in terms of the Constitution of the United States, but this one is the most understandable by the public.” In other words, no matter the evidence and no matter how many times the president and his team knock down the attack, there will always be another effort designed to drive him from office....
If that quarterback is Cam Newton, the only thing to say is: He has arrived. Watch out, playoff opponents, you officially have a lot more to worry about than that defense. In just his third season, Newton cannot match the career accomplishments of the Tom Bradys or Peyton Mannings. But among all the measures of their greatness, leading game-winning drives like he did at the end of Carolina’s 17-13 win over the Saints in Charlotte on Sunday sits at the top....
As seen below, the tweet in question offers no specific details about any of February’s materials, other than to say that there’s “more to come”. The only notion Destiny fans have to go on as far as what might be in the next update goes is Bungie’s tease back in December of a new raid and DLC for 2016 that contains an event similar to Festival of the Lost early this year, and an experience that’s supposedly bigger than anything since the release of The Taken King....
While many agree that Call of Duty: Warzone makes it far too easy to cheat, Activision reiterated its anti-cheat stance and confirmed that the company is increasing efforts to enforcing these policies. In addition to weekly security meetings, the game’s detection technology is getting an upgrade, additional resources are being spent on monitoring, and new ban waves are rolling out periodically to remove those flagged as hackers. In fact, the first ban wave arrived last week, eliminating over 60,000 accounts....
The Pentagon has a plan, and it’s jokingly referred to as FUCOP, an acronym for Former Yugoslavia Contingency Operations Planning. It represents months of brainstorming led by Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and Maj. Gen. John Shalikashvili, NATO Supreme Allied Commander. Their task was to come up with scenarios for intervention (chart). NEWSWEEK has learned that the most serious proposals include: Enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia with U....
Riley’s ability to blend showboating individual players into a cohesive, selfless team is legendary. (Having Magic Johnson around didn’t hurt either.) But his straight-faced attempt to translate that into a formula for success in corporate America, municipal government-and your own family, too!-makes one long for those Fran Tarkenton motivational infomercials. Even in the cliche-rich literature of self-help guides to swimming with sharks, one-minute managing and succeeding at your own leveraged buyout, Riley’s The Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players (G....
World of Warcraft has had plenty of updates that have added more content and features to the game. Of course, not every update has worked out for the best, with some either removing features players enjoyed or adding some in that made things more difficult. However, recent news reveals that the next patch for World of Warcraft will not have a specific feature that was previously expected to be included....
