Last year, the Giants passed linebacker Micah Parsons in the first round of the NFL Draft. Privately, they expressed concern about his personality and later admitted they did not expect him to become the pass-rush fiend he proved to be for the Cowboys. . Even when Parsons was edging his way to the NFL Defensive … Read more
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was killed on Saturday morning when he was hit by a dump truck while walking on a South Florida highway. Haskins, 24, had traveled to South Florida to train with other Steelers quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. The crash happened around 6:37 a.m. on I-595 West at the I-95 … Read more
LONDON — At least Stamford Bridge got to see a top striker finally settle a big game. The inconvenient truth for Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel is that it was Karim Benzema, a 34-year-old who is somehow improving with age, who turned that Champions League quarter-final perhaps irrevocably into Real Madrid’s favor in Wednesday’s 3-1 win. … Read more
As the World Cup draws go on, the United States Men’s National Team hasn’t gotten the toughest task for the 2022 World Cup, but that’s also far from it. easy. The United States find themselves in Group B with England, Iran and the winner of the UEFA qualifiers which implies that Wales face the winner … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Todd Bowles has made his way into the NFL on the defensive end of the ball. He is not afraid to speak offensively. The new head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will not hesitate to share his ideas with offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and quarterback Tom Brady. “I am the head … Read more
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — In a luxury hotel about 15 kilometers from the site of the last game of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, the coach of the United States men’s national team, Gregg Berhalter, was at comfortable on Tuesday. Six days earlier, he had called the coming week the most important of his … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyler Adams was the de facto captained the United States men’s national team this World Cup qualifying round, but when the United States players emerged from the tunnel on Sunday, Christian Pulisic was up front, armband neatly wrapped around his sleeve . It was also suitable. On the night that USA nearly … Read more
MEXICO CITY — There are too many times the United States Men’s National Team has come out of the Estadio Azteca in a frenzy, on the wrong side of a score, to count. Usually, it was because the visitors had been subjected to death by 1,000 passes, no game for Mexico’s methodical possession game, and … Read more
The United States men’s national team traveled to Mexico on Thursday to start the crucial final window of CONCACAF World Cup 2022 qualifiers, and coach Gregg Berhalter promised they would be aggressive. Unfortunately for Berhalter (and his fans), this approach yielded no goals for the United States – and likewise for Mexico, Sorting couldn’t find … Read more
MEXICO CITY – As you walk down Avenida del Iman, the Estadio Azteca looms on the horizon. From a distance, it looks like a huge birthday cake has been dropped in the Santa Ursala neighborhood in Mexico City. As you get closer, the concrete supports resemble the collective arms of Mexican supporters, pushing over the … Read more