goalkeeper was shown a second yellow card in his side’s penalty shootout win against Lille in the Conference League quarter-final but was not sent off for the offence. The 31-year-old received a warning from Slovakian referee Ivan Kruzliak before being shown a second yellow card. Advertisement A rule, however, allowed him to stay on the pitch for the remainder of the shootout, where he once again emerged as the hero. The Athletic explains why Martinez was allowed to stay on the pitch and win...
Former ESPN journalist Sage Steele, who’s now an independent podcaster, has revealed that her 2021 interview with Joe Biden was “heavily scripted.” “It was so structured, and I was told, ‘You will say every word that we write out. You will not deviate from this script,’” she told Fox News in an interview, adding that “every single question was scripted and gone over dozens of times by many executives.” “I knew that this was a lot bigger than just the wonderful editors that I worked with....
Manchester United are nowhere near competing with the European elite and ‘don’t belong’ in the Champions League this or even next season. That’s according to Mark Goldbridge, after Red Devils fans
The Dodgers and Padres are back at it for the middle game of their weekend series on Saturday night. Gavin Stone after a wobbly last outing is back on the mound for the home team, opposing a right-hander with a wobbly pitch in San Diego knuckleballer Matt Waldron.
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Phillies look to ignite offense in rematch vs. Rockies. Cristian Pache gave
Cristian Pache gave the struggling Philadelphia Phillies' offense a much-needed lift. And he didn't even enter the game until the eighth inning. Pache's walk-off single to right field in the bottom of the 10th propelled Philadelphia to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday. The Phillies will look for another victory when they host the Rockies on Tuesday evening. "We've got to continue with the positive vibes in the clubhouse," Pache said in a postgame interview on NBC Sports...
Ted Donato was born in Boston and played nine of his 13 NHL seasons with the Bruins, so he was raised to see the Bruins-Canadiens playoff series as a rite of spring, one just as iconic — and almost as frequent — as the Boston Marathon or opening day at Fenway Park. The two teams have met 34 times in the postseason, making it the most common matchup in NHL playoff history. But that familiarity has hardly bred contempt. “I loved it,” said Donato, who had three goals and four assists in 13 playoff...
Right-hander Jameson Taillon will hope Chicago feels more like home when he makes his season debut on Thursday in the opener of a four-game set between the Cubs and the visiting Miami Marlins. After a strong season with the New York Yankees in 2022, Taillon signed with Chicago ahead of the 2023 campaign, but he never really found his footing last year. Taillon went 8-10 with a 4.84 ERA in 30 appearances for the Cubs, with nine of his 29 starts being deemed as quality. He went 4-6 with a 4.62...
Intent on getting his season on track, Washington Nationals left-hander
Intent on getting his season on track, Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin will visit familiar surroundings on Tuesday night. When he faces Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium, the outing will