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The one we've all been waiting for. In our fourth TOTS Prediction, we look to Spain and La Liga, a league that has no lack of quality or big names. With Real Madrid winning their first league title in five years, they make up a fair amount of the TOTS, with some of the regulars from Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, and others joining in as well.
Note: All stats are taken from Transfermarkt and WhoScored and are accurate as of May 30th.
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Quite a few nice cards in this bunch. On Wednesday, EA announced what could be their last batch of ‘Man of the Match’ items for the 2016-17 season. The batch contains eight items, including a ‘Record Breaker’ card and two purple ‘Hero’ cards.
#RecordBreaker @CH14_ + #MOTM @MATUIDIBlaise + #MOTM @S_Kagawa0317 + #MOTM @mertesacker ! All available until June 7. #FUT pic.twitter.com/GORuwdymZ1 — EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) May 31, 2017
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Grazie Totti. We’re getting a little bit sentimental in this week’s Team of the Week. EA Sports have released their 37th TOTW and the most notable card in the bunch is an 83-rated Hero Francesco Totti card. If they could, they would probably make it a legend card. There’s no doubt that once he officially hangs up the boots (assuming they have his rights) he’ll be turned into one of those beautiful white cards. The Italian legend played his final match for...
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The boosts (and price) leave some to be desired, but he’s still a beast. N’Golo Kante’s class on the pitch in real life is undisputed. Anyone who watched the Premier League each of the past two seasons (this past FA Cup aside) understands why Kante’s reigned supreme as football’s most influential talisman.
Console FIFA players too know the magic of Player of the Season (and now TOTS) Kante. The former SBC and then packable purple then blue respectiv...
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Brown used the downhill to put himself in contention and the final straight to showcase his mile speed. Coming into the 2016 Footlocker Boys’ race, the only thing we really felt comfortable saying we knew is that we didn’t know how this race would play out at all. With as many as 10 boys in possible contention for the win, we expected that the race would be close throughout, but had no confidence to claim to know who would emerge from that group.
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She led wire-to-wire and held off last year’s third place finisher Nevada Mareno to claim the win. California sophomore Claudia Lane has been known this season for her front-running strategy. The question for her coming into today’s Foot Locker championship was not whether she would attempt to run from the front, but how it would play out for her against this group of talent.
Lane took the lead from the gun, which, historically, has not been a great strategy o...
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The winner of the boys’ race could challenge Casey Clinger for the national No. 1 ranking. Welcome to Footlocker in the age of NXN. Earlier, we looked at how the girls’ race might play out Saturday and concluded that, regardless of who wins, it will not be the best girl in the country. To a lesser extent, the same analysis holds for the boys. With Casey Clinger winning NXN last weekend, Saturday’s Footlocker winner will, at best, have to share the number one cro...
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With the top girl in the country racing NXN, Saturday’s competition will be open. With Brie Oakley having won last weekend’s Nike Cross Country Nationals by a stunning 28 seconds, Saturday’s Footlocker race will not truly crown the top high school girl in the country. According to tullyrunners.com , Oakley had the best speed rating in the country by seven points—the equivalent of 21 seconds on a typical 5k cross country course. There’s next to nothing any of the...
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A race between Dathan Ritzenhein, Alan Webb, and Ryan Hall sets the stage for the next decade of American distance running. Every fall, the high school cross country season gets a moment of exclusive access to the spotlight with the Footlocker Regional and National Cross Country Championships. Though in recent years, Nike Cross Country Nationals have threatened to overtake Footlocker in both attention and competitiveness, the latter’s history as the premier high school race in the country keep...
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Jordan Hasay emerges from a field of three returning champions to win her second Footlocker title. Every fall, the high school cross country season gets a moment of exclusive access to the spotlight with the Footlocker Regional and National Cross Country Championships. Though in recent years, Nike Cross Country Nationals have threatened to overtake Footlocker in both attention and competitiveness, the latter’s history as the premier high school race in the...
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The 12 meetings of the Diamond League will culminate in two championship meets. The IAAF announced Wednesday that the Diamond League will operate under a new format beginning in 2017. The new structure will feature two championship meets at the end of the circuit in Zurich and Brussels that athletes must qualify for based on performances in the first 12 meetings on the circuit.
In recent years, Diamond League prize money was awarded based on cumulative points ...
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Edward Cheserek and Futsum Zeinasellassie trade leads throughout the race. Every fall, the high school cross country season gets a moment of exclusive access to the spotlight with the Footlocker Regional and National Cross Country Championships. Though in recent years, Nike Cross Country Nationals have threatened to overtake Footlocker in both attention and competitiveness, the latter’s history as the premier high school race in the country keeps it in the top s...
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We're real angry about stuff this week. Sorry for all the yelling. On this week's episode:
0:00 "Let me show you this terrible [thing]" is the worst part of Twitter 26:00 An idea about what we might talk about, going forward 27:48 Men ruined everything 42:43 The COPS marathon that almost was
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We talk about (and spoil) "Civil War!" And talk about the tyranny of Lyft and Uber! On this week's episode:
0:00 Reminder, change comin' 2:00 Bill went to a concert! In a Lyft! 18:15 Civil War was good! 37:30 I would also like to complain about some aspects of Civil War! 55:50 There were some trailers!
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Some important podcast news and talk of intentions. Plus, catching up on Thor 2 and Jessica Jones. On this week's episode:
0:00 change a'comin' 6:15 Intentions: Do they matter, and why not? 26:16 People write advice columnists with some weird stuff 30:54 Thor 2: Was it good, and why is Pete wrong? 44:50 Jessica Jones is real good you guys
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Below you will find a collection of tweets and videos (or photos when I couldn't find video) from various sources from around the internet. At a minimum, we have had our eyes on the winner! These are presented in the order of points earned in Derby preps. This page may take a bit to load because of all the video, so stay patient. Enjoy!
This is Gun Runner breezing 4 furlongs in :50.40. https://t.co/oyhnrQdYjw
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It finally happened. Here's us talking about Batman v Superman. On this week's episode:
0:00 Homicide v. B-Boy 3:17 Batman v. Superman 45:20 The Killing Joke and puzzling over why DC animated movies are actually good 49:10 The consequences of actions and back to Batman v. Superman
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JP Fanshawe returns to blog about the Triple Crown in 2016 I have been missing writing about the horses a little bit, and I've been missing some of the original authors and commenters that used to haunt this virtual space even more. With that said, keep an eye out for a few posts from me in the coming days.
I look forward to hearing from our old followers, many of whom I am sure may drop by here this week just to see if anything is happening. SBNa...
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Herein, we spoil "Zootopia" and Season 2 of "Daredevil." You have been warned. On this week's episode:
0:00 Adventures at the baseball game
2:48 Zootopia: Woke or not woke?
9:00 In either case, Zootopia is pretty good
14:00 Making it snow above a Crunchwrap Surpeme
17:44 Here comes Daredevil Season 2
44:46 Daredevil and Batman, for a moment
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Bill went to the doctor and ran a 5K. We also try to figure out how to get through your mid-20s. On this week's episode:
0:00 Bill went to the doctor! 12:00 Bill ran the Hollywood 5k! 22:00 Bill (and Pete) got more emails! 36:00 Escaping via hobbies; is it OK, and what comes next?
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We open up the request line once again. Everyone loves this stuff. On this week's episode:
0:00 There's only one CHAPPiE CHAT 1:33 Teens' pummeling of Katt Williams 6:06 Wacky inflatable tube men - where do we go next? 8:00 What's the worst thing at Disneyland, non-guest division 18:00 Which era of David Bowie do you most want to sex 18:40 Favorite thing to put on bread, non-sandwich division 21:50 Marshmallow peeps: for or against? 23:00 Who wins, Barry Bonds ...
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We answer some listener emails, share thoughts on Muppets and talk about a possibly dirty word. On this week's episode:
0:00 Reader emails! The Muppets, for example 10:04 Jimmy Carter, the last human president 19:47 On our development, possibly yours, and how to talk or think about such things 24:22 Some metatextual notes on having a podcast 33:03 Back to talking about ourselves, and growth and stuff 43:46 What's the deal with "cuck," anyway
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There hasn't been a Triple Crown winner since 1978. Will that change on Saturday? American Pharoah has his chance at making history on Saturday afternoon when the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, is run. NBC's coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. ET and the expected race time is 6:50 p.m. ET.
Here are the Pace Figures and Past Performances for the Belmont Stakes before American Pharoah attempts to complete the 12th Triple Crown.
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The runner-up at the Kentucky Derby will attempt to make up for its loss during Saturday's race at Pimlico. The Preakness is my favorite Triple Crown Race. No race can match the pomp and circumstance of the Kentucky Derby, and only one horse can be crowned a Triple Crown winner by winning the Belmont Stakes. The Preakness is the gate to immortality serving as a pass through for the greatest racehorses of each generation, like an airport where you switch planes...
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Time to figure out if we'll get a chance to get our hopes up for a Triple Crown winner in three weeks time or if American Pharoah will bounce. Might not hurt to take a look at those other 7 runners, too. # Horse, Jockey (Past winners , if any), Trainer (Past winners , if any), Morning Line Odds
1 American Pharoah, Victor Espinoza (2002, 2014), Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010), 4-5*
Good: Well, there's the obvious fact that he won the Kentucky Derby with a trip that resemble...
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