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Just a terrible performance throughout It was not the start to the final stretch of the season that West Ham United should have ever produced, as they were clearly beaten at home by Everton 2-0 Saturday afternoon at the London Stadium.
From the opening kickoff, Marco Silva’s visiting side dominated the Hammers, as Manuel Pellegrini will have to ask why his team have started so terribly for a third straight match.
Everton took the lead in the 5th m...
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A big late season game to close off March The drama will be in store for this one between two talented teams.
Our lineups when they come.
LINEUPS AND BENCH
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Napoli have a 3-0 lead but are without their two starting center backs Kickoff time: 1:55 ET
Venue: Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim, Austria)
Lineup:
⚽️ #SalisburgoNapoli XI @EuropaLeague #UEL #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/K2l8LomCl0 — Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) March 14, 2019
Europa League last 16:
RESULTS Great goals Big shocks ✅ Plenty of drama Performance of the night was from ________ #UEL pic.twitter.com/VIl...
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Plus international call-ups and Icardi rumors Insigne responds criticism
In an interview with Sky Sport Italia after Napoli’s 1-1 draw with Sassuolo, Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne responded to critics saying “I always get criticized. I don’t want to stir up controversy, but I am the only one who always gets targeted when I don’t score or don’t perform up to my usual standards.”
After a red-hot start to the season, Insigne has struggled to rega...
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Sassuolo 1, Napoli 1 Carlo Ancelotti made eight changes to the starting 11 from Thursday's 3-0 Europa League win against RB Salzburg and it showed. Napoli looked disjointed throughout the match and were fortunate to escape with a point in Sassuolo thanks to a late Lorenzo Insigne goal. The changes made to the lineup clearly show that Ancelotti is prioritizing the Europa League, but it was a disappointing performance especially given how much the dept...
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Ancelotti decides to shake things up Kickoff time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Mapei Stadium (Sassuolo, Italy)
Lineup:
⚽️ #SassuoloNapoli XI @SerieA #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/y4am4gVQWG — Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) March 10, 2019
Serie A table:
Ecco la classifica aggiornata alla 26ª giornata di #SerieATIM ! pic.twitter.com/Qa3fxuxGyh — Lega Serie A (@SerieA) March 4, 2019
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Lazaro celebrates after scoring a goal for Austria in the UEFA Nations Lague | Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
Plus Hamsik reveals his favorite manager Lazaro to Napoli?
According to Sport Mediaset, Napoli are in advanced talks with 22 year-old Hertha Berlin winger, Valentino Lazaro. Reports claim that Napoli are willing to bid roughly 20 million euros on the Austrian who is seen by many as the possible heir to Jose Callejon (who turned 32 earlier this year). Lazaro spent the fi...
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Napoli 3, RB Salzburg 0 Napoli capitalized on early chances to take a 3-0 win in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 tie with RB Salzburg. Napoli got on the scoresheet in under 10 minutes when Arkadiusz Milik calmly faked and ran past the Salzburg keeper after receiving a clinical cutting pass from Dries Mertens. Although Milik has had a great season in Serie A, this marked his first European goal of the campaign. Fellow Polish internati...
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Napoli’s captain looks to regain his early season form After a red-hot start to the season, Lorenzo Insigne has struggled to regain his scoring form. Since converting a penalty in Napoli’s 1-1 draw with PSG back in early November, Insigne has only scored twice in a span of 4 months and 18 games. His scoring woes continued on Sunday against Juventus when his penalty kick struck the post leaving Napoli without a point to show for their performance. S...
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Napoli 1, Juventus 2 Two red cards and a missed penalty was just some of the drama in a chaotic, action-packed match at the San Paolo between Napoli and Juventus on Sunday night. Despite going down to ten men early in the match, Napoli were the better team throughout most of the night and were unlucky to not get at least a point. The Partenopei showed great determination and character through adversity and should have their heads held up high despi...
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Andres Gimenez | Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Early results from the Mets prospect list I have completed my first run through the New York Mets farm system and the preliminary grades are listed below.
Grade A: Zero Grade A-: Zero Grade B+: Two Grade B: Three Grade B-: Five Grade C+: 30 Grade C: Everyone else
There’s some play in the C+/B- range but the final results should be close to this. The names:
Ross Adolph, OF Peter Alonso, 1B Francisco Alvarez, C Gerson Bautista , RHP Rau...
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Open to trading Russell Martin, Blue Jays open the door for rookie catcher. The Toronto Blue Jays have one of the most talked-about farm systems, and baseball bloodlines , in major league baseball. In fact, you can’t hold a conversation, read a story, post a tweet, or listen to a podcast about Blue Jays prospects without hearing the names Vladimir Guerrero Jr , Bo Bichette , and Cavan Biggio . However, the prospect that could have the biggest impact on the 201...
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Mickey Callaway | David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
63 names under study I am working on the New York Mets Top 20 Prospects for 2019 list. My first run through the system turned up 63 names worth looking at, listed below. Mention it in the comments if you think anyone important is missing.
Ross Adolph, OF Peter Alonso, 1B Francisco Alvarez, C Gerson Bautista , RHP Raul Beracierta, OF Quinn Brodey, OF Luis Carpio, INF Joe Cavallaro, RHP Gavin Cecchini , INF Stanley Consuegra, OF Carlos Cortes,...
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How quickly can this be turned around? I am now working on the New York Mets Top 20 prospects for 2019 list. The next team in line is the Baltimore Orioles to be followed by the Philadelphia Phillies , the Cleveland Indians , the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros , the Chicago Cubs , the Toronto Blue Jays , and the Washington Nationals.
Use this thread to discuss the Baltimore Orioles organization. Possible points for discussion include, but ...
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Eloy Jimenez | Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports
Updated Top 20 Prospects Lists for all MLB systems Here is an index for the Minor League Ball Top 20 prospects lists for each of the 30 Major League teams.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox (published November 16, 2018) New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals (published November 6, 2018) Minnesota Twins (published Oc...
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It is a thin system. . . Top 20 Seattle Mariners prospects for 2019
The list and grades are a blending of present performance and long-term potential. Comments are welcome, but in the end all analysis and responsibility is mine.
QUICK PRIMER ON GRADE MEANINGS
Grade A prospects are the elite. In theory , they have a good chance of becoming stars or superstars. Theoretically, most Grade A prospects develop into stars or at least ma...
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The buying White Sox will not deal any of these prospects For the first time in a few years, the Chicago White Sox are buyers heading into the offseason.
With the annual Winter Meetings on the horizon, the White Sox will certainly be looking to make a trade or two.
Keeping in mind the fact that the White Sox are still in the midst of a rebuild, lets take a look at the prospects that won't be on the move in the next month.
Absolutely no chance of bein...
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UTEP Athletics
UTEP is facing former Western Athletic Conference member UNLV for the eighth time and for the first time since the 1993 season. The game will take place Saturday, Sept 8 at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. Kick off starts at 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT.
The game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet.
The Miners are coming off a 30-10, season-opening loss to Northern Arizona on Sept. 1 in the Sun Bowl. Their last road victory came on Oct. 22, 2016, at UTSA, 52-49 in five ove...
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s and women’s basketball coaches, and the UTEP Spirit Squad will be making appearances at Albertsons locations in the El Paso community on Saturday (Sept. 8) as part of the Miners’ partnership with the grocery store.
“Albertsons Day With the Miners” will encompass a total of eight stores in the city of El Paso. From 10 a.m. – noon, UTEP representatives will be on hand at 3100 Mesa Street, 5630 North Desert Boulevard, 2200 Yarbrough Drive and ...
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UTEP Athletics
With a 1-0 in double overtime, the UTEP soccer team beat the Northern Illinois University Huskies following a penalty kick goal from Lauren Crenshaw (102’) Sunday evening.
For 101 minutes, Orange and Blue (4-2-0) took 25 shots-to NIU’s 14- but finished the match with Crenshaw’s goal that defeated the Huskies’ (0-5-0) goalkeeper.
11 shots were on target out of the 25 shots the Miners took. Four shots were all recorded by April Pate, Vic Bohdan and Crenshaw.
Crenshaw is...
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UTEP Athletics
On their final match of the Omaha Challenge to Omaha (3-3), the UTEP volleyball team (2-4) fell 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Macey Austin notched a double-double with 12 kills, 10 digs and recorded a .357 hitting percentage. Sophomore Briana Bustillos tallied 10 digs each in the match.
Freshman Kristen Fritsche led the Miners in assists (25) for the sixth-straight match and freshman Martine Kragholm led the Miners with four blocks and added four kills.
Omaha seiz...
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UTEP Athletics
OMAHA, Neb. – The UTEP volleyball team (2-3), splits Friday’s billing with five-set masterpiece over UIC (3-1), and a tightly matched four-set loss to UMKC (3-2).
UTEP (2-2) captured a five-set thriller over UIC (3-1) Friday morning in the first match of the Omaha Challenge.
Junior outside hitter Macey Austin recorded a double-double (23 kills and 12 digs) to lead the Miners. UTEP leaned on career performances from freshmen Kristen Fritsche and Serena Patterson. Fritsch...
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UTEP Athletics
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team received goals from Lauren Crenshaw (40’) and Anna Jimmerson (70’) in a come-from-behind 2-1 victory against Grand Canyon on Friday night at University Field.
Crenshaw and Nicole Pugsley each recorded a crucial assist for the Miners (3-2-0). Kelsey Smith provided the lone tally for the Lopes (1-4-0) midway through the first half. Senior Alyssa Palacios notched four saves to seal her third win of the season.
“We started a little bit ...
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UTEP Athletics
EL PASO, TEXAS – Northern Arizona topped UTEP in the 2018 football opener. Case Cookus completed 19-of-26 passes for 211 yards, and connected with Emmanuel Butler for a couple of scores as Northern Arizona spoiled UTEP’s 2018 home opener with a 30-10 victory in the Sun Bowl on Saturday.
Butler reeled in six catches for 138 yards for the Lumberjacks (1-0), who are coming off a seven-win campaign in 2017.
Junior college transfer Kai Locksley saw the bulk of the action at ...
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