Kylian Mbappe missed the Euro 2024 match against Netherlands© AFP Didier Deschamps said it was not worth the risk to rush Kylian Mbappe back for Friday’s 0-0 draw against the Netherlands just days after he suffered a broken nose. Mbappe watched on from the bench as some wasteful finishing from Les Bleus meant they failed […]
NFL new kickoff rule, explained: Why Chiefs might bench Harrison Butker on kickoffs during 2024 season
Harrison Butker may have a diminished role with the Chiefs in 2024. No, the change doesn’t have anything to do with his controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College. Instead, it springs from new kickoff rule changes in the NFL. Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub is strategizing about the best time to use Butker on kickoffs. […]
What happened to Chris Finch? Timberwolves coach stuck behind the bench after serious knee injury
The Nuggets won just one playoff game against the eventual NBA champions in 2022, only to bounce back and capture a title the next year. Are the Timberwolves on track to follow the same path? Minnesota won one playoff game in 2023 against the Nuggets, who went on to win the NBA Finals. A year […]
Who is Malachi Flynn? Pistons guard becomes third player in NBA history with 50-point game off bench
What do the names Corey Brewer, Mo Williams, Saddiq Bey, and Terrence Ross have in common? Those are all players with a 50-point game in their NBA careers. Pistons guard Malachi Flynn might have one-upped them all. Flynn certainly qualifies as one of the most unexpected players to score 50 points in a game, as […]
Luis Suarez Comes Off Bench For Brace As Inter Miami Beat DC Without Lionel Messi
Luis Suarez came off the bench and scored twice as Inter Miami, without the injured Lionel Messi, won 3-1 at D.C. United in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Suarez continued his prolific start to life in MLS with his sixth goal in seven games in all competitions for the South Florida club. Miami had failed […]