Premier League mid-season review: Who wins the title? Who gets top four? Best signing?

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Will Arsenal hold off the challenge of Manchester City to win their first Premier League title since 2004? Manchester United. From those predictions, FiveThirtyEight’s model runs simulations to play out the remaining league season 20,000 times to calculate their overall predicted league table. From those predictions, FiveThirtyEight’s model runs simulations to play out the remaining league season 20,000 times to calculate their overall predicted league table. Crafton: Take your pick from Brentford 4-0 Manchester United, Manchester City 1-2 Brentford and Brentford 3-1 Liverpool.
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Kirill Kaprizov’s OT magic delivers the Wild a stress-reducing first victory

KIRILL 👏 THE 👏 THRILL 👏 Kirill Kaprizov caps off a wild game with the @energizer overtime winner! pic.twitter.com/lFJjGE6jGg — NHL (@NHL) October 21, 2022Kaprizov sat in his stall after the game, and just like Fleury, the relief of sweet victory was obvious. Kaprizov’s point was that every shift under such stress makes it seem like you’re climbing a mountain. 👏 pic.twitter.com/uNJZFIAiA8 — NHL (@NHL) October 21, 2022“We have no composure. Fleury, with his mom, France, watching her first Wild game in person, made 23 saves for his 521st career victory – 30 behind Patrick Roy for second all-time.

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Detroit’s rookies impress, and more observations from Week 1 of fantasy basketball

What we do know is that he’s averaging 35 mpg and has converted 69% of his 13 field-goal attempts per game. The usage rate is 30% and he’s averaging 21.5 field-goal attempts per game. He’s averaging 5.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks while shooting 36% from the field. He’s played 24 minutes in each contest, averaging 6.5 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. He’s averaging 21.5 points, 7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block while converting 51% of his 15.5 field-goal attempts.

3 months ago The Athletic

Astros players avoid boastful talk, but gulf with Yankees becomes clear with a 3-0 ALCS lead

The Astros’ postseason has been dominant, there’s no doubting that. “We’re aware of the task at hand, and everybody’s ready.”Throughout the season, the Astros and Yankees were the class of the American League. So I don’t think about being dominant. But it’s almost as though the Astros don’t want to really acknowledge the obvious. “We know there’s going to be ups and downs throughout the postseason because we’re playing against such great teams,” Houston third baseman Alex Bregman said.

3 months ago The Athletic

Time-wasters, beware: 60-minute matches, kick-ins and other proposals to end time-wasting

Kinnear’s current bugbear is the time the ball is in play during Premier League games. AdvertisementAhead of hosting Aston Villa at the start of this month, Kinnear described the dark arts of time-wasting as “antithetical to everything that has made Premier League football loved across the globe”. Two Premier League games, a day apart and a 24-minute difference for what they call “ball in play time”. “If you look at the statistics today, you see that there are teams that play 52 minutes, others that play 43 minutes and others that play 58 minutes. However, the overall trend shows that the amount of time the ball is in play during Premier League matches is in decline.

3 months ago The Athletic

Yankees’ anemic offense has them facing another ALCS defeat to Astros

It’s why the Yankees are facing an Astros sweep Sunday night and why it would be stunning if New York mounts an improbable comeback. The Yankees registered five hits in Game 1, four in Game 2 and three in Game 3 — two of those hits in Saturday’s game came with two outs and the Yankees down 5-0. Here’s what Cole said when asked what makes the Astros such a difficult team to face:“Their ability to hit good pitches,” Cole said. These are good pitches and they’re putting good swings on them regardless of if they’re over the plate or not. For the Yankees, a good at-bat is working a deep count before what’s often been a strikeout.

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The Packers’ season has become a disaster, so what’s next in Green Bay?

They have two recent third-round picks in tight end Josiah Deguara and wide receiver Amari Rodgers who contribute little. According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Packers hadn’t gone a full game without converting a third down themselves since Week 6 of the 1999 season. What they have been is a bad football team. Forget all the talk about the Packers needing a wide receiver such as Chase Claypool or Jerry Jeudy or Odell Beckham Jr. Time will tell, but it will take a lot of changes to put out the seemingly uncontrollable dumpster fire that has engulfed the Packers’ season.

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How Blue Jackets’ Daniil Tarasov’s calmness led to big win over Rangers

On Friday, Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen refused to discuss the play of goaltender Elvis Merzlikins after a 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh. It should be said, too, that the Blue Jackets were much more successful at keeping the Rangers’ shot attempts from the perimeter. Advertisement“It was awesome to see,” Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski said. “Just by body language and how he’s making saves, absolutely.”The Blue Jackets, meanwhile, kept chipping away at Rangers backup goaltender Jaroslav Halak. The Blue Jackets were holding on to a 3-1 lead well into the third before Robinson and Johnson scored 44 seconds apart to seal it.

3 months ago The Athletic

Isaac Hayden gives Norwich City ‘grit and experience’ in first start of 2022

Having split into their position groups and then into pairs, Isaac Hayden stopped his passes with fellow central midfielder Marcelino Nunez and started the instructions. AdvertisementIn this case, Hayden took the lead, gesturing where Nunez would need to operate and how that would connect with him. Hayden, 27, imparting his thoughts verbally and demonstrating his experience on the pitch was an obvious positive from an erratic afternoon. “Isaac came in and did what it says on the tin. “So to have Isaac, especially with Kenny (McLean suspended), adds a bit of grit and experience.

3 months ago The Athletic

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