Author: Black Dog
Jurgen Klopp’s departure means Pep Guardiola stands alone. Only one manager who has won the Premier League still plies his trade in it and it is Manchester City’s serial champion. Last season rendered Guardiola a history-maker in a new respect, the first manager to win four consecutive English titles. With Klopp gone, in a sense, he has eliminated the opposition. In another, he remains a marked man. “Everyone wants the crown that we have worn for four years,” he warned last week. Guardiola’s capacity to create teams that can win both week in, week out and year in, year…
It caused quite a shockwave this week when Manchester City were briefly linked with a move for Liverpool star Luis Diaz, who is expected to thrive under Arne Slot. Diaz has been linked with Barcelona all summer, but reports that Man City wanted to sign the winger to replace Julian Alvarez really shook the boat. Fortunately, the reports were quickly dismissed as fake news, Diaz isn’t going to leave Liverpool for their league rivals. But right now, news that Diaz is staying at Liverpool may not be quite enough to keep fans on Merseyside happy. With just…
Former Michigan football quarterback J.J. McCarthy, quite possibly the best college quarterback that the Wolverines have ever had, had surgery on Wednesday that will sideline him for the entire 2024 season according to Tom Pelissero. For McCarthy, it’s brutal news. The Michigan football quarterback was drafted 10th overall by the Vikings in the 2024 NFL draft and last Saturday, J.J. McCarthy looked like the future starting quarterback for Minnesota after tossing two touchdown passes against the Raiders. McCarthy hit two deep shots down the field and for some reason, that’s what rival fans have been saying McCarthy couldn’t do,…
Right now, Alabama, Georgia and Michigan are arguably the three top programs in college football, so it’s no surprise to see that trio getting a ton of love in the preseason polls. The recently released AP preseason Top 25 slated Georgia at No. 1, Alabama at No. 5 and Michigan — the defending national champion — at No. 9. That may seem low for both the Tide and the Wolverines, but consider that both programs feature new head coaches in 2024. Nick Saban retired in favor of Kalen DeBoer at Alabama and Jim Harbaugh skipped town for the Los…
Who says teams don’t make trades within the division? Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Giants have traded veteran defensive tackle Jordan Phillips to the Cowboys. The Giants get a sixth-round pick, and they added a seventh-rounder with the player. He was a second-round pick of the Dolphins in 2015. He spent four years in Miami, two in Buffalo, two in Arizona, and two more in Buffalo before signing with the Giants earlier this year. He has a $1.21 million salary, and he received a $430,000 signing bonus. Phillips has 120 regular-season appearances…
The Texas Longhorns have to feel like they’re one of the favorites to win the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoffs in 2024, and a big part of their confidence is because of their quarterback. Quinn Ewers was the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2022 class and he’s lived up to that billing ever since he’s made Austin his home. Ewers is the centerpiece of a stacked Texas roster, but there are some big games on the schedule in 2024 that the Longhorns will have to navigate in order to even make it to the CFP. One of…
Texas Longhorns freshman Colin Simmons knows how to properly spend his NIL money, Many players buy fancy jewelry, cars and other forms of bling. Simmons is giving back to the community. He is making contributions for medical benefits to children with autism. Simmons is making an investment in his brother Clayton. He is also investing in others like him who suffer from autism. Simmons is supporting the Autism Spectrum Disorder community in South Dallas. Clayton was diagnosed with autism in 2020. The family had very few resources to get Clayton the help and support that he so richly…
AUSTIN — The Texas Longhorns are bringing one of the most dynamic receiving rooms in college football to the SEC this upcoming season. The team added three talented transfers in Silas Bolden, Isaiah Bond and Matthew Golden, but Texas fans are still eager to see how the wideouts behind them can help the offense, particularly Johntay Cook II and DeAndre Moore Jr. The pair is entering their second year in the program and have both flashed their play-making ability dating back to last spring. When speaking to the media Tuesday night, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers provided an update…
This afternoon, AC Milan have made a new and improved bid for Youssouf Fofana as they look to finalise a deal to bring him to the club this summer. For many Milan fans, the Fofana saga has continued for too long, and has become a frustration more than anything. However, it has not been due to a lack of trying, and it can be argued that the Rossoneri have operated brilliantly in a difficult situation. In Monaco’s eyes, the Frenchman is worth €35 million, a figure that the Diavolo refuse to match, given his contract expires at the…
She visited Mexico, attended a friend’s wedding in Iowa, and even got to see the New York Yankees’ clubhouse. So, when the Indiana Fever star returned to practice Tuesday, she was rested, revived and revved up to restart the WNBA season. For Clark and the rest of this year’s remarkable rookie class, the nearly monthlong Olympic break was a welcome and perhaps necessary respite before for the final sprint to the playoffs. “Oh yeah, I think it was very helpful just to reset,” Clark said. “Coming in here, I didn´t know my teammates very well and you´re just kind…