It was a one-word answer to a question and, at its heart, cut through every variable or imponderable Sunday’s title deciders may throw up. Mikel Arteta was asked whether he believed in miracles: “Yes,” came the response, a smile creeping across his face and laughter quickly cascading around the room.
There is little danger of Arsenal leaving anything to chance against Everton, but no amount of rationalising can alter the fact they are relying on an outcome 160 miles north-west that would thoroughly confound the odds.
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Arsenal should not beat themselves up if Manchester City stick to their well-rehearsed lines. They will finish the seaso…
If any team in the majors is peaking at the right time, it's the New York Mets.New York has rattled off 12 wins in its past 14 games, but it hasn't managed to establish a firm grasp on the third and final National League wild-card spot because of the pesky Atlanta Braves.Atlanta trails the Mets by just one game in the wild-card race as it attempts to sneak into the playoffs after being ravaged by injuries over the past six months.Plenty of teams are in similar situations and will be playing for their lives over the final two-plus weeks of the regular season, raising the stakes on both the field and your betting slip. Here are our three best MLB picks for Saturday:BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT DETROIT TIGERSEvery game from here on out should be considered a must-win for the Tigers.Detroit…
The Angels signed Mike Trout to a six-year $144.5 million contract extension that will keep him in Los Angeles and Anaheim through 2020. It's not exactly Miguel Cabrera money, but Trout now has a long term, multi-million dollar deal that lasts into his year 29 season. Trout will then become a free agent and still be younger than Cabrera was when he signed his $248 million extension. It's a great deal for both parties. Trout still gets big money and the Angels get a monster player for six years at roughly $24 million a year, including the first three years of his free agency eligibility. Trout was due to become arbitration eligible for the first time following this season so the extension wraps him up through his three arbitration years as well. It's a bit of a different …
Some people are fans of the Indianapolis Colts. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. This 2018 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Indianapolis Colts. Your 2017 record: 4-12. Let’s watch the Bills lay a snowjob down on these hapless goobers one more time: Delightful. So festive! What else happened? Oh right, they cut their starting corner before he could get necessary groin surgery. The starting wideout took a public shit on the offensive line. Oh, and the franchise quarterback developed fifth-stage leprosy. All of this was bad enough to finally rid you fat humps of Chuck Pagano for good. I know I just said I’m gonna miss Ben McAdoo, but dammit here’s yet another terrible coa…
Some people are fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This 2015 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: the Pittsburgh Steelers. Your 2014 record: 11-5 Your coach: Mike Tomlin, who looks like an angry frog. I keep waiting for Tomlin to whip out a forked tongue ribbon and eat a fly on live television. Anyway, the Steelers tried to force Dick LeBeau into retirement this offseason. He kindly responded by taking a job with the Titans. Your new defensive coordinator is Keith Butler, who looks like a UPS driver. SIGN HERE, PLEASE. Your quarterback: Ben “No More” Roethlisberger, seen here working through his daily broken jaw injury: I wonder if Big Ben …
Ah yes, the traditional banana hurled at a black player. Euro 2012 is officially on! The potassium missile came from the Croatian fans, who we had thought were pretty chill. It happened during yesterday's match with Italy, who have a couple of black players, including Mario Balotelli, who specifically threatened to kill any banana-throwers. Details aren't clear— UEFA is looking into it after a photographer snapped a shot of a steward removing the banana, although they haven't received any official complaints. It's been a busy week. We've already had • "Around 500" fans making monkey noises at the Dutch team during a training session. • Russia and Poland supporters fighting in the streets, then fighting the riot police sent to break them up.…
So he does what any man who is hongry for some Hooters does, he takes a camera in and narrates a trip to the restaurant. I'm sure this video will go a long way towards making Bengals fans feel better about the second round pick their team spent on the Auburn running back. If you've ever wondered what Michael Scott's trip to Hooters would look like if he played in the NFL and was obsessed with weed, check it out after the jump:
Kenny Irons, waived by the Bengals after four preseason carries. He's hongry for the football ladies and gentlemen, hongry. Kenny Irons films own dumb comments [With Leather] …
data-mm-id=”_vg7mbwwsg”>The Oregon Ducks soundly defeated the 5th-ranked team in the nation on Friday night in the Pac-12 Championship, beating Utah 37-15 and ruining the PAC-12's chance at the College Football Playoff for the third time this year. With the win, Oregon punched their ticket to the Rose Bowl and got their 11th win of the season. It's an OK result, but again, in an alternate timeline, it could have been their 12th win of the season and possibly punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff. The Ducks started their season by losing to the then 16th-ranked Auburn Tigers by six points. Auburn is currently ranked 11th, making Oregon's season-opener the definition of a quality loss. Oregon then spent a few weeks ranked in the middle-teens before steadily …
data-mm-id=”_yho68p142″>The 2019 season has brought NFL fans many unexpected developments. The Patriots are 10-1, but have been carried by their defense. Lamar Jackson is an MVP candidate and has looked unstoppable over the last month and change. The Colts are in contention for the division with Jacoby Brissett under center, and the Bengals (not the Dolphins) are far and away the worst team in the league. The list goes on.Yet I contend the biggest surprise of this season goes not to Jackson's breakout or the Colts recovering from the most shocking retirement in recent NFL history, but rather to one Ryan Tannehill down in Nashville. The former Dolphins QB joined the Titans over the offseason to very little fanfare; most of the attention was focused on Marcus Mariota, the former No.…
data-mm-id=”_4kso3gxv7″>Is that Madison Bumgarner or Mason Saunders? Turns out, it's both. Sunday night a report in The Athletic unmasked a successful rodeo roper as actually being the three-time World Series champion and four-time All-Star pitcher. It turns out, Bumgarner has been moonlighting as a rodeo competitor for a while, possibly years. Last December, he won $26,650 in a team-roping competition with his partner, Jaxson Tucker. Posted by Rancho Rio on Wednesday, December 4, 2019Here's another shot of Bumgarner:Posted by Rancho Rio on Wednesday, December 4, 2019When approached about his alter ego, Bumgarner fessed up, but he was clearly uncomfortable with the questions. Here's a section of the piece:”Why the alias then? That was to protect his adventures from gar…