text: Conte has been forced to deal with an injury-hit squad for much of the season due to many of his players suffering from various knocks since the summer, but having already had new-signing Danny Drinkwater recover from a calf injury this week, the Italian's central midfield options are now back to full strength with the news that Kante is also ready for action. [Full Article...]
  What this also signals is that the 49ers will presumably be out of the running for Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins next offseason in free agency. His biggest opportunity came past year when he made two starts during Brady's suspension, finishing with 496 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions in that stretch. [Full Article...]
  Troy Deeney was in fiery form when Watford were beaten by Stoke City on Saturday afternoon. As a result, the 29-year-old has this evening been charged with violent conduct by the FA. Both Deeney and Allen were handed yellow cards following the run-in, but referee Michael Oliver did not see the "gouging" on the former's part, leaving the incident open to investigation in the days that follow... [Full Article...]
  All three of the losses occurred previous year (naturally). The first tally in this year's game came on a blocked punt by the Wolfpack's Germaine Pratt that was recovered in the end zone by Kelvin Harmon for a touchdown. Junior running back Josh Adams put together another Heisman-esque performance on Saturday, rushing for 202 yards on 27 carries and one touchdown. [Full Article...]
  The Republic of Ireland worldwide struck inside the final 20 minutes of the tight game to secure only a second home win of the season for the Clarets on the fifth anniversary of boss Sean Dyche's arrival at the club. Dyche would have been hoping for a little more from his side on his anniversary at Turf Moor. "We've scored some great goals this year and we need to continue that". [Full Article...]
  Woods underwent a fourth back operation in three years in April and earlier this month the 41-year-old's agent Mark Steinberg said he had been cleared to resume full golf activity following a check-up with his surgeon. "He's playing an appropriate event because there are only 18 players, even though they are top echelon players". "We'll have to see how he is physically, how he is mentally and ho... [Full Article...]
  Titled "Me Too", Stewart details in an essay for The Player's Tribune how she was abused from 9-11 by a man who lived with some of her relatives. Stewart - who went on from winning state championships with the Northstars to winning national championships with the UConn Huskies before going to the WNBA - said the abuse occurred in the home of a relative whom she stayed with frequently. [Full Article...]
  James Wright, curator at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, told the Telegraph that the amount of octopuses coming out of the beach was extremely rare and suggested there was "something wrong with them". 'If people are able to they should pick them up and put them back as they need to go back into the water very quickly. It's hardly an invasion by massive man-eating cephalopods - the cu... [Full Article...]
  But that's what the Steelers just did, turning the tide on the Lions in the third quarter. Despite totaling 482 yards from scrimmage, the Lions were unable to get into the end zone, and five Matt Prater field goals weren't enough to come away with a home win. [Full Article...]
  No. 4 TCU (7-1) lost to No. 25 Iowa State 14-7. Just days before the College Football Playoff committee releases its first rankings of the season, about as much certainty exists surrounding the four teams that will be selected as did when the season began. [Full Article...]
  Fellaini started 18 Premier League games for United last season, scoring one goal. "I was so disappointed at Huddersfield, because it looked like in that match that we didn't know the responsibility, we didn't know the ambition, we didn't know that every point is a precious point". [Full Article...]
  While this hire may be a head-scratcher to some, a point of emphasis is that Kapler is a big analytics man and that is an area where the Phillies have stressed importance. Kapler , 42, will be one of the youngest managers in baseball, but he does have some experience as a skipper. He also played 12 seasons with the Tigers, Red Sox, Brewers, Rays and Rockies, hitting.268/.329/.420 before retiri... [Full Article...]
  Bears head coach John Fox said that the team's "thoughts and prayers are with him" after discovering that Miller's injury was more serious than it originally appeared and that the 33-year-old would have to spend the night in the hospital. "So when he goes to the ground, he has to survive the ground". The ball hit the ground, therefore it's incomplete. The reversal cost the Bears four points; th... [Full Article...]
  In an interview with "La Gazetta Dello Sport ", Morata said: "I wish that I didn't leave Juventus in 2016. There were some agreements that I had to respect but Real Madrid did treat me like the guy I was before the two years I spent in Turin". [Full Article...]
  Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas headed the times in Q1 on Pirelli's softest-compound tyres, the ultrasofts, but the writing was on the wall when Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel were within a tenth on the slower supersofts. [Full Article...]
  Raheem Sterling sealed the game in the second half after City had emerged with a slender lead from a whirlwind spell of three goals inside five minutes. The visitors entered cruise control but Nicolas Otamendi could have made life a little hard in the closing stages, the centre-back just pulling out of a lunging challenge on Jake Livermore that could otherwise have earned him a red card rather th... [Full Article...]
  Asked by Chelsea TV whether his fitness issues are now behind him, Hazard said: "Yeah for sure, definitely". "I'm training hard, the injury is the past". "They are top and play well with a lot of goals - but we have a lot of games to play, we will see at the end of the season". Eden Hazard was caught catching up on some sleep as Chelsea headed down to Bournemouth for their Premier Le... [Full Article...]
  He's waddling onto the coach. The Foxes took the lead in the 18 minute through Jamie Vardy when Demarai Gray went on a near 70-yard counter-attack, which released Riyad Mahrez who could then supply the cross to allow the England global to open the scoring. [Full Article...]
  Ohio State moved up three places after rallying to beat then-No. It is the fourth week so far this season that OSU (7-1; 4-1 Big 12) has held a top-10 spot in at least one of the national polls. So as other teams improve their resume, it's possible Notre Dame or Oklahoma could slide. Contenders: Wisconsin needs to continue to take care of its business, but the two biggest referendums on... [Full Article...]
  The Buffalo Bills are coming off of a nerve-racking 30-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7. The Buffalo Bills are absolutely DOMINATING the Oakland Raiders at home, using all sides of the ball to put points on the scoreboard in this one. [Full Article...]