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If Mauricio Pochettino were in any doubt as to the scale of the task he has just signed himself up for, he needed only to listen to his predecessor and his captain. Tactical tweaks and squad pruning are a way off for the new USMNT boss. The most fundamental aspects of any squad — culture […]

The most expensive, ambitious and theatrical UFC pay-per-view card in the promotion’s 31-year history takes place on Saturday when UFC 306 invades The Sphere in Las Vegas.  The 10-fight card, which UFC CEO Dana White reported has already cost the promotion more than double in initial $8 million budget, will be part of UFC’s continued […]

USATSI Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw four one-run innings against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday (GameTracker) in his first appearance since June 15. He had missed nearly three months after suffering from a rotator cuff strain.  Yamamoto held the Cubs to one run on four hits and no walks, all while striking out […]

USATSI Few athletes in history are more closely connected to a particular franchise than Jerry West is with the Los Angeles Lakers, even if the relationship went sour toward the end.  As such, the Lakers will wear a black No. 44 band — the number that West wore during his 14 years as a Lakers […]

It’s fair to say that most NFL teams looked rusty in Week 1 of the regular season, but some were more rusty than others. There is, of course, a great debate centered around playing your starters in the preseason, but then there are other starters who missed considerable time in training camp due to contract […]

The wait is over as U.S. Soccer has entered a new era following the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as the head coach of the United States men’s national team on Monday. Succeeding Gregg Berhalter who was dismissed from the role following the USMNT crashing out of the Copa America group stage, Pochettino is tasked with […]

USATSI The Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays engaged in a benches-clearing spat on Tuesday night as part of a 9-4 Phillies victory (box score). The incident occurred during the bottom of the eighth inning, when Rays reliever Edwin Uceta plunked Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos in the back with a 96 mph sinker.  Castellanos […]

Getty Images The UFC debuts at the viral Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday. UFC 306, dubbed Noche UFC to celebrate Mexican Independence Day weekend, is headlined by UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili, plus a women’s flyweight trilogy. There appears to be more intrigue about what the event will look like than […]

USATSI The Detroit Tigers scored an 11-0 blowout victory against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night (box score), improving their record to 22-14 since the start of August. More importantly, the win helped the Tigers keep pace in the American League playoff picture: they entered Tuesday three games behind the Minnesota Twins for the final […]

Following an NBA Board of Governors meeting on Tuesday in New York, commissioner Adam Silver told reporters that there was “not a lot of discussion” with the board regarding expansion, but not because it doesn’t remain a strong possibility that the league is moving toward adding another franchise or two. “There was not a lot […]