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When USC basketball dealt Michigan State its first and still only conference loss on Feb. 1, it appeared they were playing themselves into the NCAA Tournament bubble conversation. Fast forward to present day, and the Trojans (14-13) are in danger of not even qualifying for the Big Ten Tournament after losing at Rutgers on Sunday […]

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The Detroit Lions are coming off one of their best seasons in franchise history. Detroit won 15 games in 2024, claimed their second consecutive NFC North title, and secured the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. All of those are firsts for the Lions as a franchise. Unfortunately, the Lions also had one of […]

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The Arizona Cardinals’ 2024-25 NFL season became lost after the Week 11 bye. The Cardinals were gaining steam from October to November, with four-straight wins and a 6-4 record. But inconsistency is what drew head coach Jonathan Gannon and Co. out of playoff contention – losing their first three games after the bye week, ultimately […]

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Losing Juan Soto has defined the New York Yankees’ offseason. While Soto’s 41 homers will be missed, his record-breaking contract has taken away from the star power the Bombers do have. As spring training games begin, the veterans are ramping up and almost ready for game action. Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole squared off on […]

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Two days after the San Antonio Spurs announced that Victor Wembanyama was out for the rest of the season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Gregg Popovich won’t return this season either. The winningest coach in NBA history hasn’t been with the team since suffering a mild stroke at the beginning of November. Unlike the Wemby […]

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MANCHESTER UNITED have confirmed as many as 200 staff will lose their jobs as part of a second wave of cost-cutting since the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos.

Last summer saw 250 staff made redundant in a brutal first wave to save costs.

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Man Utd are cutting another 200 jobs under Sir Jim Ratcliffe[/caption]

But the list of casualties is now set to increase by between 150 and 200 after a statement revealed the next steps in the club’s transformation plan.

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CHELSEA welcome rock-bottom Southampton to Stamford Bridge for Tuesday’s Premier League showdown.

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Southampton are the visitors to Stamford Bridge for this midweek round of Premier League fixtures.

And that will be a blessed relief for Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, who is desperately in need of a win to maintain the club’s Champions League ambitions.

The Italian, 45, wanted a big response to their 3-0 defeat at Brighton, which he described as the “worst” game of his tenure.

And although the performance did improve, the result was the same as Aston Villa came from behind to secure maximum points at Villa Park.

It was the third time that Chelsea lost a Premier League game in which they’ve scored the first goal this season.

The London club now find themselves in seventh position with the likes of Aston Villa, Brighton and Newcastle all enjoying positive momentum in the battle for a top-five finish.

Chelsea have only beaten West Ham, Wolves and League Two Morecambe in 2025 but they’ll be pleased to welcome Southampton to west London given they’ve won 11 of their last 14 Premier League games against sides starting the day bottom of the table.

With Nicolas Jackson still sidelined, the Blues will hope to see a revival from Cole Palmer, who is without a goal involvement in any of Chelsea’s last five top-flight fixtures.

As for the visitors, Southampton arrive off the back of yet another chastening defeat.

The Saints lost 4-0 to Brighton last time out with the visitors registering 12 shots on target to their one and an xG of 4.01 to Southampton’s 0.13.

Ivan Juric’s side look dead and buried with perhaps their only target now avoiding the Premier League’s lowest ever points tally of 11, set by Derby County in 2007-08.

Chelsea have lost two of their last three Premier League games against Southampton, as many defeats as in their previous 18 against them (W11 D5). However, they did win the reverse fixture 5-1 in December.

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Back of the Neto

Pedro Neto looked pretty sharp against Aston Villa in an unfamiliar role in the absence of Nicolas Jackson.

The Portuguese, 24, played as a central striker and was quite effective when providing an excellent assist for Enzo Fernandez’s opener. He made similar runs to Jackson and is well worth a punt should he continue in that role against the Premier League’s worst defence.

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Joel Embiid’s knee is not where he or the Philadelphia 76ers want it, and it looks like they’ll be searching for other options, including surgery, to improve it. One doctor thinks that Embiid and the 76ers will opt to go the Lonzo Ball surgery route, which took a long process for him to get back […]

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