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Wayne Rooney says Manchester United lack a strong core in the dressing room (talkSPORT) Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United’s lack of a British core in the dressing room is not helping Erik ten Hag. The United manager is already under heavy pressure following the team’s worst start to a Premier League campaign after seven games. … Read more

Former Manchester United boss David Moyes has shown his support for Erik ten Hag (Picture: Getty) David Moyes has praised Erik ten Hag for the ‘resilience’ he has shown at Manchester United and insists the under-fire Dutchman is doing a ‘brilliant job’. United are languishing down in 14th place after their worst ever start to … Read more

Mikel Arteta is taking no risks with any of his players over the international break (Picture: Getty) Arsenal have struck an agreement with the Ghana Football Association which will see Thomas Partey remain in north London over the course of the international break. The experienced midfielder appeared destined to leave the club in the summer … Read more

Carlos Rodon had to deal with his slider disappearing in the fourth inning and after a 4-2 loss to Kansas City in the ALDS in The Bronx, the left-hander and his family were forced to deal with online threats. Rodon’s wife, Ashley, posted screenshots from X posted by anonymous users that mocked the couple’s usage … Read more

Not much went right for the Yankees in Monday’s 4-2 loss to the Royals in Game 2 of the ALDS.  Somehow, it was the guy playing a position he’d never played before that may have been the highlight.  Anthony Rizzo’s absence with two fractured fingers in his right hand has caused a bit of a … Read more

Luis Severino was warned. With a runner on first base and Bryce Harper approaching the plate in the sixth inning, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner approached the mound. “Be careful,” Hefner told Severino, meaning: Do not give him anything to hit.  Severino lived on the corners and just off the plate with four pitches before he … Read more

Heroes, zeros and the full inside pitch from the Yankees’ 4-2 loss to the Royals in Game 2 of the ALDS on Monday. Hero Kansas City’s Johnny Wholestaff. Five Royals pitchers limited the Yankee lineup to just two runs. Lucas Erceg reacts after recording the final out of the Royals’ Game 2 win on Oct. … Read more

Kodai Senga remains in the Mets’ pitching plans should the NLDS extend to five games.  The right-hander is “trending in the right direction,” according to manager Carlos Mendoza, if the Mets need a Game 5 starter against the Phillies. Sean Manaea is the Mets’ scheduled starter for Tuesday at Citi Field and Jose Quintana will … Read more

Broadcaster Bob Costas appeared to get caught on a hot mic showing some reservation over having to read an ad for CNN during the TBS broadcast of Game 2 between the Yankees and Royals on Monday night. With Royals reliever Angel Zerpa on the mound getting ready to throw a pitch, Costas seemed to be … Read more

The advantages the Yankees have over the Royals are plentiful, notably how plentiful they are.  They have a payroll roughly three times larger than Kansas City’s. But it leaves the Yankees top-heavy. Thus, if their most moneyed men are not going to rise in October, then they are playing on a more even field with … Read more