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On this edition of the Built Different Podcast, the NBA guys narrow down to two and dig right in with a solid episode that covers all the recent happenings in the basketball world. They go over the World Cup, James Harden, Dame, the offseason, the season coming up, and so much more. Stick around for an interesting Ben Simmons conversation as well. The season is around the corner so make sure you guys like, subscribe, share, sell your souls to us, because we have a LOT on the way.All Media- Builtdifferentpod.com00:00:00- Introduction00:01:41- World Cup (France, Rondae Hollis Jefferson, Anthony Edwards and TWolves)00:10:50- James Harden00:22:20- Damian Lillard00:30:49- Realistic Expectation of the New York Knicks00:41:32- Realistic Expectation of the Los Angeles Lakers00:47:35- Most impactful move of the offseason00:56:10- Victor Wenbenyama01:01:00- the 3 biggest things you're looking forward too this season (Ben Simmons conversation)01:15:16- Karl Malone slander and conclusion

This episode we focus on one topic only, The Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. Our guest to discuss all aspects of the tournament is Rúaidhrí O'Connor, The Irish Independents Chief Rugby Correspondent. Lots of topics covered from the seedings, Owen Farrell, Scotland, Ireland and loads more, enjoy.

Recorded 30 August 2023   (00:22) Kicking off the opening serve: US Open (tennis); Caribbean Premier League (cricket); Major League Baseball. (11:40) Basketball - FIBA Men's World Cup: France bows out in the first round to a Latvian team without Kristaps Porzingis; Good stories of the tournament so far including Japan's first win over a European team; Naturalisation/Rondae Hollis-Jordan?; Olympic Qualification; The Boomers 1st round results; Xavier Cooks; Wouldn't Bryce Cotton come in handy?; Canada. (26:22) The Court of Public Opinion (Noah Lyles/NBA) (37:55) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell? (41:10) Football – AFL: Commiserations to Adelaide again as we reflect on the goal umpiring decision that did end up deciding the finals (butterfly effect notwithstanding); Reflections on another big final round; goalkickers; Finals picks; Coleman medal. (58:00) Final Thoughts   Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Julian Marcus and Jenna McCormick wrapped up Frances comprehensive 4-0 victory over Morocco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Kounelis and Elissia Carnavas wrapped up France's epic 2-1 victory over Brazil at Brisbane Stadium! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Kounelis and Elissia Carnavas wrapped up the final game of day 4 between France and Jamaica at the Sydney Football Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I met this amazing young lady at the Global Woman Summit in London last year and was impressed by how grounded and inclusive she was. She is a trailblazer of women's sport and has been part of the first all female team to officiate a Men's European Final; she is paving the way for women who follow her and showing them that anything is possible.She spends time with young women at schools and fuels their confidence with her wonderful positivity and shows them the way to becoming unstoppable. She has decided to become an entrepreneur in order to inspire women young girls, helping them in empowering themselves so that they can build up their own success.She has spent more than 10 amazing years on Football pitches around the World as a Referee, achieving the Big Dreams of :- Refereeing the Final of the Women's World Cup in 2019- Being selected for 2 Olympics (Rio and Tokyo) and 2 Women's World Cup (France and Canada)- Being part of the first ever female trio to referee a Men's European Final, the 2019 SuperCup in Istanbul At the same time, she has dedicated more than 15 years in helping big companies CEOs and CFOs in improving their Cash Flow and in implementing tools allowing them to have a concrete control on their performance.

Jacques Rivoal, Président du Rugby World Cup France 2023, revient sur l'organisation et les objectifs de cet évènement phare, qui se veut avant tout être « une belle fête populaire ».  

It's only a couple of hours since the nail-biting finish to the World Cup France versus Argentina match. Sport correspondent, Coen Lammers is in Doha, where Argentina are the football champions of the world for the third time.They triumphed over defenders France 4-2 on penalties.The tournament has been one of the most controversial in World Cup history with corruption allegations plagued the selection process, human rights issues plagued the build up to the tournament, and even the move to December, rather than the traditional June - July tournament, had fans furious.

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It's a crossover episode as Totally migrates to the Tifo studio, with Jimbo, Sasha Goryunov, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie discussing who will lift the World Cup - France or Argentina? Will Deschamps or Scaloni win the tactical battle? Will Mbappe or Messi steal the show? Or will it be all-rounder Julian Alvarez? And when was the last time we got a great World Cup final? Plus why Antoine Griezmann is worth his weight in gold, why we should tune in to Croatia v Morocco and why you should buy Azzedine Ounahi. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE3OiC33DfU  Produced by Charlie Jones. SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a crossover episode as Totally migrates to the Tifo studio, with Jimbo, Sasha Goryunov, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie discussing who will lift the World Cup - France or Argentina?Will Deschamps or Scaloni win the tactical battle? Will Mbappe or Messi steal the show? Or will it be all-rounder Julian Alvarez? And when was the last time we got a great World Cup final?Plus why Antoine Griezmann is worth his weight in gold, why we should tune in to Croatia v Morocco and why you should buy Azzedine Ounahi.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE3OiC33DfU Produced by Charlie Jones.SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel and Kuba weigh Poland's odds against one of the World Cup favorites, France, in the Round of 16. Poland have done what they needed to do, will the pressure being off set up Poland for an upset? 

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 110, Denver Nuggets 108 Pistons 110, Nuggets 108 – Pistons snap seven-game skid with 110-108 win over Nuggets Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and the Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 110-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. The victory was the Pistons’ first on the road this season, as they had lost their previous 10. Detroit entered the night with a league-worst record of 3-15. Former University of Colorado standout Alec Burks finished with 21 points for the Pistons, seven of which came in the fourth quarter. After missing the past three games while in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, Denver center Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, putting him just shy of his fourth triple-double of the season. Jokic’s playing status was uncertain in the hours leading up to tip-off. Tonight Minnesota Timberwolves at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 12 Thursday Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m.            Rock 107 WIRX 11:00  New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Notre Dame 82, Bowling Green 66 Purdue Fort Wayne 74, Eastern Michigan 67 Notre Dame 82, Bowling Green 66 – Starling leads second-half rally for Irish in 82-66 win Freshman JJ Starling scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half, Nate Laszewski had 22 and Notre Dame pulled way in the final 10 minutes to beat Bowling Green 82-66. Starling eclipsed his previous career high of 17 in his young collegiate career, hitting 10 of 11 shots, all but one inside the arc. He gave the Fighting Irish their final lead with 9 1/2 minutes remaining with a bucket, scoring eight points in a 23-4 game-ending run. Freshman Ven-Allen Lubin added 12 points and Dane Goodwin 11 for Notre Dame. Samari Curtis led the Falcons with 14 points. Purdue Fort Wayne 74, Eastern Michigan 67 – Godfrey scores 21 as Purdue Fort Wayne knocks off EMU 74-67 Led by Jarred Godfrey’s 21 points, the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 74-67 on Tuesday. The Mastodons are now 3-2 with the win and the Eagles fell to 1-4.  Emoni Bates led Eastern with 16 points. Today Winthrop vs. Eastern Michigan, 12:30 p.m. at Cancun Mexico Cal State Northridge vs. Central Michigan, 3:00 p.m. at San Juan Capistrano, California Jackson State at Michigan, 8:30 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 8:00 Thursday (18) Alabama vs (12) Michigan State, 10:30 p.m.    Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 9:30 Phil Knight Invitational at Portland Oregon NCAAMBKB – NCAA awards Final Four to Las Vegas for first time The Final Four is headed to Las Vegas for the first time. The NCAA has awarded the men’s national semifinals and championship game to Allegiant Stadium for the 2027-28 season. The NCAA also announced that Ford Field in Detroit would host the Final Four in 2027, while Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis would get the 2029 event and AT&T Stadium in Dallas would get the 2030 event. The national championship this season will be decided at NRG Stadium in Houston, while State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, the Alamodome in San Antonio and Lucas Oil Stadium already had been chosen for the next three. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Western Michigan 62, Youngstown State 54 Tonight IUPUI at Eastern Michigan, 2:00 p.m. Thursday West Virginia vs. Central Michigan, 6:30 p.m.       at Cancun Mexico (5) Iowa State vs. Michigan State, 7:30 p.m.         at Portland, Oregon Friday (23) Michigan vs. Air Force, 5:00 p.m.                 at Estero, FL, Florida Gulf Coast University NCAAFB – College Football – Week 13 Friday Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Toledo at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Saturday (3) Michigan at (2) Ohio State, 12:00 p.m.                     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:00 Michigan State at (11) Penn State, 4:00 p.m.                  Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 2:30 (15) Notre Dame at (6) Southern California, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – Revenge game: Ohio State tired of living with Michigan loss Make no mistake, Ohio State is hungry for revenge against Michigan. This year’s version of The Game has huge conference and national championship implications, but at the heart of it the Buckeyes want to extract repayment from Michigan for last year’s game. The 42-27 win by the Wolverines in Ann Arbor snapped Ohio State’s streak of eight wins in the rivalry series and spoiled its hopes for another Big Ten title and berth in the College Football Playoff. Both No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan come into the The Game unbeaten for the first time since 2006. NCAAFB – LSU, USC move up behind UGA, Ohio St, Michigan, TCU in CFP LSU has moved up to fifth and Southern California is sixth in the College Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The top four remained the same for the third straight week, but the teams chasing changed order after Tennessee lost to South Carolina last Saturday night. Two huge games this weekend could create more clarity. Michigan is at Ohio State and USC hosts Notre Dame, which checked in at 15th in the selection committee’s rankings. NCAAFB – Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player’s death A Los Angeles jury has rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. The jury found Tuesday that the NCAA was not negligent in the death of Matthew Gee. Lawyers for the widow of Gee, a linebacker on the 1990 Rose Bowl-winning squad, say he endured an estimated 6,000 hits as a college athlete. They say this caused permanent brain damage and led to cocaine and alcohol abuse, which eventually killed him at age 49. The NCAA said it had nothing to do with his death. MLB – Verlander, Pujols voted Comeback Players of the Year Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols have won baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year awards. Verlander, the American League recipient, returned from Tommy John surgery to lead Houston to its second World Series championship. He had the lowest ERA in the majors and was a unanimous winner of his third Cy Young Award — becoming the first player to earn the prize after not pitching in the previous season. Pujols, honored in the National League, came back to St. Louis for his final season and posted his biggest numbers in years at age 42. The three-time MVP compiled an .895 OPS for the NL Central champions and became the fourth major leaguer to reach 700 career home runs. NCAAHKY – Michigan St hockey player alleges opponent used racial slur Michigan State hockey player Jagger Joshua has alleged an opponent from Ohio State directed a racial slur at him during a game. Jagger, who is Black, shared his experience on social media from the Nov. 11 game. Jagger said an official heard what the opposing player said, and gave him a game misconduct penalty. The box score that day shows Ohio State senior forward Kamil Sadlocha was the only player given a game misconduct. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says Sadlocha is away from the team and will not practice or compete. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Men’s Basketball Lake Michigan College 71, Aquinas College JV 65 FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Yesterday Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1 Denmark 0, Tunisia 0 – draw Mexico 0, Poland 0 – draw France 4, Australia 1 Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1 – World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi’s Argentina 2-1 Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating an Argentina team led by Lionel Messi 2-1. Messi’s quest to win the one major title to elude him got off to a shocking start and brought back memories of Cameroon’s 1-0 win over an Argentina team led by Diego Maradona in the opening game of the 1990 World Cup. Goals by Saleh Alshehri and Salem Aldawsari in a five-minute span in the second half gave the Saudis their greatest win. Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle and looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players ran in all directions around him. Mexico 0, Poland 0 – Draw – Mexico and Poland play out 0-0 draw at World Cup Robert Lewandowski’s second-half penalty attempt was saved by Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and left Poland to settle for a 0-0 draw at the World Cup. Poland’s all-time leading scorer with 76 goals remains without one at the World Cup. The Poland forward was awarded the penalty following a VAR review after Hector Moreno got hold of his shirt and pulled him down. Ochoa came up yelling in celebration after his stop. Mexico dominated possession but Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny turned away all three of El Tri’s shots on goal. Tunisia 0, Denmark 0 – Draw – Tunisia holds Denmark 0-0 as Arab teams impress at World Cup Tunisia held European Championship semifinalist Denmark to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup. The result came three hours after Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in a shocking upset and before a stadium filled almost entirely with Tunisia supporters in another big result for Arab nations competing at the first World Cup in the Middle East. An expert save shortly before halftime by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel helped Denmark preserve the draw. The match marked Christian Eriksen’s return to a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. France 4, Australia 1 – Giroud, Mbappe help France beat Australia 4-1 at World Cup France showed it can cope without its star striker at the World Cup. Kylian Mbappe scored one and set up the second of Olivier Giroud’s two goals to help the defending champions beat Australia 4-1. Giroud equaled Thierry Henry’s national record of 51 goals with a header from Mbappe’s cross. Mbappe headed in a cross moments earlier. He knelt with one hand behind his back and his finger on his forehead in a new celebration. Craig Goodwin gave Australia the lead in the ninth minute. Adrien Rabiot equalized with a header in the 27th and set up Giroud’s first goal shortly after. Today Morocco vs. Croatia, 5:00 a.m. Germany vs Japan, 8:00 a.m. Spain vs. Costa Rica, 11:00 a.m. Belgium vs. Canada, 2:00 p.m. Thursday Switzerland vs. Cameroon, 5:00 a.m. Uruguay vs. South Korea, 8:00 a.m. Portugal vs. Ghana, 11:00 a.m. Brazil vs. Serbia, 2:00 p.m. Friday Wales vs. Iran, 5:00 a.m. Qatar vs. Senegal, 8:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Ecuador, 11:00 a.m. United States vs. England, 2:00 p.m. FIFA – Eriksen plays at World Cup after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 Christian Eriksen is back playing a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at the European Championship. Eriksen started in his customary playmaker position for Denmark’s opening game at the World Cup against Tunisia in Group D and played the full 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw. Medics used a defibrillator to restart Eriksen’s heart after he collapsed and was lifeless on the field at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen in June of last year. His appearance at the World Cup is the latest step of a remarkable comeback that has already seen him return to elite soccer in the Premier League. FIFA – FIFA charges Ecuador over fan chants at World Cup opener Discriminatory chants allegedly by Ecuador fans at the World Cup opening game led FIFA to open the first disciplinary case of the tournament. FIFA says the charge was brought “due to chants” at the game against Qatar on Sunday. FIFA cited the section of its disciplinary code dealing with discrimination. The chants were reportedly directed at Chile whose soccer federation brought a legal case ahead of the World Cup to try to take Ecuador’s place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unfortunately in the World Cup France beat the Socceroos... So we spoke with Robbie to pick apart their game plan and Robbie spoke some french too! We also talk "Fresh legs on the wings" and a Punter loses big money on the Saudi Arabia vs Argentina match.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 110, Denver Nuggets 108 Pistons 110, Nuggets 108 – Pistons snap seven-game skid with 110-108 win over Nuggets Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and the Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 110-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. The victory was the Pistons’ first on the road this season, as they had lost their previous 10. Detroit entered the night with a league-worst record of 3-15. Former University of Colorado standout Alec Burks finished with 21 points for the Pistons, seven of which came in the fourth quarter. After missing the past three games while in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, Denver center Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, putting him just shy of his fourth triple-double of the season. Jokic’s playing status was uncertain in the hours leading up to tip-off. Tonight Minnesota Timberwolves at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 12 Thursday Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m.            Rock 107 WIRX 11:00  New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Notre Dame 82, Bowling Green 66 Purdue Fort Wayne 74, Eastern Michigan 67 Notre Dame 82, Bowling Green 66 – Starling leads second-half rally for Irish in 82-66 win Freshman JJ Starling scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half, Nate Laszewski had 22 and Notre Dame pulled way in the final 10 minutes to beat Bowling Green 82-66. Starling eclipsed his previous career high of 17 in his young collegiate career, hitting 10 of 11 shots, all but one inside the arc. He gave the Fighting Irish their final lead with 9 1/2 minutes remaining with a bucket, scoring eight points in a 23-4 game-ending run. Freshman Ven-Allen Lubin added 12 points and Dane Goodwin 11 for Notre Dame. Samari Curtis led the Falcons with 14 points. Purdue Fort Wayne 74, Eastern Michigan 67 – Godfrey scores 21 as Purdue Fort Wayne knocks off EMU 74-67 Led by Jarred Godfrey’s 21 points, the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 74-67 on Tuesday. The Mastodons are now 3-2 with the win and the Eagles fell to 1-4.  Emoni Bates led Eastern with 16 points. Today Winthrop vs. Eastern Michigan, 12:30 p.m. at Cancun Mexico Cal State Northridge vs. Central Michigan, 3:00 p.m. at San Juan Capistrano, California Jackson State at Michigan, 8:30 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 8:00 Thursday (18) Alabama vs (12) Michigan State, 10:30 p.m.    Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 9:30 Phil Knight Invitational at Portland Oregon NCAAMBKB – NCAA awards Final Four to Las Vegas for first time The Final Four is headed to Las Vegas for the first time. The NCAA has awarded the men’s national semifinals and championship game to Allegiant Stadium for the 2027-28 season. The NCAA also announced that Ford Field in Detroit would host the Final Four in 2027, while Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis would get the 2029 event and AT&T Stadium in Dallas would get the 2030 event. The national championship this season will be decided at NRG Stadium in Houston, while State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, the Alamodome in San Antonio and Lucas Oil Stadium already had been chosen for the next three. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Western Michigan 62, Youngstown State 54 Tonight IUPUI at Eastern Michigan, 2:00 p.m. Thursday West Virginia vs. Central Michigan, 6:30 p.m.       at Cancun Mexico (5) Iowa State vs. Michigan State, 7:30 p.m.         at Portland, Oregon Friday (23) Michigan vs. Air Force, 5:00 p.m.                 at Estero, FL, Florida Gulf Coast University NCAAFB – College Football – Week 13 Friday Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Toledo at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Saturday (3) Michigan at (2) Ohio State, 12:00 p.m.                     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:00 Michigan State at (11) Penn State, 4:00 p.m.                  Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 2:30 (15) Notre Dame at (6) Southern California, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – Revenge game: Ohio State tired of living with Michigan loss Make no mistake, Ohio State is hungry for revenge against Michigan. This year’s version of The Game has huge conference and national championship implications, but at the heart of it the Buckeyes want to extract repayment from Michigan for last year’s game. The 42-27 win by the Wolverines in Ann Arbor snapped Ohio State’s streak of eight wins in the rivalry series and spoiled its hopes for another Big Ten title and berth in the College Football Playoff. Both No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan come into the The Game unbeaten for the first time since 2006. NCAAFB – LSU, USC move up behind UGA, Ohio St, Michigan, TCU in CFP LSU has moved up to fifth and Southern California is sixth in the College Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The top four remained the same for the third straight week, but the teams chasing changed order after Tennessee lost to South Carolina last Saturday night. Two huge games this weekend could create more clarity. Michigan is at Ohio State and USC hosts Notre Dame, which checked in at 15th in the selection committee’s rankings. NCAAFB – Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player’s death A Los Angeles jury has rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. The jury found Tuesday that the NCAA was not negligent in the death of Matthew Gee. Lawyers for the widow of Gee, a linebacker on the 1990 Rose Bowl-winning squad, say he endured an estimated 6,000 hits as a college athlete. They say this caused permanent brain damage and led to cocaine and alcohol abuse, which eventually killed him at age 49. The NCAA said it had nothing to do with his death. MLB – Verlander, Pujols voted Comeback Players of the Year Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols have won baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year awards. Verlander, the American League recipient, returned from Tommy John surgery to lead Houston to its second World Series championship. He had the lowest ERA in the majors and was a unanimous winner of his third Cy Young Award — becoming the first player to earn the prize after not pitching in the previous season. Pujols, honored in the National League, came back to St. Louis for his final season and posted his biggest numbers in years at age 42. The three-time MVP compiled an .895 OPS for the NL Central champions and became the fourth major leaguer to reach 700 career home runs. NCAAHKY – Michigan St hockey player alleges opponent used racial slur Michigan State hockey player Jagger Joshua has alleged an opponent from Ohio State directed a racial slur at him during a game. Jagger, who is Black, shared his experience on social media from the Nov. 11 game. Jagger said an official heard what the opposing player said, and gave him a game misconduct penalty. The box score that day shows Ohio State senior forward Kamil Sadlocha was the only player given a game misconduct. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says Sadlocha is away from the team and will not practice or compete. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Men’s Basketball Lake Michigan College 71, Aquinas College JV 65 FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Yesterday Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1 Denmark 0, Tunisia 0 – draw Mexico 0, Poland 0 – draw France 4, Australia 1 Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1 – World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi’s Argentina 2-1 Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating an Argentina team led by Lionel Messi 2-1. Messi’s quest to win the one major title to elude him got off to a shocking start and brought back memories of Cameroon’s 1-0 win over an Argentina team led by Diego Maradona in the opening game of the 1990 World Cup. Goals by Saleh Alshehri and Salem Aldawsari in a five-minute span in the second half gave the Saudis their greatest win. Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle and looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players ran in all directions around him. Mexico 0, Poland 0 – Draw – Mexico and Poland play out 0-0 draw at World Cup Robert Lewandowski’s second-half penalty attempt was saved by Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and left Poland to settle for a 0-0 draw at the World Cup. Poland’s all-time leading scorer with 76 goals remains without one at the World Cup. The Poland forward was awarded the penalty following a VAR review after Hector Moreno got hold of his shirt and pulled him down. Ochoa came up yelling in celebration after his stop. Mexico dominated possession but Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny turned away all three of El Tri’s shots on goal. Tunisia 0, Denmark 0 – Draw – Tunisia holds Denmark 0-0 as Arab teams impress at World Cup Tunisia held European Championship semifinalist Denmark to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup. The result came three hours after Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in a shocking upset and before a stadium filled almost entirely with Tunisia supporters in another big result for Arab nations competing at the first World Cup in the Middle East. An expert save shortly before halftime by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel helped Denmark preserve the draw. The match marked Christian Eriksen’s return to a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. France 4, Australia 1 – Giroud, Mbappe help France beat Australia 4-1 at World Cup France showed it can cope without its star striker at the World Cup. Kylian Mbappe scored one and set up the second of Olivier Giroud’s two goals to help the defending champions beat Australia 4-1. Giroud equaled Thierry Henry’s national record of 51 goals with a header from Mbappe’s cross. Mbappe headed in a cross moments earlier. He knelt with one hand behind his back and his finger on his forehead in a new celebration. Craig Goodwin gave Australia the lead in the ninth minute. Adrien Rabiot equalized with a header in the 27th and set up Giroud’s first goal shortly after. Today Morocco vs. Croatia, 5:00 a.m. Germany vs Japan, 8:00 a.m. Spain vs. Costa Rica, 11:00 a.m. Belgium vs. Canada, 2:00 p.m. Thursday Switzerland vs. Cameroon, 5:00 a.m. Uruguay vs. South Korea, 8:00 a.m. Portugal vs. Ghana, 11:00 a.m. Brazil vs. Serbia, 2:00 p.m. Friday Wales vs. Iran, 5:00 a.m. Qatar vs. Senegal, 8:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Ecuador, 11:00 a.m. United States vs. England, 2:00 p.m. FIFA – Eriksen plays at World Cup after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 Christian Eriksen is back playing a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at the European Championship. Eriksen started in his customary playmaker position for Denmark’s opening game at the World Cup against Tunisia in Group D and played the full 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw. Medics used a defibrillator to restart Eriksen’s heart after he collapsed and was lifeless on the field at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen in June of last year. His appearance at the World Cup is the latest step of a remarkable comeback that has already seen him return to elite soccer in the Premier League. FIFA – FIFA charges Ecuador over fan chants at World Cup opener Discriminatory chants allegedly by Ecuador fans at the World Cup opening game led FIFA to open the first disciplinary case of the tournament. FIFA says the charge was brought “due to chants” at the game against Qatar on Sunday. FIFA cited the section of its disciplinary code dealing with discrimination. The chants were reportedly directed at Chile whose soccer federation brought a legal case ahead of the World Cup to try to take Ecuador’s place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 110, Denver Nuggets 108 Pistons 110, Nuggets 108 – Pistons snap seven-game skid with 110-108 win over Nuggets Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and the Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 110-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. The victory was the Pistons’ first on the road this season, as they had lost their previous 10. Detroit entered the night with a league-worst record of 3-15. Former University of Colorado standout Alec Burks finished with 21 points for the Pistons, seven of which came in the fourth quarter. After missing the past three games while in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, Denver center Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, putting him just shy of his fourth triple-double of the season. Jokic’s playing status was uncertain in the hours leading up to tip-off. Tonight Minnesota Timberwolves at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 12 Thursday Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m.            Rock 107 WIRX 11:00  New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Notre Dame 82, Bowling Green 66 Purdue Fort Wayne 74, Eastern Michigan 67 Notre Dame 82, Bowling Green 66 – Starling leads second-half rally for Irish in 82-66 win Freshman JJ Starling scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half, Nate Laszewski had 22 and Notre Dame pulled way in the final 10 minutes to beat Bowling Green 82-66. Starling eclipsed his previous career high of 17 in his young collegiate career, hitting 10 of 11 shots, all but one inside the arc. He gave the Fighting Irish their final lead with 9 1/2 minutes remaining with a bucket, scoring eight points in a 23-4 game-ending run. Freshman Ven-Allen Lubin added 12 points and Dane Goodwin 11 for Notre Dame. Samari Curtis led the Falcons with 14 points. Purdue Fort Wayne 74, Eastern Michigan 67 – Godfrey scores 21 as Purdue Fort Wayne knocks off EMU 74-67 Led by Jarred Godfrey’s 21 points, the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 74-67 on Tuesday. The Mastodons are now 3-2 with the win and the Eagles fell to 1-4.  Emoni Bates led Eastern with 16 points. Today Winthrop vs. Eastern Michigan, 12:30 p.m. at Cancun Mexico Cal State Northridge vs. Central Michigan, 3:00 p.m. at San Juan Capistrano, California Jackson State at Michigan, 8:30 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 8:00 Thursday (18) Alabama vs (12) Michigan State, 10:30 p.m.    Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 9:30 Phil Knight Invitational at Portland Oregon NCAAMBKB – NCAA awards Final Four to Las Vegas for first time The Final Four is headed to Las Vegas for the first time. The NCAA has awarded the men’s national semifinals and championship game to Allegiant Stadium for the 2027-28 season. The NCAA also announced that Ford Field in Detroit would host the Final Four in 2027, while Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis would get the 2029 event and AT&T Stadium in Dallas would get the 2030 event. The national championship this season will be decided at NRG Stadium in Houston, while State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, the Alamodome in San Antonio and Lucas Oil Stadium already had been chosen for the next three. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Western Michigan 62, Youngstown State 54 Tonight IUPUI at Eastern Michigan, 2:00 p.m. Thursday West Virginia vs. Central Michigan, 6:30 p.m.       at Cancun Mexico (5) Iowa State vs. Michigan State, 7:30 p.m.         at Portland, Oregon Friday (23) Michigan vs. Air Force, 5:00 p.m.                 at Estero, FL, Florida Gulf Coast University NCAAFB – College Football – Week 13 Friday Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Toledo at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Saturday (3) Michigan at (2) Ohio State, 12:00 p.m.                     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:00 Michigan State at (11) Penn State, 4:00 p.m.                  Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 2:30 (15) Notre Dame at (6) Southern California, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – Revenge game: Ohio State tired of living with Michigan loss Make no mistake, Ohio State is hungry for revenge against Michigan. This year’s version of The Game has huge conference and national championship implications, but at the heart of it the Buckeyes want to extract repayment from Michigan for last year’s game. The 42-27 win by the Wolverines in Ann Arbor snapped Ohio State’s streak of eight wins in the rivalry series and spoiled its hopes for another Big Ten title and berth in the College Football Playoff. Both No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan come into the The Game unbeaten for the first time since 2006. NCAAFB – LSU, USC move up behind UGA, Ohio St, Michigan, TCU in CFP LSU has moved up to fifth and Southern California is sixth in the College Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The top four remained the same for the third straight week, but the teams chasing changed order after Tennessee lost to South Carolina last Saturday night. Two huge games this weekend could create more clarity. Michigan is at Ohio State and USC hosts Notre Dame, which checked in at 15th in the selection committee’s rankings. NCAAFB – Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player’s death A Los Angeles jury has rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. The jury found Tuesday that the NCAA was not negligent in the death of Matthew Gee. Lawyers for the widow of Gee, a linebacker on the 1990 Rose Bowl-winning squad, say he endured an estimated 6,000 hits as a college athlete. They say this caused permanent brain damage and led to cocaine and alcohol abuse, which eventually killed him at age 49. The NCAA said it had nothing to do with his death. MLB – Verlander, Pujols voted Comeback Players of the Year Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols have won baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year awards. Verlander, the American League recipient, returned from Tommy John surgery to lead Houston to its second World Series championship. He had the lowest ERA in the majors and was a unanimous winner of his third Cy Young Award — becoming the first player to earn the prize after not pitching in the previous season. Pujols, honored in the National League, came back to St. Louis for his final season and posted his biggest numbers in years at age 42. The three-time MVP compiled an .895 OPS for the NL Central champions and became the fourth major leaguer to reach 700 career home runs. NCAAHKY – Michigan St hockey player alleges opponent used racial slur Michigan State hockey player Jagger Joshua has alleged an opponent from Ohio State directed a racial slur at him during a game. Jagger, who is Black, shared his experience on social media from the Nov. 11 game. Jagger said an official heard what the opposing player said, and gave him a game misconduct penalty. The box score that day shows Ohio State senior forward Kamil Sadlocha was the only player given a game misconduct. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says Sadlocha is away from the team and will not practice or compete. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Men’s Basketball Lake Michigan College 71, Aquinas College JV 65 FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Yesterday Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1 Denmark 0, Tunisia 0 – draw Mexico 0, Poland 0 – draw France 4, Australia 1 Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1 – World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi’s Argentina 2-1 Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating an Argentina team led by Lionel Messi 2-1. Messi’s quest to win the one major title to elude him got off to a shocking start and brought back memories of Cameroon’s 1-0 win over an Argentina team led by Diego Maradona in the opening game of the 1990 World Cup. Goals by Saleh Alshehri and Salem Aldawsari in a five-minute span in the second half gave the Saudis their greatest win. Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle and looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players ran in all directions around him. Mexico 0, Poland 0 – Draw – Mexico and Poland play out 0-0 draw at World Cup Robert Lewandowski’s second-half penalty attempt was saved by Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and left Poland to settle for a 0-0 draw at the World Cup. Poland’s all-time leading scorer with 76 goals remains without one at the World Cup. The Poland forward was awarded the penalty following a VAR review after Hector Moreno got hold of his shirt and pulled him down. Ochoa came up yelling in celebration after his stop. Mexico dominated possession but Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny turned away all three of El Tri’s shots on goal. Tunisia 0, Denmark 0 – Draw – Tunisia holds Denmark 0-0 as Arab teams impress at World Cup Tunisia held European Championship semifinalist Denmark to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup. The result came three hours after Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in a shocking upset and before a stadium filled almost entirely with Tunisia supporters in another big result for Arab nations competing at the first World Cup in the Middle East. An expert save shortly before halftime by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel helped Denmark preserve the draw. The match marked Christian Eriksen’s return to a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. France 4, Australia 1 – Giroud, Mbappe help France beat Australia 4-1 at World Cup France showed it can cope without its star striker at the World Cup. Kylian Mbappe scored one and set up the second of Olivier Giroud’s two goals to help the defending champions beat Australia 4-1. Giroud equaled Thierry Henry’s national record of 51 goals with a header from Mbappe’s cross. Mbappe headed in a cross moments earlier. He knelt with one hand behind his back and his finger on his forehead in a new celebration. Craig Goodwin gave Australia the lead in the ninth minute. Adrien Rabiot equalized with a header in the 27th and set up Giroud’s first goal shortly after. Today Morocco vs. Croatia, 5:00 a.m. Germany vs Japan, 8:00 a.m. Spain vs. Costa Rica, 11:00 a.m. Belgium vs. Canada, 2:00 p.m. Thursday Switzerland vs. Cameroon, 5:00 a.m. Uruguay vs. South Korea, 8:00 a.m. Portugal vs. Ghana, 11:00 a.m. Brazil vs. Serbia, 2:00 p.m. Friday Wales vs. Iran, 5:00 a.m. Qatar vs. Senegal, 8:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Ecuador, 11:00 a.m. United States vs. England, 2:00 p.m. FIFA – Eriksen plays at World Cup after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 Christian Eriksen is back playing a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at the European Championship. Eriksen started in his customary playmaker position for Denmark’s opening game at the World Cup against Tunisia in Group D and played the full 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw. Medics used a defibrillator to restart Eriksen’s heart after he collapsed and was lifeless on the field at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen in June of last year. His appearance at the World Cup is the latest step of a remarkable comeback that has already seen him return to elite soccer in the Premier League. FIFA – FIFA charges Ecuador over fan chants at World Cup opener Discriminatory chants allegedly by Ecuador fans at the World Cup opening game led FIFA to open the first disciplinary case of the tournament. FIFA says the charge was brought “due to chants” at the game against Qatar on Sunday. FIFA cited the section of its disciplinary code dealing with discrimination. The chants were reportedly directed at Chile whose soccer federation brought a legal case ahead of the World Cup to try to take Ecuador’s place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 110, Denver Nuggets 108 Pistons 110, Nuggets 108 – Pistons snap seven-game skid with 110-108 win over Nuggets Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and the Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 110-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. The victory was the Pistons’ first on the road this season, as they had lost their previous 10. Detroit entered the night with a league-worst record of 3-15. Former University of Colorado standout Alec Burks finished with 21 points for the Pistons, seven of which came in the fourth quarter. After missing the past three games while in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, Denver center Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, putting him just shy of his fourth triple-double of the season. Jokic’s playing status was uncertain in the hours leading up to tip-off. Tonight Minnesota Timberwolves at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 12 Thursday Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m.            Rock 107 WIRX 11:00  New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Notre Dame 82, Bowling Green 66 Purdue Fort Wayne 74, Eastern Michigan 67 Notre Dame 82, Bowling Green 66 – Starling leads second-half rally for Irish in 82-66 win Freshman JJ Starling scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half, Nate Laszewski had 22 and Notre Dame pulled way in the final 10 minutes to beat Bowling Green 82-66. Starling eclipsed his previous career high of 17 in his young collegiate career, hitting 10 of 11 shots, all but one inside the arc. He gave the Fighting Irish their final lead with 9 1/2 minutes remaining with a bucket, scoring eight points in a 23-4 game-ending run. Freshman Ven-Allen Lubin added 12 points and Dane Goodwin 11 for Notre Dame. Samari Curtis led the Falcons with 14 points. Purdue Fort Wayne 74, Eastern Michigan 67 – Godfrey scores 21 as Purdue Fort Wayne knocks off EMU 74-67 Led by Jarred Godfrey’s 21 points, the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 74-67 on Tuesday. The Mastodons are now 3-2 with the win and the Eagles fell to 1-4.  Emoni Bates led Eastern with 16 points. Today Winthrop vs. Eastern Michigan, 12:30 p.m. at Cancun Mexico Cal State Northridge vs. Central Michigan, 3:00 p.m. at San Juan Capistrano, California Jackson State at Michigan, 8:30 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 8:00 Thursday (18) Alabama vs (12) Michigan State, 10:30 p.m.    Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 9:30 Phil Knight Invitational at Portland Oregon NCAAMBKB – NCAA awards Final Four to Las Vegas for first time The Final Four is headed to Las Vegas for the first time. The NCAA has awarded the men’s national semifinals and championship game to Allegiant Stadium for the 2027-28 season. The NCAA also announced that Ford Field in Detroit would host the Final Four in 2027, while Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis would get the 2029 event and AT&T Stadium in Dallas would get the 2030 event. The national championship this season will be decided at NRG Stadium in Houston, while State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, the Alamodome in San Antonio and Lucas Oil Stadium already had been chosen for the next three. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Western Michigan 62, Youngstown State 54 Tonight IUPUI at Eastern Michigan, 2:00 p.m. Thursday West Virginia vs. Central Michigan, 6:30 p.m.       at Cancun Mexico (5) Iowa State vs. Michigan State, 7:30 p.m.         at Portland, Oregon Friday (23) Michigan vs. Air Force, 5:00 p.m.                 at Estero, FL, Florida Gulf Coast University NCAAFB – College Football – Week 13 Friday Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Toledo at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Saturday (3) Michigan at (2) Ohio State, 12:00 p.m.                     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:00 Michigan State at (11) Penn State, 4:00 p.m.                  Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 2:30 (15) Notre Dame at (6) Southern California, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – Revenge game: Ohio State tired of living with Michigan loss Make no mistake, Ohio State is hungry for revenge against Michigan. This year’s version of The Game has huge conference and national championship implications, but at the heart of it the Buckeyes want to extract repayment from Michigan for last year’s game. The 42-27 win by the Wolverines in Ann Arbor snapped Ohio State’s streak of eight wins in the rivalry series and spoiled its hopes for another Big Ten title and berth in the College Football Playoff. Both No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan come into the The Game unbeaten for the first time since 2006. NCAAFB – LSU, USC move up behind UGA, Ohio St, Michigan, TCU in CFP LSU has moved up to fifth and Southern California is sixth in the College Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The top four remained the same for the third straight week, but the teams chasing changed order after Tennessee lost to South Carolina last Saturday night. Two huge games this weekend could create more clarity. Michigan is at Ohio State and USC hosts Notre Dame, which checked in at 15th in the selection committee’s rankings. NCAAFB – Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player’s death A Los Angeles jury has rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. The jury found Tuesday that the NCAA was not negligent in the death of Matthew Gee. Lawyers for the widow of Gee, a linebacker on the 1990 Rose Bowl-winning squad, say he endured an estimated 6,000 hits as a college athlete. They say this caused permanent brain damage and led to cocaine and alcohol abuse, which eventually killed him at age 49. The NCAA said it had nothing to do with his death. MLB – Verlander, Pujols voted Comeback Players of the Year Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols have won baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year awards. Verlander, the American League recipient, returned from Tommy John surgery to lead Houston to its second World Series championship. He had the lowest ERA in the majors and was a unanimous winner of his third Cy Young Award — becoming the first player to earn the prize after not pitching in the previous season. Pujols, honored in the National League, came back to St. Louis for his final season and posted his biggest numbers in years at age 42. The three-time MVP compiled an .895 OPS for the NL Central champions and became the fourth major leaguer to reach 700 career home runs. NCAAHKY – Michigan St hockey player alleges opponent used racial slur Michigan State hockey player Jagger Joshua has alleged an opponent from Ohio State directed a racial slur at him during a game. Jagger, who is Black, shared his experience on social media from the Nov. 11 game. Jagger said an official heard what the opposing player said, and gave him a game misconduct penalty. The box score that day shows Ohio State senior forward Kamil Sadlocha was the only player given a game misconduct. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says Sadlocha is away from the team and will not practice or compete. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Men’s Basketball Lake Michigan College 71, Aquinas College JV 65 FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Yesterday Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1 Denmark 0, Tunisia 0 – draw Mexico 0, Poland 0 – draw France 4, Australia 1 Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1 – World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi’s Argentina 2-1 Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating an Argentina team led by Lionel Messi 2-1. Messi’s quest to win the one major title to elude him got off to a shocking start and brought back memories of Cameroon’s 1-0 win over an Argentina team led by Diego Maradona in the opening game of the 1990 World Cup. Goals by Saleh Alshehri and Salem Aldawsari in a five-minute span in the second half gave the Saudis their greatest win. Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle and looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players ran in all directions around him. Mexico 0, Poland 0 – Draw – Mexico and Poland play out 0-0 draw at World Cup Robert Lewandowski’s second-half penalty attempt was saved by Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and left Poland to settle for a 0-0 draw at the World Cup. Poland’s all-time leading scorer with 76 goals remains without one at the World Cup. The Poland forward was awarded the penalty following a VAR review after Hector Moreno got hold of his shirt and pulled him down. Ochoa came up yelling in celebration after his stop. Mexico dominated possession but Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny turned away all three of El Tri’s shots on goal. Tunisia 0, Denmark 0 – Draw – Tunisia holds Denmark 0-0 as Arab teams impress at World Cup Tunisia held European Championship semifinalist Denmark to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup. The result came three hours after Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in a shocking upset and before a stadium filled almost entirely with Tunisia supporters in another big result for Arab nations competing at the first World Cup in the Middle East. An expert save shortly before halftime by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel helped Denmark preserve the draw. The match marked Christian Eriksen’s return to a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. France 4, Australia 1 – Giroud, Mbappe help France beat Australia 4-1 at World Cup France showed it can cope without its star striker at the World Cup. Kylian Mbappe scored one and set up the second of Olivier Giroud’s two goals to help the defending champions beat Australia 4-1. Giroud equaled Thierry Henry’s national record of 51 goals with a header from Mbappe’s cross. Mbappe headed in a cross moments earlier. He knelt with one hand behind his back and his finger on his forehead in a new celebration. Craig Goodwin gave Australia the lead in the ninth minute. Adrien Rabiot equalized with a header in the 27th and set up Giroud’s first goal shortly after. Today Morocco vs. Croatia, 5:00 a.m. Germany vs Japan, 8:00 a.m. Spain vs. Costa Rica, 11:00 a.m. Belgium vs. Canada, 2:00 p.m. Thursday Switzerland vs. Cameroon, 5:00 a.m. Uruguay vs. South Korea, 8:00 a.m. Portugal vs. Ghana, 11:00 a.m. Brazil vs. Serbia, 2:00 p.m. Friday Wales vs. Iran, 5:00 a.m. Qatar vs. Senegal, 8:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Ecuador, 11:00 a.m. United States vs. England, 2:00 p.m. FIFA – Eriksen plays at World Cup after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 Christian Eriksen is back playing a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at the European Championship. Eriksen started in his customary playmaker position for Denmark’s opening game at the World Cup against Tunisia in Group D and played the full 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw. Medics used a defibrillator to restart Eriksen’s heart after he collapsed and was lifeless on the field at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen in June of last year. His appearance at the World Cup is the latest step of a remarkable comeback that has already seen him return to elite soccer in the Premier League. FIFA – FIFA charges Ecuador over fan chants at World Cup opener Discriminatory chants allegedly by Ecuador fans at the World Cup opening game led FIFA to open the first disciplinary case of the tournament. FIFA says the charge was brought “due to chants” at the game against Qatar on Sunday. FIFA cited the section of its disciplinary code dealing with discrimination. The chants were reportedly directed at Chile whose soccer federation brought a legal case ahead of the World Cup to try to take Ecuador’s place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this favourite memories episode we look back at World Cup France 98! As per usual Each Ball And Banter member puts forward their 3 favourite memories from this world cup! Before that in true Ball And Banter style there's a World Cup themed quiz to determine the order that members get to go in! Who will win the armband this week??!!??Support the showBall And Banter Website:https://ballandbanter.buzzsprout.comBall And Banter Instagram Page:https://Instagram.com/ball_and_banterBall And Banter YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/channel/UC_d9jnnTdxAoReNZUkW8xDw

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Julien Laurens and Matt Davies-Adams into the pod for another summer Totally. Euro 22 gets underway with England overcoming stubborn Austria in the tournament opener, with special praise reserved for Kirby and Keira. And Frida Fagerlund previews possibly the game of the weekend – Sweden v Netherlands. In the transfer market, we discuss why Chelsea signing Sterling makes sense. But will we see the return of Raheem the dribbler? Plus Forest's summer splurge, ten Hag channels Souness and can Newcastle finish top 8? We look back at Julien's favourite World Cup – France 98. A time of Davor Suker scoring goals galore, Martin O'Neill roasting Robbie Williams and Jimbo almost getting arrested Also, the panel's mixed experiences with Pierluigi Collina and the Paris born and bred XI.  RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: An evening with Collina (02.00) • PART 1b: England 1-0 Austria (08.00)  • PART 1c: Sterling to Chelsea and other transfer chat (14.00) • PART 1d: A new era at PSG? (29.00) • PART 2a: On This Day – Berti and Matterface (35.00) • PART 2b: Sweden v Netherlands preview with Frida Fagerlund (38.00) • PART 2c: Jules's favourite World Cup – France 98 (44.30) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally   GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow   READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Julien Laurens and Matt Davies-Adams into the pod for another summer Totally.Euro 22 gets underway with England overcoming stubborn Austria in the tournament opener, with special praise reserved for Kirby and Keira. And Frida Fagerlund previews possibly the game of the weekend – Sweden v Netherlands.In the transfer market, we discuss why Chelsea signing Sterling makes sense. But will we see the return of Raheem the dribbler? Plus Forest's summer splurge, ten Hag channels Souness and can Newcastle finish top 8?We look back at Julien's favourite World Cup – France 98. A time of Davor Suker scoring goals galore, Martin O'Neill roasting Robbie Williams and Jimbo almost getting arrestedAlso, the panel's mixed experiences with Pierluigi Collina and the Paris born and bred XI. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: An evening with Collina (02.00)• PART 1b: England 1-0 Austria (08.00) • PART 1c: Sterling to Chelsea and other transfer chat (14.00)• PART 1d: A new era at PSG? (29.00)• PART 2a: On This Day – Berti and Matterface (35.00)• PART 2b: Sweden v Netherlands preview with Frida Fagerlund (38.00)• PART 2c: Jules's favourite World Cup – France 98 (44.30)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With all 32 participants in the World Cup now set, Graham, Joe, Ryan and Taylor take a look ahead to this winter's World Cup... even thought it will still be 85 degrees in Qatar. We go through each group to discuss latest developments, and get to the bottom of questions like: 1) Will Qatar be competitive in a talented group? 2) How concerned should England fans be about their recent form, and does form even matter in a group with this many relationships? 3) Is this Argentina's year? 4) Why is Denmark suddenly better than France? 5) Will European giants dominate in Group E, or might the minnows find a way through? 6) Who wins between Croatia and Canada? 7) Brazil... still quite good? TLDL: yes 8) Can Portugal play attractive soccer in a group that might reward a more practical approach? Today's episode is sponsored by... LinkedIn Jobs! Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“You can be involved in professional sports besides being a player.” -Lisa Bonta Sumii responding to Carlos Yustis talking about his proud moments covering sports.In this episode, Lisa Bonta Sumii shares space with Carlos Yustis, Sports Anchor for Telemundo 48 in the Bay Area. Lisa and Carlos talk about becoming a sports anchor, the media member's perspective on mental health in sports, and understanding that those in the media would not exist without the athletes.Carlos has an extensive broadcast background and we're excited to share his wisdom and stories in the episode — plus you can learn more about his experience below.In 2019, Carlos Yustis joined Telemundo 48 in the Bay Area as the Sports Anchor. Carlos had previously worked at Telemundo 40 in McAllen, Texas as the week-day Sports Anchor from 2017 to 2019. Prior to his experience as a Sports Anchor, Carlos was an associate producer for Telemundo Network from 2010 to 2016, where he covered the London Olympics in 2012 and the 2016 Olympic Games from Rio de Janeiro — both as a reporter and a sociaI media content creator.FootballCurrently, Carlos serves as the Spanish broadcast analyst for the San Francisco 49ers and has extensive experience working with the NFL as a video producer of Sunday Night Football games for Telemundo Network including Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona and covering the Pro Bowl that same year. Most recently, he was part of the coverage of Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles and Super Bowl LIV in Miami for Telemundo 48 and he was also part of the Broadcast team for the Sunday Night Football Game between Dallas and Washington for Telemundo Network.SoccerCarlos Yustis was also a narrator and commentator for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, and the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015, as well as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers in 2016 for Telemundo Deportes — and is currently the English language analyst for Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara for Telemundo Deportes. In addition, Carlos has been a reporter for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France, the Rio Olympics in 2016, and most recently the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers.—This is the AthMindset Podcast Series on SportsEpreneur. And it's all about mental health in sports.From Lisa: I'm Lisa Bonta Sumii and this is the AthMindset Podcast Series on SportsEpreneur. This podcast series is a space for conversations with athletes, coaches, practitioners, and stakeholders in sports. And it's where those individuals share their perspectives, experiences, and thoughts on mental health in sports. Eric Kasimov of SportsEpreneur is generously hosting the AthMindset Podcast Series on his platform as he deeply believes that these conversations are essential and deserve to be prioritized.This is the AthMindset Podcast Series on SportsEpreneur. SportsEpreneur — the content platform where sports, entrepreneurship, and mental health collide! If you are looking to start a podcast or create original content, you have to talk with the team at SportsEpreneur. I work with them and I vouch for them. It's that simple. Go to SportsE.io to learn more. Are you an athlete or entrepreneur looking to create content? Learn More.Website worth a look:SportsEpreneurKazCM Podcast ProductionAthMindset | Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CSWMore mental health and media content:ClutchTimeout | Steve Lavin | Leading From Inside the HuddleSE70 | AJ Vaynerchuk and Michael Lombardi | Inside the Business of the NFLAthMindset | Alexis Catt and the Untold Stories in FútbolConnecting:Carlos Yustin: Twitter | LinkedInTelemundo 48: Twitter | websiteLisa Bonta Sumii: LinkedIn | TwitterEric Kasimov: Twitter | LinkedInSportsEpreneur: TikTok | InstagramThat's a wrap:Thank you for listening to this AthMindset Podcast Series episode on SportsEpreneur titled, “Carlos Yustis | Sports Anchor for Telemundo 48 Bay Area”.Follow this podcast on Apple PodcastsFollow this podcast on SpotifyIntro Music, “escape” was provided by Pluto Tracks.Check out more from our content platform: SportsEpreneur. The platform where sports and entrepreneurship and now mental health collide!Eric KasimovThe post AthMindset | Carlos Yustis | Sports Anchor for Telemundo 48 Bay Area appeared first on SportsEpreneur.

This week Eni and Alvaro go backstage with Italian singer, Matteo Bocelli, and travel back to the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ with FIFA Chief Women's Football Officer Sarai Bareman. Our hosts lock horns once again in a battle of 'Best of Friends'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

fasten 英 [ˈfɑːsn] 美 [ˈfæsn]v. 固定；扎牢，系牢短语：fasten (up) the coat 扣好大衣例：Please fasten your seatbelt for your own safety. 为了你自己的安全，请系好安全带。 agency [ˈeɪdʒənsi]n. 代理机构，中介短语：travel agency 旅行社 Xinhua News Agency 新华社例：I rented the house through an agency. 我通过中介租的房。拓展：agent n. 代理人rate [reɪt]n. 比率，率；速度短语：interest rate 利率 average rate 平均速度v. 评估，评价例：They rated him highly at work. 在工作中，他们对他评价很高。dish [dɪʃ]n. 盘，餐具；一道菜短语：do/wash the dishes 洗盘子 cold dish 冷盘，凉菜例：Try this new dish. You'll love it! 试试这道新菜。你会喜欢的！拓展：plate n. 盘子 bowl n.碗cup [kʌp]n. 杯子；奖杯短语：a cup of coffee 一杯咖啡 the World Cup世界杯例：France won the World Cup in 2018. 法国在2018年赢得了世界杯。 拓展：C cup （内衣）C杯今日复习fasten v. 固定；扎牢，系牢agency n. 代理机构，中介rate n. 比率，率；速度 v. 评估，评价dish n. 盘，餐具；一道菜cup n. 杯子；奖杯翻译句子我点了(order)一个冷盘和一杯咖啡通过一家中介。

Frank Leboeuf, one of the few people to win a World Cup (France, 1998) and have a part in an Oscar-nominated film (The Theory of Everything, 2014), calls into the show to talk with Nedum about his prolific football career in, making a name for himself at Chelsea and the French NT and the unusual pivot into acting. Catch Frank and Nedum on ESPN FC.  Connect with Nedum on Social Media: Instagram @kickback_nedum Twitter @kickback_nedum Be sure to check out the official Kickback playlist, hand-picked by Nedum: Spotify https://spoti.fi/2kXmkib  Apple Music https://bit.ly/KickbackApple Music by S.K.I.T.Z Beatz, aka Aiden Hogarth Graphic Design by David Dryden  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nedum-onuoha/message

In this episode, Hall welcomes Julien Coulon, Directeur Général at Crédit Mutuel Innovation. Headquartered in Paris, Ile-de-France, Crédit Mutuel Innovation is the evergreen venture capital entity of Crédit Mutuel Equity (€3.5 billion in capital). They invest €1-20M in life science, digital and deeptech companies from seed to growth stages. Today, the 350 companies in which they have invested generate a cumulative annual turnover of €50bn and create more than 250,000 jobs. In 1996, Julien created a strategic analysis for 2 years at France Telecom in New York. He was in charge of the Internet and Minitel site for the football World Cup France ‘98, then he developed the hosting business. In 2000, he participated in the création of Virtual Languages, a web conferencing start-up bought by Genesys Conferencing. He joined Akamai in 2002 to launch the e-Commerce, media, telecom, social networking business and managed to position the company as the key leader in content delivery and application acceleration on the market. In mid-2009, Julien founded Cedexis, "The Waze of the Internet", a community monitoring solution that can be combined with a patented fully configurable real-time flow routing service. After raising more than $33 million and deploying services worldwide, setting up 9 offices in Europe, the USA, and Asia, Cedexis was sold to Citrix in early 2018. In 2019, Julien took over the general management of Crédit Mutuel Equity and has 250 million to invest in digital start-ups, disruptive technology, life science, electronics. Julien is also a member of the boards of Recommerce, Stimio, ABTasty, Antidot, Training Orchestra, Little Big Job, and is a regular speaker in telecom schools & HEC. He is self-taught and recently graduated from Exec MBA at HEC. Julien shares how he sees the industry evolving, and advises startups and investors. You can visit Crédit Mutuel Innovation at , and via LinkedIn at .    Julien can be contacted via email at , via LinkedIn at , and viaTwitter at .   Music courtesy of . 

And then there were 8! Alun Bowden, Sully and Mark O'Haire preview what is set to be a thrilling weekend of Quarter Final action from the Rugby World Cup. Matchbook Sign Up Offer: www.matchbook.com/promo/signupoffer

This week, we discussed how 53% of consumers think Brands are not as transparent and 63% agree they trust what influencers say about brands more than what brands say about themselves. DV360 is coming out with two new rich media, the Swirl (3D display ad) and extended YouTube Live streams.  Spotify announced that advertisers can now target Spotify Free podcast listeners by topic categories, including lifestyle and health, business and technology, and comedy.  The U.S. Women’s National Team’s 13-0 win over Thailand dominated Twitter during the group stage of FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019. Facebook just unveiled AI Habitat -- a simulation platform designed to train “embodied agents” like virtual robots in photo-realistic 3D environments. Despite large spend on promotional effort, TV providers are not focused on the product side said missed opportunity.  In the Sensei’s Corner later, Sanarr McLaughlin and Helene Parker continues the conversation on Behind the Number episode and Adage article on Diversity and Inclusion in part II of the interview.  Sanarr McLaughlin is an aspiring entrepreneur and expert digital marketer with over 15 years of experience across many channels (display, social, affiliate, search, email) and verticals (retail, education, entertainment, hospitality, finance, personal services). She is the Co-host of The Brand Equation Podcast and co-owner of digitalXmedia, which provides access to media experts on a subscription model. Connect with: Sanarr McLaughlin: LinkedIn | Podcast | Website Programmatic Digest Podcast: Email | Website | Shownote Helene Parker: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter

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Sponsors Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan Angular Bootcamp Triplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonus CacheFly Panel Aaron Frost Joe Eames Jennifer Wadella Joined by Special Guest: Alex Eagle Episode Summary Alex Eagle is a Software Engineer on the core Angular team at Google. Alex and the panel talk about Bazel, a a free software tool that allows for the automation of building and testing of software. Links Alex’s GitHub Alex’s Twitter Alex’s LinkedIn Bazel Angular and Bazel Join BazelBuild on Slack! Picks Aaron Frost: Axe Throwing Jennifer Wadella: Drama on the The Bachelor ( TV series) Joe Eames: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 Playing Dungeons & Dragons with Aaron Frost Alex Eagle: Firefly (TV Series 2002–2003) - IMDb

Sponsors Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan Angular Bootcamp Triplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonus CacheFly Panel Aaron Frost Joe Eames Jennifer Wadella Joined by Special Guest: Alex Eagle Episode Summary Alex Eagle is a Software Engineer on the core Angular team at Google. Alex and the panel talk about Bazel, a a free software tool that allows for the automation of building and testing of software. Links Alex’s GitHub Alex’s Twitter Alex’s LinkedIn Bazel Angular and Bazel Join BazelBuild on Slack! Picks Aaron Frost: Axe Throwing Jennifer Wadella: Drama on the The Bachelor ( TV series) Joe Eames: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 Playing Dungeons & Dragons with Aaron Frost Alex Eagle: Firefly (TV Series 2002–2003) - IMDb

France is hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time as the tournament kicked off earlier this month. Sazali Abdul Aziz, The Straits Times Sports Correspondent weighs in.

There's soccer around the world, and we've got your American perspective. The Women's World Cup is taking place in France, and favorite United States continues to dominate. After a convincing 3-0 victory over Chile, the USWNT have locked up a spot in the knock-out round. They'll have their work cut out for them with possible opponents of Spain, France, Norway, and Australia ... and that's even before the finals! Still the favorite, this is the US Women's tournament to lose. Also, Marta (Brazil) sets the all-time World Cup goal-scoring record, with her 17th career WC goal. Meanwhile in the US Open Cup ... CUPSETS! Mike's new favorite word (though annoying when overused, and the MLS is sure trying to overuse it) is appropriate to describe the victories of New Mexico United over Colorado Rapids and Saint Louis FC over Chicago Fire. And the Cupsets could continue with Saint Louis facing FC Cincinnati. Nick and Mike still think this is LAFC's tournament to lose, but they'll have to get through Portland and the Galaxy to do it. Meanwhile, Atlanta has found their rhythm, despite going down early to Chattanooga, and the Five Stripes are the favorite on the other side of the bracket. Finally, Gold Cup 2019 is underway. Favorites Mexico and Costa Rica started with convincing wins vs. Cuba and Nicaragua, and Canada impressed vs. Martinique. Panama topped Trinidad and Tobago, and the USMNT defeated debutante Guyana. Mike is picking Mexico over the USA in the final, while Nick thinks that Costa Rica is destined to win. Stay tuned every week to the Sons of a Pitch: An American Soccer Podcast for all your tournament recaps. Join the conversation on twitter @SOPSoccer or in the comments below, subscribe to the podcast in the links in the banner, and please share the word of our show!

The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, expected to be the richest and most-watched ever, is about to kick off in France.There are 24 countries, including Australia, competing in the tournament, which this year runs for four weeks from June 7th ((to July 7)).Here's Frank Mtao to tell you what you need to know. - Kombe la Dunia la Wanawake la FIFA mwaka 2019, linatarajiwa kuwa tajiri zaidi na kutazamwa zaidi, linakaribia kuanza nchini Ufaransa. Kuna nchi 24, ikiwa ni pamoja na Australia, zinashindana katika mashindano, ambayo mwaka huu yataendeshwa kwa wiki nne kuanzia Juni 7 ((hadi Julai 7)).Huyu hapa Frank Mtao akikwambia nini unahitaji kujua.

In Monday's NESN Soccer Podcast, Marc DiBenedetto and Marcus O'Mard welcome in NESN.com journalist Nicholas Goss to review the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia and the tournament as a whole. Follow all NESN Podcasts at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nesn/id979924226?mt=2 - France has launched a soccer dynasty - Putin, Russia & FIFA host a "flawless" tournament - Was Russia 2018 actually the best World Cup ever? - How Americans watched the World Cup - Kylian Mbappe vs. Neymar, the new Messi vs. Ronaldo

Here ends a bizarre, uplifting, brilliant, outrageous World Cup - France are champions after a 4-2 win against Croatia, in a game where bafflingly they managed to play poorly for large stretches, and still win comfortably. Ken was there to witness Pogba, politicians and a penalty decision that shaped the game. For this latest VAR controversy, Ken peaks into the mind of the ref during the World Cup final. We speak to Philippe Auclair about this French team, their cautious, under appreciated, ridiculously-garlanded manager Didier Deschamps, and a beautiful 20 years of success. We talk to Dario Brentin in Zagreb about Croatian pride in defeat, Modric's perjury charges, and how politics has always been a murky force in their football, and will continue to be despite this magnificent month. Plus there's reaction on the streets of Dublin to the World Cup final, Vladimir Klitschko, Putin's poodle Conor McGregor, umbrellas, and Ken's team of the tournament.

France see off Croatia to win the 2018 World Cup; Paul gets murdered.  1. Play Fantasy Premier League 2. TEAMtalk 3. EatMyGoal

Kylian Mbappe is The future of Europeans Football. He have all the skills sets to be a great player and he very humble that’s rare to find nowadays in sports. Mine pick for the World Cup France 2-0 or 2-1 Against Croatia . France have to score early. So can avoid a shootout with Croatia. They have been a lot of upsets in this World Cup so far but you never what can happen. Let’s go France

Alicia revisits the topic of the World Cup with reporters Tom Passmore and Michael Leonard about their previous picks, the fascinating wins that have occurred during this tournament, and what Qatar has in store 4 years from now. 

What is wrong with FOX's coverage of this World Cup? Is Diego Maradona on drugs? These questions and more are answered on Soccer Show Radio's "Best and Worst of the 2018 World Cup!" The hosts give their picks for the Golden Ball, best manager, best match, and best XI of the tournament, and lament and criticize the biggest disappointments of the competition. Hoosha and Sean preview and predict France vs. Croatia, grade each superstar on their World Cup performance, and debate whether or not Ronaldo to Juventus is a good move.

We are back to recap the France vs Belgium game and offer our tactical breakdown on what Didier Deschamps and Roberto Martinez got right and what was a misstep. We take a look at Belgium's style of play and formation, as well as talk about guys like Kevin De Bruyne who had a really off game. At least Real Madrid will now sign Eden Hazard. Follow us on Twitter @WFT_Podcast for more Thomas and Ryan and subscribe to us on Soundcloud and iTunes to stay up-to-date!