Share this: An NFL team’s third preseason game is considered the most important and closest to a regular season matchup because of the length of time starters stay on the field. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick guffawed this week at mentioning a preseason game in the same sentence as a regular season matchup, and it’s tough to blame him. The Patriots aren’t game planning for their matchup against the Carolina Panthers this week since they’re still in the roster evaluation stage. Here are 10 players whose standing on the roster could depend on how they perform in the third and fourth weeks of the preseason. RB D.J. FOSTERFoster has been banged up since the spring, when he pulled up with what appeared to be
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Does Clay Buchholz Deserve A Spot In Red Sox’s Rotation Amid Strong Stretch?
Clay Buchholz was just supposed to bridge the gap. But given the way he’s pitched over the last two weeks, the Boston Red Sox might have some decisions to make. Buchholz, who is filling in for the injured Steven Wright in Boston’s rotation, made his third consecutive start Tuesday. And for the third consecutive time, the right-hander put his team in a position to win, this time limiting the Tampa Bay Rays to one run over 6 1/3 innings while striking out nine in the Red Sox’s 2-1 win at Tropicana Field. To say Buchholz has had a disappointing 2016 season would be an understatement: He posted a 6.35 ERA record through his first
Here Are Five Patriots Positional Battles To Watch In Bears Preseason Game
Share this: Time is ticking for New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick to decide on some tough roster battles this summer. The Patriots must cut down their 90-man roster to 75 players by Aug. 30 before cutting to 53 on Sept. 3. The Patriots’ positional battles won’t be decided Thursday in their second preseason game against the Bears, but we could begin to see some separation in the competition. Here’s what we’ll be watching in the Patriots-Bears matchup. RUNNING BACK: TYLER GAFFNEY VS. THE FIELDThis isn’t so much a positional battle as much as it’s Gaffney’s quest to prove he deserves a roster spot over other candidates like LeGarrette Blount, James White or Brandon Bolden. It appears the Patriots are giving Gaffney every opportunity to prove he deserves a
Germany find form to grab play-off spot
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Liverpool Clinches Europa League Final Spot With Victory Vs. Villarreal
Liverpool will play in the 2015-16 Europa League final after another famous European night at Anfield saw them defeat Villarreal 3-0 (3-1 on aggregate) to book a trip to Basel, Switzerland later this month. Backed by a typically vociferous home crowd, the Reds overturned the 1-0 deficit the Yellow Submarine carved out in Spain to secure a place in the 12th European final in the club’s history. The pressure told in the early moments, as Daniel Sturridge forced Bruno Soriano to turn into his own net at the Kop end, to bring the tie level on aggregate. Liverpool continued its relentless approach in the second period, and sealed progression from ...
Red Sox Notes: Heath Hembree A Bright Spot In Messy Win Over Astros
Henry Owens made his 2016 major league debut and David Ortiz played his final game in Houston, but it was Heath Hembree who was the hero of the Boston Red Sox’s series against the Astros. Hembree, who only was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday, came on in the 10th inning after Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel blew his save opportunity in the ninth by allowing Astros left fielder Colby Rasmus to tie the game with a two-run homer. And Hembree held on through three scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out four, including the final two batters of the game. “He continues to come along so strong for us,” Red Sox manger John F...
Ireland eye semi-final spot after shocking Kiwis
Updated: Tuesday, 05 Aug 2014 19:54 | Comments Alison Miller scored Ireland's crucial second try