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Orlando City y Portland por la final del MLS is Back

El sorprendente Orlando City se clasificó a la final del MLS is Back venciendo por marcador de 3-1 al Minnesota que se despidió del torneo con una buena participación. Lo veníamos anticipando, el equipo de Orlando hizo muy bien las cosas desde el …

El sorprendente Orlando City se clasificó a la final del MLS is Back venciendo por marcador de 3-1 al Minnesota que se despidió del torneo con una buena participación.

Lo veníamos anticipando, el equipo de Orlando hizo muy bien las cosas desde el primer partido y lleva una buena racha de partidos haciendo un futbol efectivo que hoy los tiene en la final y muy cerca de conseguir su pase a la Concachampions 20-21.

Con doblete del portugués Nani, Orlando manejó casi todo el partido con el 2-0 a favor, sin embargo en la parte final del partido Minnesota logró descontar al 83 por conducto de Toye pero no fue suficiente en tiempo de compensación Orlando amplió su ventaja y cerró su boleto a la final.

Nos espera un gran partido el próximo martes entre Timbers y Orlando City, con justicia ambos en la gran final.

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Peláez reclamó fuerte al árbitro tras final de Copa por México

Se jugaban los últimos minutos del Cruz Azul vs Chivas en la final de la Copa por México y el silbante Óscar Mejía marcó un penal, en contra de Chivas por falta sobre Luis Romo y expulsó a Gilberto Sepúlveda en la acción. Jonathan ‘Cabecita’ …

Se jugaban los últimos minutos del Cruz Azul vs Chivas en la final de la Copa por México y el silbante Óscar Mejía marcó un penal, en contra de Chivas por falta sobre Luis Romo y expulsó a Gilberto Sepúlveda en la acción.

Jonathan ‘Cabecita’ Rodríguez convirtió en gol la pena máxima y significó la Copa por México para el Cruz Azul por marcador de 2-1 anoche en Ciudad Universitaria.

Al término del encuentro se pudo ver a Ricardo Peláez reclamarle fuerte al árbitro, sin cubrebocas y sin guardar la sana distancia, incluso pudimos escuchar parte de la conversación pues en la nueva normalidad los actores del terreno de juego deben ser conscientes que todos somos testigos de lo que antes era inaudible.

“¿Para qué lo inventas? ‘Ahorita lo vemos’ ¿Quién va a revisar el partido? ¿Para qué lo inventas? ¿De dónde lo sacaste? ¡Ni siquiera lo viste!”, manifestó el directivo de Chivas.

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Otro miembro del cuerpo técnico también se acercó a reclamar al árbitro al tiempo que los silbantes caminaban hacia los túneles con la persecución verbal de Ricardo Peláez y elementos de Chivas.

¿Ustedes qué opinan, tenía razón Ricardo Peláez?

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Rounding up the Saints picks in last-minute 2020 mock drafts

There isn’t much consensus among mock drafts in which prospect the Saints will select with their first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

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Who will the New Orleans Saints pick in the 2020 NFL Draft? The draft’s first round is set to kick off on Thursday night in prime-time, and the Saints are frequently projected to add one of the top linebacker prospects.

But there’s little agreement in which player they’ll go with beyond that position, and there’s a chorus of other voices calling for the Saints to go in other directions — wide receiver, quarterback, or even cornerback.

So we surveyed a series of final mock drafts before the real thing begins. Here’s who the experts predict will soon be wearing black and gold.

One of the most popular picks for the Saints remains LSU linebacker Patrick Queen, a pairing detailed by SI.com’s Kevin Hanson:

A.J. Klein signed a three-deal with the Bills in free agency but four of the team’s top remaining linebackers—Demario Davis, Kiko Alonso, Alex Anzalone and Craig Robertson—are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents next offseason. One of the youngest prospects in the draft (he turns 21 in August), Queen played his best football down the stretch of LSU’s title run. While he’s a bit undersized, Queen is a three-down linebacker with outstanding speed that excels in coverage.

However, ESPN’s Mel Kiper went with Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. That’s a prospect-team fit endorsed by Peter Schrager for NFL.com, The Ringer’s Danny Kelly, and Ryan McCrystal of Draft Ace, who pointed out that Ted Ginn led the Saints with 20 targets of 20-plus yards last year, and he hasn’t been replaced yet. Kiper’s thoughts on the selection:

I thought about a cornerback or linebacker here — ILB Jordyn Brooks is a name to watch at the end of Round 1 — but New Orleans needs to find a solid No. 2 receiver behind Michael Thomas. Aiyuk is a playmaker with some versatility, and he’s dynamic after the catch.

NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah also targeted a wide receiver, linking the Saints with TCU prospect Jalen Reagor. Jeremiah also identified the need to fill the void Ginn left behind, talking up Reagor’s straight-line speed.

The Draft Network’s staff included three different analysts who connected the Saints with Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray, as did Lance Zierlein of NFL.com and SB Nation’s Dan Kadar. Here’s what their Trevor Sikkema wrote about that pick:

The Saints don’t have many needs, but linebacker is one of them. New Orleans could get spicy, as it often does, with a trade up. Sean Payton is a big fan of Ruggs, per Peter King, and the Saints could be in play for a move. But, with only five picks, they don’t have much ammo to do so. This pick is likely either Murray, Patrick Queen or another receiving weapon for Drew Brees.

Linebacker was a popular match for the Saints over at The Draft Network, with Carter Donnick choosing Queen over Murray (as did Evan Silva of Establish the Run, one of the most-accurate mock drafters in recent years; Charlie Casserly also went in that direction for NFL.com, as did Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, and Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports). However, Jordan Reid split apart from his Draft Network peers to go with Utah State quarterback Jordan Love:

There’s a legitimate argument for the Saints selecting a linebacker here, but with Drew Brees already contemplating retirement before returning for the 2020 season, they should start to think about an eventual replacement. Taysom Hill is an unrealistic option; he’s soon to be 30 years old and a utility player. Welcoming Jordan Love as an understudy to Brees could do wonders for New Orleans’ future.

CBS Sports’ Ryan Wilson also linked the Saints with Love, but his colleague Josh Edwards stuck with the Murray camp. The two linebackers stretched their lead as we continued the survey, with USA Today’s Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz also siding with Murray. Our own Luke Easterling over at Draft Wire picked Murray, too, and so did Pro Football Network’s Tony Pauline.

A curve ball came from Peter King at NBC Sports, who suggested the Saints add depth at cornerback in Clemson’s A.J. Terrell:

I think defensive coordinator Dennis Allen’s going to love the maturity and competitiveness of his defensive backfield, with Malcolm Jenkins—one of the smartest and most mature players in football—added to Marshon Lattimore, Marcus Williams, and Terrell, if he’s the pick. I like the fit with the Saints because Terrell is a good competitor and very coachable. When you start 30 straight games in a program like Clemson, you’re ready to take the next step.

That’s two dozen different mock drafts sampled. We’ll find out soon who made the best predictions. Here’s the final tally:

  • 9 — LB Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma
  • 7 — LB Patrick Queen, LSU
  • 4 — WR Brandon Aiyuk, Arizona State
  • 2 — QB Jordan Love, Utah State
  • 1 — WR Jalen Reagor, TCU
  • 1 — CB A.J. Terrell, Clemson

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Final 2020 Chiefs mock draft projections

Final thoughts on what the Kansas City Chiefs might do in the 2020 NFL Draft.

We’re down to counting the hours until the beginning of the 2020 NFL Draft.

The Kansas City Chiefs have positioned themselves with no glaring needs to fill in the draft. They’ll have a variety of different routes to choose from in the draft. They can attack it with an eye toward the future or they can look for immediate impact players to maximize their chances of a Super Bowl repeat. Whatever happens, the best news is that they have options and don’t have to feel pigeonholed into taking a certain position or player in the draft.

Here are my final thoughts on what the Chiefs might do when they finally come on the clock on Thursday:

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Round 1, Pick 32: TCU WR Jalen Reagor

You may not think that Reagor is worthy of a first-round draft pick, but I’m here to tell you he has plenty of fans in the NFL, including a very important figure in Kansas City.

Held back by poor quarterback play in 2019, Reagor is an elite playmaker at the receiver position. He has speed and explosion at 5-11 and 206 pounds, with homerun potential every time he touches the football. TCU was good at getting Reagor the ball in creative ways, utilizing him as a return man on special teams and as a rusher on jet sweeps.

There has been some criticism of route-running and blocking with Reagor, but I actually came away impressed in both areas. While he isn’t perfectly refined in his routes, he uses subtle movements to get defenders off their mark. As a blocker, he is good at stalk blocking, but he could be a bit more physical at times.

Reagor revealed at the combine that he’s actually friendly with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, talking to him on a frequent basis. Before flipping to TCU, Reagor was committed to joining Mahomes at Texas Tech. Mahomes has even thrown with Reagor in the past. If there’s anyone who knows best the potential of this underrated receiver, it’s Mahomes.

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Final seven-round 2020 mock draft for the Saints, with trades

The New Orleans Saints completed several trades in our final seven-round 2020 mock draft, adding prospects like Tee Higgins and Jalen Hurts.

The 2020 NFL Draft is almost here, and the New Orleans Saints will be on the clock before we know it. So it’s time to run through a final seven-round mock draft, doing our best to navigate the hundreds of selections and make trades when possible to end up with the best set of prospects.

We’ve been publishing a new entry in this series once a week, every week for the last month. You can compare different scenarios to each other in the links we’ve embedded below:

So let’s get to it. Here’s our final stab at seven rounds of Saints picks before the draft kicks off on April 23.

Round 1

There was a surplus of highly-graded options on our board, so we tried to trade down and recoup more picks. We had 10 available prospects graded as potential first-round values at this point, so we attempted to move down 10 spots, from No. 24 to No. 34. The Indianapolis Colts weren’t interested, however, so we ended up settling for a move down to No. 33 (owned by the Cincinnati Bengals). That trade swapped our pick at No. 24 for Nos. 33 and 107 in this year’s draft, and Cincinnati’s third-round pick in 2021.

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Vols men’s basketball falter vs FSU

NICEVILLE – The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team’s season-opening winning streak has finally come to an end, losing a tough game in the final minutes on the road to the Florida State Seminoles, 60-57, in the Emerald Coast Classic. The Vols …

NICEVILLE — The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team’s season-opening winning streak has finally come to an end, losing a tough game in the final minutes on the road to the Florida State Seminoles, 60-57, in the Emerald Coast Classic.

The Vols were led by Lamonte Turner, who scored 20 points, but only shot 4-14 from the field and did most of his damage at the charity stripe, going 11-14; he also gave away 8 turnovers. Yves Pons brought the double-double trouble scoring 13 points, grabbing 10 boards and swatting three shots, representing the Vols’ best performance on the evening. Jordan Bowden was the only other UT player to reach double digit points, adding 11 of his own to go along with five rebounds.

Despite the close finish, Tennessee never led in this game. It was a furious comeback in the last two minutes that produced the final margin of defeat, with the Vols falling short in the end. Their largest deficit of 13 came at 10:42 in the second half, and the Volunteers just were not able to dig themselves out of that hole. FSU made three of four free throw attempts in the final seconds to seal the loss despite a last-second trey by Turner.

Overall, the Vols only shot 33 percent from the field and a putrid 23 percent from behind the arc. Their 89 percent mark from the free throw line on 29 attempts is very encouraging, as was their team total of seven blocks, but it is hard to win games against quality opponents when you cough up the ball 21 times.

The match was the first between the two teams in three decades, with the all-time record in the series now standing at 5-4 in favor of Tennessee. The loss ended a five-game winning streak to open the year for the Vols, though there remain plenty more games to be played.

The Volunteers next face either Purdue or VCU on Saturday at 4 or 7 p.m. ET, depending on game results, and will be broadcasted on the CBS Sports Network.

Final Week 13 Injury Report rules 2 Cowboys defenders, 1 Bills OL out

The Cowboys will once again need to plug-and-play on the defensive side of the ball as the Front 7 will be missing two starters.

On a short week, no one knows how player’s bodies are going to respond to just being on the field less than 100 hours prior to a Thursday kickoff. Dallas players know the grind well as they spend more time in the league, and that familiarity is a primary complaint to those who want the Cowboys to be in the Thanksgiving roration like the other 30 teams not named them or the Detroit Lions.

This particular year though, the recovery time is as paramount as ever for the Cowboys, who are in desperate need of a home win against a quality opponent as the Buffalo Bills (8-3) invade AT&T Stadium. Dallas (6-6) needs a win in the worst way and they will have to do so without two of their defensive starters.

Defensive tackle Antwaun Woods and linebacker Leighton Vander Esch have both been ruled out on the final injury report of the week.

As for the Bills, they’ve ruled out only backup offensive lineman Ty Nsekhe.

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Lady Vols basketball tame Golden Lions

KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Volunteers women’s basketball team continued their winning ways on Tuesday night, manhandling the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, 92-51. The Lady Vols were led by double-double machine Rennia Davis, who scored 17 points …

KNOXVILLE — The Tennessee Volunteers women’s basketball team continued their winning ways on Tuesday night, manhandling the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, 92-51.

The Lady Vols were led by double-double machine Rennia Davis, who scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, along with four assists. Rae Burrell came off the bench to add 17 points of her own, as well as six rebounds in an outstanding sixth-women effort. Kasiyahna Kushkituah also added 15 points and six rebounds off the pine to round out the Volunteers in double figures.

Tennessee never trailed in the match, taking their first lead two minutes in on a Lou Brown layup. UT’s largest lead of the game as the final margin, which steadily built up over the course of the match, as the Golden Lions never threatened. Remarkably, the Lady Vols nearly shut out their opponent in the second quarter, allowing UAPB’s first score at the one minute mark and only allowing four total points before the halftime buzzer.

Despite the impressive final margin of victory, the Lady Vols committed 19 turnovers along with 19 personal fouls, and they also missed all 10 of their three-point attempts — all numbers that can be improved upon. Otherwise, the girls looked great, shooting 55 percent from the field overall and making two-thirds of their free throws.

The win moves the Lady Vols to 6-0 on the season, taking their first three road games along with the trio of home matches they have played thus far on their six-game homestand. It also elevates the women’s home record at Thompson-Boling Arena to an astounding 456-45 record over the years.

The Lady Vols next take on Air Force at home on Sunday, December 1. Tip-off is schedule for 2 p.m. ET and can be watched on SECN and listened to on affiliated Vols networks.

Lady Vols basketball trounce Stetson

Lady Vols basketball trounce Stetson.

KNOXVILLE — The Tennessee Volunteers women’s basketball team defeated the Stetson Hatters on Tuesday night, 73-46, in their 500th game at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Lady Vols were led by Rennia Davis, who scored 15 points, along with five rebounds and two assists. Jordan Horston scored 11 points in the first quarter, including three three-pointers, en route to a 14 point performance in support; she also grabbed five boards and dished out seven assists. Three other players — Jazmine Massengill, Kasiyahna Kushkituah and Rae Burrell — also posted double-digit points.

The Volunteers came out of the gates making three buckets from beyond the arc on three straight possessions, missing the fourth consecutive attempt to break the streak. The Lady Vols never trailed and reached their biggest lead of 27 at the 1:52 mark of the fourth quarter, which ultimately was the final margin of victory.

Tennessee shot 43 percent from the field with a 38 percent mark from three-point range after a hot start, and they posted a 65 percent free throw average on 23 attempts — all numbers that indicate another solid performance by the squad. Their 13 turnovers to Stetson’s 11 suggest that the game was well-executed on both sides.

The win improved the program to an incredible 455-45 record at Thompson-Boling Arena in their second game of a six-game homestand. It also marks head coach Kellie Harper’s first 5-0 start of her career.

The Volunteers will next host the Arkansas-Pine Bluffs Golden Lions next Tuesday, November 26, heading into the Thanksgiving break. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.