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Led by close friends D’Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns, the franchise have a potent scoring duo surrounded by shooters and versatility. Minnesota Timberwolves predicted starting 5 for the NBA season ahead The Minnesota Timberwolves had a disappointing season last year, finishing with 19 wins. This was in part due to Karl-Anthony Towns injury. However, with their acquisitions during the season at the start of 2020, the Timberwolves have put together a strong starting 5 that could challenge the Western Conference favorites....

Predicting NFL QB competition winners for Denver, New England, and New Orleans Denver Broncos After a 4-1 record as an NFL starter in 2019, Drew Lock got the nod in 2020 but went 4-9 with a 57.3% completion rate, 2,933 yards, 16 TDs and 15 INTs. Teddy Bridgewater went 5-0 in New Orleans in 2019 and got the starting job for the Carolina Panthers last season. He went 4-11 with a 69....

Naturally, many of the top position battles to watch throughout the offseason and into training camps are quarterback competitions. That’s the result of a draft class that was loaded with high-quality passers. Here we pin the most notable position battles from offenses around the NFL to watch in 2018. We also provide an early prediction for who might emerge victorious in each competition. NFL DRAFT GRADES:Best, worst of 2018 selections...

The good news is that, if it’s decided that prednisone is needed, some side effects can be managed with careful planning. Still, it’s important to know how and when to stop taking the drug, as it is recommended only for short-term use. While the list is long, the good news is that most prednisone side effects will lessen and go away when the drug is appropriately tapered and eventually discontinued....

Anatomy The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is connected to many other parts of the brain and is able to send and receive information. The prefrontal cortex is divided into these two parts: Medial PFC (mPFC): It is involved in self-reflection, memory, and emotional processing. Lateral PFC (lPFC): It is involved in sensory processing, motor control, and performance monitoring. Function The prefrontal cortex is involved in many brain functions. One of the most important is executive function, or the ability to self-regulate and plan ahead....

The Cityzens are at the 2nd position in the table with 89 points while the Reds are at the 1st position with 91 points. Pep Guardiola expressed his disappointment after his side failed to win against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2nd leg of the Champions League quarter-final but Manchester City’s 2-0 win in their Premier League game over Manchester United on 24th April has further boosted the side’s morale....

Daniel Sturridge helped Liverpool regained the lead after some fine work by youngster Ojo. And in the second half substitute Divock Origi scored two more, one a close range header and the other a wonderful curled effort from an acute angle. The win lifts Liverpool above Stoke into 8th position. Squads: Liverpool: Mignolet; Clyne, Toure, Skrtel, Moreno; Allen, Milner; Stewart, Ojo, Firmino; Sturridge Stoke City: Haugaard; Bardsley, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Pieters; Imbula, Cameron; Afellay, Bojan, Shaqiri; Crouch...

It’s that time of the season when footballers get to vote for their mates or fellow countrymen in the LMA player of the year and young player of the year awards; as well as a team of the year. So, for what it’s worth, here’s my team and players of the year: Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic (Stoke City) Despite Stoke surprisingly slipping towards the threat of relegation, Begovic has been the Premier League’s stand-out keeper....

The English Premier League is considered by many as the best league in the world purely on entertainment value because of the thin margin of differences between the clubs, the star players and managers as well as the financial power of the clubs. The reason why it is called the best league was evident when Manchester City won the league title breaking numerous records, Liverpool reached the Champions League final playing attractive football throughout, Burnley finished just below Arsenal and regular Premier League clubs like Stoke City and West Brom got relegated....

Manchester City are on top of the table with 35 points while Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are a close second with 33 points. Tottenham and Chelsea are third and fourth with 30 and 28 points respectively. As Gameweek 14 gets underway, we pick 5 players who can shine on the weekend. #1 Raheem Sterling Raheem Sterling is in fine form and will be looking to extend his golden run when his side Manchester City take on Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday....

After a dismal reign of David Moyes and the boring football of Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho was entrusted to bring back United to their glory ways. For this, Mourinho brought back Paul Pogba for a then-record sum, along with a number of key players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Alexis Sanchez, Eric Bailly and others. Mourinho was successful in his first season, winning the League Cup and the Europa League, but finishing a lowly sixth....

It also says an awful lot about the man, himself. Some would argue that Arsenal always turn up for games against Spurs but what intrigued most fans was the manner of the victory on Sunday. It looked, right from the beginning, that there was only going to be one winner and they weren’t wearing lily white. It seems that after a long winter under Arsene Wenger, spring has well and truly arrived in the red half of the North London....

Sanchez’s nightmarish form has been coupled with a club-highest £400,000 a week payroll, damaging United’s cause further. The Chilean might have been a hero when he played for Arsenal, but there’s not much justification for the Manchester-based outfit to keep him any longer at his current state. Several big names including Gareth Bale have been touted to replace the former Barcelona star, but most of them would be expensive. Instead, Dusan Tadic could be one of the more reasonable options to replace the misfiring Chilean....

Liverpool remain top of the league and increased the gap to Manchester City to five points. Tottenham reduced the deficit to City to just two points and Arsenal leapfrogged Chelsea into the top four on goal difference. Manchester United move within two points of Chelsea in fifth. Fulham remain in the bottom three despite their impressive comeback. Cardiff and Huddersfield are the other teams that make up the bottom three....

The game started off in quiet fashion even entering the half time break as a deadlock. It was only in the 68th minute that someone finally put the ball in the net, and that man, of course, was Jamie Vardy. Leicester City quickly doubled their lead seven minutes later through a drilled James Maddison strike. The Foxes would go onto create a host of more chances but ultimately settled for a comfortable 2-0 victory....

We’ve seen the total transfer costs exceed £1 billion in the past few summer transfer windows, and that number is only expected to rise in the future. Because of the vast wealth, Premier League clubs have recently attained, they’re able to purchase players of the highest caliber from all around the world, outbidding top clubs from leagues like the Bundesliga, La Liga and Ligue 1 with ease to augment their sides....

They currently reside in sixth place of the English top-flight, level on points with Sheffield United. While this is by no means disastrous, Emery would hope to be further up the table. The Gunners’ aims heading into this season were to finish in the top four and qualify for Champions League football next season, a feat they have not achieved since the penultimate season of Arsene Wenger’s reign. If Arsenal are to improve heading forward, there are certain problems which need addressing....

The pressure has been dialled up a notch in the Premier League following the latest round of results, with Tottenham aiming to have one last stab at reeling in Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United falling further adrift of the top four and the fate of the relegation candidates hanging by a thread. The story of Gabriel Jesus’ childhood To complicate matters even further, there is full slate of midweek fixtures over Tuesday and Wednesday to really test each team’s physical and mental fortitude....

Football on TV: The full UK fixtures Here is the schedule in full as the race for the top four and fight to avoid relegation hot up… Wednesday, March 8 The 28th round of fixtures gets underway on Wednesday night, when Manchester City take on Stoke City in a match rearranged to accommodate Pep Guardiola’s side’s cup quarter-final at Middlesbrough three days later. Live & FREE football on TV this week...

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who is struggling with form, said his preparation for the Boxing Day Test against India will be the best but admitted that he is currently focussed on Twenty20 cricket. Ponting, who turns 37 Monday, said he desperately wants to play the Big Bash Twenty20 league and said it would not harm his preparation for the Test series. “It’s not my preparation for the Tests. I’m here to win a game for the Hobart Hurricanes....