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data-mm-id=”_u8scuq9qm”>The Chicago Cubs made a boss-level move on Monday, hiring manager Craig Counsell away from the Milwaukee Brewers. Ripping away one of MLB's best managers from a division rival is an epic play especially given the news they're going to pay him a whopping $8 million a year. Elite stuff. There's just one problem: They completely screwed over current manager and franchise legend David Ross. The Chicago Cubs are hiring Craig Counsell as their manager, sources tell ESPN. A blockbuster move for Chicago, which had David Ross as their manager but will now go with Counsell, who had spent the previous decade with their division rival Milwaukee. @Ken_Rosenthal was on it.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 6, 2023On Monday, reports leaked that the Cubs had …

data-mm-id=”_pmarbql74″>Donald Trump had a rough one on Friday as Judge Arthur Engoron hit him with a $355 million fine for fraudulently inflating the values of his properties. The civil judgement was massive and also bars Trump for running a business in the state of New York for three years. As he is wont to do, Trump lashed out at the ruling after he left the court room. While speaking to the press after the judgement had been passed, Trump made a number of claims, including that he'd win on appeal. But he said that if he didn't New York state would be "gone" because people would leave. Here's video:Trump claims New York State will be ‘gone’ if his appeal is not successful because people will move out pic.twitter.com/Yeuc1U21qw— Acyn (@Acyn) February 16…

data-mm-id=”_d9a42z1sq”>The San Francisco 49ers will take on the New Orleans Saints at Levi’s Stadium in Week 2 of the NFL preseason on Sunday night.The 49ers have been one of the NFL’s elite teams over the past few seasons, but they stumbled out of the gate in their preseason opener, falling 17-13 to the Titans. Despite the loss, there were some key takeaways for the 49ers as they continue to evaluate their roster.Joshua Dobbs got most of the work under center, passing for 146 yards, though he also threw an interception. While Dobbs showed flashes of potential, the 49ers will be looking for him to clean up the mistakes and lead the offense more effectively this week.WATCH: TO CATCH THE SAINTS VS 49ERS LIVE CLICK HEREMeanwhile, the Saints are riding high after a 16-14 victory over …

data-mm-id=”_24rmksisf”>NFL Week 3 kicks off with a classic AFC East rivalry as the New York Jets host the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football at MetLife Stadium. The Jets picked up their first win of the season when they took down the Tennessee Titans in Week 2 in a 24-17 win for Aaron Rodgers and the squad. Rodgers has picked up where he left off, throwing for 343 yards and 3 touchdowns with just 1 interception through the first two games. WATCH: Thursday Night Football: Patriots vs. Jets live with Fubo (free trial)On the other side of the ball, the Patriots are eager to bounce back after a disappointing 23-20 overtime loss to the Seahawks at home last week. Jerod Mayo will look for his team to be ready to go on a short week and get a divisional win behind Jacoby Brissett…

Nottingham Forest s referee analyst ex-Premier League official Mark Clattenburg claims there was a hat-trick of howlers in the 2-0 loss to Everton.

s survival hopes were dealt a blow on Sunday afternoon as they were beaten 2-0 at Goodison Park by relegation rivals Everton.

Everton are now five points clear of the bottom three with a game in hand, while Forest are a single point ahead of 18th-placed Luton Town and three clear of 19th-placed Burnley after Vincent Kompany s side beat Sheffield United 4-1 on Saturday.

Nottm Forest feels that they have been hard done to by officials this season and they made the controversial decision to appoint Clattenburg as their in-house referee analyst in February.

Goals from Idrissa Gueye and Dwight McNeil settled Sund…

Man Utd will attempt to cash in on Mason Greenwood this summer as Fabrizio Romano reveals the Premier League club s final decision on the striker.

The 22-year-old, who is on loan at La Liga side Getafe, faced charges including attempted rape and assault but the Crown Prosecution Service announced in February last year that the case had been discontinued.

Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said in February that a fresh decision would be made on Greenwood this summer now that INEOS has been delegated control of football operations at Old Trafford.

Reports last year that Man Utd were planning to retain him following an internal investigation were met by public outcry and Ratcliffe acknowledged that a decision will have to be made when Greenwood returns about what h…

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister could leave Anfield to sign for Real Madrid within a year , according to reports.

The Reds were able to sign the Argentina international for just £35m last summer as they took advantage of a release clause in his Brighton contract to bring him to Anfield.

Mac Allister has started 30 of 38 Premier League matches this term and and five assists to help Liverpool to a third-placed finish, with the Reds unable to move up or down the table on the final day.

won the Carabao Cup earlier in the season to give Mac Allister his first piece of silverware at Anfield but they fell short in the Europa League and FA Cup in Jurgen Klopp s final season.

And after his positive first season at Liverpool, reports in Spain claim tha…

Brentford striker Ivan Toney is reportedly keen on moving to Chelsea, with the sixth-placed Premier League finishers eyeing him for a summer transfer.

The Blues have been linked with a number of top strikers after signing a star who has failed to rouse them up top. Indeed, while he scored 17 goals in his debut season, Nicolas Jackson was inconsistent, and a more complete striker would have put Chelsea in an even better position than where they finished sixth in the table.

As such, huge names like Viktor Gyokeres who scored north of 40 goals in all competitions this season and Victor Osimhen, who has had a couple of great seasons in a row, have been on the Blues radar.

has also been on the list, but he s also being tracked by the likes of Tottenham and Mancheste…

Everton reportedly plan to reject an offer from Manchester United for Jarrad Branthwaite, as they have deemed the bid far below their valuation of the defender unacceptable according to David Ornstein.

United have had their sights set on Toffees man Branthwaite for a while. Defensive improvements have been mooted for a while, and that the Englishman had a fantastic debut Premier League season with Everton including an England call up suggested he d be a great option.

With Raphael Varane leaving the club, the need for a quality defender such as Branthwaite is larger than it was previously.

And it was recently suggested that the centre-back had moved to the top of United s list of priorities for the summer window, and they were willing to spend the full £70millio…

Former midfielder Frank Lampard insists that England not having Luke Shaw available has been a big deal for Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024.

Although progressed through to the knockout stage as winners of Group C, Southgate’s squad have yet to spark after successive draws following a hard-earned 1-0 win over Serbia.

With Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer and Anthony Gordon all having impressed when coming off the bench during the second half of the stalemate against Slovenia on Tuesday night, Southgate appears to be weighing up his options ahead of Sunday’s last-16 tie against Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen.

with the 28-year-old still getting up to full fitness after Southgate took a risk by including him.

England have struggled to threaten down that left-hand s…