In the penultimate match of Monday’s action, Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay and Saudi Arabia played to a 1-1 draw after a 79th minute equalizer from Maxi Araujo canceled Abdulelah Al-Amri’s opener in the first half. It was a match that offered a tremendous amount of guile and effort that concluded with a result that now has…
Belgium’s golden generation might have ended in 2022, but a younger squad opened its World Cup the way it has opened most things lately: with more questions than answers. Egypt — organized, patient, entirely unfazed by the badge it was facing — held one of Europe’s more talented squads to a 1-1 draw in Seattle on…
So much for a supersized World Cup diluting the quality of soccer’s biggest tournament. Cape Verde, making its debut at the World Cup, pulled off a stunning upset to shut out heavily favored Spain in a 0-0 draw on Monday. “This means everything for our country,” Cape Verde coach Pedro Leitão Brito said. “We have…
World Cup odds are drawing massive action over the first few days of the tournament. Sportsbooks across the nation — and around the world, to be sure — are taking boatloads of bets. That included the public betting masses piling on tournament favorite Spain for its opener against seemingly way over-matched Cape Verde. Monday’s shocking…
The Florida Panthers haven’t had many picks inside the first round recently, and they could easily move the ninth overall selection to get an established veteran for immediate help. However, in the event they can’t find the right trade, here are a few prospects who would be the right fit for the identity and culture…
Cape Verde delivered the biggest shock of the World Cup thus far after its draw against Spain in Atlanta on Monday. I’ve given my kudos to Cape Verde (an archipelago nation off the coast of Africa making its tournament debut), but now let’s focus on La Roja and what’s now at stake after this historically disappointing result…
On June 9, the Los Angeles Kings made an interesting decision by hiring former New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette as their new head coach. With a reputation built over more than two decades behind NHL benches, few coaches can match his resume. Laviolette’s hiring represents a major statement from a Kings organization that…
Who could have seen that coming? Spain, the betting co-favorite to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, opened its tournament with a scoreless draw against Cape Verde, which made its World Cup debut on Monday at Atlanta Stadium. Going into the match, Spain had -1500 odds to beat Cape Verde. There have been stunning upsets…
The offseason has been underway for the Columbus Blue Jackets for a while now. They got some good news in the form of a Norris Trophy win for Zach Werenski, and former Blue Jacket Eric Robinson hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Blue Jackets have more than a few difficult decisions to…
Belgium winger Jérémy Doku could miss matches later in the World Cup because of the impending birth of his first child. Ahead of his team’s World Cup opener against Egypt in Seattle on Monday, Doku told outlets including Belgian newspaper HLN that his wife, Shireen, is expected to give birth to his son during the…
