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In a statement on Monday, the Phoenix expressed their disappointment at losing Barbarouses, who is keen to leave his hometown after an unspecified “difficult twelve months off the field”. The 27-year-old joined Wellington from Melbourne Victory on a two-year contract before the 2016-17 A-League season. Wellington keep new coach secret “It’s not a decision we have made lightly, especially after the back end to the season that Kosta had,” Phoenix general manager David Dome said....

The future of the Gunners’ star duo remains the subject of intense speculation, with both entering the final year of their contracts at Emirates Stadium. Zidane names ultimate Galactico Sanchez has been heavily linked with Manchester City and Bayern Munich, while Ozil has also been tipped for a potential move away following Arsenal’s failure to qualify for the Champions League. But Wenger, who signed a new two-year contract to stay on as Arsenal manager this week, says neither player will be sold before next season begins....

Wenger will not contest FA charge Xhaka will miss Saturday’s FA Cup meeting with Southampton and the following three matches after referee Jon Moss sent him off for a two-footed tackle on Steven Defour. Having reviewed the incident Wenger insisted there was no malice in the challenge, but admits the 24-year-old needs to work on his tackling technique. “I’ve watched it again and it was not a dangerous tackle, it was a clumsy tackle....

The striker was making his first appearance since October 14 in the 1-0 Europa League loss, but came off at the break for Alex Iwobi. The change sparked fears that Welbeck - with just 27 Premier League outings in the previous two seasons due to injury - had suffered another setback ahead of Sunday’s trip to face Burnley. Wenger, though, has allayed those concerns. “It was planned before the game that he would only play 45 minutes,” the manager said....

Wenger caused a shock on Friday when it was announced he will leave Arsenal at the end of the season, bringing his near-22-year reign to an end. As revealed by Goal, Wenger has no plans to retire from football and is targeting an immediate return to the game , potentially taking an international job or role as a director of football. Emery is among the names to have been linked with Arsenal, with PSG expected to replace him at the end of the season following their failure to reach the latter stages of the Champions League....

As always, our bust picks are just recommendations of players to avoid based on a variety of factors, including poor matchups, workload issues, or players who have just gone cold. You’re welcome to trust any of these candidates, especially if you don’t have a comparable option on your bench, but be aware that their floors and ceilings may be lower than some of the other available streamers, sleepers, and fill-in options....

Among those defenses are the Vikings (@ Patriots), Jaguars (vs. Colts), Ravens (@ Falcons), Chargers (@ Steelers), and Steelers (vs. Chargers). Starting any would be a major risk in such a crucial week, though using the Colts, Titans, Dolphins, or Bills probably isn’t going to make you feel much better. It should, though, as Indianapolis (@ Jaguars), Tennessee (vs. Jets), Miami (vs. Bills), and Buffalo (@ Miami) all have favorable matchups and a good amount of upside this week, especially the two playing at home....

One player who’s on the way down this week is the red-hot Robby Anderson. Despite his consistent play this year, a matchup against the Broncos is a worry for anyone. It didn’t slow down Kenny Stills last week, so Anderson is still in play, but we like him more as a WR3 than the WR1/2 like he’s been for most of the season. A few other players take a hit in value because of matchups (Marqise Lee, Stefon Diggs), but this is still a pretty stacked week....

title: “Week 16 Fantasy Te Ppr Rankings” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-10” author: “Mary Cook”

QUARTERBACKS 1 p.m.: Brian Hoyer (shoulder) INACTIVE at Ravens. Johnny Manziel is also out with a hamstring injury, leaving the starting duties to rookie Connor Shaw. 1 p.m.: Alex Smith (spleen) out vs. Chargers. Chase Daniel will start for Kansas City. 1 p.m.: Jimmy Clausen (concussion) out at Vikings. Jay Cutler will return to the starting role for the Bears. Cutler can’t come with a glowing recommendation, but he did throw for 330 yards and three TDs in the Bears’ last game against the Vikings....

How our 10-person panel fared in Week 1: Against the spread: 8-2: Ken Bradley , Sporting News 8-2: Mike Griffith , MLive.com 5-5: Andrew Carter , Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer 6-4: Bill Bender , Sporting News 6-4: Jon Cooper , SaturdayDownSouth.com 5-5: Matt Hayes , Sporting News 5-5: Bill King , Host of On Campus with Bill King, 6-9 a.m., SiriusXM 91 4-6: Teddy Greenstein , Chicago Tribune...

You’re probably here on Thursday night or Sunday morning (or even Sunday or Monday night) looking to finish off a high-quality lineup, so this intro won’t take up too much more of your time. We have fewer tight ends in here than last week but still a good number, as some unexpected options have popped up so far this season – and that’s without us even including Drew Sample or Dalton Schultz, who were among our Week 3 sleeper picks....

title: “Week 3 Fantasy Football Defense Rankings” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-06” author: “Stacey Clankscales”

We don’t care. After just three weeks of the season, we’re going to do it anyway. Here’s what the postseason picture looks like, and we’re having a hard time deciding between Louisville and Clemson for that final playoff spot. MORE: Playoff contenders through Week 3 | Ohio State No. 1? Here’s a look at Sporting News’ preseason bowl projections for the 2016-17 season heading into Week 4. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games....

Friday Boise St. (2-1) at Fresno St. (2-0), 9 p.m. | ESPN MORE: Week 3 photos | First-and-10 | Exit Poll Texas A&M fans mobilize for cancer-stricken grad/fan Saturday Wake Forest (1-2) at Army (1-2), Noon | CBS Sports Vanderbilt (1-2) at UMass (0-3), Noon | ESPN News Middle Tennessee (2-1) at FAU (1-2), Noon North Carolina (1-1) at Georgia Tech (2-0), Noon | ESPN FIU (0-3) at Louisville (3-0), Noon | ESPN3 Marshall (2-1) at Virginia Tech (2-1), Noon | ESPNU Toledo (1-2) at Cent....

This week’s pricing may just feature the same kind of screaming value on a future Hall of Famer and allow us to snag WR value using a similar method that led to our Robert Woods smash pick on Sunday. Week 4 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker For more Week 4 analysis, make sure to check out our podcast and find out “How You’ll Lose” in Week 4....

As always, I’m here to help you take down some cash games and GPPs, as I’ll be breaking down my favorite value plays for Week 5. It’s my hope that you use this article as a tool in your NFL DFS arsenal – but it shouldn’t the only thing you reference. For an even bigger advantage on the competition, I strongly recommend you use the RotoQL NFL lineup optimizer , which is as good as it gets in the DFS industry....

For the latest on injured WRs Tyrell Williams, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Julian Edelman, Terry McLaurin, and more, click here. For updates on injured RBs Devin Singletary and Tevin Coleman, go here. For the Week 5 weather report, click here, and for all the latest news and fantasy updates, follow us on Twitter (@SN_Fantasy). WEEK 5 NON-PPR RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker...