Referee Mark Clattenburg awarded a penalty after Laurent Koscielny felled Mousa Dembele inside the area, and Harry Kane scored from the spot to cancel out Kevin Wimmer’s first-half own goal. READ MORE: Arsenal wastes opportunity to go on top But addressing the award of the penalty, Wenger told BT Sport: “Contact is not a penalty. A foul is a penalty. For me, it was a very soft penalty. From their side there is only one option – to look for a penalty....
The Arsenal manager is preparing to take on the struggling Saints on Sunday, with the Gunners looking to secure sixth place while their opponents battle relegation. The sides drew 1-1 in the reverse fixture in December and Wenger did not expect to find Southampton 18th in the league, in grave danger of the drop, in the closing stages of the campaign. “Southampton are a team who have good technical quality and I am quite surprised to find them where they are,” he said....
The England international is on loan at Bournemouth after struggling with injuries in recent years, and will be ineligible to play when the two sides clash at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Wilshere will have one year left on his deal at the end of this season, prompting speculation over his future. But Wenger confirmed on Friday Arsenal will be offering the 24-year-old a new contract in January, adamant the decision has nothing to do with the possibility of Wilshere leaving on a free transfer when his deal ends in 2018....
Think about it this way – there’s some poor soul out there who has to decide between Raheem Mostert, Russell Gage and Darren Fells for their FLEX spot. That’s not fun, but with the fantasy playoffs creeping up on us, it’s also a vitally important decision. When Gage catches eight passes or Mostert breaks a 70-yard run or Fells catches two scores, you’ll want to have played the right one....
Several regular starters, including Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson (@ Buccaneers), Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods (vs. Patriots), Terry McLaurin (@ 49ers), Brandin Cooks (@ Bears), Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk (vs. Washington), Jarvis Landry (vs. Ravens), Calvin Ridley (@ Chargers), and Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool, and JuJu Smith-Schuster (@ Bills), have tough statistical matchups, but it’s unlikely any fantasy owners will consider sitting them in standard leagues (aside from maybe Cooks and Landry)....
Luckily, injuries aren’t as big of a concern as they usually have been all year, but Rex Burkhead (knee), Joe Mixon (ankle), Kerwynn Williams (quad), and Samaje Perine (Achilles) are worth monitoring. Among teams who don’t have anything on the line, questionable tags on players will likely mean they won’t play and let the backups see some time. Although the Titans are playing for their playoff lives, DeMarco Murray (knee) is already unlikely to play this week....
There have some big surpise results, and those should only continue in Week 5. With the Falcons, Saints, Redskins and Broncos on a bye, the optimistic would say there are two fewer games to get wrong this week. Alas, that also means there are two less ways to be right. Even without those four teams, the schedule doesn’t lack for marquee matchups. Week 5 betting lines are courtesy of Bovada....
If this game goes the way the Patriots want it to, the Colts will be playing from behind all night, which could be great for Andrew Luck’s fantasy stats — assuming he plays. Now, let’s take a look at the full quarterback rankings for this week to identify the sleepers and busts to optimize your seasonal or daily fantasy football lineups. MORE: Week 6 fantasy football rankings:Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Defenses | Kickers...
Weather could be an issue in a few spots around the league in Week 8, but injuries to key pass-catchers and running backs will cause more start-or-sit drama (updates in links). Week 8 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker Fantasy Football Start ’em Sit ’em Advice Week 8 Traditional live chat on Fantasy Alarm!
Perine might be the best long-term sleeper of the bunch, but Week 8 may be Le’Veon Bell’s time to shine. In a revenge game against the Jets, Bell should be motivated to put up big numbers and could make Adam Gase look foolish by carving up his defense. Elsewhere, receivers like Miller (@ Giants) and Greg Ward Jr. (vs. Cowboys) have favorable prime-time matchups against NFC East teams that could help them put up some solid numbers and emerge as good replacements for the likes of McLaurin, Hopkins, and Fuller....
Some of the league’s best fantasy players are out as a result of all the byes. At running back, Joe Mixon, David Johnson, Marlon Mack, and Saquon Barkley are all off. At receiver, Alshon Jeffery is out and Golden Tate gets the dreaded double-bye after his trade from the Lions to the Eagles. Both Bengals receivers, A.J. Green and Tyler Boyd, are also idle, while Odell Beckham Jr. and Larry Fitzgerald are both on bye, as well....
— NBA Finals, Cavaliers-Warriors Game 2. Prediction: 11.0; final rating: 9.8. — Stanley Cup Final, Penguins-Sharks Game 3. Prediction: 1.4; final rating: 1.5. — French Open singles finals. Predictions: 1.3 for both. Final ratings: 1.1 (women) and 1.4 (men). — PGA Tour Memorial Tournament, final round. Prediction: 2.6; final rating: 2.1. — Major League Baseball, regional action. Prediction: 1.5; final rating: 1.6. This week’s predictions: NBA Finals, Warriors-Cavaliers Game 4 (9 p....
Trump, who’s pushed for Biden to be indicted in the past, said news about his involvement with his son, Hunter Biden’s, role on Burisma’s board warranted investigation. Had the former vice president been put through an investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller as Trump was, the president said they’d find “in a day” that Biden benefited from Hunter’s financial success. Speaking to Fox Business’ Stuart Varney on Thursday morning, Trump addressed a report from the New York Post that Hunter Biden used his father’s position as vice president to leverage his position with Burisma, a Ukrainian energy firm....
The several dimensions in Minecraft have each seen their own extensive updates over the years, with the Nether receiving a complete overhaul with the Nether Update that released in 2020 which added several new biomes, mobs, items, and even a new tier of weapons and armor above diamond. However, the End dimension has always been quite a bit more bleak than the game’s over realms. Home to the abnormally-tall alien Endermen, the End dimension was originally introduced to Minecraft as a sort of boss arena, where players would have to craft the strongest gear and potions to allow themselves a chance at defeating the Ender Dragon, Minecraft’s first boss mob....
PLEASE NOTE THAT MAJOR SPOILERS FOR RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 FOLLOW. Red Dead Redemption 2 has a sizeable epilogue that lets fans play as John Marston, the original game’s protagonist, as he and his family attempt to create a civilized life for themselves. Fans have argued that Marston’s appearance throughout the epilogue is remarkably similar to Morgan’s. Strangely, the two protagonists are given identical hair and beard assets. When the player goes to trim or style their hair, they see the same options that Morgan has....
One Reddit user was thus surprised to discover the box for an Xbox Series X decked out in a peculiar shade of light blue. And while this sort of anomaly is more common than some might think, it’s still interesting to see a piece of Xbox branding without the iconic hue. RELATED: Microsoft Responds to Claims of Elden Ring, GTA 5 on Xbox Game Pass Reddit user Confluxster stumbled across the blue Xbox Series X box as part of a display in a local GameStop....
The Chilean, who has contributed 29 goals and 15 assists to the Gunners cause this season, continues to be heavily linked with a summer exit at Emirates Stadium. He is about to enter the final 12 months of his current contract and has suitors around the world keeping a close eye on his situation. Arsene Wenger has attempted to curb the transfer rumours at regular intervals, and Welbeck is among those hoping that a compromise can be reached to keep a key man in north London....
Kaneko is part of a resurgent wave of Japanese tech entrepreneurs–let’s call them the Samurai 2.0. They have seen the consequences of trying to shake things up too quickly in Japan’s tradition-bound business culture, but are trying again, this time with a lower-key style and new business models that exploit the nation’s cheap broadband infrastructure and advanced mobile phones. Last week, the movement achieved an important milestone: Mixi, a MySpace-style social network, pulled off a gangbuster IPO and saw its shares double on the first day of trading....
These days, Bust is printed on glossy paper, 32,000 readers strong–and such a cult favorite that Courtney Love once sent in an unsolicited rant on the pleasures of being a bad girl. Now Stoller and Karp are publishing the zine’s greatest hits in a brazen, eclectic and often hilarious volume called “The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order” (Penguin). The book contains everything from the indispensable “Don’ts for Boys” to the wicked “Ladies Night: A Parody,” in which Gwyneth, Winona, Uma, Claire Danes and Minnie Driver have a sleepover and discover girl power....
