Los nueve de Champions

El Barça siempre ha tenido un nueve de referencia en las cinco Champions que ha conquistado y ha alternado la posición con un falso ariete. En el 92, el nueve en la espalda lo llevaba Laudrup, pero la referencia ofensiva en el eje de la delantera era Julio Salinas. El danés actuó en algún partido de falso nueve, pero el titular de la final de Wembley en la que el Barça ganó a la Sampdoria fue Salinas. En el 2006, Samuel Eto’o salió con el nueve en la espalda. Fue el delantero centro de la temporada en la que el FC Barcelona conquistó su segunda Champions en París frente al Arsenal con Ronaldinho como estrella referencial.

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MLB Highlights: Yankees 7, Angels 3

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Todd Monken hasn't watched much past film from Deshaun Watson

Browns coach Todd Monken had a big decision to make at quarterback. In settling on Deshaun Watson over Shedeur Sanders, Monken didn't spend much time looking at Watson's past performances. zeppelin.cool

“I really, to be honest, haven’t looked at it," Monken told reporters regarding whether he studied Watson's film from past seasons. "To be honest, only from afar. When people say, 'You had to look at it,' well, not really. I looked at it from afar when I was down the road, right? In crossover film or something, but I try to take everything at face value. What I see, right?

"It doesn’t matter what the player is, I think we owe that to our players, guys that are on the roster. I want to go into it thinking every player we have is elite, and all they have to do is prove me right. That’s all they have to do. That’s what I’m going to go into it — they’re on an NFL roster, I expect them to play well, and I just want them to prove me right. And so I really haven’t really looked at that, different staff, different system. We’ll let it play out. We’ll see where it goes starting a week from now.”

Regardless of whether Monken did or didn't watch much Watson film, his performances from his time with the Texans are ancient history. It was six years ago. And while there's some value in looking for plays that he has run well in the past, the more pragmatic approach would be to ignore Watson's play from 2017 through 2020 and focus on things that will work now, with the 30-year-old version of Deshaun Watson.

MLB: Cardinals Top Dodgers 13-8

The Cardinals and Dodgers combined for 21 runs in an entertaining MLB matchup. The Cardinals' offensive firepower proved too much for the Dodgers as they secured their victory with a 13-8 final score.

Key moments from the game are highlighted in the video embedded above, showcasing both teams' standout performances and crucial plays that determined the outcome of this contest.

In-form Coco Gauff serves notice with assured start to US Open title pursuit

Gauff tops Sonmez 6-3, 6-4 in first-round match
American saves three break points in pivotal hold
Fourth seed also has world No 1 ranking in sight

Coco Gauff returned to the scene of her grand slam breakthrough on a rain-lashed Tuesday night and safely cleared the first hurdle toward another, launching her pursuit of a second US Open title in four years with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez beneath the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The 22-year-old American, seeded fourth in New York, arrived with momentum and expectation running particularly high, fresh off her first title of the year in Cincinnati and having shown encouraging signs that the serve which has so often dictated the rest of her game is becoming a more reliable weapon. Now, three years after she first lifted the trophy here, both a third major championship and the world No 1 ranking are within her reach.

In brief

MLB Highlights: Marlins 6, Royals 3 Graham Pauly smacked a two-run shot and tacked on an RBI triple, and Tyler Phillips allowed a run over five scoreless innings as the Miami Marlins defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-3.

AFC West Predictions: Can Patrick Mahomes Reclaim The Division From Bo Nix? Nick Wright and Chris Broussard make their AFC West predictions.

Kyle Van Noy joins the Vikings' practice squad Kyle Van Noy is staying in purple.

Missed throw and wild pitch help Okamoto score for Blue Jays Watch as an errant throw from catcher Patrick Bailey to second base, trying to throw out Kazuma Okamoto on a steal attempt, leads to a run for the Blue Jays as Okamoto eventually scores from third on a wild pitch.

Los nueve de Champions