Goal Baller: March 2021

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Francisco Lindor and Mets Agree on $341 Million Contract Extension

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3m73cJY

Tiger Woods Update: Sheriff Says Crash Investigation Is Done

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL, KEVIN DRAPER AND GWEN KNAPP from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2PP2JQh

The Sabres’ Losing Streak Ends at 18

By BY ANDREW KNOLL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3weJPTP

Twelve hours of baseball await.

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3cFcqtR

Crowd size will vary wildly.

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3whh7BO

Breaking down all 30 teams.

By BY BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/39wAdKh

Tiger Woods Update: Sheriff Says Crash Investigation Is Done

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL, KEVIN DRAPER AND GWEN KNAPP from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3cD716k

Nationals Player Tests Positive for Virus Before Opening Day

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3dl8Ioh

How Each Baseball Stadium Will Handle Fans to Start 2021

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2PeIYC9

Liverpool target Ibrahima Konate plays like Virgil van Dijk, idolises Sergio Ramos and runs faster than anyone at RB Leipzig – where teammates call him ‘Ibuprofen’

Mason Mount’s father reveals brilliant story of Declan Rice’s first day at Chelsea and the close bond West Ham midfielder has with his son

Was Connor McDavid’s Big Hit a Dirty Play?

By BY SHAWNA RICHER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3m9kbuV

Mason Mount’s father reveals brilliant story of Declan Rice’s first day at Chelsea and the close bond West Ham midfielder has with his son

Celtic 2021/22 kits: New home strip leaked online with Hoops to wear stylish adidas design

David Rocastle: Perry Groves gives emotional tribute to Arsenal legend 20 years on from tragic death

Will Fulham or Newcastle triumph in Premier League relegation dogfight and who is all set to win promotion from the Championship

Harry Kane wanted by Man City as Erling Haaland alternative, but Arsene Wenger urges striker to stay at Tottenham in surprise advice from ex-Arsenal manager

David Rocastle: Perry Groves gives emotional tribute to Arsenal legend 20 years on from tragic death

Harry Kane wanted by Man City as Erling Haaland alternative, but Arsene Wenger urges striker to stay at Tottenham in surprise advice from ex-Arsenal manager

Hernandez and Strawberry. Reyes and Wright. Lindor?

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/39wyUuX

Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Jack Grealish and Romelu Lukaku all likely to be on Man City’s transfer list with Sergio Aguero set to leave club after ten years

Soccer Samples Streetwear and Loves the Fit

By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3wgMBI8

Rangers legend Ally McCoist admits he quizzed Roy Keane about the Celtic job… and reveals Manchester United legend’s typical response

An Early Look at the N.C.A.A. Men’s Final Four

By BY LAUREN GEWIRTZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3sJGFWc

N.C.A.A. Tournament Women’s Final Four: A First-Timer Crashes a Group of Powers

By BY NATALIE WEINER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31wq8c9

Mason Mount’s father admits he feared for son’s future in Chelsea first-team after Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

With 17 Games, the N.F.L. Evolves for Streaming Generation

By BY MIKE TANIER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31AwFma

Gonzaga Makes Final Four With Another (Expected) Rout

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2PoYxa6

South Carolina and Stanford Round Out Women’s Final Four

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3dhCNVS

Sergio Aguero ‘NOT in top-five greatest Premier League strikers’, says Darren Bent who claims Man City striker ‘isn’t in same bracket’ as Arsenal legend Thierry Henry

Former AFTV favourite Claude Callegari tragically dies as Arsenal legend Ian Wright leads tributes to ‘proud Gunners fan’

Major Champions League changes coming with 36 teams and 225 matches a season – and new format would see likes of Liverpool qualify even if they miss out on top four

Sergio Aguero ‘NOT in top-five greatest Premier League strikers’, says Darren Bent who claims Man City striker ‘isn’t in same bracket’ as Arsenal legend Thierry Henry

Former AFTV favourite Claude Callegari tragically dies as Arsenal legend Ian Wright leads tributes to ‘proud Gunners fan’

UConn-Baylor: Was It a Foul?

By BY ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3m4HaHz

Yaya Toure on his love for Man City legend Sergio Aguero, gives verdict on quadruple chances and where might be next for Argentine superstar

The Dodgers Made It to the Top. They Want to Stay There

By BY KEVIN DRAPER AND KATHERINE ROSMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3cxM3G8

Sir Alex Ferguson was furious and Manchester United fans heartbroken when Sergio Aguero made Man City champions again with ‘most iconic Premier League moment’

Sergio Aguero took Man City to the next level, is one of the best in Premier League history, but time is right to leave – Ex-City stars on the Argentine’s legacy

Poland camp in chaos ahead of England clash as FOURTH player tests positive for COVID-19 while Robert Lewandowksi out of World Cup qualifier through injury

Sergio Aguero took Man City to the next level, is one of the best in Premier League history, but time is right to leave – Ex-City stars on the Argentine’s legacy

How Blowing Up College Sports Became a Rallying Cry for Some in Washington

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3szXmTD

How Lionel Messi could hold the key to Sergio Aguero’s future with possible moves to Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain for Man City hero

Jermain Defoe says Eddie Howe ‘didn’t know how to manage me’ at Bournemouth and felt like he was forced out of the club

Mino Raiola, agent of Erling Haaland, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, launches extraordinary rant over FIFA ‘attack’ on agents and insists EA Sports ‘abuses’ player rights

Monday, 29 March 2021

Mikaela Shiffrin Is Not Going Downhill

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3suSVJT

Houston Hangs On and Reaches the Final Four

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3rzcTSv

Texas Removes Restrictions, but Fans Show Some Caution

By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3cz3B4L

Houston Hangs On and Reaches the Final Four

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3djvsEZ

UConn Reaches Final Four With Tight Win Over Baylor

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2QORojY

Competition: Turned down Fergie, won one Premier League title… guess the Five Grand Footballer for the chance to win £5k

talkSPORT’s Five Grand Footballer is back!

All you have to do is identify the mystery footballer from the three clues below – and you could collect a cool £5,000.

He famously turned down Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United
On his full debut for Southampton, he became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in England’s top division
He only won one major honour in his career – the Premier League title in 1994/95

Think you know the answer?

Well, then text the WIN followed by your answer to 63320 and you could be in with a shot at winning the £5k jackpot.

You have until Thursday April 1st to enter.

One lucky winner of the £5k cash pot will be drawn at random from all correct entries received before the competition closes.

Terms and conditions and competition rules apply. Text messages will be charged at £2 plus your standard network rates will apply.

Entries must be received before the lines close at 5pm Thursday 1st April.

18+. See below for full details.

“FIVE GRAND FOOTBALLER” Competition Rules:

The following rules (“Specific Rules”) together with the general competition terms and conditions (which can be found at https://talksport.com/competition-terms-conditions) apply to “Five Grand Footballer ” (the “Competition”) which will run from 00:01 Friday 12th March 2021 until 17:00 on the Thursday 1st April 2021 (the “Duration”) across talkSPORT (the “talkSPORT Network”), which encompasses the SMS databases for talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2.

Anyone who enters the Competition (an “Entrant”) will be deemed to have read and accepted the Specific Rules and talkSPORT’s General Competition Terms Conditions and will be bound by them.

Details of the Competition:

Entrants will be asked to identify a mystery footballer from three clues which will be played out on air (or may be received via SMS, email, or viewed online) and text in their answer, within the Duration of the Competition Text messages will be charged at £2 plus standard network rates. The Text Message Line will open at 00:01 Friday 12th March 2021 and close at 17:00 on Thursday 1st April 2021. If Entrants text after the closing time, they will not be entered into the competition, but they may still be charged.

One winner will be chosen at random from all the correct entries received with the Duration of the Competition.

talkSPORT Limited is not responsible for any latency experienced by an Entrant’s mobile phone network, which may delay the delivery of text messages to and/or from us.

Additionally, talkSPORT Limited is not responsible for any erroneous entries which may

occur through a mobile phone network error or handset error. When an Entrant enters the competition, they will receive a text message that invites them to take part in our 3-for-2 offer, whereby if they enter a second time within the same competition round, they will receive an additional entry at no extra cost. The additional entry will be automatically included once the Entrant enters for the second time and they will not need to text a third time to claim this. If they do text for a third time, the cycle recommences and they will be charged again. It is the responsibility of the Entrant to ensure that if they respond to this 3-for-2 offer, the text lines are still open when they do so. Otherwise, their additional entry and free entry may be charged but not included in the draw.

During the competition talkSPORT will run special 2 for 1 offers on select dates, played out on air. The on air promotion will ask entrants to text through their answer with a unique keyword to be entered into the promotion successfully. Entrants will receive a confirmation text confirming their 2 for 1 entries.

After the closing time of the Competition, one winner will be selected at random from all of the correct entries received during the valid entry period. The winning Entrant will be contacted within 28 days of the Competition closing time. Misspelt entries may be accepted, at the discretion of the Producer. The Producer’s decision is final.

Eligibility:

Entrants must be aged 18 or over.

Entrants can enter a maximum of 20 times throughout each day of the competition. We strongly advise against excessive use.

Entrants must have a bank account, as the prize will be paid via cheque or bank transfer.

Prize:

The prize is £5,000 (one thousand pounds) paid by either cheque or Bank Transfer.

The prize is non-transferrable.

talkSPORT limited reserves the right to change the prize or part of it at any time.

We will endeavour to pay winners as soon as possible but are not responsible for any delays in the banking system. Furthermore, the winner will be required to answer a call from talkSPORT Limited after the competition and supply all the required information (on email or via an online form, as directed) if they are to receive the bank transfer. Additionally, if any eligibility checks need to be carried out, this could delay the payment.

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