data-mm-id=”_3uy1bhdv7″>In his latest weekly appearance on the sometimes unhinged Pat McAfee Show, ex-New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick blamed one of the states where he keeps a residence, or two, for the problems his former team has had bringing in the NFL's top free agents.Belichick, who owns multiple properties on the upscale Massachusetts island of Nantucket as well as a home in the town of Hingham, is certainly subject to the so-called "millionaire tax" that the Bay State implemented in 2023. Per the state, "personal income taxpayers, subject to chapter 62, must pay an additional 4% surtax on taxable income over $1,000,000, increased annually for inflation."Speaking with McAfee, the 72-year-old NFL legend blamed the tax for the issues the Patr…
data-mm-id=”_goqum1pcw”>The stage is set for Game 1 of the first-round best-of-3 series between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun this Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Sun dominated the regular-season series, winning 3 of 4 games against the Fever. WATCH: Game 1: Fever vs Sun Live | Stream free on FuboThe Indiana Fever fought all season to secure the No. 6 seed, finishing with a 20-20 regular-season record. Led by rookie sensation Caitlin Clark, the Fever is an exciting young team hungry to make their mark on the playoffs. Clark, who averaged 16.5 points per game (PPG) in the four regular-season meetings with the Sun, will be the key player to watch for Indiana. Meanwhile, the Sun enters the playoffs as one of the top teams in the league, having taken the regular-season series …
Finance expert Kieran Maguire thinks Everton and Nottingham Forest are right to be furious at Chelsea , who could be given a severe points deduction.
have invested heavily in recent transfer windows. They are understood to have spent over £1bn on signings since s consortium completed its purchase of the Premier League giants in May 2022.
The Blues have spread out their spending by tying down their players to long contracts but they are still at risk of breaching the Premier League s profit and sustainability rules.
Last week, a report from Football Insider claimed the Premier League are still investigating Chelsea for a potential rule breach after they sold hotels as assets for £77million .
The London outfit are understood to be on the brink of breac…
Arsenal ‘put price’ on Newcastle target as Romano namedrops two strikers as ‘ideal’ Gunners signings
According to reports, Arsenal have put a price on Oleksandr Zinchenko amid interest from Newcastle United and Bayern Munich.
The Gunners invested around £30m to sign Zinchenko from Premier League rivals Manchester City during the 2022 summer transfer window.
The 27-year-old was viewed as a coup for Arsenal at the time and was signed as an upgrade on Kieran Tierney at left-back.
Zinchenko has often been caught out defensively over the past two seasons and he has slipped down the pecking order in recent weeks.
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The Ukraine international has been an unused substitute in Arsenal s last two Premier League games as Mikel Arteta has preferred Takehiro Tomiyasu and Jakub Kiwior at full-back.
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England boss Gareth Southgate will include several players who are injury doubts when he names a training squad ahead of Euro 2024 on Tuesday.
Southgate adopted a similar strategy three years ago ahead of the last European Championship when he called up a 33-man squad before it was whittled down to 26 on the eve of the finals.
A group of around 30 players will be selected on Tuesday and Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is set to get the nod despite his ongoing injury issues, according to reports.
Southgate selection headaches
Shaw has not played for Manchester United since February due to a muscle problem and last week Erik ten Hag admitted the left-back was a major doubt to feature in Saturday’s FA Cup final.
Nevertheless, Shaw is likely to be gi…
Arsenal have made their first formal bid for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi as they look to get ahead of their rivals, according to reports.
The Gunners will be looking to win the Premier League title next season after narrowly missing out to Manchester City on .
did their bit by beating Everton 2-1 but Pep Guardiola s side defeated West Ham 3-1 to seal their fourth consecutive title by two points.
The north Londoners continue to improve every year under Mikel Arteta and they will be hoping to go one better next term by lifting the Premier League crown.
Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, David Raya and Jurrien Timber all joined last summer to increase the quality of the squad depth, although the latter spent most of the season on the sidelines through…
Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright thinks England attacker Phil Foden needs to make it happen for himself and demand the ball after a poor display against Serbia.
to make the perfect start to their Group C campaign at Euro 2024 with Jude Bellingham s header the only goal of the game.
Serbia tested more in the second half as Gareth Southgate s side lost control of the match but the Three Lions could have still added to their lead if Harry Kane had converted a Jarrod Bowen cross late on.
Most of England s good attacking play came down the right-hand side through Bukayo Saka who set up Bellingham s goal with Foden struggling to get into the match down the left.
And Wright was critical of the Premier League Player of the Season and thinks a player of Foden …
Gary Neville wants to see dramatic changes from Gareth Southgate after England got very, very lucky to see off Slovakia on Sunday.
It was from Southgate’s side until goals from Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane overturned Ivan Schranz’s opener for Slovakia.
Former England defender Neville told ITV: “Sweet Caroline doesn’t sound very sweet. Relief is the word of the day.
“We’ve been very, very lucky and we should thank our lucky stars because we were woeful and we’ve been woeful now for four games.
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“Not even in extra time did we play well and Slovakia were unlucky at the end.
“We’ve got to change something dramatically and Gareth will realise tonight that h…
A goal deep into extra-time by Lautaro Martinez gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Colombia and a record-breaking 16th title.
Argentina lost a tearful Lionel Messi to injury midway through the second half of a game delayed by more than an hour by crowd issues, but Martinez came off the bench in the extra half hour to ensure his captain would lift a third successive major trophy.
The win in Miami followed the 2021 Copa America success and the World Cup triumph in 2022.
The match kicked off an hour and 20 minutes late after security closed gates at the Hard Rock Stadium, one of the sites for the 2026 World Cup, after fans attempted to enter the stadium without tickets.
When it did get underway, Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez had an early chance for the def…
Aston Villa have reportedly lodged an offer to sign Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, via a transfer route that it s said Pep Guardiola will agree to.
Villa have rarely made a misstep in the transfer market since Unai Emery has been at the helm. The only questionable transfer, now that he is seemingly disrespecting the club and pushing to leave, was that of Jhon Duran, but he made soon be shipped out to West Ham.
Other than the striker, the players that Emery has signed have made solid contributions, and those that have been signed this summer all look like quality assets.
While questions can be asked of the transfer, Man City midfielder Phillips could soon come through the door, .
Villa lodge offer for Kalvin Phillips
Indeed, Villa have repor…