I woke up yesterday morning to messages from some French journalists sharing an article from the French rugby website Rugbyrama that Andy Farrell was set to coach Saracens after his Ireland contract ends at the Rugby World Cup in Australia next year.
The ongoing campaign has been a difficult one for Marc Casado at Barcelona. Having made his proper first-team breakthrough last season, the midfielder has fallen down the pecking order under Hansi Flick this time around. Competition for places is intense in the Blaugrana midfield, with Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Marc Bernal, and even Dani Olmo seemingly ahead of the 22-year-old La Masia graduate.
Even so, the Gunners will face competition to land the 19-year-old -- who plays at either left back or center back for the Castilla side and has made one appearance at senior level -- with several other top clubs in Europe interested. AC Milan have a longstanding desire to sign him, while the Spain U19 international has also caught the eye of clubs in the German Bundesliga.
Their relationship soured - largely due to the Heat's unwillingness to sign Butler to an extension in the summer of 2024 - and it was best for both sides to go their separate ways. But that wasn't the first time the Heat explored trading the six-time All-Star. According to Five Reasons Sports' Ethan Skolnick, the team reportedly shopped the now-36-year-old after the 2023 NBA Finals.
In my head, Edwin was going to go back to the Mets, so we were more focused on other, more realistic targets. But near the end, before we closed the deal, we started to sense that opening, that we had a real chance, and we struck. We talked about Tucker more recently, but obviously, for us, it was about maintaining a shorter-term deal, and any time you're doing that, you're introducing risk in being able to get that done.
San Francisco public school teachers are making national headlines as they head into day three of a historic strike, with talks between union and district representatives slowly progressing and other districts across the state considering similar action. As SFist reported Tuesday, classes have been cancelled Wednesday at San Francisco Unified School District as contract negotiations continued into Tuesday evening. SFist took part in Tuesday's march, which began at Dolores Park and ended at City Hall by way of SFUSD's headquarters on Franklin Street.
"We're going to let Matthew decide," Snead said when asked if he expected Stafford to return. "I think we've had productive conversations with him, so we're going to give him his space, right, to let's call it, recover, rejuvenate and then determine, 'Hey, do we want to get back on this horse again.'"
In the 2024-25 campaign, Agbaji, who looked far from stellar in his intro Raptors season, dedicated himself to improving his shooting and became one of Toronto's key role players. NBA teams often dream of having players who can defend the perimeter, cut to the rim for explosive finishes, and, of course, his incredible three-point improvement served as a main highlight in Raptors discussion circles.
The union last week reportedly rejected a three-year deal dubbed a "stability package," which included a 6% raise spread over three years. The union is also seeking contract language protecting undocumented students and those from mixed-status families, and a reduction in case loads for paraeducators. The union is seeking 9% raises for certified teachers, spread over two years, and 14% hikes for paraeducators.
Manuel Neuer's expiring Bayern Munich contract is continuing to make for speculation over the goalkeeper's future, but sporting chief Max Eberl is eager to tamp down the talk. "Manu will be 40 in March. The way Manu is currently performing is world-class. We'll sit down, talk and exchange ideas with him," Eberl relayed in comments captured by Sport Bild, as captured by @iMiaSanMia. "At some point, the body isn't ready for professional football anymore, but that's still not the case with Manu at the moment.
Post trade, we had a quick conversation. But we were just more focused on how excited we were to add Kiefer to the group, and I think he's going to love it here. He's excited. We're excited to have him, and we think it's a great fit. So hopefully down the road at some point, we'll be able to work something out.
Mitch Marner was supposed to be a lifelong Leaf. Marner, who spent nine years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, was drafted fourth overall by the team in 2015, at a point where the team had finally committed to a proper rebuild. While the buzz would eventually shift to the (successful) tank for Auston Matthews the year after, the idea of drafting a Toronto-born playmaker who displayed star potential in his junior days with the London Knights was enough to have jerseys flying off the shelves immediately upon arrival.
