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Pinstripe Bowl Preview: Miami v Wisconsin: Time, TV channel, Stream

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NEW YORK — Miami and Wisconsin will clash in the 2018 New Era Pinstripe Bowl here at Yankee Stadium in New York and both teams enter this season closure confident about winning.

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Kick-off time for this battle in the Bronx is set for 5:15 p.m. ET and the game is on ESPN. WatchESPN will also provide live streaming coverage. The game will be aired live at 5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN, 560 WQAM and 990AM ESPN Deportes. LISTEN |LIVE STATS

The Hurricanes (7-5) and Badgers (7-5) are meeting in a Bowl game for the second successive season, following their collision in the 2017 Capitol One Orange Bowl.

Wisconsin beat Miami 34-24 in that contest, but Canes head coach Mark Richt thinks his team is in a better position for this year’s rematch.

“It’s time to get ready, no doubt,” said Richt, who revealed that his team has had some pretty good practice days this week.

“The weather has been as good as we could hope for. The guys know we have a big task ahead of us,” he added.

Richt noted when accepting the bid: “We are looking forward to playing Wisconsin. They had a terrific season and I know we have a tremendous challenge ahead of us.”

Hoping To Finish On A High

Both teams starting the season in the Top 10, with the Badgers ranked as high as No. 4, but slipped outside the Top 25 to end an injury-plagued season for each program.

“It’s going to be nice to get them again from what happened last year, but it’s just another opportunity to come out and do what we need to do,” said Canes junior running back Travis Homer.

Meanwhile, coach Richt has revealed that senior Malik Rosier will start at quarterback at Miami in this bowl game, while Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst announced that sophomore Jack Coan will start as the QB for his side.

Elsewhere, both Miami and Wisconsin will enter this clash without key defenders.

For the Hurricanes, All-America defensive tackle Gerald Willis is out with a hand injury, while the Badgers will be without linebacker Ryan Connelly, who is out after undergoing surgery for an unspecified injury.

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Miami Hurricanes have a 55.5 percent chance of beating the Wisconsin Badgers on Thursday evening.

Arsenal Face Difficult 2nd Leg In Monaco: Teams, Live Score

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MONACO (Sporting Alert) — English Premier League side Arsenal make three changes from the side that played over the weekend for Tuesday night’s Champions League knockout round clash against Monaco at Stade Louis II.

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The Gunners recalled forward Danny Welbeck, who replaces Theo Walcott in the attack and the England frontman will join the likes of Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez in the hunt for goals.

Manager Arsene Wenger also recalls Hector Bellerin and he returns at right back with Calum Chambers dropping to the bench, while Santi Cazorla comes into the starting XI for Aaron Ramsey.

Monaco, in the meantime, also make three adjustments from the team that won the first leg in London.

Meanwhile, manager Leonardo Jardim has named midfielder Jeremy Toulalan in his starting team after he was suspended for the first leg tie.

Defenders Fabinho and Layvin Kurzawa replace Almamy Toure and Elderson in the backline.

Former Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov leads the attack for Monaco, with Joao Moutinho, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Anthony Martial all starting as well.

Arsenal, after losing the first leg 3-1 at home, must score atleast three goals tonight against a Monaco side which did not concede a single goal at home for the entire group stages of this year’s competition.

Ex-Manchester United right-back and Sky Sports analyst Gary Neville believes Arsenal must play its stylish and attacking brand of football if they are going to break down the French side in the difficult second tie.

“They have the capabilities of turning the tie around but they need to go and play the football we saw on Saturday,” Neville was quoted as saying.

“You expect Arsenal to do what they did to West Ham to similar teams at home, they have been doing it for many years.

“But tonight night is where it will really count against a team that are shrewd, have more quality, and are a Champions League team.”

Monaco hierarchy are in delight at the way the team played in the first leg and hopes the hosts can finish off the EPL side in the second leg.

Monaco are unbeaten in their last eight European home matches, but Arsenal have “always eliminated French clubs in knockout battles in European contest and have done so five times in the past.

Monaco XI: Subasic; Fabinho, Wallace, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Toulalan, Moutinho, Kondogbia; Dirar, Martial, Berbatov – Subs: Stekelenburg, Carvalho, Matheus Carvalho, Bernardo Silva, Carrasco, Echiejile, Toure.

Arsenal XI: Ospina; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Welbeck, Ozil, Sanchez; Giroud – Subs: Szczesny, Gibbs, Gabriel, Chambers, Ramsey, Flamini, Walcott.

Fiorentina v Juventus Starting Line; Live Score Updates

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(Sporting Alert) — Fernando Llorente partners Carlos Tevez in attack as Juventus take on Fiorentina on the road in an Italian Serie A game on Sunday.

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Llorente has been given the nod to start by head coach Antonio Conte, who is also using the game as a slight preparation for this week’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid.

Young talent Paul Pogba and veteran Andrea Pirlo both start in midfield with Claudio Marchisio and Kwadwo Asamoah also getting places.

Regular starter Arturo Vidal was left on the bench after missing his flight back from international World Cup qualifying duty with Chile.

Sebastian Giovinco is also on the bench for Juventus.

Giuseppe Rossi, David Pizarro and Alberto Aquilani all start for Fiorentina, so too does Juan Cuadrado and Stefan Savic, but the likes of Mario Gomez and Ante Rebic are still out injured.

“We need to win three points,” Rossi told the Gazzetta dello Sport.

Fiorentina v Juventus

Fiorentina: Neto; Roncaglia, Gonzalo, Savic; Pasqual, Ambrosini, Pizarro, Aquilani; Borja Valero, Cuadrado; Rossi
Subs: Munua, Compper, Tomovic, Vecino, Bakic, Joaquin, Fernandez, Alonso, Wolski, Vargas, Matos, Iakovenko

Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Padoin, Pogba, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah; Llorente, Tevez
Subs: Storari, Rubinho, Motta, Caceres, Ogbonna, Peluso, Isla, De Ceglie, Bouy, Vidal, Giovinco

Costa Rica v Mexico Live Score Updates and Starting Teams

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(Sporting Alert) — Mexico go in search of another win in the final round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica, who have already booked their place to Brazil for next summer.

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Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez, despite not quite impressing in recent starts, keep his place in the starting lineup for Mexico, who are hoping to pick up another positive result like the one they did at home against Panama on Friday night.

However, winger Giovani dos Santos has been dropped to bench, with the likes of Javier Aquino, Oribe Peralta and Jesús Zavala starting.

Carlos Salcido and Gerardo Torrado are also on the substitutes bench as well.

Bryan Ruiz and Joel Campbell are set to be a handful for the Mexican defenders, while Johnny Zamora, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Bryan Oviedo and Yeltsin Tejeda start as well.

Costa Rica v Mexico

Costa Rica Team: Navas, Umana, Oviedo, Gamboa, González, Acosta, Borges, Bolanos, Tejeda, Ruiz, Campbell.
Subs: Pemberton, Saborio, Johnson, Calvo, Cubero, Diaz, Barrantes, Duarte, Brenes, Wallace, Nunez

Mexico Team: Ochoa, Márquez, Ayala, Torres Nilo, Layun, Gimenez, Zavala, Aquino, Pena, Peralta, Hernández.
Subs: de Nigris, Talavera, Salcido, Arce G. dos Santos, Torrado, Brizuela, Corona, Magallon, Lobos, Jiménez S. Meza.

Uruguay v Argentina Starting Teams and Live Score Updates

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(Sporting Alert) — Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez both start, but veteran striker Diego Forlan has been left on the bench for Uruguay in tonight’s World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier against Argentina.

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Cavani and Suárez will lead the attack for Uruguay against an Argentina side that is without Lionel Messi and has already qualified for next summer’s World Cup tournament.

Also on the bench alongside Forlan is striker Abel Hernandez, as well as midfielder Gaston Ramirez and defender Álvaro Pereira.

Diego Godín, Diego Lugano and Maxi Pereira all start in the backline, while Cristian Rodriguez and Diego Pérez are among the starters in the midfield.

Meanwhile, for Argentina, who are without Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero, left Ezequiel Lavezzi on the bench with Rodrigo Palacio and Erik Lamela in the attack. Maxi Rodríguez starts as well, so does Ever Banega.

Defenders Ezequiel Garay and Pablo Zabaleta are both on the bench.

Uruguay v Argentina

Uruguay: Muslera, Lugano, Godín, Fucile, Maxi Pereira, Rodriguez, Stuani, Pérez, Arévalo, Suárez, Cavani.

Argentina: Romero, Campagnaro, Domínguez, Fernandez, Basanta, Biglia, Augusto Fernández, Banega, Maxi Rodríguez, Lamela, Rodrigo Palacio.

Oscar scores again, Brazil beat Zambia 2-0 in friendly

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BEIJING, China (Sporting Alert) — Oscar and Dede scored the goals and Brazil beat Zambia 2-0 in their friendly international in Beijing, China on Tuesday.

After playing to a goalless first half, brazil took the lead through half-time substitute Oscar with the Chelsea midfielder firing past goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene with a high shot that took a deflection en route to goal in the 59th minute.

The goal was Oscar’s eight international, while the playmaker, who replaced Ramires after 45-minutes, was scoring in back-to-back games, following his goal against South Korea in the 2-0 win on Saturday.

Defender Dede made it 2-0 ten-minutes later when he headed home a cross off a free-kick taken by Neymar on the left hand side.

Earlier, head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari started Neymar and Alexandre Pato in the attack, but the latter looked out of sync and was replaced at half-time.

Brazil v Zambia

Brazil: Diego Cavalieri, Alves, Maxwell, Luiz, Dedé, Lucas Leiva, Ramires Paulinho, Lucas, Alexandre Pato, Neymar
Subs: Victor, Jefferson, Bernard, Dante, Henrique, Hernanes, Hulk, Jô, Luiz Gustavo, Marcelo, Oscar

Zambia: Mweene, Himoonde, Mbola, Chama, Chongo, Tembo, Mtonga, Katongo, Mulenga, Mayuka, Lungu
Subs: Musonda, Titima, Musakanya, Chamanga, Chintu, Chivuta, Kola.

South Korea v Brazil Live Score Updates: Neymar starts

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(Sporting Alert) — Neymar starts for Brazilian despite being doubtful with an injury in today’s friendly international clash with South Korea.

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The Barcelona forward injured his hip during a training session in preparation for the game and was doubtful for the contest.

However, he came through a fitness test and was cleared to start.

Joining Neymar in the attack are Jo and Hulk, while English Premier League stars Oscar and Paulinho, as well as Luiz Gustavo start in midfield.

Dante and David Luiz are the center backs, while fit-again Marcelo and Dani Alves are the fullbacks Oliveira Jefferson starts in goal, with Julio Caesar coming back from injury on the bench.

Amongst the players on the bench are Lucas Moura, Hernanes, Alexandre Pato, Lucas, Ramires and Bernard.

Dong-Won Ji lead the attack for South Korea, with Ja-Cheol Koo, Chung-Yong Lee and Ki Sung-Yueng all starting as well.

South Korea v Brazil

South Korea: Jung, Jin-Su Kim, Young-Kwon Kim, Hong, Yong-Joon Lee, Bo-Kyung Kim, Ki, Han, Chung-Yong Lee, Koo, Ji
Subs: Seung-Gyu Kim, Joo-Ho Park, Kwak, Kang, Myung-Joo Lee, Il-Lok Yun, Keun-Ho Lee, Chang-Soo Kim, Son, Ko, Jong-Woo Park, Suk-Young Yun, Tae-Hwan Kim, Beom-Young Lee

Brazil: Jefferson, Dani Alves, Dante, Luiz, Marcelo, Gustavo, Oscar, Paulinho, Hulk, Jo, Neymar
Subs: Victor, Dede, Lucas, Lucas Moura, Hernanes, Alexandre Pato, Maxwell, Henrique, Ramires, Bernard, Cavalieri

Referee: Irmatov Ravshan (Uzbekistan)

Kagawa starts for Japan: Following Live Score Updates: Serbia v Japan

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(Sporting Alert) — Shinji Kagawa starts for Japan in today’s international football friendly game against Serbia at Karadjordije Stadium in the north of Serbia.

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The Manchester United midfielder has been struggling to hold down a consistent place in David Moyes’ starting lineup and welcomes to the chance to get some playing minutes under his belt as he continues to work on his fitness.

Also starting today are Keisuke Honda, Shinji Okazaki, Yoichiro Kakitani, Yasuhito Endo and Makoto Hasebe.

Japan has been in good form at home, but head coach Alberto Zaccheroni is hoping to use this game to improve his team’s away form.

“I want our players to show their style of football without any sign of nervousness in front of the supporters of our opponents,” Zaccheroni was quoted as saying on Thursday.

“I am hoping to raise the level of our international experience.”

The last time Japan and Serbia was in April 2010 in Osaka in a World Cup warm-up match, a game the latter won by 3-0 and Zaccheroni, who wasn’t the coach at the time, still believes the Serbians will be tough opponents.

Amongst the starters today for the home side are Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, Manchester City centerback Matija Nastasic and midfielder Zoran Tosic.

Dejan Stankovic, Nemanja Matic and Filip Djordjevic all start as well today, while Aleksandar Kolarov is on the bench.

“Serbia are a world powerhouse,” Zaccheroni said. “They are strong physically and mentally and have good skills.

“I am interested to see what our players can do against them. We cannot rely on our physical size; we must play to our strengths.”

In their last friendly international, Japan, who have already qualified for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil next summer, beat Ghana 3-1, with Kagawa amongst the goalscorers.

Juventus v AC Milan Starting Teams; Live Score Updates

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TURIN (Sporting Alert) — Fabio Quagliarella has been handed to nod to partner Carlos Tevez in the Juventus attack for tonight’s Italian Serie A clash with AC Milan at Juventus Stadium.

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Quagliarella, who was very active and also grabbed a goal when coming on in the second half against Galatasaray in the Champions League 2-2 draw in midweek, replaces Mirko Vucinic, who is injured, from that starting side.

On bench is midfielder Paul Pogba, with Claudio Marchisio, Simone Padoin, Andrea Pirlo, Kwadwo Asamoah, and Arturo Vidal all starting in midfield.

Sebastian Giovinco and Fernando Llorente all both on the substitutes’ bench and could get a run out tonight.

Meanwhile, with Mario Balotelli suspended and Stephan El Shaarawy still recovering from an injury, Robinho and Alessandro Matri have been asked to lead the attacking line, with Sulley Muntari, Riccardo Montolivo and Antonio Nocerino playing in supporting roles in the midfield.

Juventus v AC Milan Teams

Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Padoin, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah; Tevez, Quagliarella
Subs: Storari, Rubinho, Ogbonna, De Ceglie, Peluso, Motta, Pogba, Isla, Llorente, Giovinco

Milan: Abbiati; Abate, Mexes, Zapata, Constant; Nocerino, De Jong, Muntari; Montolivo, Robinho; Matri
Subs: Amelia, Gabriel, Zaccardo, Emanuelson, Poli, Mastalli, Saponara, Niang

Reims vs Monaco Starting Lineups; Live Score Updates

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(Sporting Alert) — Radamel Falcao leads Monaco attack as they look to return to the top of FRENCH Ligue 1 with a win over Reims on the road at Auguste Delaune.

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The Colombian striker has been in good form his his big money move from La Liga side Atletico Madrid in the summer, will be looking to add to his seven goal tally already this season.

Starting tonight as well are João Moutinho, Lucas Ocampos, Mounir Obaddi and Emmanuel Riviere in the midfield, while two other summer recruits, Ricardo Carvalho and Eric Abidal starting as well in the backline.

Monaco, still undefeated this season, are one point behind defending champions Paris Saint Germain, who won on Saturday, but will go two points clear on 20pts with victory tonight.

Reims vs Monaco

Monaco: 1. Danijel Subasic 2. Tavares Fabinho 22. Eric Abidal 3. Layvin Kurzawa 6. Ricardo Carvalho 29. Emmanuel Riviere 17. Yannick Ferreira Carrasco 19. Mounir Obbadi 11. Lucas Ocampos 8. Joao Moutinho 9. Falcao
Subs: 16. Sergio Romero 10. James Rodriguez 18. Valere Germain 20. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 24. Andrea Raggi 27. Geoffrey Kondogbia 32. Marcel Tisserand.

Reims: 16. Kossi Agassa 25. Anthony Weber 22. Mickael Tacalfred 28. Antoine Conte 15. Atila Turan 8. Prince Oniangue 4. Grzegorz Krychowiak 6. Antoine Devaux 7. Odair Fortes 12. Nicolas De Preville 9. Eliran Atar
Subs: 30. Johny Placide 2. Mohamed Fofana 5. Kamel Ghilas 14. Gaetan Charbonnier 19. Alexi Peuget 20. Floyd Ayite 21. Bocundji Ca

Elche v Real Madrid Starting Lineups, Live

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(Sporting Alert) — The following are the starting lineups for the Spanish La Liga clash between Elche and Real Madrid tonight.

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Among the starters tonight for Real Madrid are Isco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos, who returns to the starting XI, while Raphael Varane is on the bench.

There is no Gareth Bale, who is out because of an injury, while Iker Casillas, as expected remains on the bench, with Diego Lopez still the man preferred in goal.

Fabio Coentrao, who almost joined Manchester United in the summer on loan, has also been selected to start in the backline, with Sami Khedira and Angel di Maria also in the squad.

Real Madrid: Diego Lopez, Alvaro Arbeloa, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Fabio Coentrao, Sami Khedira, Luka Modric, Angel di Maria, Isco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema.
Subs: Iker Casillas, Raphael Varane, Daniel Carvajal, Casemiro, Jese, Alvaro Morata, Asier Illarramendi.

Elche: Manu, Damian Suarez, Alberto Botia, David Lomban, Edu Albacar, Ruben Perez, Carlos Sanchez, Javi Marquez, Manu del Moral, Coro, Carles Gil.

West Brom v Arsenal Live Scores, Team Lineups

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(Sporting Alert) — Striker Nicklas Bendtner leads the attack for Arsenal in tonight’s League Cup 3rd Rnd game against West Bromwich at The Hawthorns.

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Bendtner, who returns to Arsenal, following a series of loan spells, has been getting the backing from his manager Arsene Wenger since his return and Dane forward was rewarded with a starting place tonight, his first first since August 2011.

Also starting tonight is midfielder Mikel Arteta, who is back from injury.

Per Metesacker and Serge Gnabry, who started in the last League game against Stoke City, following the injury to Theo Walcott, are the only players to have kept their place from the last outing, as manager Steve Clarke makes eight changes to his team.

Meanwhile, Youssouf Mulumbu, Stephane Sessegnon and Scott Sinclair keep their places from the West Bromwich side that beat Sunderland 3-0 in the EPL on Saturday.

Uruguay defender Diego Lugano comes into the team to make his second start for the home side.

West Brom v Arsenal

West Brom: Luke Daniels, Reid, Lugano, Dawson, Popov, Sessegnon, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Sinclair, Berahino, Long.
Subs: Olsson, Morrison, Rosenberg, Camp, Amalfitano, McAuley, Billy Jones.

Arsenal: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Monreal, Miyaichi, Hayden, Arteta, Gnabry, Eisfeld, Bendtner.
Subs: Flamini, Park, Akpom, Bellerin, Olsson, Iwobi, Viviano.

Referee: Robert Madley (West Yorkshire)