#TNT Sports

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Monday night Rollins is here and you better sing his song!!!

Burn it down!!!

[onchillvybz]

Let’s wait til the 21st

[blastofsports]

Cheryl Miller

[world-of-celebs]

Jules Breach

[mattrobertswearssmartcasual]

23 September 2022: Under the premiership of pea-headed, squawking nincompoop Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng announces a mini-budget that fucks up the UK economy and consequently, puts the mortgage of MRWSC HQ up by a third.

19 September 2024: Matt posts a happy, smiley photo with Jack Miller to announce that he's come back 'home' to MotoGP via TNT Sports - and thanks to the above-mentioned nincompoop Liz Truss... MRWSC won't be able to afford to watch the bloody thing.

But regardless, we are pure buzzing for Matt and his new role - and thus we think he has never looked better than he does below in his TNT Sports branded jacket.

(...As and when Cal ever comes back as a wildcard, we'll suck the expense up. We just won't feed our dog/ourselves.)

Thanks Liz!

[certifiedbi]

[bring-subaru-back-to-wrc]

#1 worst part about motogp is that there is 0 coverage of anyone running lower than 6th.

[42bakery]

Watching a 40 minute long Pedro Acosta special from TNT Sports, and my eras are already bleeding (I'm not even at minute 2). Region of Mercia? How the fuck do you screw so much with the pronunciation? Also he's not from mazarrón, he's from Puerto de Mazarrón.

If you are going to talk about someone really learn where are they from and how to properly pronounce the names

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Fulham 0-1 Manchester United

It wasn't an easy game, or a comfortable result, but it was one where United showed desire and determination, and were it not for some extremely suspect refereeing it might have been a much clearer gulf between the two sides...

The game started with a dramatic injury to Harry Maguire, whose missed header saw him faceplant a player's shoulder. A swollen eye socket for his troubles, but thankfully it wasn't serious enough to warrant substitution and Maguire managed to put in another very solid performance.

A nasty foul on captain Bruno Fernandes in the 8th minute led to a free kick; swung left side to Garnacho who played a beautiful ball back across to McTominay at the back post. The jubilation was short-lived however, with appeals for offside leading to a VAR check. In a highly unusual turn, the referee also took a look from the sideline - something PGMOL argue was because of the technical rules of the incident rather than the normal "clear and obvious error" from the on-field referee. In this case, Harry Maguire was adjudged offside. This despite not touching the ball or interfering with a defender who could stop Garnacho, but instead because he showed intent to attack the ball and thus was guilty. An interesting inconsistency compared to some other decisions made this season.

Fulham's reaction to the goal being disallowed was one of increased tempo and determination. In many ways it felt like they had taken a 1-0 lead and had that confidence boost, the wind in their sails, that allowed them to play more expressive football.

The first half drew to an end slightly in United's favour but the second was a far more open affair. Brazilian winger Antony was notably awful on the right side, which saw him substituted fairly quickly for Facundo Pellistri, and it was a remarkable change of intensity, desire, and competence down that right side for United. The scrappy little Uruguayan with his low centre of gravity and a tenacious approach to duels caused Fulham trouble - trouble which opened up opportunities.

An 84th minute chance nearly led to a sensational goal from substitute Anthony Martial, but it was the Captain who became the man of the hour in the 90th minute. Good pressure from Martial, McTominay and Pellistri allowed Fernandes a chance on the edge of the box. A feint left, cut back right, and ping bottom corner past Leno. 1-0 United, and a deserved 3 points for the Red Devils after it felt like perhaps fate had intervened and stolen away a much needed win.

After heavy criticism of Fernandes and Ten Hag in the past few days, both men will be relieved to have claimed the win away at Craven Cottage. The hope now is that a run of form can begin.

Ten Hag spoke to TNT Sports post-match and was questioned by Rio Ferdinand on the lack of team identity or play style this season. Ten Hag's response was that injuries had curtailed any sense of a predictable XI and that had hindered synergy or familiarity, but it is something the Dutchman needs to address quickly. November is upon us - there have been enough games and training sessions now for players to gel.

There are concerns to be had about many players; Bruno Fernandes being too stroppy, Rashford's lack of goals, players not finding enough passes to Højlund up front, but most pressing is the Antony situation. He has been the Manager's Favourite for a while, to the ire of Jadon Sancho. Poor club operations led to United paying double the asking price for him, but even if United had paid £40m, Antony hasn't even lived up to that. He's pacey and holds the ball up well, but he's unfathomably one-footed and fails take-ons almost every time. United's fatal flaw on the attack for years had been a lack of midfielders, and then it switched to being heavily LW-orientated.

If Ten Hag wants to keep the good times rolling he needs to work on Antony - whether that's tactical changes to encourage better match habits from him or benching him for the eager Pellistri. Something has to change if United want to retain a top 4 spot this season, and games against København, Luton and Everton are the perfect time to act.

[justinssportscorner]

Jack Baer at Yahoo! Sports:

The world of sports media is about to get a massive new player. Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery are planning to a launch a new streaming joint venture that will make all of their sports programming — including ESPN, Fox Sports and TNT — available under a single service, they announced Tuesday. The streaming service will launch in the fall and will be equally co-owned by each of the three companies. Subscribers will be offered a list of networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ABC, Fox, FS1, FS2, BTN, TNT, TBS, truTV and ESPN+. The service, not unlike a sports-only cable subscription, will also include hundreds of hours of NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and college sports content. The price of the mega-service remains to be announced. It will also be available to ESPN+, Hulu and Max subscribers as part of a bundle.

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ESPN-Fox-TNT sports streaming service could turn cable television upside down

The ramifications of this initiative in both the sports and television world are enormous. Much of the modern cable television industry owes its existence to the allure of live sports, with those networks able to demand massive carriage fees in return. This new service will give the cable subscribers who pay only for sports a chance to cut the cord and lose very little, though we'll see how much this whole thing ends up costing. Between Disney, Fox and Warner Bros., the companies own at least some of the national media rights for all of the major sports leagues. MLB is mostly tied to Fox and ESPN. NBA games are nationally broadcasted on TNT and ABC/ESPN. The NHL has the same combination. Fox has a share of Big Ten football games. ESPN has the SEC. Fox and ESPN both have a share of the NFL.

CBS, which has NFL Sunday afternoon games and March Madness, and NBC, which has the NFL's "Sunday Night Football" and the Olympics, are the major networks left out here, but cable cutters could still access their biggest games through over-the-air antennas.

Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery team up to launch a new DTC sports streaming service this fall. This package will have truckloads of college and pro sports content.

[sarathewrestlingfan]

[maineventpapiuso]

Were you team Ucey or team Rollins tonight?

[cityzenchick]

In anticipation of City's eagerly awaited Champions League match tomorrow in Wankdorf (wonder if it has the same meaning in other languages?!!) ....... here are some match facts courtesy of TalkSport

Young Boys vs Man City: Match Facts

This is the first ever competitive meeting between Young Boys and Manchester City – the Swiss side won their most recent home against Premier League opposition, beating Man Utd 2-1 in the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League.

Manchester City's only previous meeting with Swiss opposition came in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League – they won 4-0 away before losing 2-1 at home to Basel in the round of 16.

Young Boys have played more games in the UEFA Champions League without ever keeping a clean sheet than any other team (14). The Swiss side have conceded 29 times across their 14 matches, at an average of 2.1 per outing.

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 15 matches in the UEFA Champions League (W10 D5), with only Manchester United ever having a longer run without defeat among English teams in European Cup/Champions League history (2 runs of 16, and a 25-game run between 2007 and 2009).

If Manchester City avoid defeat in this match, Pep Guardiola will equal his longest unbeaten run as a manager in the UEFA Champions League (currently 15 unbeaten). He went 16 games without defeat in charge of Barcelona between 2011 and 2012, in a run which also included lifting the trophy (beat Manchester United in the 2011 final).

Young Boys have averaged just 8.8 opposition passes per defensive action (PPDA) in the UEFA Champions League this season; the lowest of any team across the first two matchdays.

Manchester City have had 55 shots in their two UEFA Champions League games this season, while only facing six opposition shots in return. Indeed, that was the biggest differential for any side across the opening two matchdays, while they also had the best xG difference in terms of chances created and conceded (+5.2 – 6.4 xG for and 1.2 xG against).

Man City’s Julián Álvarez has been directly involved in four goals in two UEFA Champions League games this season (three goals, one assist); the most of any player in the first two matchdays. As well as being the joint top scorer in this period (3), no player created more chances than him (8) across the opening two rounds.

Filip Ugrinic has been directly involved in a goal in both of Young Boys’ games in the UEFA Champions League this season (one goal, one assist), while no player has ever done so in three consecutive appearances for the Swiss side in the competition.

Through the first two matchdays in the UEFA Champions League this season, Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has the highest xG (1.95) of any player yet to score in the competition (12 shots, 0 goals). Indeed, his current run of five games without a goal in the Champions League is his longest to date.

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Cheryl Miller 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

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Recent Events (Sports)

The three major topics in the sports world over the past few days have been the continuation of the NBA next broadcast deal, the National Anthem performance at last nights Home Run Derby and tonight's MLB All Star game. The MLB Draft deserves some honorable mention.

I guess we will know within the next day or two if Warner Brother's Discovery will match the offer made by Amazon. They could focus on the number of subscribers that have their Max streaming service however I'm sure if the effort would be successful considering the number of Prime members is double. The biggest question would be, are they in a position to match given their current debt and their current reorganization. We'll probably know soon in a few weeks either way. I know it would be a huge loss for TNT Sports however they'd have to find a way to survive.

Last night Ingrid Andress, who I found out is a country singer performed the National Anthem last night before the Home Run Derby. The consensus is that this is perhaps the worst rendition ever performed and one that would make Roseanne Barr blush. This morning she issued an apology and stated that she was drunk. She mentioned that she will be entering rehab. I wish her luck.

Tonight is the only All Star Game in American pro sports worth watching. The MLB All Star Game where baseball finest will play and where anything can happen.

The MLB Draft is the only one of the 4 major sports that held during the season. I guess the reason has to do with the end of the College World Series and the availability of players. This draft doesn't get much attention however it should be noted that it concluded today and with 8 players for the Trenton Thunder of the MLB Draft League were drafted by teams. I'm sure players from other Draft Leagues clubs were taken in the draft however I don't know the exact number.

[woso-scotland]

Could they please stop with the Bellingham PR on the tnt broadcast he's dropped a stinker, and you're acting like he's the best player of all time 🙄