Well, Bill Simmons made his appearance on "The Colbert Report," and, as you'd probably expect, those who can stay up that late are talking about it today. Some are pointing out that he finally confirmed that Red Sox fans are happier when they're miserable, a viewpoint he had disparaged for years; some liked his plan for 18-year-olds to play for USA Basketball, even though we thought that sounded suspiciously — no, exactly — like the plan espoused in Chuck Klosterman's column last week; and some, former ESPN employees, were actually live blogging the thing. And we've got the video. Sheesh. We are starting to feel vaguely overselling. Anyway, we thought Simmons was fine: "The Colbert Report" seems like an incredibly difficult show to be a guest on, since your main job is to be straight man to the host, the exact opposite of the typical talk show. We think it's probably most telling that Simmons was never sold as an "Internet" writer; where he did his writing just never came up, because it didn't matter. That seems like a good thing to us.
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Adeyemi has been at RB Salzburg since 2018 and has established himself as a key figure in the team. The 19-year-old striker has already scored one goal in one appearance for the Germany national football team.
The teenager has scored eight goals in 10 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga for RB Salzburg so far this season. Adeyemi has also scored two goals in two Champions League games for his club so far this campaign.
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Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens announced her engagement to Toronto and United States international striker Jozy Altidore on Monday.
Stephens a six-time WTA Tour winner and world number eight shared the news via Twitter with a tweet saying, Forever yes.
Altidore plays for MLS outfit Toronto after leaving Sunderland in 2015 and the 29-year-old has 110 caps for USA.
He excitedly shared the news on social media with a tweet, Forever starts now.
Forever yes
— Sloane Stephens (@SloaneStephens)
Altidore and Stephens, 26, started dating in 2016, but have known each other since childhood.
She is somebody who gets everything I am going through without having to say anything,” Altidore told USA Today in 2017.
Angel Di Maria capped a superb performance with two goals as Coupe de France holders Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon 3-0 in Tuesday s quarter-finals.
Di Maria has stepped into the breach since Neymar s metatarsal injury with five goals, the latest two helping seal PSG s progression to the last four with ease.
A sumptuous lob put Thomas Tuchel s side ahead, before he pounced on a loose ball to double their advantage before the break.
Their intensity dropped in the second half but Thomas Meunier added a late third to keep PSG s treble hopes alive.
FULL TIME SCORE:
Paris Saint-Germain are through to the semi-finals!
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
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McTominay s 20-yard shot looped up wickedly off a defender and soared over goalkeeper Paul Izzo, and it was swiftly followed by a close-range strike from Martial as United snatched a half-time lead.
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The Belgium striker only scored eight goals in 26 Premier League appearances after his club-record £97.5million move back to Stamford Bridge last August.
Lukaku s second spell at Chelsea took another turn for the worse when he said stated in an interview with Sky Italia late last year that he was not happy with his role at the London club.
The 29-year-old declared: I know I will return to Inter, I really hope so. I am in love with Italy.
He has now got his wish, sealing a switch back to San Siro for the 2022-23 season less than a year after leaving for a huge fee.
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reported in August that Arsenal are interested in the 27-year-old Ivory Coast international, with manager Mikel Arteta a secret admirer of the winger, who is rated at 4/1 by to make the switch to the North London outfit this summer.
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It is a big joy for the club and for the fans because Jan is an extraordinary goalkeeper.
It is something which is very good news for the club, that s for sure.
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Copa del Rey finalists and Europa League semi-finalists Valencia have found form in recent months, losing just one of their previous 22 games in all competitions, as they chase a top-four finish.
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