The matchup is the first of the new Premier League campaign, with the rest of Matchweek 1 kicking off on Saturday and Sunday. It’s the second straight season that Arsenal are on the road to open the Premier League slate, having lost at Brentford in last season’s league opener. This season, the Gunners are given another difficult matchup at a Crystal Palace side that has given them fits over recent years....

Alexis must leave Arsenal for a big club The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has issued a draft proposal on cutting the maximum number of non-Asian players allowed in CSL clubs’ squads from four to three. Presently, teams are allowed four foreign players, plus one other non-Chinese player from an AFC nation – a system known as 4+1. If the changes are enacted, that would fall to three foreign stars, plus the one other Asian player from outside China – a 3+1 system....

Interim athletic director John Morris announced the move that triggers the first of three optional extension years in Eustachy’s contract and could keep the coach in Fort Collins through the 2020-21 season. MORE: Craziest college hoops fans | Inside the mind of John Calipari | SDSU gives Fisher three-year extension The Rams have gone 42-25 under Eustachy, who was hired in April of 2012. Colorado State won a school-record 26 games in his first season, cracked The AP Top 25 rankings for the first time since 1954, and beat Missouri in the NCAA tournament....

Cuban was part of a big contingent of famous folks who attended the finale of “The Colbert Report” on Thursday, the same day his Mavericks orchestrated a trade to acquire point guard Rajon Rondo from the Boston Celtics. MORE: What drove Celtics to trade Rondo | Malone ‘surprised’ by firing | Kings coach replacements The difference between Cuban and the rest of those on hand is that he finalized a trade for Rondo from the green room, as ESPN’s Keith Olberman documented....

The Cubs captured the nation’s attention last year with their unforgettable World Series title, and they still are one of this season’s biggest talking points, despite their struggles. The past couple of weeks, though, the questions have changed a bit. Essentially, the hosts have dropped the “When” at the beginning of that question. See, we’re now two-thirds of the way through June, and the reigning champs are only one game over ....

There’s one of Harry Caray, holding out his microphone at the corner of Waveland and Sheffield, and you can almost hear him singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” as he leans out of the press box. Billy Williams and Ron Santo, two Hall of Famers, have their statues on the corner of Sheffield and Addison. MORE: Greatest Cubs of all time Ernie Banks, the greatest Cub of them all, has his statue near the corner of Clark and Addison....

Multiple former female staffers from the Cuomo administration have come forward with allegations that they were sexually harassed and shown inappropriate attention by the New York governor. Meanwhile, Cuomo is under fire for the thousands of COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes after he ordered the facilities to accept the patients last spring. His administration is now accused of hiding and covering up the death toll, as Democratic and Republican lawmakers demand answers....

The final result echoed the regular season as well, with Curry and his Warriors coming out on top in a 110-106 win in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. MORE: SN’s conference finals picks | PHOTOS: Must-see Western Conference finals images Curry, the NBA’s MVP, scored 34 points, including the game-clinching free throws with under 12 seconds remaining. Harden finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists....

As a political commentator. New York Magazine reports that the former major-league pitcher will host a daily online radio show on the conservative Breitbart News Network. Breitbart Executive Chairman Steve Bannon — who is also Donald Trump’s campaign CEO — is expected to announce the show Monday. MORE: Seven times Curt Schilling’s comments got him in trouble Schilling’s show, which is expected to eventually feature a live video feed, will include calls from listeners and political commentary....

West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner has recently called for states to expand online voting for overseas military members and people with disabilities that prevent them from voting in person without assistance. West Virginia is one of several states that allow online and mobile voting for overseas military and this year expanded the practice to include disabled people, with 180 voting in a pilot program during the June primary, including 25 disabled people....

The reigning world champions come into the qualifier having clinched the Confederations Cup with an ostensibly second-choice squad during the summer and a host of key players have returned to the fold. Germany to beat Czech Republic - 1/2 Germany have won all six of their Group C games so far, conceding just once, and, depending on results elsewhere, they can potentially go eight points clear at the top with a victory....

In wedding footage shared to TikTok by Kelsey Griffith, we can see the sweet moment her dad decided to include her stepfather in the walk to the altar. The clip, which can be watched here, sees Griffith making wearing an exquisite white gown and veil as she enters the venue. She is accompanied by her dad, who is dressed in a black suit and tie. When the duo make it halfway down the aisle, Griffith’s dad reaches out to Andy, her stepfather, who helped to raise Griffith from the age of 9....

With more than 430,000 views and thousands of likes and comments, the video was shared by Polly Manser who lives in the U.K. Alongside the caption, “Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the man who didn’t want a dog,” the video shows a text message conversation between Manser and her dad. While Manser was on holiday in Rome, her dad had been tasked with taking care of the dogs, but suddenly realized there was no dog food in the house....

With more than 6 million views, the video shared on TikTok by meetmattshep2.0 has received thousands of comments and over 597,000 likes. In the video, Matt Shepherd and his girlfriend Vida Isaacs have taken their family to a restaurant to celebrate Zumi the cockapoo’s second birthday. From Los Angeles, they headed to the Momed restaurant in Atwater Village, a dog-friendly venue. The video shows Isaacs fixing Zumi’s special birthday outfit as her dad Joel looks on—a little confused....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA******, Redditor u/Strange-Chipmunk-254 (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said he drinks whiskey every night and revealed how his pregnant wife’s heightened sense of smell has driven a wedge between the soon-to-be parents. Titled, “[Am I the a******] for having alcohol around my pregnant wife?” the post has received nearly 11,000 upvotes and 5,000 comments since November 28. “My wife is four months pregnant and cannot stand the smell of alcohol,” OP began....

WHAT WE’RE READING The four articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Colts owner Jim Irsay has ties to a woman who recently died of a suspected drug overdose, the Indy Star reported Sunday. [READ MORE] 2. Advanced stats are slowly infiltrating the NHL, thanks in large part to the dedicated work of a small few. [READ MORE] 3. Teams are no longer willing to hand out long-term contracts for closers, especially in the wake of Jonathan Papelbon’s monster contract....

We have eight games on the Thursday evening slate, mostly full of bad pitchers. However, many are facing weak-hitting teams, which can make things interesting. We do have some decent top-end pitching options, but the big question will be what to do with Rich Hill. Hill has been unhittable his last two starts, but he takes on the most dangerous team in the league vs. lefthanded pitchers (Arizona). Some of the best teams to target for hitting stacks are the Cubs, Dodgers and Blue Jays....

For more daily fantasy baseball advice and sleeper picks, check out our starting pitcher rankings and the DFS MLB Playbook from our partners at FantasyAlarm.com every morning. You can also get pregame lineups with BvP stats at Fantasy Alarm. Meanwhile, here are our picks for hitters to buy and sell in today’s key matchups. MORE: SN Fantasy | Today’s pitcher rankings | DFS Playbook Daily fantasy baseball hitter matchups - Stephen Piscotty (....

We also like Rich Hill as a sneaky, cheap play, but his game has weather worries, too. If you decide to play it safe and pay up for Strasburg, we’ll help you squeeze in the hitter values in the right matchups. Also be sure to check out Fantasy Alarm’s MLB DFS Playbook, too. Good luck in all your daily fantasy baseball contests! MORE: SN Fantasy | Daily hitter splits | DFS Playbook...