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St. Louis Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt will not be allowed to represent South Korea in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The former West Virginia star confirmed the news in a recent press conference. JJ Wetherholt won’t play for Korea in the WBC since he was not granted eligibility: “Unfortunately, I am not Korean […] The post JJ Wetherholt Disappointed in World Baseball Classic Decision: ‘Not Korean Enough’ appeared first on WV Sports Now.

Harry Styles has found a song title with a word that rhymes with nothing. It’s called “Aperture,” which means the opening on a camera lens. Very catchy, right? He called have called the song “Shutter to Think.” Or, since Harry loves 70s and 80s music, “Freeze Frame.” Actually, “F Stop” would have been a good […] The post Harry Styles’ New Single, “Aperture,” Drops Thursday Night from Album Not Called “Shutter to Think” or “Freeze Frame” or “F Stop” appeared first on Showbiz411.

If you can’t get into the premiere of the “Melania” movie on opening night, I’ll tell you a secret. While the MAGA get all dressed up for “Melania” at the Kennedy Center on January 29th, Brett Ratner’s ode to the greatest first lady in history has one other preview that I can find. It’s in […] The post “Melania” Movie Sells 3 Tickets So Far for Preview in Dickson City, PA Near Scranton, Same Night as Kennedy Center Premiere appeared first on Showbiz411.

The vibes at Tottenham Hotspur have been about as toxic as I’ve ever seen them, but nothing puts things right like a comfortable home win in the Champions League. That’s exactly what Spurs got — first half goals from Cuti Romero and Dominic Solanke put Spurs up two goals by halftime over a ten-man Dortmund, and while the second half was slightly more fraught, Tottenham did enough to see the match out, winning comfortably over a Dortmund side that has only one Bundesliga loss so far this season. The final score was 2-0. Say what you want about Thomas Frank and his job prospects, today he got it exactly right despite a ton of absences. Micky van de Ven was one of the most notable, as he served a one-match suspension for yellow card accumulation. Kevin Danso replaced him on the right side of the defense, with Cuti sliding over to Micky’s usual position. More unusually, Djed Spence started as a left winger, with Destiny Udogie at left back behind him. Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall anchored the midfield, with Xavi Simons, Wilson Odobert, and Dom Solanke, making his first start all season, ahead. Pedro Porro was Pedro Porro. Spurs came out flying, attacking Dortmund from the opening whistle and looking to get balls into the box. They broke through via a set piece just 14 in, with Wilson Odobert squaring a ball to Cuti Romero’s boot, which he easily converted to put Spurs ahead. The match changed abruptly ten minutes later after Dortmund defender was sent off for a VAR-assisted dangerous tackle on Odobert. Spurs pressed their advantage and went two up late in the first half through Dominic Solanke, his first goal of the season. Up comfortably and also up a player, Tottenham took their foot off the gas slightly, showing a little more patience for opportunities in front of Dortmund’s goal rather than pushing hard for a third. Part of that was dictated by Dortmund, who came out in the second half pressing higher and trying to disrupt and discombobulate Tottenham in possession. Lucas Bergvall was forced to the sidelines after a hefty challenge with Emre Can that forced his substitution for teenage debutante Jun’ai Byfield. Randal Kolo Muani later came on as a late sub for Solanke. Here are my match reactions for the game. Match reactions Final xG: TOT 2.23 – 0.38 DOR. That’s a paddlin’. Can we play continental European opponents every week? We seem to be pretty good at it. Starting Djed Spence at left wing I think suggests that Thomas Frank has entered his Tim Sherwood Era. That hopefully also means, like with Sherwood, he won’t be with the team for much longer. (That said, Djed Spence spent much of the match absolutely destroying Dortmund’s fullback 1v1 so who’s the rube? Maybe me!) The opening 10 minutes of this match showed more attacking vim and vigor than I’ve seen from Tottenham in probably a few weeks of Premier League matches. Lots of entries into the box and they were from carries and passes, not crosses! Is this what Frankball is supposed to look like? Is Cuti Romero our best scorer? Lovely strike from a good centered ball by Odobert, well taken and well finished. I honestly thought it was going to be a clown shoes moment after Odobert screwed up the initial ball off the corner. Well done to him to control it and pick out Cuti. Hypothesis: is Tottenham doing better in continental competition mostly because the Premier League is just THAT good? Because Spurs sure looked like they weren’t having many issues with a Dortmund side that’s lost once in the Bundesliga all season, and the visitors really struggled with the pace of the match in the first half. Look, I dunno if that’s a red-worthy tackle on Svensson or not, he certainly didn’t intend to do that and it looked like he was in the process of falling over when he made contact with Odobert. I’d be pretty upset if that call went against us, but holy smokes isn’t it nice to actually have a call go in our favor for once? I’ll take it. Xavi Simons looked incredible in this…