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Arsenal’s preseason got underway in earnest on Saturday as the squad flew to Singapore. The Gunners will play three matches in Asia, wrapping up the tour with the first north London derby outside of the United Kingdom, against Tottenham Hotspur in Hong Kong at the end of the month.Head coach Mikel Arteta has taken a 30-man group on what is Arsenal’s first trip to the region in seven years, with the Gunners beginning preparations for what is another huge campaign for both manager and club.Arteta won the FA Cup in 2020 but no silverware since despite steady and undeniable progress…

Jul 19, 2025, 05:32 PM ETWASHINGTON — Eli Willits didn’t want to waste time before signing his first pro contract. The 17-year-old shortstop is on a tight schedule.Willits agreed to terms with the Washington Nationals on Saturday, only six days after the club selected him at No. 1 in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft.”I’ve set a goal to be in the big leagues by the time I’m 20, and that’s something I’m really excited to do,” Willits said during an introductory news conference at Nationals Park. “Hopefully, I get out there and start playing well and that can be something…

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Daniels’ stellar play helped McLaurin finish as the WR5 in Half-PPR scoring formats last year, the best finish of his six-year career by a wide margin. As a player who’d long been regarded as exceptionally talented but held back by subpar QB play, the statistical leap he made last season couldn’t make more sense, and it makes the premise of this article simple: pro-bowl-caliber QB play + pro-bowl-caliber WR play = fantasy gold mine. For McLaurin, the path to finishing as a WR1 in 2025 is simple – do what he did last year, or something close. Editor’s Note: This…

Don Van Natta Jr.CloseDon Van Natta Jr.ESPN Senior WriterHost and co-executive producer of the new ESPN series, “Backstory” Member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for national, explanatory and public service journalism Author of three books, including New York Times best-selling “First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters from Taft to Bush” 24-year newspaper career at The New York Times and Miami Herald Kalyn KahlerCloseKalyn KahlerESPNKalyn Kahler is a senior NFL writer at ESPN. Kalyn reports on a range of NFL topics. She reported about the influence of coaching agents on NFL hiring and found out what current and…

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Asia tour squadHere is the Arsenal squad that will be travelling to Asia for the pre-season tour.New signings Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Norgaard and Martin Zubimendi will be involved.However, Noni Madueke will miss out due to playing in the Club World Cup with Chelsea.Here is the full squad…Goalkeepers: David Raya, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Tommy Setford, Alexei Rojas-Fedorushchenko.Defenders: William Saliba, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riccardo Calafiori, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Josh Nichols, Marli Salmon.Midfielders: Martin Odegaard, Christian Norgaard, Mikel Merino, Sambi Lokonga, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Louie Copley.Forwards: Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Ethan Nwaneri, Reiss Nelson, Kai Havertz, Ismeal Kabia, Max…

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