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Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview.
FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad: Predict the Score
A preview of FC Barcelona's La Liga clash with Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou, as Gerardo Martino's side look to extend their 100% record to six matches.A chance to predict the score of tonight's La Liga encounter between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad
Last season, Tito Vilanova and FC Barcelona started the season in style, coasting to a 5-1 victory in the opening fixture of the 2012/13 La Liga. By the end of the season, the Blaugrana had amassed a record-equalling 100 points, barely wavering from that intense points-setting pace they debuted with against their Basque Country visitors. While tonight Barcelona are entertaining Real Sociedad after five La Liga matches, they can once again send a message to the rest of the league -- and indeed the chasing pack -- that they are still the team to beat.
A comfortable victory would not only move Barcelona temporarily clear of Atletico Madrid, who kick-off at home to Osasuna immediately after the conclusion of Barca's clash with Sociedad, but it would also ease the nerves of some Cules, who are less than sold on their team's recent performances. Yes, Barcelona are winning and winning comfortably, but they're not at their glittering best either.
Think back to the best performances under Guardiola: the Manita against Real Madrid, the demolition of Arsenal, even last season's victory against AC Milan under Tito Vilanova; that was the "real" Barcelona, pressing high-up the field, not giving the opposition an inch to make their mark. As Inder said,
While Barcelona may have achieved two successive shut-outs, they have relied heavily upon the resurgent Victor Valdés who has saved a penalty kick in each of his last two appearances. Usually dependable characters like Javier Mascherano and Adriano Correia are also making rare mistakes, further contributing to this sense of unease which surrounds the Barça defense.
Fortunately for head coach Gerardo Martino, Barcelona's fabled offense is continuing to produce. With a staggering 14 goals in their last four matches, the Blaugrana boast the most potent strike-force in all of Europe. It's spearheaded by the greatest player of all-time Lionel Messi – who also continues to amaze on a weekly basis – and in Pedro, Neymar and Alexis Sanchez, the Argentine can finally count upon the support of his offensive colleagues.
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']]}Watch Stanford VS Army Black now live streaming
After winning the Rose Bowl last season, Stanford didn't miss a beat this year, defeating San Jose State in its opener, 34-13.
Now, the No. 5 Cardinal take on Army in West Point.
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Stanford held San Jose State to 251 yards of total offense iFalesfour times and limiting the Spartans to just 35 rushing yards on 23 carries.
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Stanford's run defense will come in handy against Army. The Black Knights rank 10th in the nation in yards per game and 13th in yards per carry. They've run 106 rushing plays while throwing the ball just 28 times.
Who will win this battle of will power?
Read on.
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']]}Watch[HD] San Francisco 49ers vs San Diego Chargers Live Stream Online
The Chargers are coming into this game off a victory over the Cardinals 24-7 last week, giving them their first win of the preseason. While starters won't play much in this game, there's three new players on the offensive line including rookie D.J. Fluker who may see increased minutes in tonight's game. While the team may be deciding on a few offensive positions to fill for the season, they'll be more interested in who they keep around to play defense. Another player to keep an eye on is Robert Meachum, as he is probably going to be "fighting for his job," and may look to impress in the fourth quarter.
The current odds for this game have the 49ers as three point favorites to win it. Weather reports indicate cloudy skies for tonight's game with temperatures around the mid to high 70's. These two teams will officially open their regular seasons up in over a week from now, with the Chargers playing the Texans, and San Francisco playing the Packers in week 1.
Tonight's 49ers vs. Chargers game has a start time of 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The game, which will be held at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, will be televised on the NFL Network. For fans who want to watch this matchup live streaming online, check out the NFL Preseason Live subscription service. This service will give fans access to any NFL games through Sept. 15 for a low price.
The NFL preseason 2013 live stream and TV games continue through Thursday night, as the week 4 action goes down. This is the last week of the preseason for allNFL teams, as they'll look towards the regular season in about a week's time or so. One of tonight's televised and live streaming NFL games will feature the San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers, with TV coverage thanks to NFL Network.
According to an Aug. 29 report via SBNation, tonight's game won't feature many starters if any, but it will feature younger players and newcomers vying for roster spots. Among the issues that the 49ers need to solve for the upcoming season will be their wide receiver spot. Currently, Michael Crabtree and Mario Manningham have injuries, with Anquan Boldin as their starter and Vernon Davis as the No. 2 option. Jon Baldwin is another newcomer at the position, who the team acquired in a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Tottenham will be without Gareth Bale, who is close to joining Real Madrid, for the second leg of their Europa League play-off against Dinamo Tbilisi.
Spurs beat the Georgian side 5-0 last Thursday and with a derby against Arsenal on Sunday, boss Andre Villas-Boas may choose to rest some players.
Aaron Lennon missed training on Wednesday because of a foot injury.
Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee) and Emmanuel Adebayor are unlikely to be involved with their club futures in doubt.
Portuguese coach Villas-Boas, who won this competition while in charge of Porto in 2011, said that despite Bale's impending move, he was content with his squad's response.
"We have a very, very strong team. If this transfer happens, it will give [players] the opportunity to step up their game, step up the responsibility and I think we have seen that in the last couple of games," he said.
"There hasn't been any disruption. We've been working well and the team is training very, very well."
Andros Townsend, who scored one goal and set up two others in the first leg, is one player who has the grasped the chance of a first-team place. The Spurs academy graduate has alsoearned a place in the senior England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers after an impressive start to the season.
Tottenham's record signing Roberto Soldado has scored four goals in three games since he signed from Valencia in the summer for £26m.
Provisional squad (from): Friedel, Lloris, Archer, Walker, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Naughton, Dawson, Fryers, Fredericks, Stewart, Rose, Paulinho, Capoue, Sandro, Townsend, Dembele, Chadli, Sigurdsson, Carroll, Hotlby, Dombaxe, Soldado, Defoe, Kane, Coulthirst, Lancaster.
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']]}Watch[HD] Packers vs. Chiefs 2013 game preview: Roster hopefuls get their last chance Thursday Now live
Wow..The Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs are set to play their final preseason game on Thursday. Both teams are 1-2 so far, trying to hit .500 for the preseason. Neither team is expected to play many starters on the day, despite the fact that one is a Super Bowl contender (Green Bay) and one was the worst team in the league last year (Kansas City).
The Green Bay Packers close out the preseason on Thursday at Kansas City. Starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers isn’t expected to play much, if at all, so here are some other things to watch for:
It's an important day for players on the bubble, though, as teams will have to cut down from 75 players to the regular season limit of 53.
Meet the Chiefs
The Chiefs aren't necessarily trying to find every starter on their roster at this point, but they are still a two-win team searching for answers. While the fourth preseason game won't hold any significant battles for starting spots -- for the most part -- there are plenty of roster spots and backup roles up for grabs. There are many young players who are fighting to stay on the roster, and are also competing with all of the players who may be cut following this week, given that the Chiefs have waiver priority.
Backup QBs: Coach Mike McCarthy tried to convince anyone who would listen this week that Vince Young is still competing with B.J. Coleman for the backup job. But the Packers cutGraham Harrell last Saturday not because of anything Coleman did but rather because of the impressive touchdown drive Young put together last week against the Seattle Seahawks. It was the first indication that Young has given the Packers since he signed on Aug. 5 that he’s capable of running this offense with some degree of success. Coleman is at least a year away from being ready to play. The Packers will likely give Young the majority of the playing time against the Chiefs because they need to make him as game ready as possible in case anything happened to Rodgers.
Meet the Packers
The only things up for grabs for Green Bay Thursday are backup and final roster spots. Vince Young seems like the primary backup quarterback, but he's also competing with every backup who could possibly be released this week.
There are also roster spots up for grabs for guys such as Andy Mulumba, Brandon Bostick and Chris Banjo. Then there's Tyrone Walker and Jarrett Boykin battling for the No. 4 wide receiver spot, while Myles White and Jeremy Ross are also vying for the No 5 and possibly even No. 6 spot.
Mason Crosby: I wrote on Tuesday that perhaps the best thing that could happen for the kicker is that there are no field goals to even attempt against the Chiefs, and I was only half joking. After the Packers cut two kickers in less than 36 hours earlier this week, it would seem at this point the only thing that Crosby could do is hurt his chances. After struggling last season and again early in training camp this year, Crosby appears to be in a good groove.
James Starks: After fumbling in Week 2 of the preseason at St. Louis, the fourth-year pro dropped to fifth on the running back depth chart. He played only four snaps -- and did not carry the ball -- the next week against the Seahawks. But DuJuan Harris’ season-ending knee injury suddenly put Starks back in play for a roster spot. The best thing that can be said about Starks, who has missed more games (26) than he has played in (22) during his first three NFL seasons, is that he is healthy. He missed only one practice this summer, and that was because of an illness.
Jeremy Ross: The backup receiver helped his chances of winning the return job with a 33-yard kickoff return and an 11-yard punt return against Seattle last week, but he still has work to do in order to convince the Packers that they should take Randall Cobb off returns and let him focus solely on offense. Ross also is not a lock to make the team as a receiver. He could use one more dynamic kick return to secure his spot.
Players on the bubble: Can Chris Banjo hold on to the No. 4 safety spot? Who is the fifth receiver? Or the backup center? Or the tight ends behind Jermichael Finley? With few, if any, starting spots still realistically up for grabs, it’s these final roster spots that will be determined against the Chiefs.
James Starks: After fumbling in Week 2 of the preseason at St. Louis, the fourth-year pro dropped to fifth on the running back depth chart. He played only four snaps -- and did not carry the ball -- the next week against the Seahawks. But DuJuan Harris’ season-ending knee injury suddenly put Starks back in play for a roster spot. The best thing that can be said about Starks, who has missed more games (26) than he has played in (22) during his first three NFL seasons, is that he is healthy. He missed only one practice this summer, and that was because of an illness.
Jeremy Ross: The backup receiver helped his chances of winning the return job with a 33-yard kickoff return and an 11-yard punt return against Seattle last week, but he still has work to do in order to convince the Packers that they should take Randall Cobb off returns and let him focus solely on offense. Ross also is not a lock to make the team as a receiver. He could use one more dynamic kick return to secure his spot.
Players on the bubble: Can Chris Banjo hold on to the No. 4 safety spot? Who is the fifth receiver? Or the backup center? Or the tight ends behind Jermichael Finley? With few, if any, starting spots still realistically up for grabs, it’s these final roster spots that will be determined against the Chiefs.
Local Takes: Chiefs
Joel Thorman of Arrowhead Pride was asked some questions about potential Chiefs cuts and thinks there won't be any big-name players released, regardless of the play on Thursday:
Tony Moeaki just fractured his shoulder so his future is uncertain. Outside of that ... it's going to be a lot of first-year players. But there are always surprises, especially as we continue to get to know the new regime. They may like or dislike certain players that we don't know about yet.
Local Takes: Packers
Brendan Kennedy of Acme Packing Company isn't so optimistic about Mason Crosby, and Crosby's play on Thursday will be important:
Hey, it's Mason Crosby! The guy who single handedly caused more remote controls to be thrown across living rooms in Green Bay since Brett Favre left town. Bottom line is, this game could go a long way in deciding whether or not Ted Thompson looks at the waiver wire this weekend.
Odds
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The Chiefs opened as 2.5-point favorites, and can be had for around 4 points at this point, according to OddsShark.
Next Week
The Packers open their season against the San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 8. The Chiefs open against the Jacksonville Jaguars on the same day.
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