NFL Preseason Schedule - 2018 Preseason Week 1

MATCHUP                      TIME NAT TV TICKETS  LOCATION

Carolina vs Buffalo                             5:00 AM 7,348 tickets as low as $2 New Era Field, Buffalo

Chicago vs Cincinnat  5:00 AM 4,309 tickets as low as $6 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati

Tampa Bay

Miami

                                         5:00 AM 3,951 tickets as low as $5 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Cleveland

New York

                                        5:00 AM 3,831 tickets as low as $7 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

                                        5:00 AM 2,936 tickets as low as $37 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

New Orleans

Jacksonville

                                        5:00 AM 4,921 tickets as low as $9 TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville

Washington

New England

                                           5:30 AM 1,305 tickets as low as $34 Gillette Stadium, Foxboro

Los Angeles

Baltimore

                                       5:30 AM 3,731 tickets as low as $5 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore

Tennessee

Green Bay

                                        6:00 AM 1,801 tickets as low as $5 Lambeau Field, Green Bay

Houston

Kansas City

                                6:30 AM 5,961 tickets as low as $5 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Dallas

San Francisco

                                     8:00 AM 4,757 tickets as low as $25 Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Indianapolis

Seattle

                                          8:00 AM 2,169 tickets as low as $30 CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns Live Stream

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns Live Stream: Watch NFL 2018 Football Online

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns will go head to head on Sunday in Week 1 of the NFL 2018 regular season. The season opener for both teams takes place today at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, and has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET. The game can be watched on TV on the CBS network, or online through live stream (details below).

These two teams will be familiar with one another, and this will be the 129th meeting between the pair in the regular season. Through the all time series, the Steelers have the upper hand winning 70 compared to the Browns 58.

Worryingly for the Browns, they have never defeated Ben Roethlisberger at home. In ten games against him at home they are 0-10, and that does not bode well for them here today.

Making his NFL professional debut today is Browns' rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer, and that no doubt will lead the Steelers to put a lot of effort into getting right up in his face and applying as much pressure as possible. Kizer certainly is a talented quarterback and has a big arm, however, he also has some clear weaknesses that were seen through his time with the Fighting Irish, and it will be interesting to see how he develops at the top level this season.

Roethlisberger meanwhile will be extremely confident. Overall he has a personal 20-2 record against the Browns and a 95.8 passer rating against them.

Earlier this week the Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots started their season against the Kansas City Chiefs, and prior to the game many were hailing the Patriots as a team potentially capable of a "perfect season".

However, it seems New England wanted to get any pressure associated with that record off their shoulders from the start as they capitulated in the fourth quarter to lose the game 27-42.

The game had been a tight one until the final quarter. At the end of the first there was nothing separating the teams as things were deadlocked on 7-7. Either side of half time, the Patriots nudged their way into the lead, winning each quarter 10-7, to head into the fourth with a healthy six point lead.

Many had expected the Patriots to turn the screw in the fourth and power on to victory. However, nothing can be further from the truth, as the Chiefs were the ones who exploded into life, scoring 21 unanswered points in the final quarter to post an overwhelming 42-27 scoreline.

Kareem Hunt was one hero for the Chiefs on Thursday night. He fumbled on his first ever NFL carry, and others may have allowed that to affect their confidence. Not Hunt. He went on to score three times and recorded an amazing 239 yards on his pro debut which is the highest for an NFL debut since the 1970 merger.

Chiefs' coach Andy Reid revealed just how much the win meant to Kansas City, as he said after the game: "We're going to enjoy the heck out of it."

However, he also put the win in perspective, adding, "It's one of 16 and something to build on."

Reid spoke about Hunt's amazing debut: "It started out just a little bit shaky, but it was all heart. He was trying too hard."

Revealing just what an accomplishment the Chiefs had achieved, Alex Smith became the first quarterback to pile on 300-plus yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions against Patriots' coach Bill Belichick. The Chiefs' 42 points were also the most New England have allowed under Belichick in his 17-plus seasons with the Patriots.

This was also the first time the Patriots had lost at the Gillette Stadium after leading at half-time, which was a record that spanned an impressive 82 games.

In reaction to their disappointing loss, quarterback Tom Brady said afterwards, "I just think we need to have more urgency and go out there and perform a lot better. It's a winning attitude, a championship attitude you have to bring every day. We had it handed to us on our own field."

Smith said of Hunt: "To start on your first carry like that and have it go like that, it would be hard to overcome for a lot of guys. I thought it was awesome coach coming right back to him. There was a good chunk there where we were going as Kareem was going. He was really a big chunk of the offense tonight. For a young guy, we put a lot on him, in all facets of the offense tonight, and he was able to handle it."

Today's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network. The game can also be watched online through live stream by clicking here.

2018 Wimbledon Championships

2018 Wimbledon Championships

8am .. Men's Semifinals .. TSN3/5

Cycling

8.10am .. 2018 Tour de France: Stage 7 .. SN/1/World

MLB

7pm .. Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox .. SN

7pm .. New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians .. MLB Network

8pm .. Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox .. WGN

11pm .. Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers .. SN

CFL

9pm .. Toronto Argonauts at Edmonton Eskimos .. TSN1/3/4

Motor Sports

12pm .. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup: Quaker State 400, Practice .. TSN2

2pm .. 12pm .. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup: Quaker State 400, Final Practice .. TSN2

6.30pm .. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Quaker State 400, Qualifying .. TSN5

8pm .. NASCAR Xfinity Series: Alsco 300 .. TSN5

Golf

5.30am .. European PGA Tour: Scottish Open, Second Round .. Golf Channel

1.30pm .. 2018 Senior Players Championship: Second Round .. Golf Channel

4pm .. PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Second Round .. Golf Channel

7pm .. PGA Web.com Tour: Utah Championship, Second Round .. Golf Channel

9pm .. LPGA Tour: Marathon Classic, Second Round .. Golf Channel

Boxing

7pm .. Joet Gonzalez vs. Rafael Rivera .. TSN2

Rugby League

12pm .. NRL: Penrith Panthers vs. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks .. SN World

2.30pm .. Super League: Leeds Rhinos vs. Wakefield Trinity .. SN World

The Barry Burn snaking through the 10th hole

Carnoustie

When Carnoustie (ranked #26 in the world) is brought up in conversation, the discussion invariably turns to Jean Van de Velde and his meltdown in the 1999 Open Championship. It is too bad if that is the only impression many of us have of Carnoustie, because, despite the R & A allowing the course to be made ridiculously penal in 1999, it is an impressive course. Hopefully, the R & A has learned its lesson and for future Open Championships will let Carnoustie defend itself without trying to trick it up.

Carnoustie is an important and historic golf course. Originally laid out in 1840 by Allan Robertson, it is one of the oldest courses in the world. Subsequent changes were made by Old Tom Morris and James Braid, which is not too shabby a group. For years I organized a small golf trip to Great Britain or Ireland. We were frankly scared off of Carnoustie after seeing it on TV, so had not made it a priority to play. After a half dozen years, we finally put it on our itinerary, and having done so are now sorry that we waited so long.

If every golf course has a personality, Carnoustie is that of a working man. Looking over Carnoustie from the first tee and you are bound to be disappointed. Be patient, however, and you will be rewarded.

One of the key things that makes Carnoustie great is its variety and the selection of shots you are asked to hit. Another defining feature is the series of burns that run through the course. On six holes you have to navigate the most "Scottish" of burns in golf. The tenth is guarded by the unforgiving Barry Burn:

Tenth Burn

The Barry Burn snaking through the 10th hole

Carnoustie is an enigma. It is unquestionably one of the greatest golf courses in the world but not for the usual reasons. It has none of the beautiful scenery that Pebble Beach or Turnberry has; in fact, some of the views are almost industrial and gritty. It is not set directly on the water. It does not have the storied history of a Merion or a Muirfield. It does not have a Royal pedigree or a delightful clubhouse like Hoylake or Lytham and St. Annes. In fact, it has a bit of a dis-jointed history and has been the home of many different golfing societies and local clubs over the years. Carnoustie is a public links, roughly the equivalent of a Bethpage in the U.S. And, it has an inferiority complex to its neighbor across the bay - St. Andrews.

Yet, despite all these apparent shortcomings, there is a certain charm to the place. Carnoustie is not pretending to be something it is not. It doesn't put on any airs or try to be fancy or pretentious in any way. It deserves a high place in the world of golf because it has evolved into something great. It is pure golf.

2nd green

The second green, like many at Carnoustie, is set in a hollow

Every hole at Carnoustie fits perfectly into an overall mosaic. Unlike an out and back routing such as Troon, Carnoustie offers variety. There is a constant change in direction, which, given the strong wind that is frequently present, is important, so as not to wear a golfer down. The course follows the natural contours of the land. It has some short holes, some long ones, some holes that are easy to drive, others that are quite narrow. It rewards driving but is also a shot makers course. And, its caddies have the best wit and sense of dry humor in all of Scotland. The short commuter trains going by not far away with a stout whistle are charming, reminiscent of Prestwick.

The third hole is guarded by Jockie's Burn. It is a classic Carnoustie hole. How can you make a 355 yard hole difficult? Make the second shot a blind one and put a burn like this directly in front of the green:

3rd jockie's burn

Jockie's Burn protecting the third green 

Like a Beethoven Symphony, Carnoustie starts slowly, gets increasingly more complex and finishes with a bang. The last five holes have to be the hardest finishing holes in championship golf (other contenders would be Bethpage? Oakmont?). They start with "Spectacles", a hole so named for the fearsome bunkers located fifty yards short of the green that resemble a pair of glasses. From the tips, the hole is a 510 yard par FOUR. Even from the regular tees it is 461 yards. Although I'm told differently, every time I've played it, it's also into the wind.

Fourteen Spectacles

The fabulous 14th hole at Carnoustie, "Spectacles"

It ranks among the hardest holes in the world, with certainty. Even if you can navigate the Spectacles, there are a couple of pot bunkers that await your blind shot near the green. With well placed bunkers in the fairway and O.B. left, it also features a daunting tee shot.

The fifteenth, "Lucky Slap", is a 459 par four that normally plays into a prevailing wind and features a narrow fairway to a green that sits between treacherous bunkers.

The sixteenth is an impossibly difficult 250 yard par three, whose green slopes back to front. During the 1968 Open Championship the hole played so long that Jack Nicklaus was the only player able to hit the ball past the pin. Tom Watson describes it as the hardest par three in golf and I won't disagree.

The seventeenth and eighteenth have the Barry Burn snaking through them. We all remember what the Barry Burn did to Jean Van de Velde on that dreadful Sunday in 1999. Ironically, the seventeenth hole is actually a more difficult hole. The seventeenth is aptly named "Island" and when you stand at the tee you quite literally think to yourself, "Where the F am I supposed to hit the ball?" 

One of my favorite golf writers, Dell Leigh, had this to say about Carnoustie in 1925 and it still rings true today, "The burn meanders slyly about the course to trap the shots of the unskilled at several holes. But the course is all the better because of it. There is a great satisfaction in beating the burn, and beating it convincingly."

On seventeen you need to hit your tee shot to a very small landing area that exists between the snaking burn. It is equally as important to hit the ball both the correct distance and on the correct line. Most people hit into the burn. Your choice is whether to do it left or right. This is all difficult enough, add in the wind and you've got your hands full.

17

"Island", the wicked seventeenth hole at Carnoustie

The eighteenth repeats a lot of the characteristics of the seventeenth, but in the opposite wind direction, which completely change the dynamics. Also, the eighteenth has an out of bounds along the left side, so any tension in your swing coming in on a close match easily brings it into play.

The famous British golf writer Henry Longhurst describes Carnoustie perfectly: "It defies you for thirteen holes and hammers you over the last five."

Come see where the Wee Ice Mon, as the Scots called Ben Hogan, won the 1953 Open Championship, his only time competing it that championship. The sixth hole is now named "Hogan's Alley". The hole is one of only two par fives on the course and has an out of bounds down the entire left hand side and a ditch down the right side. Hogan hit an almost identical shot in all four rounds in 1953, starting the ball out over the O.B. and fading it into the middle of the fairway. He did it with such precision that it is said the ball almost landed in the identical spot each day. What Hogan accomplished at Carnoustie is breathtaking, during the 1953 Open Championship he missed no fairways on the way to his victory and was the first champion since Willie Park in 1860 to win the tournament on his first try. It's too bad he didn't play in other Open's, which at the time was scheduled at the same time as the PGA Championship.

This part of the course is also next to a firing range the British military uses. The last time I played, in the middle of the day on a weekday they were firing automatic weapons into a big dirt hill while we played, perhaps 300 yards away.

It was with great amusement that I recently came across a review of Carnoustie published by Golf Illustrated in 1930. The only criticism they had of the course was that the greens were in such good shape that it actually made putting too easy. More than 70 years later, Carnoustie has had the best greens of any course I've played in the top 100 (although Winged Foot is a close second).

Whenever I return to Scotland I try to play Carnoustie and consider it among my personal favorites in the world, and for me it is the best course in Europe.

Liverpool vs Borussia Dortmund live stream

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP

Liverpool vs Borussia Dortmund: TV channel, live stream, squad news & preview

Goal

Jurgen Klopp will face his former club in International Champions Cup competition when the Reds open their campaign at the Bank of America Stadium

Jurgen Klopp’s present will meet his past when Liverpool open their International Champions Cup endeavours against Borussia Dortmund in Charlotte.

Having reached the Champions League final in 2017-18 and secured another top-four finish in the Premier League, much is expected of the Reds in the upcoming campaign.

They will be eager to establish momentum in their pre-season efforts, with silverware up for grabs at the end of three fixtures in the United States.

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The first of those sees them face Bundesliga opposition at the Bank of America Stadium, with Dortmund having opened another new chapter in their history under the guidance of Lucien Favre.

Game Liverpool vs Borussia Dortmund

Date Sunday, July 22

Time 9:05pm BST / 4:05pm ET

TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch

In the United States (US) the game will be shown live on television on ESPN and will be available to stream live online via WatchESPN.

US TV channel Online stream

ESPN WatchESPN

In the United Kingdom (UK), the game can be watched live on TV on Premier Sports and streamed on the Premier Player app.

UK TV channel Online stream

Premier Sports Premier Player

Squads & Team News

Position Liverpool players

Goalkeepers Karius, Grabara, Kelleher

Defenders Van Dijk, Matip, Gomez, Klavan, Phillips, Robertson, Moreno, Clyne

Midfielders Keita, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Milner, Lallana, Grujic, Woodburn, Jones, Chirivella

Forwards Salah, Mane, Shaqiri, Sturridge, Solanke, Origi, Ojo, Markovic, Camacho

Klopp has drafted a number of fresh faces into his ranks this summer and should give most of those game time in ICC competition.

Naby Keita and Fabinho will be eager to impress, with Xherdan Shaqiri due to join up with the squad at a later date along with the world’s most expensive goalkeeper, £65 million ($85m) new boy Alisson.

World Cup duty was relatively kind to the Reds but Jordan Henderson, Dejan Lovren, Roberto Firmino, Simon Mignolet and Trent Alexander-Arnold have been given a break while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a long-term absentee.

Potential Liverpool XI: Karius; Clyne, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson; Fabinho, Keita, Milner; Solanke, Sturridge, Lallana.

Position Dortmund players

Goalkeepers Hitz, Oelschlagel, Hupe

Defenders Zagadou, Diallo, Hakimi, Toljan, Piszczek, Schmelzer, Toprak, Pieper, Sechelmann

Midfielders Sancho, Sahin, Gotze, Gomez, Rode, Pulisic, Burnic, Dahoud, Dieckmann, Boadu

Forwards Reus, Isak, Wolf, Philipp, Bruun Larsen, Bockhorn

Favre has included new arrivals Adbou Diallo, Marius Wolf, Ashraf Hakimi and Marwin Hitz in his ICC squad, with all four hoping to settle quickly.

Established stars such as Mario Gotze and Christian Pulisic are also present and Marco Reus has joined up with Dortmund following a disappointing World Cup campaign with Germany, but Andre Schurrle has been freed to discuss a move elsewhere.

Potential Dortmund XI: Hitz; Toljan, Piper, Toprak, Schmelzer; Pulisic, Gotze, Sahin, Reus; Philipp, Isak.

Betting & Match Odds

Liverpool are considered to be favourites to win the game, with dabblebet offering odds of 21/20 on the Reds coming out on top. Dortmund are priced at 9/4 and a draw is available at 13/5.

Click here to see all of dabblebet's offers for the game, including goalscoring markets, correct score predictions and more.

Match Preview

Fabinho, Liverpool

Liverpool have already taken in four pre-season friendlies, with Klopp eager to get minutes into his squad early.

The goals have flowed in victories over Chester, Tranmere and Blackburn, while a goalless draw was played out with Bury.

After facing Dortmund in the International Champions Cup, the Reds’ time in America will also see them lock horns with Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City.

Liverpool have finished as runners-up in the North America and Europe section of the ICC on two previous occasions, losing out to United and Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 and 2016, so will be hoping to go one better this time around.

Dortmund, meanwhile, are already up and running having opened their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City.

Gotze netted the only goal of the game from the penalty spot against the Premier League champions, with Favre seeing his reign off to the perfect start.

Baltimore Ravens vs chicago Bears live stream

Joe Flacco knows how to quiet Lamar Jackson questions: Win

A feisty Joe Flacco said Friday that "we're going to win," and that will quell the questions about Ravens first-round pick Lamar Jackson.

The NFL Players Association filed a grievance last week challenging the legitimacy of the NFL’s anthem policy.

The NFL agreed to put its new anthem policy on hold while it tries to reach a resolution with the NFL Players Association.

Both organizations announced the decision in a joint statement on Thursday night.

″The NFL and NFLPA, through recent discussions, have been working on a resolution to the anthem issue. In order to allow this constructive dialogue to continue, we have come to a standstill agreement on the NFLPA’s grievance and on the NFL’s anthem policy. No new rules relating to the anthem will be issued or enforced for the next several weeks while these confidential discussions are ongoing.″

The NFL Players Association filed a grievance last week challenging the legitimacy of the NFL’s anthem policy.

                                                                  

In May, the NFL approved a new national anthem policy requiring players and league personnel on the sideline to stand. Players and personnel also have the option to remain in the locker room if they don’t choose to stand. As part of the policy, the NFL decided that teams could impose fines if players didn’t stand during “The Star-Spangled Banner” while on the field. The league left it up to teams on how to punish players.

Before the NFL agreed to put its anthem policy on hold, the Miami Dolphins announced earlier on Thursday that any players who protest on the field during the national anthem could be suspended for up to four games under a new team policy.

Last season the Jaguars received backlash from their season-ticket holders, with some saying they would no longer attend games, after most of the players, including owner Shad Khan, locked arms and about a dozen players took a knee during the playing of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ before their Sept. 24 game in London against the Baltimore Ravens.

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