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Here's a great link for anyone wanting to brush up on the young kids set to step up in the Premier League this season and beyond. There's a few players here that even your humble Premiership blogger hasn't heard of.

Before Sundays match with Newcastle, I had never seen Fraizer Campbell play. I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. Ok, so he didn't score, but he created some of the best chances. His header in the 8th minute came off the face of Newcastle keeper Shay Given, with a little good luck Fraizer Campbell [.

Bosnich earns seven round stay with Mariners

Bosnich earns seven round stay with Mariners

The Central Coast Mariners today confirmed that Qantas Socceroo icon Mark Bosnich will be welcomed to the Mariners' playing roster for seven rounds of the Hyundai A-League 2008/09 season as the Mariners' first ever guest player.

Josh Beckett's next start has been pushed back a few days while the Boston Red Sox try to determine the cause of lingering numbness in the his right hand. "We've got to figure out what ... it is," Beckett said Tuesday. "Obviously, (being pushed back) is not what I want, but at this juncture it needs to happen." Beckett was scheduled to pitch Saturday against Toronto.

Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, underwent heart bypass surgery Tuesday after experiencing chest pains. The 68-year-old Yastrzemski was in surgery Tuesday evening after being admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital, said his spokesman, Dick Gordon. The popular Yaz was an 18-time All-Star and spent his entire career with the Boston Red Sox, taking over...

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Arsenal have been linked with a whole host of players throughout the summer but one of the most unlikely names to have been mentioned is Manchester United's defender Mikaël Silvestre. The 31-year-old has played over 249 games for the Premier League and Champions League winners and the media have today linked him with a move to [.

Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was not in the starting lineup Tuesday night against the Houston Astros because of tightness in his lower back. Braun missed six games last week with the same injury, returning to the lineup as a starter Sunday in Los Angeles -- he pinch-hit Saturday. On Monday, he appeared to be in pain after swinging and missing in his final at-bat in the sixth.

Tight end Brandon Warren made his first appearance as an official member of Tennessee's football team on Tuesday looking relaxed and sporting a big grin on his face. Earlier in the day, the NCAA informed the Volunteers that Warren, who caught 27 passes for 301 yards as a freshman at Florida State in 2006, would be cleared to play for No.

Billy Wagner has more pain and swelling in his pitching elbow, and the New York Mets' All-Star closer is out indefinitely. Wagner had an MRI exam Tuesday that revealed additional inflammation in his left elbow -- an alarming sign after he spent most of the past two weeks resting his ailing arm. Now, the NL East leaders don't know when he might be able to return to the mound, if at all, this season.