Winning a 49ers starting guard job to open last season, ran into injury trouble and ultimately lost his job. The veteran interior O-lineman suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 2, being part of another injury-riddled 49ers season. Upon return, Bartch did not reacquire his starting job.
Mikel Arteta's side will be looking to bounce back after a frustrating midweek outing in the Champions League, where they had to settle for a 1-1 draw away at Bayer Leverkusen. Recent league victories over Chelsea and Brighton have allowed the Gunners to open up a seven-point advantage over second-placed Manchester City, although the reigning champions still have a game in hand.
The Detroit Pistons are the top team in the Eastern Conference with a record of 45-15 and have been getting MVP-caliber play from star guard Cade Cunningham. They are 30-8 against the East and are hoping to make a deep playoff run after getting knocked out in the first round last season against the New York Knicks.
The first two games of the tournament saw South Korea topple Czechia by an 11-4 margin and Australia blank Chinese Taipei in a 3-0 victory. Highlights from those games include Guardians top prospect and 2024 No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana clobbering a deep home run to right field as part of a multi-hit day for Team Australia and Astros utilityman Shay Whitcomb belting a pair of homers for Team Korea.
Frenkie de Jong has been ruled for five to six weeks with a hamstring injury picked up in training, and Gerard Martín is also unavailable on Saturday due to suspension. Gavi (knee) is back in training but still awaiting his clearance, while Andreas Christensen (knee) remains sidelined with a long-term injury.
Leeds have lost each of their last five Premier League games against City, having lost just four of their first 16 against them in the competition (W7 D5). City have won their last two away league games against Leeds - only once have they won three consecutively, doing so in their first three visits to Elland Road between 1924 and 1928.
Benjamin Sesko scored the winner on Monday night as Man United beat Everton to move back into the top four stretch their unbeaten run in the Premier League to ten matches. It is now three goals in his last four appearances for Sesko, all of which have been important.
Osasuna are without striker Iker Benito and Enzo Boyomo but forward Ante Budimir is available and in form. Real are likely to still be without England midfielder Jude Bellingham as he has a hamstring problem. Forward Rodrygo is a doubt but Vinicius is expected to play. Osasuna: Herrera; Rosier, Herrando, Catena, Galan; Torro, Moncayola; Ruben Garcia, V Munoz, Oroz; Budimir Real: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Guler; Mbappe, Vinicius
It doesn't appear there's any concern with Baty missing the start of the season. There's still over a month until Opening Day, so there's lots of time for Baty to get enough reps before the start of the schedule. Baty had a bit of a breakout in 2025, hitting 18 home runs and slashing .254/.313/.435 for a 111 wRC+. He also seemed to establish himself as a viable defender at both third and second base.
Beyond that, the Wizards are poised to add yet another premiere talent to their roster this offseason in what many are considering one of the deepest NBA Drafts in recent years. Still, the fanbase is still impatiently waiting on the debut of their new superstar duo of Trae Young and Anthony Davis, who the team acquired in blockbuster trades ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
Berube: We wanted to just get moving again, with a lot of puck touches and skating up and down the ice. That is basically what practice was. The guys worked hard, and I thought they looked pretty good, given the amount of time they had off. Berube: It is great having him back out there. We'll see where he gets to. He is feeling good and ready to go. We'll see how it goes this week.
It's about having the squad fully available at the right moment. That's important. Dayot Upamecano was out but is now back. Raphaël Guerreiro was out but will be back from Monday or Tuesday. Josip Stanišić is probably back. Jamal, Alphonso Davies are back. Serge Gnabry was back against PSV. Nicolas Jackson is back here again. I'm happy just to be able to say that. It could be a good month by the end of February, and we'll need the whole squad to push hard from March,
