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Silver stood behind the words espoused by the league office for much of the 2000s, finally going beyond a threat to move the All-Star Game out of Charlotte and officially announcing Thursday the change would take place, with Charlotte possibly getting the game in 2019. MORE: When politics and sports intersect At the root of the change is the North Carolina law known as HB2, which ostensibly was passed in order to ensure that bathrooms in public places would be used only by the gender assigned to them....

The Blues are also holding talks with his teammate Ronald Araujo. Chelsea are hoping to bolster their defense in preparation for the potential departure of Antonio Rudiger and/or Andreas Christensen. Spanish outlet El Nacional reports that Chelsea and Barcelona are just £8 million apart in their valuations of De Jong. The west London club reportedly made an opening offer of £33m which the Catalans rejected; the Spanish giants value the Dutch playmaker at around £50m....

Rudiger and Christensen have been key players for the London giants under Thomas Tuchel. The centre-back duo have racked up 60 appearances across competitions between them this season. However, there are doubts about their future at Stamford Bridge ahead of the new season. Both Rudiger and Christensen have their contracts with Chelsea expiring at the end of the season, and are yet to agree new deals. With the two players possibly on their way out of the club, the Blues are already preparing for life without them....

Blues 2/1 to fail to beat Watford Pep Guardiola recently labelled Tottenham Hotspur the “Harry Kane team” but he could have described Chelsea as the “Kante team” as the Premier League champions have forgotten how to play without their Player of the Year from last season. David Luiz’s performance in the middle of the park was impressive but he was forced off with injury in the second half and Chelsea collapsed from two goals up as Edin Dzeko struck twice, including a wonder-volley, to make it 3-2 to the visitors....

Chelsea managed to check all those boxes and more on Wednesday as they did something never before accomplished by an English club — win away against against Atletico Madrid. Chelsea 14/1 to win CL with dabblebet After Antoine Griezmann put the hosts in front via a spot kick in the first half, a goal from Alvaro Morata in the 59th minute leveled the proceedings. It appeared the teams would then share the points, only for Michy Batshuayi, on for Morata, to bag the winner four minutes into stoppage time....

Blues 7/1 to lose 1-0 v Man U Chelsea ceded top spot in Champions League Group C after Eusebio Di Francesco’s side stormed to a convincing triumph at the Stadio Olimpico, Diego Perotti firing home a superb third after Stephan El Shaarawy hit a first-half brace. Head coach Conte has sharply deflected questions regarding his future over recent weeks and accepted his side failed to measure up in the Italian capital....

In case you missed it… Maurizio Sarri was appointed by Chelsea at the season start to replace his compatriot Antonio Conte. Sarri made his name at Napoli for his brand of football, executing a fluid attacking game with plenty of one-touch passing and movement popularly known as ‘Sarriball’. The Italian manager amassed 91 points in Serie A during his last season at Naples and eventually lost the title by four points to Juventus....

In what is expected to be a riveting contest between two world-class teams, Chelsea are set to travel to the Santiago Bernabeu for the first of two Champions League semi-final legs. Tuchel and Christian Pulisic addressed the media ahead of the high-voltage encounter slated to commence tomorrow, and most of what was said constitutes today’s major Chelsea news. Tuchel rules Chelsea’s Kovacic out against Real Madrid While Chelsea travel to the Spanish capital with a fully-armed squad, Mateo Kovacic remains sidelined with a hamstring issue....

We all sat there watching a dire game, a scrappy game and a typical London derby. QPR played their part in making life difficult for Chelsea in all aspects at Loftus Road. From the hostile supporters and the abuse each player received to the fact that they chose not to water the pitch ahead of the game, QPR did exactly what they needed to do and were so close to a point....

Cech picked up the injury in the first leg of Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final with Atletico Madrid, forcing him to miss the second leg and the rest of the season. The Czech international has now gone under the knife and will be side-lined for the next eight weeks. “Petr Cech successfully underwent surgery today (Wednesday) following his shoulder dislocation in the Champions League semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid,” confirmed Chelsea’s official website....

Pulisic, 21, was an unused substitute in Chelsea’s 2-0 Premier League win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. Pulisic moved to Chelsea from Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the off-season amid plenty of hype following a £58million transfer. However, the United States international has only appeared in one of the club’s last five matches – the 7-1 EFL Cup rout of Grimsby Town on Wednesday. “Yeah, of course, it is very frustrating, but I will continue to work my hardest because I want to play,” Pulisic told NBC Sports after Saturday’s game....

“I told Dwayne if we could tackle I would hit him three times,” Young said. “Maybe four or five times. He knows that. I told him that before the game.” MORE: Bosa among top prospects for 2019 That day is coming. If you’re looking for a breakout player for the 2018 college football season, then Young — who will be a sophomore across from future first-round pick Nick Bosa for the Buckeyes in 2018 — is that player....

But it’s easy to access the best community-driven cheat sheet repositories in the world—right from your terminal. Where to Get Help for Linux and Programming Linux gives you several ways to get help with commands and operations. In most cases, when faced with a command or tool you don’t know how to use, your first port of call should be the manual. You can read the manual for a particular command by opening a terminal and typing man followed by the name of the command you want to know more about....

How to check if your RAM type is DDR3 or DDR4 in Windows 10 Reasons to check your RAM type It is important to know about the RAM type and speed before purchasing a new one. The DDR RAM is the most common and widely used RAM for PC. However, there are two variants or types of DDR RAM, and you must be asking yourself what DDR my RAM is?...

Comic-Con 2012 is well underway in San Diego, California, and there’s really no better place to get fans excited for an upcoming release than the Con. Epic Games knows this and that’s why this year’s event has been home to an extensive update on Fortnite, and now a new map for Gears of War: Judgment. The name of the new multiplayer arena in question is Island, and it will be playable in Gears of War: Judgment’s new OverRun mode when the game releases in March next year....

In case you didn’t know… The Blues missed out on Champions League football for the second time in three seasons as they finished fifth in the Premier League last season under Antonio Conte. The heart of the matter Since his arrival at West London, Drinkwater has never been able to break into the starting XI on a permanent basis due to injuries and lack of favour from his coaches. The inclusion of Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho only meant that he was pushed further down the pecking order, which also comprises of N’Golo Kante, Cesc Fabregas and Ross Barkley....

The Torino star was subject to interest from Inter earlier in the window, but reports emerged in Italy on deadline day that the west London club had emerged as a candidate to sign him. Now Antonio Conte’s side are close to their fifth signing of the summer. Leicester 7/2 to beat Chelsea Zappacosta is expected to sign a four-year deal and Chelsea could pay an additional £4.5 in add-ons for the 25-year-old Italy international....

Chelsea complete Morata signing The 21-year-old is currently on tour in the Far East with the Premier League champions set to face Arsenal in their latest pre-season friendly on Saturday. But he faced a backlash after posting two videos to his Instagram account that many supporters believed included racist undertones. The first video was captioned “F***ing China” before a second clip of a sleeping security guard was posted with the caption: “Wake up China....

Eduardo is currently acting as Chelsea’s third-choice goalkeeper and has not made an appearance for the club since signing from Dinamo Zagreb in August 2016. The 34-year-old Portugal international’s contract was due to expire at the end of June, but his renewal was made official on Tuesday afternoon. In a statement released by the club, Eduardo said he was pleased with how his first year in west London has gone....

The France international will join the Blues on an 18-month contract with an option to extend it for another year after the two clubs agreed a deal on Wednesday. Read more here! Batshuayi seals Dortmund loan Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi has joined Borussia Dortmund on loan for the rest of the season. The 24-year-old moves to the Bundesliga side for the remainder of the 2017-18 campaign, but BVB do not have an option to purchase him once his stay in Dortmund is finished....