Author: Tim Runn

MIAMI — Of the realistic contenders in the National League, nearly all of them — the Braves, Phillies, Brewers, Cardinals and Dodgers, at least — have some need for starting pitching. In the American League, the Mariners just surrendered three of their top five prospects in a trade for a starter. The Yankees have already pivoted to the next-best available arm. The Blue Jays and Twins are seeking rotation help, too. Then there are the Mets: one of only two or three contenders with little use for that market. Carlos Carrasco’s 7 2/3 shutout innings in a 4-0 win over…

QUCHEE — Golfers want their shots to sail straight and true, but Zach Temple’s path within the sport appears to have taken a sharp turn for the better.Temple, a 27-year-old assistant golf professional at the Quechee Club who played for Hartford High and Castleton University, will become a sport-specific personal fitness trainer and a Titleist Performance Institute-certified instructor later this year.Temple discovered a love for that aspect of the game in March, when he designed two six-week golf fitness classes. He and club management were startled at how quickly they filled up. TPI bills itself as “the largest collection of…

Three starts and still no goals for new Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski, who failed to find the back of the net despite multiple opportunities in his club’s 2-0 friendly win over the New York Red Bulls in front of a pro-Barcelona sellout crowd at Red Bull Arena. For the second straight match it was Ousmane Dembele who was the decisive player in the Barcelona attack. The Frenchman came across the field to combine with Raphinha and then ripped a shot into the far side netting. Memphis Depay took advantage of a defensive miscommunication to round out the scoring with three…

Alice Capsey’s brisk 44 from 45 balls helped England open Group B with a win over Sri Lanka at Edgbaston; Sophie Ecclestone, Issy Wong and Freya Kemp starred with the ball as Sri Lanka were restricted to 106-9 after batting first Last Updated: 30/07/22 10:43pm Alice Capsey led the way with the bat as England defeated Sri Lanka Alice Capsey’s 44 laid the foundations for England to ease home by five wickets against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the Commonwealth Games T20 tournament. Katherine Brunt, playing in her 100th T20 international, set the tone for the Sri Lanka…

Getty Images Jake Paul is once again without an opponent. The social media star’s latest PPV event was set to take place at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 6 against Hasim Rahman Jr. But that bout, along with the rest of the card, which was set to take place on Showtime PPV, has been canceled because of weight issues around Rahman Jr. Showtime Sports and Most Valuable Promotions made the announcement on Saturday night.The fight was expected to take place at the crusierweight limit of 200 pounds. However, Rahman Jr., a natural heavyweight, had never fought lighter than 211.75 pounds since…

In his worst season since 2001, Roger Federer only managed one title in 2013. The Swiss was unable to contend with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray who left him behind. Willing to make radical changes, Roger started playing with the most oversized racket frame and claimed new faces, contacting one of his idols, Stefan Edberg.The Swede went to Dubai with Roger for a week, where they met and chemistry was born. With Stefan at his side, Federer reached the semifinal of the Australian Open in 2014 before winning their first title together in Dubai.The Swiss was a finalist…

James Guillory-USA TODAY SportsThis is the newest file in THN.com’s series of analyses of each NHL team`s off-season moves. Today, we’re examining the Tampa Bay Lightning..2021-22 Record: 51-23-8Finish In The Atlantic Division: 3rdSalary Cap Space Available (As Per CapFriendly.com): $0 ($7.195 million over cap ceiling)What Tampa Bay Has: As smart and talented a group of players as there is in the game; a world-class goaltender in Andrei Vasilevskiy; a perennial Norris Trophy frontrunner in Victor Hedman; arguably the best GM/head coach combination in Julien BriseBois and Jon Cooper; bona fide high-pressure producers in Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Alex Killorn, Brayden…

The disappointment was significant for a couple of days but Allen had only a week or so before he turned his attention to the Eagles and taking the extremely difficult steps toward making the team. Allen says he has to learn “how to be a receiver again and play the position” after being away from the game for so long. He’s fast, yeah, but there is a whole lot more to playing wide receiver – and playing special teams, for that matter – than just being one of the world’s fastest men.”The nuances are much different than college and it’s…

Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren will play in Jamal Crawford’s pro-am league. The top two picks in the 2022 NBA Draft will be on the same floor Saturday. Orlando Magic rookie forward Paolo Banchero and Oklahoma City Thunder rookie forward-center Chet Holmgren are set to play today in The CrawsOver, a pro-am league based in Seattle. The game will be streamed by the NBA as the league continues its goal to engage with fans throughout the offseason and widen its scope of basketball content. The top picks will team up in Seattle where they are expected to face off against…

Sean Gardner | Getty Images SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Kyle Busch’s openness about the unresolved nature of his contract status for 2023 has had a ripple effect for other teams in the NASCAR Cup Series garage. The two-time Cup champ admitted he’s shopped his services to other organizations as the talks for a return to Joe Gibbs Racing have lagged. When asked about a potential link between Busch and Stewart-Haas Racing for next season, SHR senior statesman Kevin Harvick didn’t hold back. “I’d hire Kyle Busch today,” Harvick said, “because he’d have a great impact on the performance of our team,…