Author: Tim Runn

Humberto Castellanos ARI Out (Forearm) ATL Away Castellanos has been added to the 60-day IL due to strained right forearm and will not take the field for the Diamondbacks. It is unclear when he is expected to return. Zach Davies ARI Out (Shoulder) ATL Away Davies has been added to the 15-day IL due to right shoulder inflammation and will not take the field for the Diamondbacks. His timetable to return is undetermined. Ozzie Albies ATL Out (Foot) ARI Home Albies has been added to the 60-day injured list due to a fracture in his left foot and will not…

Editor’s note: One in an occasional series spotlighting the top moments from area high schools and colleges.On Monday morning, April 4, Wiley College held a press conference to introduce Rafael Gonzalez, who will be the head coach of men’s and women’s soccer, programs returning to the school for the first time since 2018, as well as Jacob Robinson, who will be the head coach of the men’s golf team that will be brought back to the school for the first time since 1968-1969, and will coach women’s golf, a program brand new to the school.“This school year, which starts next…

Fantasy football draft season is right around the corner and avoiding overvalued players in drafts is one of the best ways to ensure fantasy success.  Note: All top-12 quarterbacks in addition to top-24 wide receivers and running backs were considered.  Use promo code PFF40 to get 40% off your annual subscription.1. Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ADP: QB9 Brady is coming off of a stellar 2021 season in which he put up a 92.0 PFF grade and a fantasy QB3 finish. Now entering his 23rd season and turning 45 years old, Brady has lost Rob Gronkowski while Chris Godwin will…

MUMBAI: Former India cricketers will continue to enjoy voting rights in the Mumbai Cricket Association, thanks largely to an emotional plea in this regard by MCA president Vijay Patil, who chaired a Special General Meeting called by a few members of the association on Friday morning to discuss major proposed amendments to its constitution. Mumbai boasts of 71 former ex-International players-the maximum from any city, or even state in India- with greats like Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Dilip Vengsarkar being amongst them. “As the Chairman of the SGM and the MCA president, I made an appeal to all the…

Gio “El Cabron” Cabrera (21-0, 7 KO’s) was looking to make a statement in Hinkley, Minnesota, last Saturday night. And, to say the young Chicago-raised, Los Angeles-based southpaw did that and didn’t waste any time doing it would be an understatement.    Cabrera made it look pretty easy.   However, the task was anything but that. A determined and doggedly tough Gabriel Flores Jr. was also attempting to make a point. But, seven seconds into the fight, Cabrera had deposited the once red-hot Stockton, California boxer on the canvas.   Cabrera continued to punish Flores, dropping him again and dominating…

When it comes to the most celebrated men’s tennis trilogies in major finals, there are quite a few to dissect from the SW19 vaults. Fedal III is the one that still spills into the classic of all classics category. Likewise, Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic III in 2019 was another epic where the Serbian simply refused to yield against the Swiss despite “losing” on all the other statistical metrics of the day. Roger Federer v Andy Roddick III is the least-discussed dark horse of the family. When Wimbledon was Federer’s bedfellow – before Rafa came along to threaten his king-size…

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forward Mathieu Joseph on a four-year, $11.8M contract extension. The contract has an average value of $2.95 million annually and includes the following breakdown: $2.5M in 2022-23, $2.7M in 2023-24, $3.3M in 2024-25 and $3.3M in 2025-26. Joseph, 25, registered 12 points (four goals, eight assists) and six penalty minutes over 11 games with the Senators last season after being acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning, in exchange for forward Nick Paul, on March 20. He concluded the season having established new NHL career…

White, a safety, was drafted in the fourth round of the 1988 NFL Draft out of Ohio State by the Lions. Spielman, a middle linebacker, was taken in the same draft by Detroit after the two played together with the Buckeyes.By his second season, White had joined Spielman in the Detroit defensive starting lineup.White played six years in Detroit, starting 79 of 95 games he played with the franchise and producing 450 tackles with 13 interceptions along the way.For his career, White played in 170 games (132 starts) with 20 interceptions and 721 tackles.In 1994, White joined the Chiefs for…

Dwight Howard has achieved it all in the NBA, and even at age 36, he still has something left to contribute to the league. But is the center, who is currently without a team as a free agent, already thinking about life post-NBA?  Howard made a surprise appearance Thursday at a WWE tryout session in Nashville, Tenn., the site of this weekend’s SummerSlam. The eight-time NBA All-Star and one-time NBA champion used his wrestling alias, Sho’nuff — the villain from the 1985 movie “The Last Dragon.”  MORE: Best and worst NBA contracts 2022-23 Howard cut a promo and participated in in-ring drills. According…

CHICAGO — Following news that NASCAR is on course for a stop in Chicago next year, city officials revealed new details about how the race will impact the downtown area. Crain’s Chicago Business reports that the race, scheduled to take place July 1-2 in 2023, will tie up all of Grant Park for two weeks. The city’s Park District issued a permit to organizers that spans from June 22 to July 5. NASCAR issued the following statement: In collaboration with the City of Chicago and Choose Chicago/the Chicago Sports Commission to bring world renown events that elevate Chicago’s global sports presence,…