Author: Tim Runn

Alcaraz capped off his breakout season by winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open, becoming the first teenager to lift a Major trophy since Rafael Nadal in 2005. Thanks to his victory in Flushing Meadows, he also became the new world No 1 and smashed Lleyton Hewitt’s previous record to become the youngest man ever to reach the top of the rankings.The Spaniard has since received a hoard of messages from fellow players and others in the sporting world including from Nadal and Real Madrid FC, and Djokovic has now joined in sending Alcaraz a message. Taking…

(Willmar MN-) A pre-trial hearing takes place Monday for the civil trial over the sale of land for a proposed golf course in Kandiyohi County. Dean Thorson of rural Spicer filed the suit against Cedar Hills Century Farm Inc. over the sale of 187 acres of land south of Lake Andrew to a group that wants to build the Tepetonka Golf Course. The land, known as Cedar Hills Century Farm Inc. is owned by three siblings…Dean and Dan Thorson and Sherry Ulman. Last fall Ulman and Dan Thorson decided to sell the land to developers of the golf course, but…

Irvine City Council members are set to direct the future of the Great Park’s Championship Soccer Stadium this week, potentially deciding which professional teams have a home there and what access the broader community will have.   Right now, the Orange County Soccer Club uses the facility as their home field, and their lease is set to automatically renew in November for another two years.  But the LA Galaxy’s reserve team, dubbed LA Galaxy II, is talking with city officials about moving into the stadium as well, and community groups throughout the county are pushing the city to reduce the time…

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Brendon McCullum reflects on England’s successful Test summer and the impact captain Ben Stokes has played in it Brendon McCullum reflects on England’s successful Test summer and the impact captain Ben Stokes has played in it Brendon McCullum hailed his England side and skipper Ben Stokes after they secured a 2-1 series win over South Africa, with Stokes saying “we owed it to the nation”. England took just 25 minutes on day five to seal a nine-wicket win over South Africa in the third Test at the Kia Oval, with…

By Dan Ambrose: Gennadiy Golovkin’s brother Max Golovkin, says he and the team view Canelo Alvarez as just an “average boxer” from Mexico. Max Golovkin says Canelo (57-2-2, 39 KOs) has gotten where he is today because of the way he’s been promoted. Max’s label of the 32-year-old Canelo being just an “average boxer” would ring true if one looked at how lost he was against Dmitry Bivol, Erislandy Lara, Golovkin, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Canelo was outboxed by Golovkin in both of their fights, as well as against the above-mentioned fighters. Interestingly, Canelo only has two losses in those…

From Matt Nielson  Valley City, ND (NEWSDAKOTA.com) – The Hi-Liners played a lot of tennis over the weekend with a non-conference 3-2 match against Mandan on Friday followed by the Sheyenne Invite all day in Fargo on Saturday.  Results: VC Always Listed First VC 1 Mandan 4 1S Trey Cope lost to Karter Hatzenbuhler 6-2, 6-4 2S Casey Kruger lost to Brady Helbling 6-3, 6-3 3S Gavin Swenson lost to Jared Christen 6-0, 6-0 1D Alex Rogelstad/Max Magnuson lost to Anton Kozojed/Rylan Bechtel 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(8) 2D Miles Taylor/Emmett Olson defeated Logan Miller/Dominic Kautzmann 6-3, 6-2   Sheyenne Invitational Tournament:…

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY SportsNHL training camps open across the league this year, and we’re finally getting back into the full swing of things.But for a handful of notable players, the season is starting off without an NHL contract. Zach Aston-Reese and Danny DeKeyser were among some of the UFAs that signed tryout deals in recent days, but there are still some others that could see some movement in the coming days.1. Evan Rodrigues, C, 282021-22 cap hit: $1,000,000One of the best value players last year, Rodrigues had 43 points in 82 games, a career-best campaign after never breaking the…

“It was extremely excited for sure,” Smith said. “I tried to stay in that neutral mindset. I knew there’d be ebbs and flows throughout an NFL game. But not every play would go our way. I just have to be tighter in terms of playing assignment-sound football. You got to be consistent in everything that you do. So definitely building that consistency.”Smith’s first challenge in his first NFL start came on the very first drive of the game for Dallas when left guard Connor McGovern went down with an ankle injury, forcing Matt Farniok into duty.”It was really tough to…

Steph Curry wasn’t hesitant about being open to a potential Warriors reunion with Kevin Durant.In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Golden State star said he would have been be OK with blowing up the reigning-champion Warriors roster in the offseason to play with Durant again.Watch every game of the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Live & Free on ESPN with Kayo Freebies. Register now, no credit card required.A reunion was on the cards. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)Source: News Regional Media“If you said, ‘Oh, KD’s coming back, and we’re gonna play with him,’ I had so much fun playing…

At Kansas SpeedwayKansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.50 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (6) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 267 laps, 53 points. 2. (25) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 40.3. (4) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 267, 53.4. (3) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 267, 43. 5. (12) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 40.6. (9) William Byron, Chevrolet, 267, 39.7. (5) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 267, 34. 8. (7) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 33.9. (17) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267, 39.10. (15) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 267, 27. 11. (22) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 267, 37.12. (8) Austin Cindric, Ford, 267, 25.13. (13) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 267, 24. 14. (11) Austin…