Author: Tim Runn

Only one game remains in the preseason of the 2022 NFL campaign: The Lions at the Steelers. Sunday’s game is interesting on several facts, including the fact that Detroit is getting the “Hard Knocks” treatment and Pittsburgh appears to have a potential Day 1 starter at quarterback with rookie Kenny Pickett. The idea of pitting Pickett, the No. 20 pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, against Aidan Hutchinson, the No. 2 overall pick, is tantalizing. But it remains to be seen just how much action those first-round picks will see in Sunday’s game — especially with the season so close.…

Charles Barkley fired the latest salvo in his back-and-forth with Kevin Durant. The Hall of Famer recently called KD an “abject failure” for his stint with the OKC Thunder as the franchise player. On “The Odd Couple” podcast, Chris Broussard pushed back on Barkley’s shot at Durant, which the Fox Sports analyst felt was out of bounds: “To call his years in Oklahoma City an ‘abject failure’ is abject lunacy. Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City to great heights. In fact, he led them as far as Charles Barkley led a team, which was to the finals.” “I can’t go abject…

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Mike Joy has covered everything from pro beach soccer to college football, and even the Olympics. But his many years covering NASCAR are what helped make him a household name in the world of sports.Having finished his 22nd year as Fox Sports’ lead Cup Series announcer, Joy brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to fans all over the world. But there are few places he’s more passionate about than Darlington Raceway, home of this year’s 73rd running of the Cook Out Southern 500.Since Fox now broadcasts Darlington’s spring race, the Goodyear 400, Joy brought up the…

ST. LOUIS — John Schuerholz often said, “Winners make commitments, and losers make excuses,” during his long Hall of Fame career. The longtime Braves executive would have been proud of how Charlie Morton and Kenley Jansen responded to the troubles they encountered in a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals on Saturday night at Busch Stadium. Jansen walked in the game-ending run and then took full accountability. “We’re all human,” Jansen said. “Of course, we don’t ever want to blow a game. But that’s the nature of the game. You’ve got your ups, you’ve got your downs and you’ve got to…

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) -A golf tournament was held at Wyckoff Country Club to support Alzheimer’s. Saturday’s tournament was a fundraiser to raise awareness for the disease and those impacted by it.The organizer for the tournament, Richard Amellin, said the event as in memory of his dad, who passed away from Alzheimer’s, and he is glad to brig awareness to the community.“Everybody here is in favor for this, people I don’t even have to call, they’re calling me asking me when the next tournament is, so a lot of people know about it,” he said.The event kicked off at 1:00 p.m.…

The Minot Magicians were back in action Saturday as they hosted the Mandan Braves. The Magi looked to keep the wins coming while the Braves looked to get back in the win column. Score: Minot Magicians (1), Mandan (0) Bismarck (0), Legacy (1)Dickinson (3), Century (3)Jamestown (2), Williston (1) This news is republished from another source. You can check the original article here

SC-W vs FB-XI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Dream11 Team, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update of match between Scotland Women and FairBreak Women. SC-W vs FB-XI FairBreak XI Tour of Scotland 2nd and 3rd T20 Match Details: The 2nd and 3rd T20 match between Scotland Women and FairBreak Women will be played on 28th August at the Grange Cricket Club. For all the Dream11 Tips and Fantasy Cricket Live Updates, follow us on Cricketaddictor Telegram Channel. The first game is scheduled to start at 3:00 PM IST and the second match will start at 7:00 PM IST and live…

It appears that the next leg of Vitor Belfort’s foray into boxing has been found. The former UFC 12 tournament champion, UFC light heavyweight champion, and multiple time title contender left the Octagon back in 2018 having made known his intentions to retire from MMA. A contract deal with ONE Championship followed shortly afterward, but failed to produce a return to competition before Belfort parted ways with the promotion. Instead, the years since have seen the ‘Phenom’ turn his attention to a budding boxing career. The Brazilian first tried his hand in the ring way back in 2006, picking up…

Tribune News Service Chandigarh, August 27Yashasvi Balhara defeated Akshat Dhull to claim the boys’ U-17 title on the concluding day of the Chandigarh Open Tennis Tournament at the Lake Sports Complex here today. Daksh Kapoor claimed the third position.In the doubles event, the pair of Balhara and Dhull claimed the first position. Anuj Pal and Arnav Bishnoi stood second, while Parmarth and Keshav bagged the third spot. Pal was named most promising player of the category.Radha Sadhra won the girls’ U-17 final by defeating Mannat Awasthi and Priyanshi Katiyal claimed third position.In doubles final, Khushi and Mannat defeated…

Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY SportsWelcome to the latest edition of the THN Hot Seat, a continuing series of THN.com columns in which we focus on one member of each NHL team who’ll be facing a great deal of pressure in the 2022-23 season. The Hot Seat nominee could be an NHL player, head coach, team owner, or GM. Today, we’re examining the Pittsburgh Penguins. PENGUINS HOT SEAT: TRISTAN JARRY, GOALTENDERWHY: There’s no question the 27-year-old Jarry has been one of the better regular-season goalies in the past few regular seasons, but when it comes to the playoffs, his success hasn’t…