Author: Tim Runn

By Jeff Sorby: Former IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. is recovering from surgery in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday after being shot 3 times and robbed on Sunday night. The bullets have been removed, and it’s believed that he’ll recover. Easter Jr. was robbed of three diamond rings, his cellphone two gold chains. It’s unclear if the gold chins were the weighty expensive type that sometimes invites trouble. WTOL 11 is reporting that the 31-year-old Easter Jr. (23-1-1, 14 KOs) came up against grout of attackers on Sunday evening, asking him for money on Sycamore Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Earlier…

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Rob Edwards/klcfotos After Valentina Ivanov and the Bears play in Michigan, they stay in the midwest to compete in national indoors. WTEN2/7/2022 11:54 AM | By: Cal Athletics BERKELEY – Fourth-ranked California women’s tennis hits the road to play at No. 20 Michigan on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET at the Varsity Tennis Center.   The Golden Bears bring a 4-0 record to Ann Arbor, where Cal head coach Amanda Augustus coached for two seasons before taking charge of her alma mater’s program. The Wolverines have a 3-2 record. Tuesday will mark only the second dual match between…

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NHL

Detroit Red WingsThe first week of February gave us plenty of hijinks from All-Star weekend and the Washington Capitals kicking off Black History Month in a big way:The Washington Capitals honor their black heritage When it comes to the history of the Washington Capitals, you’re telling an incomplete story if you’re not getting into the impact that Black players have had on the franchise. From the likes of Mike Marson and Bill Riley in the 1970s and 1980s to the likes Joel Ward and Devante Smith-Pelley in more recent years, it’s an important part of the team’s legacy.With Black History Month…

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NFL

The Green Bay Packers entered the offseason needing massive upgrades to their disastrous special teams unit. To that end, Matt LaFleur made a splash hire. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the Packers are expected to hire former Las Vegas Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia as their new special teams coach, per sources informed of the situation. Green Bay fired special teams coordinator Maurice Drayton following the Packers’ postseason loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The Packers’ special teams unit struggled all season — ranking dead last in Football Outsiders DVOA metrics — before bottoming out in the…

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour racing at Monadnock Speedway in WInchester, New Hampshire. (Kathryn Riley/NASCAR) ATTLEBORO, Mass. — JDV Productions and Whelen Engineering announced today the new Whelen Granite State Short Track Cup that will debut in 2022. The three-race series will cover three of the four NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events that JDV Productions will promote during the new racing season. All three events as part of the Whelen Granite State Short Track Cup will be in the state of New Hampshire. The first is set for Saturday, May 21, as the inaugural Granite State Derby will take place at…

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MLB

RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball prospects coverage is back. The 2022 season is quickly approaching and while the MLB season still hangs in the balance due to the lack of a Collective Bargaining Agreement, the minor league season will be unaffected (for players not on the 40-man roster). We’re continuing our 2022 prospect coverage with the comprehensive Top 250 dynasty prospects list. And while this is always a challenging process, recent events have made it all the more difficult. Lost development time has hindered some prospects’ development and now we have a wide range of rule changes around minor league baseball that…

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ScHoolboy Q Explains How Golf Changed His Life On PGA Tour | HipHopDX Subscribe Subscribe To DX Newsletter Get the most important stories in Hip Hopstraight to your inbox Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!You’re Far Too Kind To complete the subscription process, pleaseclick the link in the email we just sent you. Joining Newsletter This news is republished from another source. You can check the original article here

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Glades Day girls soccer and its prolific mother-daughter duo bucked expectations in 2022 from a district often dominated by Lake Worth Christian.The Gators posted a 2-0 victory in the rivals’ first meeting in three years to earn a district championship last week.It was a symbolic win for the Gators (12-4-2), namely team captains Jenna Smith, Nicki Ruiz, and Hana Lohmann, who set a goal to win the District 13-2A playoff series in the team’s first meeting of the season.Glades Day suffered shutout losses in six previous matches with the Defenders (8-8), from 2016 to 2019. Last week’s triumph marked the…

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NEW DELHI: Former West Indies captain and one of world’s premier all-rounders Jason Holder could well turn out to be one of the most expensive buys at this edition of Indian Premier League’s mega-auction with Royal Challengers Bangalore expected to bid heavily for him. If sources privy to RCB’s auction strategy are to be believed, the franchise that has Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj in its ranks as retained players, are likely to bid up till Rs 12 crore because of his multiple skill-sets, which is a rarity in this format. “Ben Stokes isn’t available, Hardik Pandya and…

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