Author: Tim Runn

A key welterweight showdown is set to tip the marquee on Saturday night in Las Vegas when former unified champion Keith Thurman makes his return to face a rising Mario Barrios on FOX PPV. Thurman, 33, will make the walk to the ring for the first time since a July 2019 decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in which he was dropped twice. Thurman dropped the WBA title in the process after previously owning the WBC strap as well.Barrios, meanwhile, moves up to 147 after going toe to toe with Gervonta “Tank” Davis in his last fight when he was stopped…

Next Match: vs. ITA Indoor Nationals 2/11/2022 | TBA Feb. 11 (Fri) / TBA vs. ITA Indoor Nationals History CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The 17th-ranked Old Dominion University women’s tennis team dropped a hard fought 4-3 match at the 23rd-ranked Miami Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon to finish a two-match Florida swing.   The doubles point went to the Hurricanes winning at number one (6-0) and number three (6-1) to clinch the point.   In singles, the Monarchs got on the board at number one with 71st-ranked Yuliia Starodubtseva knocking off Eden Richardson 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 to trail 2-1. …

LAS VEGAS – The Metropolitan Division defeated the Central Division 5-3 to claim the 2022 NHL All-Star Game and the $1 million prize. OK. Now that the hard news has been dealt with, let’s get into some fun stuff from the NHL’s showcase in a showtime town. “It’s a pretty easy city to show off,” local hero Alex Pietrangelo said. “I mean, everyone knows what Vegas is, right? We scribbled down 21 awesome things about All-Star in our notebook. 1. Behind-the-scenes blackjack access when the Strip shut down “Double down, Papi!” Brian Matthews is wearing a cowboy hat. He’s standing…

3) Mafe adjusts. Minnesota edge rusher Boye Mafe was named the National squad’s player of the game, and was all but unblockable during the practice week as well. He revealed after the game that there was a tough adjustment involved: A stand-up rusher at Minnesota, he was asked to play with his hand on the ground in Mobile. And it’s not as though he had much notice. “I honestly hadn’t been training with my hand on the ground. I got a call maybe five days before we showed up here and they said ‘We want you to try putting your…

Below are the projected starting lineups for each team playing on Saturday’s NBA slate, along with notable injury news for each squad. For real-time injury updates, check out our FantasyLabs NBA news page.  NBA Injury News 7:45 p.m. ET Update: LeBron James has been cleared to return to the lineup for the Lakers Saturday. 4:30 p.m ET Update: Ja Morant has been cleared to play Saturday despite a sore foot. LeBron James has been upgraded to a game-time decision for tonight’s primetime game against the Knicks. Lu Dort and Isaiah Roby have been ruled out for the Thunder. Ja Morant…

YOU’VE FINALLY HAD A CHANCE TO GET OUT ON THE TRACK. WHAT ARE YOUR OVERALL IMPRESSIONS?KYLE LARSON: “I think it’s awesome; everything about it. Staging outside, driving through the tunnel, getting out there – it all kind of has that grassroots feel to it a little bit. I feel like NASCAR did an amazing job with the race track and, so far, I don’t really have any comments of concern. I think that’s something good because I feel like, a lot of the time, us drivers think we’re way smarter than NASCAR (laughs) and we could have done a better…

First baseman Adrián González, a veteran of 15 big-league seasons, announced his retirement on Saturday by posting a farewell message to his Instagram account.González’s note, which can be read in full below, thanked his family, his agent, and his fans. It concluded with the following declaration: “[It’s] now time to continue on with my life into new and continued businesses and partnerships.” González, who will celebrate his 40th birthday in May, entered the world of professional baseball in 2000, when he was drafted No. 1 overall by the then-Florida Marlins. González never played in the majors with the Marlins. Rather,…

Image by Bill SandkeJoin us! The Rotary Club of Coronado is presenting its 26th Annual Coronado Rotary Charity Golf Tournament at the Coronado Municipal Golf Course on Friday, March 18, 2022.The annual Coronado Rotary Charity Golf Tournament began in 1998 and is played on the beautiful Coronado Municipal Golf Course located adjacent to Glorietta Bay with stunning views of the Coronado Bridge. The Coronado Rotary Club’s annual Golf Tournament is the first yearly fund-raising event for the club’s Foundation which supports over sixty projects each year with financial grants. The success of the Tournament hinges on Rotary volunteers, corporate and individual…

The Sooners have experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows thanks to the NCAA’s transfer portal. The 2022 cycle of transfers has seen Oklahoma go through a major roster shift that usually comes when programs are broken or being rebuilt. That doesn’t describe the Sooners but they lost a head coach and had a mass exodus of players to the transfer portal or the NFL draft. Enter Brent Venables and a new offensive coordinator in Jeff Lebby and an entirely new defensive staff. The Sooners’ new offensive coordinator immediately got to work trying to sell star freshman…

Read moreIndia vs England Highlights, ICC U19 World Cup 2022 Final: Wicket to Medium pacer Tom Aspinwall as Harnoor Singh departs for 21 of 46 balls. Went for the pull but pulled out, but a bit too late as the ball takes the edge and a screamer of a catch from Alex Horton behind the stumps. In walks, Indian skipper Yash Dhull. IND 49/2 in 18 vs ENG, chasing 190 to win  What a passage of play this for India. After the maiden from Hangargekar the previous over, James Rew decides to take on Ravi Kumar and he pulls one straight to Kaushal…