Author: Tim Runn

By Ken Hissner: Philadelphia’s unbeaten welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis is the most dangerous boxer in the world today! He is on the brink of a world title fight in 2022, and “they cannot stop him from a future title fight!” Ennis is the No. 1 ranked IBF contender. Some time back, he was the No. 1 USBA contender, and not one contender, including Lamont Peterson, wanted to fight him. So the vacant title went to No. 2 and No. 7, and the winner going into the IBF world ratings. This has got to stop NOW! Per www.fightnews.com Ennis is WBA…

Next Match: at South Alabama 2/10/2022 | 1:30 PM Feb. 10 (Thu) / 1:30 PM at South Alabama History BOCA RATON, Fla. – After falling behind early, the FGCU women’s tennis team made a valiant comeback against FAU, but ultimately fell to the Owls, 5-2, Friday afternoon in Boca Raton.”Today was a tough match as FAU played very well,” said head coach Courtney Vernon. “They competed better and it showed in the result. The team is already learning more about themselves from this match today and we look forward to practicing again tomorrow and continuing to improve.”FAU jumped…

LAS VEGAS — The 2022 NHL Draft could be moved out of Montreal if COVID-19 attendance limits in Quebec are not lifted prior to the event in July, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday.”If, in fact, the current restrictions remain in place, not only can’t we have fans, I don’t think we can have all the NHL and club personnel we need to conduct the draft,” Commissioner Bettman said at 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. “And if the restrictions are still in place, we’re going to have to consider doing something else with the draft other than conducting it in…

Another week, another award for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. This time, it’s the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award, which Chase was given on Friday. It comes after Chase recently earned the PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. In the 2021 regular season, Chase led all rookies and ranked fourth in the NFL with 1,455 receiving yards, the most by a rookie in the Super Bowl era. He also grabbed 13 touchdowns, third-most in the NFL this season, while finishing with 81 catches overall. In Week 17, Chase recorded 266 receiving yards in a 34-31 win…

Maybe there will be a James Harden and Ben Simmons swap after all. With less than a week remaining before this season’s trade deadline, The Athletic’s Shams Charania broke the news that the 76ers are expected to pursue Harden in the coming days and — here’s the key part — the Nets are “believed to be open to discussing a deal.” While Charania reports there’s “no urgency” for Nets officials, he adds that it’s believed that “an opening exists should an offer elevate the team and make the roster more well-rounded.” Sources: The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to pursue Brooklyn’s…

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COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Braves spring training is scheduled to start in just 11 days, but it now appears more likely that it could be delayed.On Friday, the players union rejected a call for a mediator to get involved in trying to end the baseball lockout.With talks between the players and Major League Baseball seemingly stalled, Braves fans worry the lockout could delay the start of spring training or even the regular season.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]“I’d hate to see that happen,” Braves fan Gary Liu said. “I don’t know the business reasons behind the arm…

Story Links Tweet #LOYALandTRUE The UT Martin men and Murray State women have been picked as the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference golf favorites in a vote of league head coaches released on Friday.On men’s side defending champion UT Martin picked up four of the nine first-place votes to finish with 60 points (the first time they have been picked first in the poll). That was just ahead of Tennessee Tech, who picked up three first-place votes, to tally 54 points, while Belmont received the other two first-place nods to garner 51 points.  Morehead State was picked fourth (45)…

Soccer | 2/4/2022 2:30:00 PM Story Links MINNEAPOLIS – As the University of Minnesota soccer team prepares for its 2022 season this fall, it now knows the path necessary to reach the postseason as the Big Ten announced dates for the 10-match conference slate.   Six of the opponents on the league’s schedule reached the NCAA Tournament a season ago, including Rutgers, a squad that made the 2021 College Cup after a perfect 10-0 regular season in Big Ten action.   The Gophers open conference play on the road at Nebraska for a rare Friday night matchup Sept. 16…

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has refused to put current keeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan in the same category as former India captain MS Dhoni when asked to compare the two, saying that it is still early days for Rizwan and let him achieve even half of what MS Dhoni did, before starting the compare the two keeper-batters. Widely regarded as one of the sharpest minds in the sport, MS Dhoni-led the Indian team to three ICC title wins — the 2007 T20I World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy. He ended his career after playing 90…