Author: Tim Runn

January 26th, 2022 Esther Lin Gervonta Davis stands accused of being promoted as a multi-weight world champion when only winning one real belt in one division. That’s according to former Showtime analyst and ex-world titleholding boxer Paulie Malignaggi. Discussing the situation on his Paulie TV channel, Malignaggi used Davis as a prime example of why boxing has too many straps. Davis getting labeled a genuine ruler in three weight classes irked Malignaggi when two of the belts won were WBA secondary titles. “[My] case in point, Showtime calling Gervonta Davis a three-division world champion,” said Malignaggi. “Even though he has…

No Novak Djokovic. No Roger Federer. No Serena Williams.You’d think that would lead to a wide-open Australian Open 2022, with new faces popping up to try and win a Slam while some of the game’s all-time greats are on the sidelines.Instead for the first time in 33 Slams, there are no first-time semi-finalists on either the men’s or women’s side of the draw, according to tennis writer Ben Rothenberg.Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. New to Kayo? Start Your Free Trial >DAY 10 WRAP: ‘Best I’ve…

Three goals allowed in 2:55 in the later stages of the first period put the game out of reach in the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.Buffalo was unable to beat goaltender Matt Murray, who made 32 saves at Canadian Tire Centre. Tyler Ennis recorded a hat trick for Ottawa, and Drake Batherson and Alex Formenton also scored. Aaron Dell stopped 42 shots for the Sabres, tying the career-high effort he set in his last start on Thursday.Shot attempts were 79-44 in Ottawa’s favor.Buffalo’s power play finished the night 0-for-5 and the penalty kill was 3-for-4.  How it happenedJeff…

Bill Curry shows off his Super Bowl ring during his presentation at Parkersburg High School on Tuesday. (Photo Provided)PARKERSBURG — Former National Football League star Bill Curry learned several lessons during his career as a player and coach, and shared them with students at Parkersburg High School on Tuesday. Speaking at teacher Sam Vincent’s Sports in Culture class at the PHS Library, Curry’s football and life lessons came from legendary Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, and from another legendary head coach, Don Shula. Curry spent a year playing for Lombardi’s Packers and from 1967 to 1972 with the…

Bulls forward Derrick Jones Jr. will return in 6-8 weeks after fracturing his right thumb on Tuesday.  Chicago Bulls forward Derrick Jones Jr. fractured his right index finger on Tuesday while working out at the Advocate Center, according to the team. Jones has been sidelined since Jan. 12 after sustaining a bone bruise in his right knee in the Bulls’ 138-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Injury Update: Derrick Jones Jr. fractured his right index finger earlier today while working out at the Advocate Center. Jones, sidelined since January 12, has been placed in a splint and is expected to…

DAYTONA BEACH — It’s been over two decades since Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran the Rolex 24 with his dad, finishing second in a Corvette during the 2001 event. And for Junior, those memories are enough to satisfy any craving of one day firing up another sports-car. The newest NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee is more than happy to watch the action from his home, or, in some cases, the NBC booth. “I got no business out there,” Junior said following a NASCAR Next Gen test at Daytona International Speedway earlier this month.”I don’t. I mean, you see the discrepancy with some of my…

Representatives from Major League Baseball and the MLBPA met for the second straight day Tuesday as the league made a proposal in several key areas to the union. Reports indicate that the league proposed to raise the minimum salary for players with 0-1 year of service time and withdrew its proposals to eliminate salary arbitration for any group. The league also agreed to accept the parameters of creating a pre-arbitration bonus pool for players. While that certainly sounds like progress, it is worth noting that both sides remain far apart in a lot of areas. On minimum salaries, the league…

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – Nick Leigh called it some of the most emotional 11 hours of his life. He and his wife, Nida, had just boarded a flight from Heathrow Airport in London to Las Vegas earlier this month. Their bags were packed. Their COVID-19 tests had come back negative. They were ready to go. “When we knew we were coming and we were 11 hours away from seeing George, it was just absolutely wonderful,” said Nick, who hadn’t seen his son, George, a junior who plays golf at UNLV, in over two years because of the pandemic. “Step out…

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – University of Hawaii Athletic Director David Matlin apologized to former UH football coach June Jones on Tuesday, but said the hiring process wasn’t rigged to favor former UH quarterback Timmy Chang.“I want to apologize for the way things played out. I really wish things had gone differently,” said Matlin, during an availability with reporters.“It wasn’t a done deal. … I was on board to have June and with Timmy as the coach-in-waiting as my first choice.”But Matlin also admitted that Chang was the frontrunner before Jones applied for the job and that Chang would be designated as…

The chairman of the Middlesex County Cricket Club has apologised after saying that the lack of diversity in English cricket is due to Afro-Caribbean people preferring football and rugby and the South Asian community focusing more on education.Key points:England and Wales Cricket Board met for a committee meeting on Tuesday to update its 12-point action plan to tackle racism and discriminationAzeem Rafiq says Middlesex chair Mike O’Farrell’s comments confirm an “endemic” racism problem in cricketO’Farrell’s comments come after Greg Clarke resigned in 2020 for suggesting before the same committee that South Asian people chose careers in IT over sportCoinciding with the appearance of four county…