Author: Tim Runn

On February 19, Eye of the Tiger kicks off 2022 with a bang at the Cabaret du Casino de Montreal, where fans will witness the team’s most promising hopefuls in action at the first event of a series highlighting the organization’s ten-year anniversary. Alexandre Gaumont, Thomas Chabot, Luis Santana, Avery Martin-Duval and Leila Beaudoin will go to war on the undercard of the two main-event headliners. In the first, Arslanbek Makhmudov will battle Mariusz Wach for the NABF and NABA heavyweight titles, while Simon Kean will face off against Shawndell Winters in the second. In his third pro fight, Buckingham…

Story Links SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Kentucky women’s tennis team prevailed in its first road test of the season, defeating Notre Dame in a 4-1 decision on Friday at the Courtney Tennis Center in South Bend, Indiana. Following the win, the Wildcats improve to 4-0 on the season while the Fighting Irish start the year at 0-1.Playing on court three, Fiona Arrese and Florencia Urrutia defeated Maria Olivia Castedo and Yashna Yellayi, 6-1, as the Wildcat duo extended their doubles record to 3-0 for the year. Carla Girbau and Ellie Eades took down Carrie Beckman and Julia…

EDMONTON — The pressure is acute in Edmonton, and there is no place to hide. Go gas up the truck? Better go to a self-serve, or the pump jockey will want to know how that first goal snuck through your glove hand last night against Florida. Shovel the walks to get that mind off the game? Yeah, there’s no peace and quiet when the Girl Guides walk right past your house with a, “Sorry coach, no cookies for you.” Even the hockey kids on bottle drives don’t want Ken Holland’s empties. They’re hoping for more analytics driven bottles, and more…

The 2021 NFL season was anything but smooth for New York Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson. The former BYU and Corner Canyon High star struggled much of the year, while showing flashes of his ability at times for a New York team that was lacking quality depth and health at several key positions. Still, Wilson showed some glimpses, particularly toward the end of the season, to give fans hope his NFL career can be successful. So, how does Wilson stack up his fellow rookie quarterback class after one year? Pro Football Focus’ Michael Renner re-ranked the top quarterbacks from the…

The New Orleans Jazz drafted Lusia Harris in 1977, although she never actually played in a game. Former Delta State University basketball player Lusia Harris-Stewart died on Jan. 18 at age 66, the university’s athletic department announced. As news spread of her passing, headlines appeared online claiming she was the first and only woman to ever be drafted by an NBA team. That accomplishment surprised social media users, who were confused about why they were only learning her name for the first time despite her alleged historical achievement. “Learning her name for the first time in death?!?!?!” one Twitter user…

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson is set to embark on his second season in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, this time as a full-time driver for Chip Ganassi Racing. Johnson, 46, has heard the “critiques” of his first season as an open-wheel driver in the No. 48 Carvana Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, a season which ended with no top-15 finishes, no qualifying performance in the top half of the field and, therefore, no chance at a race victory for the first time in his decorated career. But as he recently said, the chatter about his results is simply outside…

COVID Numbers DecreaseOur local COVID-19 numbers show that the number of active cases has decreased over the last 10 days. As of yesterday, the City of Naperville is reporting 4,106 active cases versus the all-time high the city hit January 12 of 4,867. Region 7 has moved from a 22% seven-day rolling positivity rate on January 10 to 17.5% as of January 17. Region 8 hit its highest number this month on January 11 with a 20.1% seven-day rolling positivity rate. As of the 17th, Region 8 is at 17.1%. Edward Hospital’s numbers are also moving down. After experiencing a…

Story Links MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State head football coach Mike Neu has selected current outside linebackers coach Cory Connolly to lead the Cardinals’ special teams unit.Connolly, who will remain in charge of the team’s outside linebackers in addition to his new role, completed his seventh season with the program in 2021.”Cory has done a great job in his previous roles and has earned this promotion,” Neu said. “We’ve had great success on special teams, and I’m confident that his relentless effort and energy will make a positive impact on that group. He has a bright future ahead of…

Right then! This is all we have from this second ODI and the series now moves to Newlands, Cape Town for the third and final ODI. The series is already sealed by South Africa but India would like to avoid a whitewash here. The final ODI will take place on Sunday, 23rd December and the action starts at 2.00 pm IST (8.30 am GMT). But as you know, our coverage will start well in advance. So do join us for the same. Till then, goodbye and cheers!  This news is republished from another source. You can check the original article…

January 21st, 2022 @canelo The New Year is a time when many people decide to make a change in their lives. Especially when it seems that the Pandemic is loosening its grip, more hope and actually going out and about has made people remember that they have been stuck inside for a while now. They set resolutions, hoping to improve their health, fitness, and overall well-being. However, statistics show that most people who set resolutions never actually achieve them. Many people give up before they even start. There are several reasons why this happens. One of the main reasons is…