Author: Tim Runn

Her woes continued at this week’s Sydney Tennis Classic event, where she was brushed aside 6-0 6-1 by world number 13 Elena Rybakina.And now Mats Wilander, himself a winner of seven Grand Slam titles, has said the British player still has much to achieve before she’s considered a formidable talent by her peers.Swedish great Wilander will know what Raducanu must feel like, having won the 1982 French Open aged just 17, beating the legendary Ivan Lendl in the process.“I knew I had beaten the best players in the world along the way and my confidence level got really high. That was…

DALLAS — Joe Pavelski had two goals and three assists for the Dallas Stars in a 5-2 win against the Seattle Kraken at American Airlines Center on Wednesday.Pavelski (37 years, 185 days) is the first NHL player 37 or older to score at least five points in a game since Teemu Selanne had three goals and two assists for the Anaheim Ducks against the Colorado Avalanche on March 28, 2011 (40 years, 268 days). It was the first five-point game of Pavelski’s NHL career.”It’s a fun night,” Pavelski said. “Puck’s going in the net, we’re getting a lot of chances.…

Heading into Week 18, all T.J. Watt needed was one sack to knot himself in the history books with Michael Strahan for the all-time record in a single season at 22.5. For a minute, it looked like the Pittsburgh pass-rusher made quick work of that history-making endeavor, knocking the football loose from Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley in the first quarter on Sunday. In the immediate aftermath of the play, the takedown was treated as if Watt had tied himself with Strahan for the record. However, the statisticians in Baltimore ultimately ruled the botched snap between Huntley and center, Bradley Bozeman, as…

8:00 AM ETJamal CollierESPN THE STADIUM CREW has already begun to disassemble the United Center floor, turning the arena from a basketball court to a hockey rink following the Chicago Bulls’ victory over the Orlando Magic. It’s Jan. 3, and as they stack the courtside seats, remove the scorer’s table and line the outside of the stands with hockey boards, DeMar DeRozan stands alone at the free throw line 30 minutes after the buzzer.He’s stewing. “S—,” he yells, his voice echoing off the walls of the arena. Another miss.DeRozan, who is shooting better than 85% from the line on the…

Although the tandem draft we saw dominate superspeedway racing at the beginning of the 2010s is long gone and will likely never return, the ability to push another car out in front of the pack could still prove to be the winning move in February’s Daytona 500. Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin showed just how powerful it can be when he pushed Joey Logano out in front of the pack during Tuesday’s test session. However, the pack quickly caught back up as the duo became separated.  “You can’t do it for a long period of time, but the benefits…

Major League Baseball is currently in a lockout and therefore the players cannot be training or rehabbing at team facilities for the time being. That hasn’t stopped the MLB players from finding a place to work out, however, as Britt Ghiroli of the Athletic reports that the MLBPA has reached an agreement with D-BAT Baseball and Softball Facilities to use their fields until the lockout comes to an end. Because MLB’s owners have barred players from using club facilities during the lockout (whether they are injured or not) the MLBPA has recently finalized a partnership w/ D-BAT enabling all 40-man…

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Story Links PHILADELPHIA – Temple Football Head Coach Stan Drayton named J.T. Hill as his Director of Player Personnel / Pro Liaison. Hill helped the Alabama Crimson Tide sustain success as perennial College Football Playoff contenders by helping sign multiple top ranked classes and several future first round draft picks.   “J.T. has seen recruiting at the highest level of college football,” said Drayton. “He knows how to identify top-tier talent. He’s been fortunate to learn from the best in the business in Nick Saban, and has been able to recruit all over the country. His experience will help…

“We have to change and that is not going to happen overnight. We are on the first step of that ladder”; Lord Patel says Yorkshire are making positive progress after Azeem Rafiq revealed racism he suffered at the club Last Updated: 12/01/22 8:24pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Yorkshire CCC chairman Lord Patel admits it would be catastrophic if Test cricket were not to return to Headingley. Yorkshire CCC chairman Lord Patel admits it would be catastrophic if Test cricket were not to return to Headingley. Lord Patel has warned it would be a “catastrophe” if…

Filipino Vincent “Asero” Astrolabio, a fighter who trains in the Manny Pacquiao Boxing Gym, has a very tough mission ahead of him. Plans are taking shape for the Astrolabio to face former world champion and complicated southpaw veteran “The Jackal” Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday, Feb 26, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.   Can Astrolabio pull off the big win? His long-time coach, the experienced Nonoy Neri of Davao ’s MP Boxing Gym, says yes. The hard-swinging General Santos City native, Astrolabio (16-3, 12 KO’s), gets the biggest break in his pro boxing career when he battles the crafty Cuban 2-time…