Author: Tim Runn

Eric Taylor/klcfotos Cal senior Yuta Kikuchi is unbeaten through two days at the Hawaii Invitational. MTEN1/7/2022 9:52 PM | By: Cal Athletics HONOLULU – Yuta Kikuchi and Carl Emil Overbeck won in singles and partnered to win in doubles on Friday, as the Cal men’s tennis team competed on day two of the Hawaii Invitational.   The Golden Bears were 5-0 in singles, including Kikuchi’s 6-1, 7-6(4) victory over BYU’s Jack Barnett and Overbeck’s 6-0, 7-6(5) win over BYUs Mateo Vereau. Overbeck and Kikuchi beat Hawaii’s Blaz Seric and Karl Collins, 8-2, in doubles at the UH Tennis…

LAS VEGAS — Marc-Andre Fleury on Saturday will face the Vegas Golden Knights for the first time since they traded him to the Chicago Blackhawks, and one of his former teammates is expecting an emotional night here (10 p.m. ET; TVAS, ATTSN-RM, NBCSCH, ESPN+, NHL LIVE).”I’m really looking forward to that moment after the video (tribute) he’s going to get,” Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault said Friday. “There’s not one night that’s not packed at T-Mobile Arena, but the night with him coming back … He built this city. He built sports in this city. He’s the one who made…

Aguirre is a partner in the Aguirre & Severson law firm and was the San Diego city attorney from 2004-2008. St. Louis lawyer Robert D. Blitz has obtained a $790 million settlement from the NFL to pay damages the NFL inflicted on St. Louis and its sports authority by moving the Rams football team from St. Louis to Los Angeles — a settlement that may open the door for San Diego to recover the hundreds of millions of dollars the city lost when NFL owners approved relocating the Chargers in Los Angeles.What is remarkable about the St. Louis case against…

Through 3 QuartersBoth the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards have kept the scorekeepers busy with 204 between them three quarters in. It’s looking more and more like Chicago’s high-powered offense is just too much for Washington as the Bulls lead 109-95. Chicago has been relying on point guard Lonzo Ball, who has shot 6-for-10 from downtown and has recorded 18 points and four dimes, and center Nikola Vucevic, who has posted a double-double on 13 boards and 12 points along with six assists. A double-double would be Vucevic’s seventh in a row. One thing to keep an eye out…

Speedway Motorsports, which owns Nashville Superspeedway and is trying to bring a NASCAR Cup Series race to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, announced the promotion of two veteran staff members Friday.Mike Burch was named the company’s chief operating officer and Jerry Caldwell was named president of Bristol Motor Speedway.“Mike Burch and Jerry Caldwell are dedicated leaders who search every day for innovative ways we can serve our fans, partners and employees,” Speedway Motorsports president and CEO Marcus Smith said in a release. “We are proud to have Mike and Jerry on our executive leadership team and thankful not only for their past…

The Mets and Yankees haven’t agreed to a player-for-player trade since the Mike Stanton-for-Felix Heredia swap in December 2004, but that streak was almost broken in blockbuster fashion during Brodie Van Wagenen’s two-year stint as the Mets’ general manager.  The two New York teams came very close to a July 2019 swap that would have sent Zack Wheeler to the Bronx, according to SNY’s Andy Martino, except an unknown player also involved in the trade failed a medical exam. The Yankees were known to be one of the teams interested in Wheeler heading into the deadline, though the Bronx Bombers…

The 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii field is set with the passing of the typical Friday entry deadline. The field is set for this event, played at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Sony Open in Hawaii field is headlined by the likes of Cameron Smith, Webb Simpson, Bryson DeChambeau and more. This is set to be a 144-player field is played out over four days, with this event marking the 11th tournament of the 2020-2022 PGA Tour season. The tournament is being played in its originally intended slot, as the second event in the 2022 portion of the…

NORMAN – Two representatives of the University of Oklahoma soccer program have been selected to take part in the Canada Soccer Women’s National Team Program U-20 identification camp set to take place this month. The Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team Program announced the roster Friday. Chosen to participate in the camp is rising sophomore Keera Melenhorst. OU assistant coach and goalkeeper coach Maryse Bard-Martel was picked to be on staff with the Canadian U-20 national team. Fellow sophomore-to-be Sheridan Michel was selected as a training player. The camp will take place this month in Markham, Ontario, as part of preparation…

For a second consecutive summer, the New Year’s Test at the SCG has been marred by spectators hurling abuse at visiting players.For a second consecutive summer, the New Year’s Test at the SCG has been marred by spectators hurling abuse at visiting players.After England lost four wickets in the morning session on Friday morning, Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow combined for a 128-run partnership to resurrect the side’s innings on day three.Catch every moment of The Ashes live and ad-break free during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Try 14-days free now.Most Sydney spectators showed their appreciation for the pair…

Hafthor Bjornsson is preparing to step inside the boxing ring with Eddie Hall. While there has been speculation around Bjornsson teaming up with Tyson Fury for his upcoming fight, ‘The Mountain’ has downplayed how a sparring session between him and ‘The Gyspy King’ would go.During a recent interview with iFLTV’s Andrew McCart, Hafthor Bjornsson said: “He would beat me to bits but I would definitely take it and I would definitely learn and get better. The only downfall would be that I would get beaten. The good side is I would learn from it. Everytime you get beat, you get…