Author: Tim Runn

Story Links NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State women’s tennis head coach Maja Kovacek has improved her program with the addition of in-state high school standout Zoe Limparis (Hinsdale, Illinois), who will join the team’s roster beginning in the Fall of 2022. “Zoe will be a great addition to the team,” Kovacek said. “She is all in and will make every effort to grow as a player and contribute to our team’s success.” Limparis is a member of the 2021 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 2A state championship team at Hinsdale Central and advanced to the state championship quarterfinals…

Let’s go over the latest NHL COVID news, with Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner ranking as the biggest name added to protocol. Scroll for a couple important injury bits, too.Maple Leafs add Marner, Engvall to NHL COVID protocol listMuch like other teams, the Maple Leafs dealt with plenty of players going in and out of NHL COVID protocol over the last month or so. Mitch Marner and Pierre Engvall avoided entering NHL COVID protocol … until now, it seems.While Marner hasn’t put up huge offensive numbers by his standards in 2021-22 (21 points in 26 games), he’s clearly important…

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 24: Aaron Rodgers #12 talks with Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur during the game against the Washington Football Team at Lambeau Field on October 24, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Green Bay defeated Washington 24-10. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) Having already clinched an NFC North title, this Sunday’s matchup against the Detroit Lions doesn’t mean much for the Green Bay Packers. But even so, superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants to take the field. On Friday, head coach Matt LaFleur revealed that Rodgers will start in Week 18 — although he certainly doesn’t…

By The Associated PressJanuary 7, 2022 GMTThe Dallas Mavericks will be without coach Jason Kidd on Friday night against the Houston Rockets. The Mavericks announced Kidd has entered the health and safety protocols as the NBA’s 13th head coach sidelined this season. Assistant coach Sean Sweeney will be Dallas’ acting head coach. Dallas currently is fifth in the Western Conference and has won four straight. The Mavericks are scheduled to host Chicago on Sunday night before hitting the road for a two-game swing. The last few weeks in the NBA have seen most teams dealing with outbreaks; 11 games have…

Spencer Boyd and Young’s Motorsports announced a fourth season together with Boyd set to pilot the No. 12 Chevrolet Silverado in the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Season. Boyd has driven the No. 20 for Young’s Motorsports since 2019.Tyler Young of Young’s Motorsports commented on the upcoming season and the number change for Boyd, “Spencer has earned the No. 12 ride, plain and simple.  He works harder than any driver out there and I said last year that he is part of our growth strategy, so it’s great to be able to make that step with him.”Ryan “Pickle” London…

Sunday Night Baseball will not only have a new sound moving forward on ESPN, but fans will also have the option for an alternate viewing experience in an ESPN2 simulcast. Longtime studio host Karl Ravech will anchor the Sunday night crew, while five-time World Series champion and 1994 AL Cy Young winner David Cone joins ESPN as an analyst. The broadcast team is rounded out by former player and coach Eduardo Perez, who has served as one of ESPN’s premier analysts since 2014 (and also from 2006-10). But that trio won’t be the only option some weeks. ESPN is launching…

Story Links ST. LOUIS – The Murray State University Board of Regents accepted an invitation from the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during a special meeting held at Wells Hall on the MSU campus in Murray, Kentucky, on Jan. 7, 2022.The Murray State Racers become the 11th member of the MVC beginning July 1, 2022.UNI’s Director of Athletics David Harris said the MVC wasn’t obligated to add more members, so institutions were only considered if they strengthened the league’s brand.    “The MVC has set a high bar for adding member institutions,” Harris said. “Murray State has proven to have…

Ralf Rangnick downplayed talk of dressing room discontent as the interim Manchester United manager looks to recover from the shock loss to Wolves. There has been intense scrutiny on the Old Trafford giants in the wake of a 1-0 home loss on Monday that was more one-sided than the scoreline suggests. It has been reported that as many as 17 players are unhappy with the current situation but interim manager Rangnick seemed unperturbed by talk of dissatisfied fringe players. “Well, I mean this is not only an issue with a club like Manchester United,” he said. “When you have a…

The Sri Lanka cricket board (SLC) has lifted the one-year ban from international matches imposed on Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella. The trio were suspended in July last year after they breached the team’s bio-bubble protocols during the tour of England. A video posted on social media showed the players were outside their designated team hotel in Durham. “Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to lift the one-year suspension imposed on the above three players from playing international cricket, across all three formats, with immediate effect,” the board said in a statement on Friday. “However, the lifted suspension will…

January 7th, 2022 HBO Trisha Morrison, the widow of former heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison, has informed WBN she is launching an appeal following a recent court ruling. DNA evidence submitted by Trisha that will prove Tommy Morrison was free of HIV at the time of his death got overruled before Christmas. Revealing what transpired, the frustrated Trisha vowed to fight until her case gets fully heard. A technicality on filing got cited as reasoning for her DNA request getting rejected despite an initial ruling in favor. “On December 21, 2021 – the 9th Circuit Court changed the panel of Judges.…