Author: Tim Runn

Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player, traveled all day Wednesday from Dubai to Australia, a journey that was supposed to begin his defense of the Australian Open singles championship.On Thursday, he was told he would need to leave the country, following a 10-hour standoff with government officials at a Melbourne airport, where he was held in a room overnight over the validity of his visa and questions about the evidence supporting a medical exemption from a coronavirus vaccine. The exemption was supposed to allow Djokovic, a 20-time Grand Slam tournament champion and one of the biggest stars…

It’s Thursday, We are a week away from the next un-postponed Islanders game. In the meantime, a few links, and another question (thanks to everyone who answered yesterday’s, which included some great tales of your favorite/first regular season game): Who’s your all-time favorite Islanders defenseman? If you’re of dynasty age, you might default to Denis Potvin — by far, on an Orr-esque level, the most impressive and dominant defenseman in franchise history. But even then, you might be partial to one of the dynasty’s more likeable characters (Ken Morrow?). Or maybe you’re strictly a Marc-Andre Bergeron guy. Personally: Potvin was…

NFL fans are going to have to be weaned off football a bit over the next couple of weeks. There was a stretch where there was a pro or college game on every day, but that time is drying up as Week 18 arrives. Week 18 will mark the first time that neither a “Thursday Night Football” NFL game nor a college football contest will be on the air for viewers. Instead, they’ll have to wait to see any sort of action until Saturday afternoon when the Chiefs take on the Broncos. There is always a gradual winnowing of prime-time…

“These are stressful times for everybody,” Spoelstra said, with the NBA having had to reshuffle officiating schedules due to the same coronavirus health-and-safety protocols that have sidelined nine Heat players this season. “Look, Kyle is extremely passionate. I don’t know exactly what he said. You just hope you can manage the game, keep the talent out there. Fans are paying money to see everybody play. This news is republished from another source. You can check the original article here

(CNN) – Xfinity Series driver Brandon Brown’s team says NASCAR has rejected Brown’s sponsorship deal with the cryptocurrency meme coin “LGBcoin.”In this case, “LGB” stands for “Let’s Go Brandon.”Last year, that phrase became code for a profane chant targeting President Joe Biden, originating from a viral video clip of Brown giving an interview after winning a race.Under the sponsorship deal, the LGBcoin.io sponsorship would have been displayed on Brown’s No. 68 car.Brown announced the deal last week, posting a video of the car on social media.Brandonbilt Motorsports said in a statement that they followed the standard process and a NASCAR…

Happy New Year to everyone and welcome to the first Pipeline Inbox of 2022. Let’s get to your questions… Termarr Johnson gets rave reviews for his hit tool, but Druw Jones has the bigger upside. If you picked No. 1, you’re swinging for the fences (Jones), right? [email protected] If I were really swinging for the fences, I’d go for the guy with the highest ceiling in the 2022 Draft, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) outfielder Elijah Green. He has crazy tools but also comes with some swing-and-miss concerns, which is why he ranks No. 3 and not No. 1 on our 2022…

In recent years the Coronado Islanders baseball program has used its annual alumni game as a way of keeping alumni and current players connected with the program.But with the Islanders’ baseball field currently undergoing renovations, thanks to the extremely generous donation of Spiro Chaconas, head Coach Morgan Cummins decided to swap the traditional alumni game for the inaugural Islanders Baseball Golf Tournament.CHS Varsity Baseball head coach Morgan Cummins chips onto the green at hole #6 during the Inaugural Islanders Baseball Golf Tournament held on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at the Coronado Golf Course. (Photo by Joan C. Fahrenthold)“I was extremely…

Staff file photo / R. Michael Semple Warren Western Reserve graduate and former Cincinnati Bengals player Ross Browner laughs along with his playing partners after missing a short putt on during the Legends Golf outing at Trumbull Country Club in September 2016. The golf outing was part of the annual Warren Homecoming weekend. WARREN — Ross Browner, a former Western Reserve Raider, two-time All-American at Notre Dame and one of four brothers from Warren who played in the NFL, has died. He was 67. Browner’s son, former NFL offensive lineman Max Starks, posted on social media early…

Usman Khawaja’s first Test in more than two years has produced his ninth century for his nation, sealing a remarkable comeback in the Australian whites. Khawaja was called in for Travis Head at No.5 in Sydney, and reached three figures inside the second session of day four at the SCG, triggering wild scenes inside the SCG for the hometown hero. “The comeback king!” exclaimed Mark Howard in commentary for Fox Cricket, while Khawaja mimicked LeBron James’ ‘silencer’ celebration. The century is Khawaja’s first in Test cricket since February 2019, and just the fourth from an Australian across the past two…

By Jack Tiernan: DAZN has an incredible card on February 5th with Jessie Vargas facing Liam Smith in the main event at 154 and super flyweights Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs. Carlos Cuadras in the co-feature bout. It’s a questionable move by DAZN to place this great card on February 5th because there are two high-profile fights taking place on different networks involving Keith Thurman’s comeback fight against Mario Barrios on FOX PPV and former 140-lb champion Jose Ramirez facing former two-division world champion Jose Pedraza on ESPN. The former two-division world champion Jessie Vargas (29-3-2, 11 KOs) will be coming…