Author: Tim Runn

Ash Barty has had a stranglehold over the world No. 1 ranking in recent years but a tennis legend is predicting that will end soon.American tennis legend Pam Shriver has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Ash Barty, predicting another player will take over the world No. 1 ranking by the end of 2022. The Australian has been on the top of the world rankings for 101 consecutive weeks and finished the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons as the best women’s player in the world. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments…

Chris Kreider scored his 20th goal, Ryan Strome had a goal and two assists, and the New York Rangers beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Monday night for their third straight win.Alexis Lafrenière and Barclay Goodrow each had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fox had two assists to help the Rangers win for the fourth time in six games (4-1-1). They moved into first place atop the Metropolitan Division and the NHL; they’re tied with Washington with 48 points but hold the edge with more wins in regulation.Alexandar Georgiev, playing for the first time in 2 1/2 weeks,…

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Through 1 QuarterWe’ve got an early Upset Alert brewing as the Memphis Grizzlies have gotten out to a surprisingly quick start despite kicking off as a 6.5-point underdog. After one quarter neither squad has the game in the bag, but the Grizz leads 29-24 over the Brooklyn Nets. Memphis has been led by point guard Ja Morant, who so far has nine points and two assists in addition to two boards. Power forward Kevin Durant has done his best for Brooklyn, currently boasting 12 points (50% of their total) and two dimes along with two steals and one block. Who’s…

By @nascarcasm and Steve Luvender | Monday, January 3, 2022 Saved to `My Liked Photos` Robert Laberge | Getty Images 1 of 12 View Fullscreen We close out each year honoring those who posted memorable things on the internet. Some brought laughs, some brought confusion and some brought feelings of extreme uneasiness. Now, without further ado, the honorees. Saved to `My Liked Photos` View Fullscreen We all know Denny is an incredible driver, but did you also know he’s equally adept at swerving right around a sensitive-content filter? After a frustrating finish at Richmond earlier this year, he tweeted this…

Cameron Maybin retires n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”cameron-maybin-retires”,”type”:”story”}).parts.2″:{“data”:{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”cameron-maybin-retires”,”type”:”story”}).parts.2.data”,”typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”type”:”oembed”,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbed”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”cameron-maybin-retires”,”type”:”story”}).parts.3″:{“content”:”In a statement posted on Twitter, Maybin said, in part: “I am the man I am today because of this game and the teams that gave a young kid from Asheville, North Carolina a chance to be great: the Tigers, Marlins, Padres, Braves, Angels, Astros, Mariners, Yankees, Cubs, and Mets. To the coaches, agents, mentors and most importantly, the fans, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for your support.”nnThe Tigers selected Maybin out of T.C. Roberson High School (N.C.) with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 Draft. He made his MLB debut two…

Allan David MartinelliAn 81-year-old Villager was arrested after a golf cart crash at a town square in The Villages. Allan David Martinelli, who lives in the Hialeah Villas in the Village of Belvedere, was driving a golf cart which collided with another golf cart at about 8 p.m. New Year’s Day on Old Mill Run east of Canal Street at Lake Sumter Landing, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Martinelli had suffered injuries to his face and knee. His speech was slurred and he admitted he consumed “two drinks of scotch” prior to the crash. Martinelli…

Lions soccer kicks off first season under Westerman | Brownwood News 3519219974 GuzzleHttp/6.5.5 curl/7.29.0 PHP/7.4.27 a3cdedb26e290b50778e0b3f9b5f866bcc47a7bc 1 This news is republished from another source. You can check the original article here

The Sydney Test could come one week too soon for Josh Hazlewood who is reportedly set to be kept on the sidelines against England until the Ashes series finale. Meanwhile, conditions in Sydney in the build-up to the third Test could also see Mitchell Swepson’s long-awaited debut pushed out even longer.Scroll down for more in Ashes Daily! Catch every moment of The Ashes live and ad-break free during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Try 14-days free now.‘WE’VE GOT TO FIND OUT’: The risk Australia takes in not making ‘brave’ Ashes callAllan Border talks Ashes test 4 | 11:21HAZLEWOOD IN…

By Ken Hissner:  With Floyd “Money” Mayweather’s passing of Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 record numerous times, this writer has read about how Julio “J.C.” Chavez, Sr. had the longest unbeaten streak before being defeated at 89-0-1. It just so happens there have been longer unbeaten streaks, but not at the start of a career like Mayweather, 50-0 and Marciano, 49-0, when retiring. Two-division world champion Mexico’s Ricardo “Finito” Lopez retired at 51-0-1. Chavez won his first eighty-seven fights before drawing with Pernell “Sweat Pea” Whitaker, 32-1, in September of 1993. Two fights later, he lost for the first time to Frankie…