Author: Tim Runn

NBA

Something special is brewing in Cleveland. The Cavaliers have been one of the NBA’s most pleasant surprises this season, looking the part of a legitimate playoff contender mere months after making the third overall selection in the 2021 NBA Draft that has become one of the biggest factors in Cleveland’s revival. MORE: Basketball-Reference projects Cavs advancing to 2022 NBA FinalsComing into the 2021 NBA Draft, it was no secret that USC’s Evan Mobley was a can’t-miss prospect. A 7-footer skilled enough to do it all on both ends of the floor would be the perfect selection for a team in need of help at the…

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NBC, the broadcast and television network partner for NASCAR, recently announced a big change in the partnership from 2022. As a consequence of NBCSN shutting down from January 1, 2022, NASCAR has now found a new home at USA Network.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adAccording to a tweet by NASCAR on NBC, USA Network will televise select races in the summer.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adIn 2006, Versus (previously known as Outdoor Life Network), took over the coverage of stock car racing. Then in 2012, as Comcast was completing the acquisition of NBC, the network was again rebranded as NBC Sports Network…

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Braves News 2021 was a tough year in that the Atlanta Braves franchise lost a number of former greats including Hank Aaron and Don Sutton. Here is a great look back at everyone that was lost. MLB Pipeline put together a list of one prospect from each team that they are excited to see debut in 2022. Catching prospect Shea Langeliers tops the list for the Braves. The Braves’ top pick, taken No. 9 overall in the 2019 Draft, has plenty of power at the plate, as his 22 homers in 2021 indicate. But it’s his defense behind the plate…

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BLOOMINGTON (Heart of Illinois ABC) — Despite Saturday’s snow storm, local golfers didn’t have to wait until Spring to play their first round in 2022.Highland Park Golf Course hosted their 49th-annual Snowbird Open Golf Tournament in Blooomington to ring in the new year. Golfers played nine holes, and they could either keep score or just play for fun.Golfer Stephen Baker says it’s a family tradition to come play on New Year’s Day. He says he now does it in honor of his brother John, who died 10 years ago from liver failure.“We tried to spend the last few years knowing…

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Just as was the case 12 months ago, soccer exists amid mankind’s fight against an enemy few could imagine would ever become real. But there is hope…Most are a little better off than at this time last year and, if there is some light to have come out of the darkness, it is that maybe we realized how much we have in common and what we can achieve when we band together and trust in each other.It is a lesson that can — hopefully — be transferred to football, which, at the very top of the game, stands divided and…

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Former India opener Aakash Chopra in his YouTube video has talked about the position of middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari in India’s Test team. Hanuma Vihari last played for India in the Border–Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he batted against the Australian pace battery keeping his hamstring tear aside, faced 161 deliveries and saved the match for India. However, since then he has not been given the opportunity in the playing XI. IPL 2022 Auction | IPL 2022 Teams | IPL News and Updates | IPL  2022 Schedule | ICC Teams  Rankings | ICC Players Rankings Aakash…

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The battle of heavyweight southpaws between Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin turned out to be a New Year’s Day treat of a slugfest after all. Going into yesterday’s must-win fight for both, we fans wondered if the fight at The Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida would be an exciting affair or a dull bout. After 42 year old Ortiz came in at a career-heavy 243 pounds (to 35 year old Martin’s 246), we feared the worst. But it turned we got an action-packed affair; in fact one of the most exciting fights of Ortiz’ career. Multiple knockdowns, some good trading…

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The Melbourne Summer Set, played at Melbourne Park from 3-9 January, will feature many Australian players. Melbourne, Australia, 2 January 2022 | Leigh Rogers The draws have been announced for this week’s Melbourne Summer Set, which will be played at Melbourne Park from 3-9 January. There will be jam-packed action as three tournaments (one ATP and two WTA) are played concurrently across the venue. Melbourne Summer Set – ATP 250 An all-Australian battle is set for the opening round of the Melbourne Summer Set ATP tournament, with Jordan Thompson facing fellow Sydneysider Chris O’Connell. Although they practice together regularly, Thompson…

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NHL

MONTREAL — Quebec politicians are meeting with National Hockey League brass in January, but it’s unclear what influence the government can have on the league or whether team owners have any interest in bringing the Nordiques back to the provincial ca MONTREAL — Quebec politicians are meeting with National Hockey League brass in January, but it’s unclear what influence the government can have on the league or whether team owners have any interest in bringing the Nordiques back to the provincial capital. Local fans, meanwhile, aren’t holding their breath, following a series of disappointments, and they say they aren’t so…

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