Author: Tim Runn

The Washington Football Team announced Friday that running back Antonio Gibson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday’s game against rival Philadelphia. Washington’s top back has been the motor of the club’s ground game. In 15 games, Gibson has generated 891 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 237 carries while battling through injury. With the NFL/NFL Players Association’s revised COVID-19 protocol, it’s possible for Gibson to be cleared ahead of Sunday if he’s vaccinated and tests negative. Given the timing of his placement on the reserve list, however, it would seem a long shot. With J.D. McKissic on…

With Ricky Rubio lost for the season due to injury, reports are surfacing that Cleveland is nearing a deal to acquire Rajon Rondo from the Lakers. The Cleveland Cavaliers have made progress in talks with the Los Angeles Lakers about a trade involving veteran point guard Rajon Rondo, per multiple reports. Shams Charania of The Athletic was first to report the potential swap. Cleveland has been urgently looking for an experienced guard since Ricky Rubio suffered a season-ending knee injury Tuesday night. The Cavs and Lakers are “trending” toward completing the trade, a person who spoke on condition of anonymity told…

For motorsports in the United States of America, it doesn’t get bigger than NASCAR. The premier form of stock car racing has long been one of the most popular and one of the most exciting racing leagues in the world.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adSo much so, that it could be considered the poster boy of the American racing landscape. Over the years, NASCAR has given the world some of the finest, supremely talented, and incredibly successful names in the racing scene.Be it Richard Petty, Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, or Kyle Larson, NASCAR has had’em all.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues…

This winter, the MLB Rule 5 draft was put on hold as a result of the lockout. However, once the league and players union reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement in early 2022, it is expected to resume. With that in mind, there are several Dodgers who could be chosen in the subsequent rule 5 draft. The 2021 draft prospects include minor league outfielder Jeren Kendall, who Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic sees as LA’s most likely loss in the draft. Here’s a takeaway from his analysis of the athlete.Taking Kendall straight out of Double-A would certainly be a…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Carson Brewer had never experienced a golf season like this before.He knew quite a few players on the Ponte Vedra team, but this year Brewer had a front row seat for history. The junior Florida State commit and All-News4JAX boys golfer of the year helped lead the Sharks to their fifth consecutive state title. That championship, Ponte Vedra’s seventh, broke a tie with Nease and Tampa Plant for the most in Florida history.Brewer, who transferred from Providence, said the experience was different than anything he’s gone through on the high school circuit because of how things unfolded.“That…

Barcelona have made contact with Alvaro Morata’s entourage, according to GOAL, with the Blaugrana keen to take over the final six months of the striker’s loan at Juventus and willing to transfer Memphis Depay to the Serie A side to sweeten the deal. Morata’s time in Italy is coming to an end, since Juve have no intention of exercising its right to purchase the striker’s contract outright at season’s end for $40 million from parent club Atletico Madrid. His potential availability has therefore not gone unnoticed at Camp Nou, with new boss Xavi keen to add a tried-and-tested No. 9 to his own ranks. The…

Read more set up a summit clash with Sri Lanka in the Under-19 Asia Cup. One-down Rasheed made his runs in 108 balls to help India post 248 for eight after being invited to bat. Rasheed paced his innings to perfection after India had lost both their openers — Angkrish Raghuvanshi (16) and Harnoor Singh (15) — inside the 50-run mark, in the 17th overs. The Indian bowlers, then, produced a cohesive effort to bundle out Bangladesh for 140 runs in 38.2 overs. Ariful Islam top-scored for Bangladesh with a 77-ball 42, while opener Mahfijul Islam made 26. Bangladesh’s chase…

Tyson Fury’s final punch to finish his epic rivalry with Deontay Wilder wins the 2021 knockout of the year award KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR 20211. TYSON FURY w ko 11 DEONTAY WILDERAfter 29 rounds, it had to end this way. It had to be clean, there could be no judging controversies, no retirements on stools and no rows with trainers or referees about stopping it too soon. One man had to be knocked out to end this fierce and engrossing trilogy. That man was Deontay Wilder, who gave so much more than many predicted before this epic third fight. And…

Nick Kyrgios urged tennis fans to appreciate it niow while Roger Federer is still active on the Tour. Federer, 40, underwent a knee surgery in August but he is targeting to make a return in 2022. “Just appreciate it now while he is here,” Kyrgios said on his No Boundaries Podcast.”Roger Federer is on his back rehab and knee rehab right now to play only for half the fans in the world and himself.” “People take all these athletes they’ve got now for granted. Like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.It is just human nature to take…

SAN JOSE — Tomas Hertl scored with 31 seconds left in overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at SAP Center on Thursday.Hertl knocked in his own rebound in front after a pass from Erik Karlsson on a 2-on-1. Hertl had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to an NHL career-high eight games (eight goals, four assists).”It was a big goal for us because we needed the two points before the [four-game] road trip,” Hertl said. “I think we played way better [than the 8-7 shootout win against the…