Author: Tim Runn

By Ken Hissner: Legendary trainer Cus D’Amato trained three world champions, among others he worked with. Leading that list was world heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson, along with another world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. He also trained world light heavyweight champion Jose “Chegui” Torres. D’Amato was well known for the saying “Mind Over Matter” when he convinced 1952 Olympic Middleweight Gold Medalist Floyd Patterson he would and could someday become a heavyweight champion! Turning professional that year, Patterson weighed 164 ½ pounds. Patterson won his first eighteen fights before he reached 170 pounds in May of 1954, defeating Joe Gannon,…

Many of the teams in the WDA were in action Tuesday, but only one matchup counted towards the standings, Bismarck versus Jamestown. Tuesday Tennis Scores:Bismarck Demons (4), Jamestown Blue Jays (3)Mandan Braves (5), Century Patriots (2)Williston Coyotes (0), Minot Magicians (7) This news is republished from another source. You can check the original article here

NBA Analysis Network For the first time in a long time, the Brooklyn Nets have been receiving some positive news. It was revealed this week that they will be continuing their partnership with Kevin Durant into the future, putting to rest the NBA trade rumors that have surrounded him since he made a request back on June 30th. With Durant now committed, everyone can focus on basketball and trying to win a championship. The roster this season should be stronger around Durant and Kyrie Irving as the front office was hard at work this offseason. Minutes after Durant made his…

NASCAR announced penalties following the weekend at Watkins Glen International on Tuesday. The pair of penalties announced impacted a team in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Cup Series garages.The most impactful handed down was to the No. 51 team driven by Cody Ware. Ware’s No. 51 car lost an added ballast and as a result, Billy Plourde (crew chief), Jamie Edwards (car chief), and Steven Gray (engineer) have been suspended for the next four NASCAR Cup Series races through Bristol.Crew chief Bruce Schlicker for the No. 16 team of AJ Allmendinger in the NASCAR XFINITY Series has been fined…

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Australia’s summer of golf has received a big boost with Marc Leishman committing to play the biggest two events on the schedule.The six-time winner on the PGA Tour has been locked in to play the Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane on November 24, and the Australian Open in Victoria on December 1. Leishman joins Lucas Herbert, Min Woo Lee and Hannah Green as confirmed big names returning this summer, while world No.2 Cameron Smith is still widely expected to play. Watch LIVE coverage from The USPGA Tour with Fox Sports on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now…

August 23, 2022 at 4:07 PM EDTWill Virginia Tech be patient with Brent Pry? What’s the hardest game?We are nine days from Virginia Tech’s season starting at Old Dominion on Sept. 2. Can you feel it?The mailbag feels it, with plenty of big-picture questions about how the Hokies might fare in Brent Pry’s debut season. Let’s get to some of them.Andy Bitter·Staff Writer, Virginia TechAugust 23, 2022 at 3:41 PM EDTBoston College hires former Pro Bowl RG Chris SneeBoston College has hired former Pro Bowl RG Chris Snee as an analyst with a focus on player personnel and scouting.That’s now…

In Jos Buttler’s absence, Laurie Evans will now captain the side for the remainder of the competition; Buttler is now aiming to be fit by the end of the tour to Pakistan; watch every match from The Hundred this summer live on Sky Sports Last Updated: 23/08/22 5:34pm Jos Buttler picked up the injury on Tuesday when the Manchester Originals faced the Southern Brave. Jos Buttler remains ‘hopeful’ he will be fit to captain England at this year’s T20 World Cup in October after picking up a calf injury in The Hundred. The England white-ball captain was injured last Thursday…

By Brian Webber: Deontay Wilder is looking solid, putting hard work in with trainer Malik Scott this week, working on his left hook & stamina for his comeback fight against Robert Helenius on October 15th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. A bulked-up Wilder ran out of gas early in his last fight in October against Tyson Fury, and he can’t afford to have that happen to him against Helenius. Former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) may need that left hook to bail him out of trouble against the heavy-handed Helenius (31-3, 20 KOs) if he’s…

Food is a universal language. That’s what the masterminds behind Citi Taste of Tennis realized when creating the first culinary and tennis event in 1999, pairing leading chefs in the restaurant industry with the top-ranked tennis players in the world. Judi and Penny Lerner, the mother-daughter duo behind AYS Sports Marketing that organizes the experience, were familiar with the fact that tennis players are constantly training for competition, rarely getting to show the “human side of tennis.” They also knew all about the extensive cuisine the Big Apple had to offer as frequent visitors and original East Coasters growing up…