Author: Tim Runn

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022: Takeaways for each of the 15 modern-era finalists NFL.com This news is republished from another source. You can check the original article here

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is allowing a league-low 47.1% shooting at the rim this season. After spotlighting the top 10 scorers inside the paint earlier this week, we now shift our focus to the defensive players tasked with preventing shots at the basket. Entering play on Dec. 30, here are the top 10 rim protectors so far this season – the players that allow the lowest field goal percentage at the rim while defending at least four shots at the basket per game. Stats and rankings through games played on Dec. 29. The list is headlined by the two players that…

Brandon Brown has announced a new full-season sponsor for the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. LGB.coin.io is a cryptocurrency meme coin on the Ethereum blockchain playing off the ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ catchphrase that became popular in right-wing political circles following Brown’s Talladega victory. After the race win, an expletive-ridden chant against President Joe Biden erupted from the grandstands, which had happened previously at other sporting events. When the chants were misconstrued as ‘Let’s Go Brandon,’ it became a new political meme almost instantly.  Brown has been very quiet about the catchphrase until recently when he posted an op-ed in Newsweek…

Choosing an Athlete of the Year is often a daunting task. There’s just so much to consider: Which criteria do you use? Stats? Leadership? Off-field accomplishments? All? None? A subjective mix? And then, which stats matter most? Which ones are most impressive? Which sport presents the toughest challenges for its participants? Those are among the questions that require scrutiny most years, and they often produce hours of intense thought and debate. But other times, the answer is so clear that it seems silly to keep talking. 2021 was one of those years, and it’s all because of Shohei Ohtani.What the norm-slaying, jaw-dropping, quasi-superhero unanimous…

Stage 1: Let the Journey Begin Hello Illini Nation! It feels like it has been too long since my last Chip Shots Blog! My professional golf career kicked off in June, and it is been perhaps the most rewarding, exciting, humbling, and eye-opening six months of my life. I am loving every minute of it! Coach Slone reached out with an idea to share some thoughts on my LPGA Qualifying journey, and I immediately jumped at the opportunity. LPGA Qualifying School (Q-School) involves three different tournaments/stages, so it is safe to assume that I am going to have plenty to share…

SAN BERNARDINO — The Redlands High girls’ soccer team was unbeaten in its three previous games and continued the momentum Wednesday, Dec. 22, in the San Gorgonio tournament.The Terriers edged Arroyo Valley of San Bernardino 1-0 in their first game that day before dropping a 1-0 decision to Brea Olinda in an afternoon game.The split left Redlands at 8-5-1 — still one of the best starts to a season for the Terriers in recent years. Redlands freshman midfielder Kayla Snyder (4) lines up a shot against Arroyo Valley Carol Tadros provided the only goal Redlands needed against the Hawks midway…

South Africa wicket-keeper batter Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect on Thursday, saying he intends to spend more time with his family. Cricket South Africa (CSA) released an official statement on de Kock’s decision hours after the Proteas suffered a crushing 113 runs defeat at the hands of India in the first Test of the three-match series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. De Kock had scored 34 runs in the first innings of the Centurion Test, followed by 21 in the second.”This is not a decision that I have come to very easily.…

By Jim Calfa: Ryan Garcia says he wanted to face undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. for his tune-up fight after coming back from his right wrist injury, but they want him to fight someone else first, so he’ll be facing Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz in April. Boxing fans think Ryan is making a big mistake by electing to fight the 23-year-old Pitbull Cruz next because this guy gave WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis massive problems this month in their fight on December 5th in Los Angeles, coming close to beating him. In fact, many people thought Pitbull Cruz…

World No. 9 Iga Swiatek admitted winning Adelaide at the start of 2021 meant a lot to her because she had doubts after winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the 2020 French Open. Swiatek, 20, won Adelaide after beating Belinda Bencic in the final. “Adelaide was great because I know that usually people have doubts when you win a Grand Slam, if you’re going to be able to keep being in the same shape and going down a good path,” Swiatek told WTA Insider.”I had the same doubts, because even before winning Roland Garros I didn’t play great tournaments.…

Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF ImagesSome scouts called him the best player in the draft. Not the best goalie, but the best player.So it’s safe to say many were baffled when he fell to the Minnesota Wild at No. 20, five behind Detroit’s Sebastian Cossa. Wallstedt was Sweden’s starting goalie at the World Junior Championship, and perhaps the best in the tournament, period. His 48-save shutout against Slovakia was a standout performance — and maybe the most noteworthy outside of Connor Bedard’s four-goal game for Canada before the tournament was cancelled on Wednesday.Wallstedt’s journey to that point was interesting, to say the least.Wallstedt didn’t…