Author: Tim Runn

For the past three weeks, NFL teams have been hit hard with COVID-19 cases because of the rise of the Omicron variant throughout the world. More than 100 players have already landed on the COVID/reserve list ahead of Week 17 games, and there were 96 positive tests alone on Monday, a new high for a single day. At the start of Week 16, more than 200 players were on the COVID/reserve list. At the beginning of Week 17, various players are being activated, but dozens more are being put into the league’s protocols. One of the bigger names to go on the list in Week 17…

MIAMI – The NBA postponed Wednesday’s game between Miami and San Antonio, after the combination of injuries and positive tests left the Heat unable to meet the league’s requirement of eight available players.It was the 10th game postponed in the NBA this season because of virus-related issues. None of those have been rescheduled at this point.Miami had 12 players listed as out for the game against the Spurs for a variety of reasons. The Heat beat Washington on Tuesday night with only eight players available — and of those, only five would have been able to play Wednesday in San…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 21: Construction takes place in preparation for the NASCAR’s … [+] Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Coliseum on December 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) Getty Images Just a few days before Christmas NASCAR held a groundbreaking ceremony in Los Angeles. Specifically at a venue located on Figueroa Street in the heart of downtown. The L.A. Memorial Coliseum opened in 1923 to honor the area’s WWI veterans. NASCAR will hold an exhibition race at the fabled location in February, a race that has no championship implications…

Getty Images Longtime Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Wednesday. The announcement came via the Twitter account of Seager’s wife Julie.The statement reads in full: “Today I’m announcing my retirement from Major League Baseball. Thank you to all of my family, friends and fans for following me throughout my career. It’s been a wonderful ride but I am unbelievably excited for the next chapter of my life.”  Seager, 34, had been a free agent this offseason after 11 MLB seasons with Seattle. Originally a third-round choice out of UNC-Chapel Hill in 2009, Seager made…

Story Links East Lansing, Mich. – Four members of Michigan State’s men’s and women’s golf team will take part in the 2021 Patriot All-America Invitational collegiate tournament, to be played at The Wigwam Golf Club in Litchfield Park, Ariz., December 27-31.Competitive rounds for the 2021 Patriot All America will be played on December 29, 30, and 31 with a champion crowned in the afternoon on New Year’s Eve.Throughout the competition, each competitor will honor a fallen soldier from one of the six military branches by carrying a custom PING golf bag with the individual’s name and rank embroidered onto it.Representing Michigan State will…

A University of South Florida football player kicked off the team after he was accused of rape has filed a federal discrimination suit against the university.Charges against Kevaughn Dingle, 22, were dropped by the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office. But Dingle said in the lawsuit that his arrest by campus police in November 2017, his expulsion and the resulting news coverage “destroyed” his life.According to the suit, filed Dec. 8 in U.S. District Court in Tampa, USF “rushed to a judgment” in the case for a number of reasons — the emergence at the time of the “Me Too” women’s rights…

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu – to be captained by Vijay Shankar – will enter a new era this Ranji season when they take the field without the likes of seasoned campaigners such as Murali Vijay, Abhinav Mukund and Dinesh Karthik. “Vijay and Abhinav haven’t been available for selection while Dinesh Karthik too opted out. If we do make the final, we can perhaps request him but that decision will be taken later,” said a TNCA official. Dinesh Karthik made his First-Class debut in the 2002-03 season. M Vijay and Abhinav have served Tamil Nadu from 2006 and 2007 respectively. The absence…

By William Lloyd: Andy Ruiz Jr. is interested in facing Tyson Fury next for his March fight in the U.S, as long as his WBC title is available. Fury’s promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank mentioned the former IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) on Tuesday as one of the two options he has for Fury’s next fight in March. One major problem preventing the Fury-Ruiz Jr. fight from happening is that Ruiz Jr. wants to fight for Fury’s WBC heavyweight title, but that’s not going to happen.  Arum said Fury’s WBC belt would NOT be on the line…

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28, 2021 –Tennis Channel will again be the exclusive U.S. home of the ATP Cup, which plans to feature the top players in men’s tennis, live December 31 through January 9. The tournament-of-nations competition gets underway in Australia Friday, Dec. 31, at 6 p.m. ET, when Spain takes on Chile. The United States, which did not participate in the tournament last year, will take on Canada Saturday, Jan. 1, at 6 p.m. ET. Taking place at Ken Rosewall Arena and Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, the 2022 ATP Cup consists of 16 nations: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Britain, Canada, Chile,…

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY SportsBy Steven McGoey2021 was an unprecedented year for the NHL. After the start of the 2020-21 season was delayed, the league began an abbreviated schedule on Jan. 13, 2021 for a 56-game run with very few complications. The plan was to return to its normal 82-game schedule when the 2021-22 season kicked off in October — but that has already proven to be easier said than done.Despite the re-aligned divisions and ongoing COVID precautions, the league’s best players continued to play at their best, here is a look at the top-ten scorers across the league from the start…