Author: Tim Runn

World No. 8 Casper Ruud has been confirmed for Santiago, per Michal Samulski. Ruud, 23, is set to make his second appearance on the clay courts of Santiago. Ruud fell just short of winning it all in his Santiago debut as he ended runner-up to Thiago Seyboth Wild. Cristian Garin, who is enjoying a career-high ranking of No. 17 in the world, has also signed up to play Santiago. Hwoever, the biggest name at the Santiago event in 2022 is set to be two-time French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem.Ruud enjoyed a great 2021 season Ruud won five titles in 2021…

Sean Payton and his whistle are united again. The New Orleans Saints coach tested out of the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols Friday, allowing him to return to the team, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Friday. Jeff Duncan of The Times-Picayune first reported the news. The coach’s return comes as his team prepares for a crucial prime-time game against the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. Both teams are 7-7 and battling for playoff position with three games left to play. The Saints are tied with the Eagles and Vikings for the NFC’s No. 7 seed, although the Vikings currently hold…

According to ESPN’s Jamal Collier, Zach LaVine Chicago Bulls is out of health and safety protocols, and he practiced with the team on Thursday (see tweet below).  LaVine had missed the last two games against the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets, but the Bulls won both games.  On the season, they are 19-10 in their first 29 games of the season, which has been one of the biggest surprises in the NBA.  LaVine and the Bulls went 31-41 last season, and were the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference,Therefore, they missed the postseason and the play-in tournament. However, with the…

NASCAR president Steve Phelps noted an “unacceptable [low] level of tickets sold” in select marketplaces during the 2021 season; Meanwhile, attendance is up at most tracksNASCAR attendance has been a discussion point, for years. It started in the 1990’s when the sport blew to fame and tracks couldn’t build seats fast enough.Around 2008, the decline of NASCAR became highly visible. Bristol Motor Speedway, a track with 160,000 season previously had a multi-year waitlist for their night race. Yet, the fans suddenly had room to distance themselves from neighbors in the grandstands.New problems surfaced in 2020 with the COVID pandemic. NASCAR…

Sox playoff dilemma: MLB GMs weigh value of experience originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago CARLSBAD, Calif. – The theme resurfaced after the White Sox’ quick exit from the playoffs this year: Experience. The Astros had more playoff experience than the White Sox, and it showed in the American League Division Series. Just like a lack of experience in 2020, when the White Sox made the postseason for the first time in over a decade, helped sink the young squad against the A’s in the three-game wild card. “Look, I know there’s arguments you’ve got to sort of slowly progress…

By: Nick Piastowski December 24, 2021 Rory Mcilroy and Shane Lowry during a practice round during this year’s Ryder Cup. Getty Images It happened the first time I played. No, it wasn’t that I finished north of 150 strokes. Nor was it that I, at the age of 14, got to drive a cart. After all, I wasn’t behind the wheel for long after driving onto the direct center of the green on the first hole. (When I had asked my more experienced playing partners for proper cart etiquette, I was told to “park next to the ball.” So I…

The Texas A&M football team fell to an 8-4 regular-season record due to some unfortunate circumstances in the 2021 season. After a couple of suspended players to begin the year, the Aggies caught the injury bug in a hurry.This saw quarterback Haynes King go down with an injury — the first of a long stretch of injuries. The offensive line would be banged up all year long and the wide receiver position saw Caleb Chapman drop with an injury. A couple of offensive line injuries followed and the Aggies’ offense was in bad shape.This was especially depressing, as this was supposed…

Rory Burns, Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad the players to drop out as England make four changes for Boxing Day Test; tourists are 2-0 down in the five-match series and must win final three games, in Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart, to regain The Ashes Last Updated: 25/12/21 9:08am Zak Crawley will open the batting for England in the Boxing Day Ashes Test with Rory Burns dropped England have rung the changes for the must-win Boxing Day Ashes Test with Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood and Jack Leach returning to the side in place of Rory Burns, Ollie…

By Ken Hissner: Though a date has not been set, IBF and WBC World Welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence, Jr. 27-0 (21), out of Desoto, TX, and WBA Super World champion Cuban Yordenis “54 Milagros” Ugas, 27-4 (12), of Miami, FL, are in talks of the first of hopefully more unification bouts in 2022. It’s been a year since Spence fought when he defeated former WBC champion Danny “Swift” Garcia, 36-3 (21), who also has not fought since. In August, Ugas defeated former WBA and WBO champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao, 62-8-2 (39), of General Santos City, PH, who…

Roger Federer has been through tough times over the past two seasons. The serious right knee problem prevented him from taking the field as much as he would have liked, fueling the specter of his imminent retirement from tennis.The Swiss champion played the misery of 13 official matches in 2021, with a far from exhilarating tally of nine wins and four defeats. The quarterfinals reached at Wimbledon did not serve to redeem a year well below expectations, in which the King proved to be far from an acceptable condition.A few weeks after the Championships, the former world number 1 announced…