Author: Tim Runn

Team Canada defeated Team Finland 3-2 in overtime Saturday to win the rescheduled World Junior Hockey Championship. The atmosphere inside Rogers Place in Edmonton finally reached a level organizers had wished for as more than 13,000 (mostly Canadian) fans witnessed an exciting gold-medal game that ended the event on a high note. Here are some observations from the tournament: Game-saving stop Mason McTavish was a force the entire tournament. The captain for Team Canada led the event in scoring (8G-9A-7GP), was used in all situations, brought a combination of power and finesses to the dance, showed off a back door…

CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 17: J.J. Watt #99 of the Arizona Cardinals looks on during the third quarter against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 17, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)Nick Cammett/Getty ImagesArizona Cardinals star J.J. Watt has had to deal with some unfortunate injuries in recent seasons.Now, Watt is dealing with COVID-19.The Cardinals announced on Sunday night that Watt has tested positive and will miss both tonight’s game and next weekend’s contest.”After testing positive for COVID, JJ Watt will not be present for tonight’s game vs Baltimore nor the team’s trip to Tennessee…

BOSTON, MA – MAY 28: Jayson Tatum #0 reacts with Marcus Smart #36 of the Boston Celtics during Game Three of the Eastern Conference first round series against the Brooklyn Nets at TD Garden on May 28, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)Jayson Tatum was pretty banged up during the NBA playoffs earlier this year.The Boston Celtics star opened up about a wrist injury that he suffered and how he was still able to play through it. “It showed that I had a non-displaced fracture in my wrist,” Tatum said. “I chipped a bone but it didn’t leave…

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 17: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet, races Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, during the NASCAR Next Gen Test at Charlotte Motor Speedway on December 17, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)Is veteran NASCAR driver Aric Almirola retiring following the 2022 Cup Series or not?Earlier this year, Almirola was reportedly set on retiring. The 2022 Cup Series season was going to be his final one. However, the plans have reportedly changed.In surprising news, Almirola is now saying that his future beyond…

The Boston Red Sox meet the Baltimore Orioles in the 2022 MLB Little League Classic on Sunday Night Baseball. Boston won Saturday’s meeting 4-3 and look to win its second game in a row and fifth of its last eight meetings against Baltimore. Both teams remain within shouting distance of a playoff spot with Baltimore entering the game at 62-58, 2.5 games out of the third Wild-Card position. Boston is 60-61, but is just five games back in the playoff chase. First pitch from Muncy Bank Ballpark is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Both teams are listed at -110 on the…

Patrick Cantlay will head into the final round of the BMW Championship with the lead, just as he did a year ago en route to the FedEx Cup title. He finds his name alone at the top of the leaderboard at 12 under, but is not without serious contenders beneath. Cantlay’s good friend and playing partner the first three days at Wilmington Country Club, Xander Schauffele, may prove to be the worthiest of them all as he sits only one stroke off the lead at 11 under alongside Scott Stallings.Eyes will be drawn to the final pairing of Cantlay and…

LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 29: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers walks off the field after the loss against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium on November 29, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)Nebraska Huskers head coach Scott Frost made a concerning admission about his team’s offensive line earlier this week.Frost, who could have been exaggerating, said that his offensive linemen have been throwing up 15-20 times per practice under the new regime.”He’s coaching them hard,” Frost said of new assistant coach Donovan Raiola. “And it’s not because they’re not in shape – he’s just working…

Pakistan National Cricket Team captain Babar Azam has achieved yet another major milestone in ODI cricket. On Sunday, August 21, he broke the record of legendary South Africa National Cricket Team batter Hashim Amla to become the batter to score most runs in the first 90 ODI innings of his career. Pakistan National Cricket Team skipper has been in extraordinary form lately. In the recently concluded three-match ODI series against the Netherlands, he smashed three back-to-back half-centuries. Overall, in his last 10 ODI innings, he has registered 50+ scores 9 times. Babar Azam in his last 10 ODI innings has…

By Dan Ambrose: WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol and his mandatory challenger Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez have agreed to a deal to fight on November 5th in the United Arab Emirates. As such, the purse bid that was scheduled for today has been canceled. Unfortunately, the boxing world has scant interest in watching Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) easily outbox the slow as molasses Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs). Fans wanted to see Bivol fight for the undisputed 175-lb championship against unified champion Artur Beterbiev or face Canelo Alvarez in a rematch. Ramirez, 31, hasn’t done much since moving up to 175…

They may have spent some time apart at the start of the North American hard-court swing, but Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury have not lost their winning edge. The top seeds clinched their second ATP Masters 1000 title of the season at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday, when they completed a hard-fought 7-6(4), 7-6(5) victory against Tim Puetz and Michael Venus in Cincinnati. “It gives us huge confidence to get the win this week,” said Salisbury, who only returned to action last week in Montreal after missing a month due to a back issue. “First and foremost, it’s…