Author: Tim Runn

NHL

The New Jersey Devils have several prospects that are close to ready to make a jump to the roster at this point. While spots on the team are limited prior to the season, injuries and trades do happen. This will open up spots for more prospects to make the roster. These are the players most likely to come into the lineup for the Devils and make the most of the opportunity.New Jersey Devils defenseman Kevin Bahl (88): (Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)Kevin BahlWe saw big Kevin Bahl in two different stints last season. The first time he was called up, he…

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NFL

FILE – Former Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Ross Browner waves to the crowd during a halftime ceremony of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Cincinnati. Browner, a two-time All-American at Notre Dame and one of four brothers who played in the NFL, has died. He was 67. Browner’s son, former NFL offensive lineman Max Starks, posted on Twitter early Wednesday morning, Jan. 5, 2022, that his father had died. (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File) WARREN — When you walk into the varsity football building at Warren G. Harding High School the walls…

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NBA

The Brooklyn Nets are at a standoff with their superstar forward, Kevin Durant. Despite inking the former MVP to a multi-year extension just last summer, Durant told the Nets he would prefer a fresh start rather than continue playing for the organization.Reports have indicated that Durant doesn’t trust the team’s head coach Steve Nash and the general manager, Sean Marks, to put the Nets on the right path to earning an NBA title. Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s ownership made it clear that the organization would hold onto Nash and Marks.Therefore, Durant remains unhappy and desires a trade. Unfortunately for Durant and the…

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The NASCAR Pinty’s Series went dirt track racing for the first time at Ohsweken Speedway on Tuesday, an event won by Treyten Lapcevich in a last-lap overtime battle with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular Stewart Friesen. Lapcevich started fifth and led the field for 53 circuits en route to his second career victory in the series and second of the year. The 18-year-old from Grimsby, ON, scored his first career victory in the season opener at Sunset Speedway back in May.“It was an awesome night. I’m happy we were able to get it done,” said Lapcevich after the race on…

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MLB

Major League Baseball is increasing efforts to make professional umpiring a more accessible career choice, the Office of the Commissioner announced Tuesday. In January 2023, the first Umpire Prospect Development Camp will be held at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla. The program, which will come at no cost to participants, will take place over four weeks and offer amateurs seeking to pursue a career in umpiring the opportunity to train with professionals. Outstanding performers from the program will be provided an expedited path to jobs in both Major and Minor League Baseball. “This model will remove…

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Patrick Reed, the former Masters champion who left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf this year, on Tuesday brought a lawsuit against Golf Channel and commentator Brandel Chamblee and is seeking damages for defamation. The civil lawsuit, which was first brought to light by a reporter for Courthouse News Service, was filed by Florida-based attorney Larry Klayman at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston. Reed seeks more than $750 million in damages. According to the court documents, the suit contends that Chamblee and Golf Channel have “conspired” with the PGA Tour and Commissioner Jay…

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By David Williams, Caroll Alvarado and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A group of high school football players in northern Georgia jumped out of their cars while on the way to school to help free an injured woman who was trapped after a wreck. Treyvon Adams, 16, was driving to school Friday morning with his teammates Antwion Carey, 16, Tyson Brown, 17, and Alto Moore, 16, when they saw the crash. The four are members of the Rome High School football team. Fellow player Cesar Parker, 16, was in another vehicle with his mother, and got out to help with the rescue.…

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Preview: Pakistan are overwhelming favourites to down Netherlands in the three match ODI series that gets underway on 16 August (Tuesday). It works as a precursor for Pakistan before the Asia Cup – albeit the two are being played in different formats. The Asia Cup, scheduled for 28 August, is a T20I event. For Netherlands, it is an opportunity to present a better picture of themselves and their growth since losing to England in June. Pakistan have been growing in white ball cricket for quite a few years and the results have shown. At the T20I World Cup, they looked…

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By Jim Calfa: Vasily Lomachenko arrived in Los Angeles today to begin his training for his tune-up fight in October. The talented former three-division world champion Lomachenko (16-2 11 KOs) has been out of the ring since December due to him defending Ukraine as part of the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Territorial Defense Battalion. Lomachenko, 34, will be getting ready for a quick warm-up fight in October against an opponent still to be named before taking on undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney for his four belts. Haney has been vocal about not wanting to wait around for Lomachenko while he takes a tune-up…

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Written by Abraham Galvan on August 16, 2022 Advertisement The City of North Miami Beach is inviting local developers to learn more about a P3 development opportunity and pitch creative ways to reimagine the space. City is hosting a private pre-solicitation launch event Aug. 25 at the proposed city-owned development site, which is the Arthur I. Snyder Tennis Complex at 16851 W Dixie Hwy. Developers will get the chance to check out the 10-acre lot and determine what is best for the space. “The affordable housing crisis in Miami-Dade County is something that we have to solve as a municipality,”…

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