BEIJING (AP) — NASCAR and pro wrestling are not sports at the Winter Olympics.That’s OK.We’ve got short track.Instead of stock cars pinballing off one another at Bristol, there are daring skaters whipping around a track set up on a hockey-sized rink at the Capital Indoor Stadium — bumping and drafting, doling out an elbow here, a shoulder there as they scuffle for position in what seem like impossibly tight corners.The unfortunate ones — and there are LOTS of those — wind up slamming into the thick pads cushioning the outside boards, often after getting a subtle nudge from one of…
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BASEBALLMLB keeps spring camps on holdORLANDO, Fla. — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says losing regular-season games to a work stoppage would be a “disastrous outcome,” yet spring training remains on hold as the threat to opening day increases.With the second-longest work stoppage in baseball history stretching into its 71st day, Manfred said teams will make a “good-faith, positive proposal in a effort to move the process forward” when negotiations with the players’ association resume Saturday. It will be just the fifth economic bargaining session since the five-year labor contract expired.MLB planned to move somewhat in the union’s direction, two people…
The good news keeps coming for the golf industry. At about the same time that it was announced that the opening date for the Stillwater Golf Club in northern St. Johns County would be sometime in May — it’s first new course built on the First Coast since 2002 — came news from the National Golf Foundation that golf-course closings nationwide are down 53 percent from its peak two years ago, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. More:United Airlines, PGA Tour collaborates to assist HBCU golf programs with travel expensesMore:Players Championship unveils ‘Foreward Together’ exhibit, honors African-Americans in golfOnly 130 courses closed in 2021, less than…
Story Links Next Game: Texas 2/11/2022 | 7:30 PM Feb. 11 (Fri) / 7:30 PM Texas History FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU softball team opened up the 2022 season, Thursday, splitting a pair of games on day one of the FGCU Kickoff Classic. The Eagles took down LIU, 13-5, to open the day before falling to #15 Clemson, 11-0.”We had a really good first day,” said head coach David Deiros. “It could have been better with a better result against Clemson in game two, but I thought…
Shikhar Dhawan will add more firepower to a ruthless India.(Reuters) India eye whitewash as Shikhar Dhawan returns to add more firepower The returning Shikhar Dhawan will add more firepower to a ruthless India, who are faced with the problem of plenty, as they eye a clean sweep of West Indies in an inconsequential third ODI in Ahmedabad on Friday. Hosts India head into the final match of the series after having ticked almost all the boxes in the first two games, which they won comfortably. Senior opener Dhawan was among the four players, including a reserve bowler, who had tested…
As boxing and UFC continued to become more aligned in some ways all the time. Lineal and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury appears to be at the forefront of it with the UFC heavyweight champion linked to a fight with him. It’s interesting that you’d have many UFC fans who enjoy boxing and boxing fans that enjoy some of the big UFC fights. But — it’s only now more of the crossover is happening. Appears to be brought about from more UFC athletes interested in competing in professional boxing. Likely due to the obvious greater incentives and pay days for…
The 19-year-old Rafael Nadal prevailed over Ivan Ljubicic in a marathon five-setter to claim the Madrid Masters crown in 2005. Nadal’s only indoor hard crown came at a massive cost, as the youngster broke his foot and never fully recovered!Competing with constant pain, Nadal has used to leave with it over the years, having better or worse days with his foot until the last year’s Roland Garros. Rafa reached the semi-final and faced Novak Djokovic in a titanic battle that required four hours and 11 minutes for four sets.The Spaniard wasted a set point in the third and left out…
The Colorado Avalanche extended their point streak to 18 games with a 3-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday.It’s the longest point streak in the NHL since the Boston Bruins earned a point in 19 straight games from January 29-March 9, 2019.Devon Toews had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche (33-8-4), who are 16-0-2 during their streak, have won 11 of 12 and also have a 22-game home point streak (20-0-2). Darcy Kuemper made 35 saves.”[Tampa Bay] is definitely kind of a measuring stick for the rest of the League with…
Robbie and Christopher Gould would start learning each morning before the first bell. The field was their classroom. Their father Robbie Sr. their teacher. The boys tried to learn the fundamentals, try to absorb as much as they could, even on those frigid sunrises in November. Robbie Sr. would teach his sons the form, not worry about the distance. He’d also push his boys to keep a good work ethic. Stay consistent in getting up to practice before being consistent in kicks. “He’d pull us out of bed and we’d have to make sure we got…
Teammates for the past five years, Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert will have to travel nearly 2,000 miles to finally be apart. Following the selection of the NBA All-Star rosters on Thursday night, Mitchell was selected by LeBron James with the 10th pick of the reserves. Gobert was chosen by Kevin Durant with the second-to-last pick, with Durant’s former teammate James Harden being taken last. The game is set for Sunday, Feb. 20, with tipoff at 6 p.m. MST. 3x All-Stars #TimeToLearn | @wgu pic.twitter.com/wTuu40oOdU — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) February 10, 2022 Last season was a memorable all-star experience for…