Die-hard Blues fan Jon Hamm will have a premium seat for the upcoming NHL All-Star game skills competition.The league announced this week that STL’s No.1 celeb will be one of the judges for the fan-favorite skills exhibition. It will air at 6:30 p.m. Friday on ESPN.Other judges include NHL Hall of Famers, Mark Messier and Paul Coffey. Taking part in the competition is actor and former hockey player Wyatt Russell, son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.Your weekly capsule of local news, life advice, trivia and humor from Post-Dispatch columnist Joe Holleman.
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Die-hard Blues fan Jon Hamm will have a premium seat for the upcoming NHL All-Star game skills competition.The league announced this week that STL’s No.1 celeb will be one of the judges for the fan-favorite skills exhibition. It will air at 6:30 p.m. Friday on ESPN.Other judges include NHL Hall of Famers, Mark Messier and Paul Coffey. Taking part in the competition is actor and former hockey player Wyatt Russell, son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.Your weekly capsule of local news, life advice, trivia and humor from Post-Dispatch columnist Joe Holleman.
Washington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders. The new name unveiled Wednesday comes 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans and under fresh pressure from sponsors. The organization committed to avoiding Native American imagery in its rebrand after being called the Washington Football Team the past two seasons. “Today is a big day for our team, our fans. A day in which we embark on a new chapter as the Washington Commanders,” said owner Dan Snyder said in a statement. Washington joins Major League…
Denver Nuggets (28-22, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (30-21, fourth in the Western Conference)Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 10 p.m. ESTLINE: Jazz -2; over/under is 224.5BOTTOM LINE: A pair of the league’s top scorers, Donovan Mitchell and Nikola Jokic, meet when Utah and Denver take the court. Mitchell ranks 10th in the NBA averaging 25.5 points per game and Jokic ranks ninth in the league averaging 25.9 points per game.The Jazz are 10-1 against division opponents. Utah is second in the NBA averaging 113.5 points and is shooting 47.1% from the field.The Nuggets are 4-7 against Northwest Division teams. Denver has a 6-2 record…
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Swann, the bonafide leader in DIY security products, announces the renewal of its sponsorship with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Vargas for the upcoming season. The partnership heads into its second season with surprises coming for Vargas and Swann Security fans. Swann will be sponsoring races throughout the end of the season. The first race Swann will be sponsoring is on Feb. 26 in Fontana, California: the Production Alliance 300 at Auto Club Speedway. Additional races will be announced on social media, so make sure to follow Swann and Ryan Vargas…
From baseball fans to the players themselves, almost everyone is frustrated with the ongoing lockout in Major League Baseball. On 2nd December 2021, the Collective Bargaining Agreement between players and the owners expired, and since then the lockout is in force in MLB. However, the Atlanta Braves pitcher Tyler Matzek has come up with an interesting idea to play baseball. The Braves star wants MLB players to play an All-Star Series on their own.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adRecently in January, the MLB Players’ Association and the owners had a couple of meetings regarding the new agreement, but the two parties…
The 2022 Ras al Khaimah Championship is a big event on the 2022 DP World Tour schedule, with Al Hamra Golf Club in Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, hosting the event. The 2022 Ras al Khaimah Championship field is headed by Danny Willett, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Bernd Wiesberger and more, with the world’s best players taking on the latest European Tour event. After 36 holes, the field will be reduced from the 132-player starting field. The Ras al Khaimah Championship TV schedule is packed with hours of coverage, with Golf Channel airing the championship live for four days with…
MARGAO: The Indian Super League on Wednesday unveiled the revised fixture list for the ongoing event with the organisers incorporating all the matches that were postponed due to Covid-19 outbreaks last month in the schedule that begins February 9. ATK Mohun Bagan will face Jamshedpur FC in the final match of the regular season at the PJN Stadium here on March 7, according to the revised fixture drawn by the league organisers Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL). “Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) today released the revised fixture list for 25 matches, from February 9 onwards, for the Hero Indian Super…
Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials for treating several 2011 World Cup-winning players as “use and throw”. Speaking to Boria Majumdar on his show “Backstage with Boria”, Harbhajan Singh questioned why 2011 World Cup-winning players didn’t play together after 2011. IPL 2022 Auction | IPL 2022 Teams | IPL News and Updates | IPL 2022 Schedule | ICC Teams Rankings | ICC Players Rankings Photo Credit: (BCCI) He also questioned why the players like him Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh were suddenly removed from the…
Business picks up after a slower January with several intriguing bouts dotted throughout February to keep fans in suspense. It kicks off this weekend with a Fox PPV show featuring the returns of two of the biggest names in their weight classes in recent years: Keith Thurman and Leo Santa Cruz. Both commence their careers after long layoffs with Thurman inactive since a 2019 loss to Manny Pacquiao and Santa Cruz out of the ring since a 2020 knockout loss to Gervonta Davis. It’s part of a four-fight card more appealing for depth than a central main event to put…