Photo: Lake Cormorant’s Alassane Ba (8) battles a Ridgeland player for the ball during Saturday’s contest. (Bob Bakken/DeSoto County Sports) It was a history-making day for the Lake Cormorant High School boys soccer team, a fact coach Jeremy Smith had to remind his charges of even in defeat. A Gators’ soccer squad had never made the second round of the MHSAA post-season playoffs before Saturday afternoon’s encounter on the home pitch against the Ridgeland Titans. Smith even remembered games where the Gators were beaten by lopsided scores of 20-0 when he played against Lake Cormorant in high school. But even…
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TAR vs CAG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Dream11 Team, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update of FanCode European T10 Gibraltar match between Tarik and Calpe Giants. TAR vs CAG FanCode European T10 Gibraltar Match 1 and 2 Details: The 1st and 2nd match of the FanCode European T10 Gibraltar will see Tarik facing off against Calpe Giants on 30th January at the Europa Sports Complex. For all the Dream11 Tips and Fantasy Cricket Live Updates, follow us on Cricketaddictor Telegram Channel. The first game is scheduled to start at 9:30 PM IST and the second match will start at…
The feud between Claressa Shields and Jake Paul appears to be simmering down. In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, Shields praised Paul for doing great things for his fighter Amanda Serrano, and women’s boxing as a whole. Paul, through his MVP Promotions, helped Serrano finalize a deal to face undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor on April 30 in Madison Square Garden. “I wish [Jake] the best,” Shields says, continuing … “What he’s doing for Amanda is great. I think that him getting involved in helping the fight with Katie Taylor is great for Amanda and Katie and it’s great for women’s…
Rafael Nadal is potentially just three sets away from a record 21st Grand Slam title after beating Italy’s Matteo Berrettini in the Australian Open semi-finals. The Spaniard stands level on 20 major titles alongside Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Standing in his way, however, is Daniil Medvedev.The Russian beat Stefanos Tsitsipas to book his spot in today’s final.Medvedev is aiming for his second successive Grand Slam after winning his maiden major at the US Open in September.He lost out in last year’s Australian Open final to Djokovic, who was deported from Australia ahead of the tournament amid a row over…
Rafael Nadal bids for Australian Open today against Daniil Medvedev. The Spaniard is potentially only three sets away from a record 21st Grand Slam title – pulling away from Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on 20 each. The ‘Big Three’ cliche has been part of tennis for over a decade now, and Nadal can cement his status as the most successful tennis star of all time with victory in Melbourne today.Federer turns 41 this year and has just undergone a third major knee operation and Djokovic faces being banned from Grand Slams over his refusal to have the coronavirus vaccine.Nadal, 35,…
MONTREAL — It was impressive—the Montreal Canadiens, owners of the NHL’s worst record and a team that had allowed at least five goals in 17 of their first 42 games, somehow topping themselves in Game 43. Saturday night, in Montreal, in an all-Canadian matchup with the Edmonton Oilers on Hockey Night in Canada, the Canadiens completely embarrassed themselves. Even in a week that started with a lacklustre 8-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild, they managed to hit a new low. We didn’t think it could be done, but the Canadiens proved us wrong, and they did it shortly after the…
The championship round of playoff games will have a lofty bar to clear to top last weekend’s slate of games. The NFL’s divisional round featured each of its four games ending in a walk-off score, with the Bengals, 49ers and Rams each winning via a field goal and the Chiefs walking off the Bills in overtime on a touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce. But this weekend’s slate of games, which will decide the two teams headed to the Super Bowl, are sure to continue delivering on what has already been a thrilling postseason. Cincinnati and Kansas City…
Australian NBA star Patty Mills enjoyed a sensational shooting night from beyond the arc, draining 6-of-12 three point attempts en route to 24 points for the Brooklyn Nets.But it still wasn’t enough as the Nets – missing James Harden with a right hand complaint and still without Kevin Durant – fell to the Golden State Warriors 110-106 in a thrilling finale as Klay Thompson nailed a three-pointer with 12.5 seconds remaining.Watch the 21/22 NBA Season with ESPN on Kayo. Live coverage every week plus every game of the NBA Finals. New to Kayo? Start your free trial >Curry banks 29…
SUPERIOR — As shadows started descending across the snow drifts on Allouez Bay, 14 stock cars raced around a makeshift race track atop the ice.When the (snow) dust settled, a 1984 Pontiac Grand Prix “G-body” pulled into the winner’s circle and out popped driver Fritz Myers of Longville, Minnesota.Almost every car had a passenger, and Myers’ wingman was none other than Jonathan Cuevas, one of the four NASCAR drivers on hand for the inaugural “NASCAR on Ice” ice racing event.In the end, it was drivers such as Myers who ended up looking like the pros as the NASCAR guys learned…
With the NFL set to play its Conference Championship Games on Sunday, it seems like the perfect time to reminiscence about what could have been for some former Major League stars. Most fans are familiar with two-way stars like Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders, who spent time in both the NFL and MLB, but what about guys who gave up potential NFL careers in their pursuit to play professional baseball? The following is a look at just 10 former big leaguers who either played college football at some of the most prestigious programs in the country or passed up big-time…