Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt (90) celebrates with outside linebacker Alex Highsmith (56) after sacking Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield in the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt has seen it all when he’s trying to get to the quarterback. The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker has faced slides to his side, tight end chips, running back chips, double teams and more. Even with all that, offenses have had trouble containing the two-time All-Pro in the midst of a historic season.…
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Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns have turned into some of the league’s best closers. It’s a big reason they’ve reached 30 wins before any other team in the NBA this season.Paul had a triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Suns improved to 25-0 when leading after three quarters by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 106-89 on Thursday night.As usual, the 36-year-old Paul was the maestro making big plays in the final minutes to close out the Clippers. He hit a crucial 3-pointer and had five assists in the fourth quarter.”Some teams’ biggest issue is…
Following his test of a Formula 1 McLaren in the fall of 2018, Jimmie Johnson wasn’t reticent regarding his post-NASCAR career. No plans were in place but he said he wanted to try out IndyCars – on road courses specifically – and he wanted to return to sports prototypes, where he had impressed in occasional forays in the Grand-Am series. In 2020, those sparks of desire were fanned into flames and it came to pass that the seven-time NASCAR champion ran all road and street course races in the 2021 IndyCar season driving a Carvana-backed Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda. After more…
At the 1993 Bud 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, trouble hit Kenny Wallace midway through the race. Earlier that year, Wallace broke his scapula during a test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Evidently, it was still bothering him, so the team roped in Dick Trickle to take over for him.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adDick Trickle relieved an injured Kenny Wallace during the 1993 Bud 500 at Bristol.The race saw multiple driver changes including Terry for Bobby Labonte and Todd Bodine for Jeff Gordon.Watch “He Drove WHAT?!” Part 3 now on YouTube! ⬇️https://t.co/AkDFOb9KW2 pic.twitter.com/GMKtEEB1al— NASCAR Memories (@NASCARMemories) January 6, 2022ADVERTISEMENTArticle…
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The road from South Africa to anywhere is long, one reason Gary Player takes such pride in being the ultimate global player, providing a blueprint for the likes of Ernie Els and now a new crop in his wake.Getting to Maui proved particularly stressful for Erik van Rooyen.He was home for the holidays, at first worried the omicron variant of the coronavirus — first detected in South Africa in November — might keep him there. Instead, he needed a negative test 24 hours before leaving. No problem. He was at his parents’ beach house along the…
After this MLB lockout, the LA Angels need to acquire more pitching–either in the starting rotation or the bullpen.In order to do that, the Halos might have to go the trade route in place of finding gems in free agency. The Halos have been rumored to be in on trade talks with the Oakland Athletics and Miami Marlins, so they’ve definitely been thinking about how they can assemble the right trade packages.Since then, it has become obvious as to who the top three trade chips on this team are. They are the most likely Angels to be traded after the…
Newcastle have signed right-back Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid for £12m, plus add-ons.The England right-back has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option of a further year. Trippier flew into Tyneside on Wednesday in a private jet following the conclusion of smooth and positive talks between the two clubs on Tuesday.The club are paying £12m plus add-ons to make the 31-year-old the first signing under Newcastle’s Saudi owners.Atletico hoped Trippier would stay, but the former Tottenham defender made it clear he wanted to return to England. Magpies boss Eddie Howe worked with Trippier while in charge of Burnley, signing the…
On Friday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the new playing conditions for the T20 International cricket. In men’s and women’s T20 Internationals the in-match penalty for slow over rates will come into effect this month. Also, the new playing conditions will provide an optional drinks interval midway through the innings in the bilateral T20 international series. IPL 2022 Auction | IPL 2022 Teams | IPL News and Updates | IPL 2022 Schedule | ICC Teams Rankings | ICC Players Rankings According to the new rules if a fielding team fails to complete the overs in the scheduled time one…
By Ken Hissner: Too many times, the heavyweight division gets the most attention. Back in 1911, the biggest little man from Tylorstown, Wales, UK, a 19-year-old named Jimmy “The Mighty Atom” Wilde, turned professional. At 5’2 ½ Wilde would go on to become the best flyweight in the history of boxing ending his career with a 137-4-1 record with 98 stoppages.After an unbelievable start, Wilde was 94-0-1 when he lost his first bout to Tancy Lee, 17-1 by TKO 16 of a scheduled 20 rounds at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, UK, in October 2015. In June of…
ADELAIDE: World number one Ashleigh Barty fired off 17 aces as she downed former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International on Friday. Barty was in superb form as she saw off world number 12 Kenin in just 68 minutes of quality tennis. The 25-year-old Australian served beautifully, winning 31 of 32 points on her first serve and nine of 16 on her second, not giving Kenin any opportunities to break. By contrast, Kenin’s serve was not nearly as effective and while she was only broken once in each set, she struggled to…