BLOOMINGTON (Heart of Illinois ABC) — Despite Saturday’s snow storm, local golfers didn’t have to wait until Spring to play their first round in 2022.Highland Park Golf Course hosted their 49th-annual Snowbird Open Golf Tournament in Blooomington to ring in the new year. Golfers played nine holes, and they could either keep score or just play for fun.Golfer Stephen Baker says it’s a family tradition to come play on New Year’s Day. He says he now does it in honor of his brother John, who died 10 years ago from liver failure.“We tried to spend the last few years knowing…
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FC Dallas and United States international forward Ricardo Pepi is close to finalizing a deal that would see him land with Bundesliga side FC Augsburg, sources confirmed to ESPN.Fabrizio Romano and 90min were the first to report the impending deal.- ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, moreThe sources said that if the deal is completed, the transfer fee would be in the neighborhood of $20 million plus add ons, with a 10% sell-on percentage going to Dallas in any future moves. The base transfer fee would be the highest in Major League Soccer history. Alphonso Davies’ move from…
Three of India’s four overseas Test wins last year were marked by strong opening partnershipsA dream that started four years ago at the Wanderers will come to fruition at the same venue in the New Year Test starting on Monday. There have been ups and downs along the way, but India are now one win away from winning in South Africa for the first time. And this opportunity comes after back-to-back series wins in Australia and England. Starting from England, where India led the series 2-1 before Covid forced a postponement of the fifth Test, to Centurion, the one pattern…
After Serena Williams announced her withdrawal from this year’s Australian Open, it was hoped her sister Venus would play.American legend Venus Williams will not play in next month’s Australian Open, meaning an emerging Australian will secure the last women’s singles wildcard.At 41, Williams remains a significant drawcard but fell outside the top 100 – and direct entry for the Australian Open – in May for the first time in nine years.The seven-time grand slam champion hasn’t played since August because of a leg injury that meant she also had to skip the US Open.Williams’ ranking has plummeted to No.318 and…
By Ken Hissner: Germany’s Regina Halmich got inducted into the IBHOF with a record of 54-1-1 with 16 stoppages. It sounds like she was worthy until you look at how she got there. In Halmich’s Fifty-four wins she defeated eighteen opponents making their debut. Five had losing records and three with .500 records. That’s twenty-six without winning records out of fifty-six fights. She had forty defenses including fifteen at flyweight, two at super flyweight, and ten at light flyweight as well as thirteen at flyweight in her second reign. Halmich from April of 1995 through November of 2007 she held…
The Kraken’s opening night at Climate Pledge Arena will forever mean a lot of things to a lot of people, from fans to players to construction workers who built this place.For Brian Hamilton, the night to remember is profoundly memorable, the most incredible of incredible moments from that Oct. 23 opener. Hamilton, who goes by the nickname “Red,” is an assistant equipment manager for the Vancouver Canucks.Saturday night is going to be perhaps even more momentous. A fan, 22-year-old Nadia Popovici is Hamilton’s “hero” because she “extended and saved my life.” Popovici will be attending Saturday’s game.Hamilton, who posted a…
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach has cleared COVID protocols and will be on the sideline Sunday against the Jets, the team announced. Arians’ status had been up in the air after testing positive earlier in the week. The 69-year-old coach said then that he was experiencing only mild symptoms. He returns in time to lead a Tampa Bay team with an outside shot at earning the NFC’s top seed. The Bucs (11-4) are tied with the Rams and Cowboys and sit one game back of the Packers. Arians is among several NFL coaches to test positive for the virus in…
Mavericks All-Star guard Luka Doncic has cleared Health and Safety Protocols. Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic has cleared the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols, per league official report on Saturday. Additionally, Tim Hardaway Jr. and power forward Maxi Kleber have also cleared protocols and are available for the Mavericks next game against the Thunder on Sunday (7 ET, League Pass). Doncic hasn’t played since Dec. 10 after re-injuring his ankle in a 106-93 loss to the Pacers. He was set to return from the injury on Dec. 23 but was sidelined for another five games after entering Health and…
Sunday, Feb 6: Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 6 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 17: Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1, Daytona Beach, 7 p.m.; Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2, 9 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 20: Daytona 500, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27: Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California, 3:30 p.m.Sunday, March 6: Pennzoil 400, Las Vegas, 3:30 p.m.Sunday, March 13: Runoff Mortgage 500, Phoenix, 3:30 p.m.Sunday, March 20, Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Atlanta, 3 p.m.Sunday, March 27: EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand Prix, Austin, 3:30 p.m.Sunday, April 3: Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, 3:30 p.m.Saturday, April 9: Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500, Martinsville, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, April…
Getty Images Eddy Alvarez, an infielder and a two-time Olympic silver medalist, has signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to his Instagram account. Major League Baseball’s ongoing owner-imposed lockout necessitates that Alvarez’s contract is of the minor-league variety. (MLB teams are currently prohibited from signing players to big-league contracts, or from executing transactions involving players on a 40-man roster.) “I want to take a moment and give thanks to the Miami Marlins for making a hometown [kid’s] dream come true,” Alvarez wrote as part of a larger post. “Stepping on my first Big League field wearing a uni…