What could be a better time for reflection than the end of the year? Easy: the end of the year in a game that’s locked out. Here are five things we learned from MLB in 2021:Remember when Max Scherzer was checked for sticky stuff three times in the same game? The crackdown was disruptive at first, and then routine, but it made a difference.Eric Hartline/USA TODAY Sports1. Sticky-stuff enforcement had real—but not overwhelming—effects.Remember when it looked like this one would be the story of the season? There were, oh, three days when it seemed as if the crackdown on sticky…
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Story Links ARLINGTON, Texas — The Cotton Bowl festivities come to a head for Cincinnati fans on Friday with a special Huddle Up Fest at AT&T Stadium’s East Plaza at 11:30 a.m. CTThe band, cheerleaders, dance team and Bearcat will take center stage at the top of the hour, and the 30-minute event includes alumni headliners Ian Happ, Jim Herman, Jordan Thompson and Kevin Youkilis.Happ (2013-15) was a baseball All-American and AAC Player of the Year at UC before becoming the ninth-overall pick of the 2015 MLB Draft. He completed his fifth season with the Chicago Cubs, hitting a…
December 30, 2021 at 1:13 PM ESTSouth Carolina hasn’t blown TD lead at half since 2019… vs. North CarolinaSouth Carolina leads North Carolina 25-13 in the Mayo Bowl and history says that bodes well for the Gamecocks… Kind of. South Carolina entered the day having won the last eight games it led by at least a touchdown at halftime. Its last such loss? The 2019 season opener against the Tar Heels (led 13-6 at half, lost 24-20).Jason Starrett·Deputy Managing Editor, College FootballDecember 30, 2021 at 1:02 PM ESTMayo bath coming up for Shane Beamer?South Carolina leads North Carolina 25-13 at…
NEW DELHI: The Indian team dominated the Centurion Test right from the word go with skipper Virat Kohli winning the toss and electing to bat first and India went on to score 327 runs in the first innings which helped them take 130 runs lead. Despite day-2 being completely washed out due to rain Virat Kohli and company managed to wrap up the Test match with more than one and a half sessions to spare on day-5. “Yes, we can see this Indian team winning the Test series 3-0 because South Africa’s batting is not looking that great. Only Dean…
Anyone interested in getting a lesson in how to teach tennis to children will get a chance to do so at a training session hosted by QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia at Louisa County High School on Jan. 3.Founded by Lynda Harrill in 2008, QuickStart Tennis has been teaching people throughout Central Virginia the fundamentals of how to teach children tennis. Harrill founded the organization shortly after the United States Tennis Association put out new guidelines for teaching children the sport, from using smaller court sizes to smaller equipment to pairing them with a partner.“It makes it a lot more…
Deontay Wilder would not have landed his trademark knockout punch had negotiations resulted in a fight, says ‘Prince’ Charles Martin.The American heavyweights were twice in talks to meet inside the ring in 2020, until Wilder won an arbitration case leading to his trilogy clash against Tyson Fury. Martin will instead make his comeback against Luis Ortiz on January 1 in an IBF eliminator which will have ramifications for the world title picture. Image: Charles Martin will fight Luis Ortiz on January 1 “It would have been a great opportunity,” Martin told Sky Sports about facing Wilder, in what would have…
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Kirby Dach pressuring himself to finally live up to his potential (Sun-Times) Blackhawks Bits: Tyler Johnson on ice for first time since surgery (SCH) Blackhawks prospect Landon Slaggert taking ties to family and Indiana to the world stage with Team USA (The Athletic) Kirby Dach, a year removed from wrist surgery, is struggling to score and win faceoffs for the Blackhawks. But the former No. 3 pick says “there’s a lot left on the table” to raise his game.” (Tribune) Blackhawks final game of 2021 postponed (SCH)…
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Kirby Dach pressuring himself to finally live up to his potential (Sun-Times) Blackhawks Bits: Tyler Johnson on ice for first time since surgery (SCH) Blackhawks prospect Landon Slaggert taking ties to family and Indiana to the world stage with Team USA (The Athletic) Kirby Dach, a year removed from wrist surgery, is struggling to score and win faceoffs for the Blackhawks. But the former No. 3 pick says “there’s a lot left on the table” to raise his game.” (Tribune) Blackhawks final game of 2021 postponed (SCH)…
The NFL playoffs are almost here with two weeks left in the regular season. While some teams are looking forward to playing in the tournament toward Super Bowl 56, more teams’ next big event is the 2022 draft. At the same time, major college football is near the end of bowl season and set to play its much-anticipated latest four-team playoff. With the some prominent prospects rising to the occasion and the updated draft order in flux, that fine intersection of pro future and college present makes it a great time for a new Sporting News first-round mock. There’s no doubt the big…
The NFL playoffs are almost here with two weeks left in the regular season. While some teams are looking forward to playing in the tournament toward Super Bowl 56, more teams’ next big event is the 2022 draft. At the same time, major college football is near the end of bowl season and set to play its much-anticipated latest four-team playoff. With the some prominent prospects rising to the occasion and the updated draft order in flux, that fine intersection of pro future and college present makes it a great time for a new Sporting News first-round mock. There’s no doubt the big…