Hearn Says April “Is Realistic” For the Rematch Can Oleksandr Usyk repeat his big win over Anthony Joshua? Can Usyk go one better and score the stoppage win this time? Does Joshua retire if he is beaten by Usyk a second time? Is Usyk the best heavyweight in the world right now? It’s “realistic” we will get answers to at least two of these questions in April, as this is when the rematch is being eyed by Eddie Hearn. For a while there was talk of AJ taking step-aside cash, thus allowing rival heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury to fight Usyk,…
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Coach Dmitry Tursunov tried to explain what changes Anett Kontaveit made to her game that helped her have a strong end to the 2021 season. Tursunov started working with Kontaveit in August and since then the Estonian has played the best tennis of her career. After hiring Tursunov, Kontaveit made five finals and captured four titles. “She began to play more aggressively at the right moments. She also became more patient – she no longer strives to finish the rally as soon as possible.I improved my positional play – I began to understand better when it is better to attack,…
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On the ice According to the Pittsburgh Penguins website, the team is next scheduled to play on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Toronto. The Pens’ game scheduled at Boston tonight was postponed because of COVID protocols. The Associated Press The NHL will emerge from an extended holiday break with taxi squads and other roster revisions to guard against more disruptions to the season. Each team will be allowed to have a taxi squad of up to six players and to make emergency recalls from the minors if COVID-19 absences would cause anyone to play without a full lineup.…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Matt Barnes hasn’t been on an NBA roster in four years, but he still suits up for games. After playing 14 seasons in the league, Barnes has joined the ranks of the sports media, working for several networks as a basketball analyst, and even a podcast host. “Although it wasn’t planned, I went from my career getting a chance to win a championship with the Warriors in 2017, right to ESPN and Fox,” Barnes told FOX40. NBA has ‘no plans’ to pause season, Silver tells ESPN Barnes admitted this wasn’t all part of “the plan.” “I…
In NASCAR, a fair number of top drivers have earned nicknames from the fans and the community. This includes ‘The King’ for Richard Petty, ‘The Candyman’ for Kyle Busch, and many more. There is also a nickname reserved for the legendary driver, the late great Dale Earnhardt.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adAs it turns out, he was known as ‘The Intimidator’ to many of his rivals on the race track. This was largely due to his aggressive driving style, which was practically ruthless. Dale Sr was the kind of driver who gave no quarter and had no issues with bumping competitors…
The Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization have signed outfielder Socrates Brito and right-hander Ronnie Williams to one-year contracts, the team announced. Reports out of South Korea last week indicated that Brito was joining the Gwangju-based team (hat tip to The Athletic’s Sung Min Kim). MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports that Brito will earn a $600K salary with another $300K available in contract incentives, with the Yonhap News’ Jeeho Yoo noting that $100K of Brito’s guaranteed money is a signing bonus. Also via Yoo, Williams will get a $300K salary and a $100K signing bonus, with $350K more available…
Members of the 2021 SHARE Benefit Golf Tournament Committee and a representative from First Financial Bank, the tournament Title Sponsor, gathered recently to announce the proceeds from the 28th Annual First Financial Bank/SHARE Foundation Benefit Golf Tournament. The 2021 Tournament raised $30,225 for SHARE Foundation, bringing the total amount raised to $1,115,764. Funds raised each year continue to remain local and are used in Union County. The funds raised from the tournament will benefit SHARE Foundation’s local agencies that dedicate their time to improving the health and well-being of those in the community. Those agencies include Chaplaincy Services at Medical…
The Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland, featuring Boston College and East Carolina University, will not be played Monday, officials said. Neither will the inaugural Fenway Bowl in Boston between the University of Virginia and Southern Methodist University, which had been set for Wednesday.The Sun Bowl featuring the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington State Cougars was searching for a new team to participate Sunday after the University of Miami said it was withdrawing due to Covid-19 protocols.Washington State said it’s working with the Pac-12 conference and the Sun Bowl Association to “hopefully find a replacement for the game.”The Sun Bowl is…
England captain Joe Root was left in disbelief after one of the all-time injury comebacks after one of his bowlers left the field clutching his hamstring.Welcome to our live coverage of day two of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.England’s horror tour went from bad to worse on Sunday as its batters capitulated once again after Australia won the toss and elected to bowl on a green wicket under cloudy skies.But the visitors clawed their way back into the contest on Monday, taking three wickets in the morning session – including that of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.Play on day…