Karolina Muchova, a semi-finalist at the 2021 Australian Open, has withdrawn from next year’s tournament, the Czech world number 32 said in a statement on Tuesday. The 25-year-old, who made the last four of a major for the first time and broke into the top 20 this year, hasn’t played due to injury following a first-round loss at the US Open in September. “I’m sad to announce that my 2022 season will not start in Australia. I’m doing all I can to get back on the court as soon as I’m able,” Muchova wrote on Twitter. Im sad to announce…
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram had 28 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 22 of his 27 in the second half and New Orleans beat Portland for its first three-game winning streak of the season. Josh Hart added 20 points for the Pelicans, who shot 52.5% while winning for the eighth time in 13 games following a 3-16 start — all while awaiting the return of All-Star forward Zion Williamsons from an offseason foot injury. Damian Lillard scored 39 for the Trail Blazers, who won their previous two games. Jusuf Nurkic added 17 points and Norman Powell had 16.DALLAS (AP) —…
The NBA is celebrating players from the NBA 75 list almost daily from now until the end of the season. Today’s honoree is St. Louis Hawks big man Bob Pettit. This story about Pettit, on announcing his retirement at age 32 after 11 seasons (and one championship, 1958) in the NBA, originally appeared in the March 13, 1965, issue of The Sporting News. ST. LOUIS, Mo. — For the second time in less than a year and a half, the fans of St. Louis faced the loss of a genuine sports immortal when the Hawks Bob Pettit announced his intention to retire…
The NASCAR community may not come together or see eye to eye on many things in most situations. But for supporting a fellow driver or any member involved in NASCAR, everyone stands in solidarity. And recently, the community stood by Brad Keselowski after the unfortunate news about his father was revealed.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adBrad’s brother Brian Keselowski had posted on Twitter about the deteriorating state of health of their father.His message on Twitter read, “It is with profound sadness and a broken heart to inform everyone that my dad, Bob Keselowski is nearing the end of his amazing, fast…
There are 30 candidates on the 2022 Hall of Fame ballot. Not all 30 have a legitimate shot at induction, of course, but every single one put together some impressive career accomplishments. They wouldn’t have made it to the ballot otherwise. With that in mind, and with less than a month remaining before the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announces the voting results on Jan. 25, here is one stat to know for each of those 30 candidates. Some will focus on career-long achievements, others on single-season greatness. Either way, the idea here is to get to the heart of…
By: Sean Zak December 20, 2021 An NFT of Jordan Spieth instructing caddie Michael Greller to “Go get that” would likely fare quite well in the online marketplace. Getty Images The PGA Tour is readying to release its own series of non-fungible tokens, popularly known as NFTs. The Tour teased the news in a memo to players Friday, saying it is “excited” at the impending launch of “a video-based NFT platform.” The Tour called its plans “a new incremental revenue opportunity for players” and cited the NBA’s wildly successful Top Shot as the type of platform it hopes to create.…
Story Links HOUSTON – Following its most successful season in program history, Houston Soccer Head Coach Diego Bocanegra is excited to announce two coaching staff promotions on Monday. Assistant Coach Gus Mota has been promoted to Associate Head Coach while Assistant Coach Chelsey Patterson has been promoted to Recruiting Coordinator. Both coaches have played a vital role in the success of the program since joining the Houston staff in 2019 and 2020, as well as the success of the 2021 season. Without the leadership of both coaches, the program would not have seen the record-breaking season that made…
MELBOURNE: Under-fire head coach Chris Silverwood has defended his team selection despite England suffering heavy defeats in the first two Tests of the Ashes, insisting he is still the “right man for the job”. England slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in Brisbane before losing by 275 runs at Adelaide, leading to sharp criticism of the team selections. The visitors had opted to leave out the experienced pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad on a green pitch in Brisbane while including spinner Jack Leach. The left-arm spinner returned with poor figures of 1 for 102 in 13 overs and…
Over the weekend, a very big name made his pro debut. Gerald McClellan Jr may not be a big name in his own right yet of course, but the McClellan name is instantly recognizable to any fight fan. Son of the great “G-Man,” who ruled the world at middleweight before his tragic 1995 fight with Nigel Benn, McClellan Jr stopped Tahlik Taylor, 3-20-1(1) in the third round of a cruiserweight bout in Wisconsin on December 18th. 33-year-old McClellan Jr is actually a light-heavyweight, yet he was unable to get an opponent at 175 so he faced Taylor. McClellan Jr spoke…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: A general view during the Washington Football Team and the Philadelphia Eagles game at FedExField on September 13, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) Ron Rivera and the Washington Football Team will be on the road for this Tuesday’s showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles, but their sideline should still feel like home. That’s because the team had its heated benches shipped to Lincoln Financial Field. Last weekend, the Dallas Cowboys had their custom-made benches shipped to FedEx Field. Washington must have secretly admired that move because it has decided to do the…