Jessica Pegula is back in Australia for the United Cup, which she won last year with Team USA, so she’s excited to try and do it again, but also sad not to have her old teammates. Last year’s United Cup saw Team USA dominate their way to the trophy after putting together a really strong…
The Warriors have been unable to find their groove with their lineups this season, and with so many promising rookies and old favorites vying for a spot, head coach Steve Kerr has his work cut out for him. In the absence of Draymond Green (suspension), things finally started to click as the team has gone…
As the NHL season progresses, a recent discussion on the Canadian teams’ playoff prospects was broached on a recent episode of OverDrive. NHL insider Chris Johnston was asked to predict a winning Canadian team coming out of the Western Conference. The insider says the Edmonton Oilers are contenders. Despite acknowledging the commendable season the Winnipeg…
It was a night to forget for Declan Rice against his former club as West Ham put on a counter-attack clinic to win 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium. Tomas Soucek put the Hammers in front in the first half when Jarrod Bowen managed to keep the ball in play at the byline and find the…
Halftime Report Only one more half stands between Texas Tech and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They are fully in control with a 48-29 lead over Sam Houston. Texas Tech entered the matchup having won four straight and they’re just one half away from another. Will they make it…
Over recent days, I took on a daunting task — but a delightful one. I reviewed all the passages of prose featured in the For the Love of Sentences section of my Times Opinion newsletter in 2023 and tried to determine the best of the best. And there’s no doing that, at least not objectively,…
Brad Greene ended 2023 by toppling a club record to help the Bristol Flyers score a vital road win over the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League. Greene pulled down 14 offensive rebounds – 17 in total – along with 19 points as the Flyers edged out the Riders 87-81 at the Morningside Arena on…
18 Manchester United overcame a two-goal deficit to triumph 3-2 against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Boxing Day. Manager Erik ten Hag deserves credit for choosing the right attacking personnel with Marcus Rashford registering an assist while Alejandro Garnacho grabbed a brace. The choice of wingers meant Antony dropped out, with the Brazilian…
Denis Shapovalov used to be coached by Mikhail Youzhny, and it was a pretty good partnership that ended abruptly. Denis Shapovalov’s career is generally just one big sequence of events that don’t make sense. He emerged as a pretty talented teenager with some impressive wins like the one over Rafael Nadal, only to kind of…
by Andrew Mossbrooks | AHL On The Beat On paper, the Rochester Americans don’t look like they’ve had the most joyous of times this holiday season. Rochester did skate into the Christmas break on a high note, topping the Syracuse Crunch on Dec. 23 by a 3-2 final in overtime, courtesy of Brandon Biro. But…
