The first round of 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs has proved historic for ESPN and Turner Sports, with ratings for TNT and TBS the highest since the advent of cable television. Games broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, TNT and TBS averaged 768,000 viewers, a 58 percent increase from last season on NBCSN, CNBC and USA Network. Turner … Read more
Through their first 61 seasons of existence to this point, that Houston Astros have competed in a total of 9,658 regular season and postseason competitions. This is the second in a potentially endless series of articles based on random Houston Astros record appearances. I say endless because there is somewhere nearby 3⁄4 Millions of them … Read more
Artists Getty Images/iStockphoto Matt Potter couldn’t think of a better place to be inducted into the Pasco High School Hall of Fame Tuesday night than on the floor of Edgar Brown Stadium. While the rest of that year’s induction class was being honored at Pasco High Auditorium, Potter was busy coaching his No. 1 boys … Read more
An allegation that a white Haddonfield Memorial High School baseball player taunted a black player on an opposing team with racially offensive noises has sparked a district investigation and once again threw a cloud over one of South Jersey’s most elite school districts. The May 10 incident occurred during a junior varsity game between Colonial … Read more
Despite not making the podium, Davies said he was proud to play on international ice with such experienced teammates, adding that the opportunity was a great learning experience to learn from some of Hockey Canada’s top coaches. An Airdrie hockey player who plays for the WHL’s Swift Current Broncos recently represented his country and hometown … Read more
Petite but poised, China’s former world gymnastics champion Sui Lu stood amidst a sea of yoga mats, encouraging her students as they bent their torsos towards their outstretched legs. Sui was four years old when she was selected by China’s State Sports Administration and began training as a top athlete. She became world champion on … Read more
Despite the three Gold Gloves he earned at the catcher, it’s time for Salvador Perez to become a full-time DH. Kansas City needs all the help it can get offensively, and they have young catchers waiting in the wings to step in from behind home plate. The team will get the best out of Perez … Read more
Of Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (May 18, 2022) US Soccer Players – If the end of Major League Soccer’s 2021 regular season didn’t pose an existential crisis for FC Dallas, it raised questions that leaned in that direction. The club’s reputation as the best football talent developer in the country has been built through … Read more
In today’s NHL rumors, the Winnipeg Jets appear to be the favorites to land Barry Defiance as head coach. Meanwhile, an insider suggests the Toronto Maple Leafs will be considering at least one big change. Does that mean one of the four core forwards will be substituted? There’s an update on the Edmonton Oilers’ injury … Read more
Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic, left, celebrates with team mates after scoring the only goal of the game during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and West Ham United on Sunday April 24, 2022 at Stamford Bridge in London. Chelsea won the game 1-0. Alastair Grant AP Charlotte FC on Wednesday announced their plans to … Read more