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by miroles

September 23, 2022 • Federer bid adieu Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after a superlative career that spanned nearly a quarter-century and included 20 Grand Slam titles. Bryan Hayes, Jeff O’Neill and Jamie McLennan are joined by New York Post sports columnist Ian O’Connor to discuss if Aaron Judge should be considered the single-season home run king even though Barry Bonds set the record during the steroid-era. Bedard caps two-goal night with OT winner as Pats top Oil Kings Connor Bedard capped a two-goal night with the game-winner in overtime leading the Regina Pats to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Thursday. Chiefs-Buccaneers game to remain in Tampa after Hurricane Ian Sunday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will continue to be held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa as originally scheduled, the …

Sports Brief

by miroles

September 20, 2022 • The Yankees’ Aaron Judge and the Cardinals’ Albert Pujols are each closing in on a major home run milestone, bringing life to every at-bat as their teams near the end of the regular season. September 26, 2022 • Tiafoe spoiled the fairytale ending for Federer with a remarkable comeback against Stefanos Tsitsipas, denying the Swiss player a final trophy in the Laver Cup event. September 27, 2022 • The scandal has been the talk of the chess world this month.

September 23, 2022 • Federer bid adieu Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after a superlative career that spanned nearly a quarter-century and included 20 Grand Slam titles. Bryan Hayes, Jeff O’Neill and Jamie McLennan are joined by New York Post sports columnist Ian O’Connor to discuss if Aaron Judge should be considered the single-season home run king …

Sports Brief

by miroles

Almost three weeks since the last race weekend in Monza, Formula One is back and the 2022 champion could be confirmed as early as this weekend. It speaks to the pure dominance of Max Verstappen that the title race was over before we even hit summer and even with six races remaining, it could be a moot point come Monday morning. But there are so many other sub-plots in the paddock as there always are. Can Daniel Ricciardo tap into his good fortune over the years at Singapore to make a compelling argument for one of the three remaining 2023 seats?

Roger Federer played in his final match Friday night, ending his career paired in a doubles match with Rafael Nadal. Bruce Cassidy became the Las Vegas Golden Knights third head coach in six seasons. Cassidy is now tasked with getting the franchise back into the NHL playoffs. The Ministry …

Sports Brief

by miroles

Panathenaic amphora, Kleophrades painter, circa 500 BC, Louvre museum. A runner gives a friendly tap on the shoulder to a wheelchair racer during the Marathon International de Paris in 2014. 100m race record holder Usain Bolt and other runners, Moscow, 2013.

The Nashville Predators are set to hire former goalie Pekka Rinne as a special alumni adviser following his retirement from the NHL in 2021.
The Lakers have held two training camp workouts but new coach Darvin Ham has been noncommittal when talking about potential starting lineups.
Allen’s incredible transformation from 19 stone at the World Snooker Championship in April to 14 stone 10 pounds was evident at the British Open in Milton Keynes this week.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said he’s well aware of how hard it is to win at Iowa when a team is ranked in the top 5.

In certain sports such as racing, many contestants …