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Aussie John Millman, Former World No.33, Will Retire After 2024 Aussie Summer
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Aussie John Millman, Former World No.33, Will Retire After 2024 Aussie Summer

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday November 9, 2023The profession of one of many hardest fighters on tour and a inexperienced and gold legend is coming to an finish.John Millman, a Brisbane, Australia native who battled by way of a number of surgical procedures to climb to a career-high rating of World No.33 in 2018, will retire in early 2024, after the Aussie summer time occasions are performed.He is at the moment ranked 436. All good issues come to an finish.After the upcoming Australian Summer I’ll be retiring from skilled tennis.I’m extremely grateful for all of the help I’ve had all through my profession.It’s been an exhilarating trip residing out a dream I had as a child. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BFru6Wjwgn — John Millman (@johnhmillman) November 9, 2023 Millman, who upset 5-ti...
2024 Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Candidate: Lou Piniella
Baseball

2024 Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Candidate: Lou Piniella

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports This publish is a part of a collection protecting the 2024 Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Managers/Executives/Umpires poll, protecting candidates in these classes who made their best affect from 1980 to the current. For an introduction to the poll, see right here. The eight candidates shall be voted upon on the Winter Meetings in Nashville on December 3, and anybody receiving at the very least 75% of the vote from the 16 committee members shall be inducted in Cooperstown on July 21, 2024 together with any candidates elected by the BBWAA. 2024 Contemporary Baseball Candidate: Manager Lou Piniella Manager G W-L W-L% G>.500 Playoffs Pennants WS Lou Piniella 3548 1835-1713 .517 122 7 1 1 SOURCE: Baseball-Reference * Average based most...
Capitals GM: Backstrom is unlikely to play once more this season
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Capitals GM: Backstrom is unlikely to play once more this season

ARLINGTON —  Washington Capitals common supervisor Brian MacLellan mentioned it’s unlikely Nicklas Backstrom performs once more this season after the Swedish middle stepped away from the crew final week, citing the continuing points along with his surgically repaired left hip. ...
Hunter Dwelling “Impossible” Dream as Doubles No. 1
Tennis

Hunter Dwelling “Impossible” Dream as Doubles No. 1

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, November 7, 2023Continuing an inconceivable run, Storm Hunter realized her "impossible" dream.The 29-year-old Aussie and accomplice Elise Mertens reached the WTA Finals doubles semifinals in Cancun final weekend clinching Hunter's historic rise to the world No. 1 doubles rating.Sabalenka: Very Disappointed with WTAThe left-hander is the second Aussie lady in historical past to finsh as year-end doubles No. 1 following Samantha Stosur, her former doubles accomplice, in 2006.How did Hunter have fun rising to the highest of the world?She hopped on a airplane and flew to Seville to symbolize Australia in its Billie Jean King Cup opener. The fast turnaround has given Hunter little time to replicate on realizing her "impossible" dream."It's still,...
With Kershaw’s Surgical procedure and Lynn’s Declined Possibility, the Dodgers Rotation Turns into Even Thinner
Baseball

With Kershaw’s Surgical procedure and Lynn’s Declined Possibility, the Dodgers Rotation Turns into Even Thinner

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The Dodgers offered some readability as regards to their decimated rotation on Friday, although maybe not in probably the most reassuring method. First, the workforce reportedly declined Lance Lynn’s $18 million possibility, after which Clayton Kershaw introduced through Instagram that he had undergone shoulder surgical procedure that morning, with hopes of a return to play “at some point next summer.” As if that didn’t elevate sufficient questions, the three-time Cy Young winner and future Hall of Famer did nothing to tip his hand relating to whether or not he’d search a return to the Dodgers. When we final noticed the 35-year-old Kershaw in motion, he was leaving the mound after retiring simply one of many eight Diamondbacks he confronted within th...