sport Racket sports courted new players mid-pandemic: New tennis store, platform tennis center open in Greater Cleveland while sport soars Christin Hakim, April 30, 2022 CLEVELAND, Ohio — Love may mean zero in tennis scoring, but people have become much more fond of tennis and other racket sports over the last two years. Just under 5 million people flocked to tennis since the COVID-19 pandemic began. And while an older sport grows, new racket sports… Continue Reading
sport Hasek calls out Ovechkin, wants Russian players suspended Christin Hakim, February 28, 2022 NHL legend Dominik Hasek took aim at Alex Ovechkin in a Twitter thread. (Photos via Getty) With the Russian invasion of Ukraine surging on, many companies and countries are boycotting Russian goods or from taking place in the nation. One Hockey Hall of Famer wants that practice taken to the… Continue Reading
Real Estate Big Peninsula life sciences building is bought by major players Christin Hakim, February 9, 2022 SAN CARLOS — A big office and life sciences building in San Carlos has been bought by an alliance of two major real estate players, fresh evidence the Bay Area commercial property market remains hot. The real estate alliance paid $190 million for a building with addresses from 120 through… Continue Reading
sport Ex-NBA players arrested in $4M healthcare scam: Big Baby, Sebastian Telfair among those involved Christin Hakim, October 8, 2021 Getty Images Eighteen former NBA players have been charged in New York federal court for an alleged multi-million-dollar health insurance fraud scheme that aimed to rip off the league’s health and wellness benefit plan for retired players, according to an indictment unsealed in the Southern District on Thursday. The players… Continue Reading
sport Top 100 NBA players of 2022: Ranking 50-31 Christin Hakim, September 26, 2021 Who will be the NBA’s best players in the 2021–22 season? Sports Illustrated‘s annual Top 100 list is back, aiming to answer that question. This year, the rankings were determined holistically by a panel of NBA writers—Chris Herring, Rohan Nadkarni, Michael Pina and Jeremy Woo—through a combination of data and… Continue Reading