CNN — A day after being controversially disqualified from the French Open for inadvertently hitting a ball girl with a ball, an emotional Miyu Kato struggled to answer questions about the incident. Kato and her partner Aldila Sutjiadi were defaulted from the doubles event on Sunday after the Japanese player struck a ball girl having…
CNN — Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz, 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4) on Sunday to avenge his Wimbledon final loss and capture the Western & Southern Open title in Cincinnati, Ohio. Playing in his first tournament on US soil since 2021, the 36-year-old Serb rallied from a set and a break down against the world number one,…
It’s almost 11:30 p.m., and the sound of a bouncing basketball near the garage of the Balian family home in Glendale is as common as a barking dog. Except none of the neighbors have called police to complain. “Not yet,” 6-foot-2 junior guard Anto Balian of Pilibos High said gratefully. Maybe it’s because the houses…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save One day after announcing Barcelona’s Jonatan Giráldez as its next coach, the Washington Spirit made another offseason splash by signing U.S. national team defender Casey Krueger to a three-year contract. A two-time NWSL Best XI honoree, Krueger spent the past eight seasons with the Chicago…
CNN — For quite some time, American men have been threatening to break through tennis’ elite and, at this year’s US Open, it appears that time has finally come. For the first time since 2005, three Americans progressed to the quarterfinals of the men’s draw. It also meant at least one US star was guaranteed…
The Jacksonville Jaguars lost to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday setting off some AFC playoff dominoes. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills clinched playoff spots with the Jags’ loss. This also gave the Houston Texans the AFC South title. And later, the Bills gained the AFC East title by beating the Miami Dolphins on Sunday…
