CNN — Venus Williams rolled back the years with a vintage performance to secure her first win against a top-20 player in four years. The 43-year-old Williams defeated Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Monday. Kudermetova is seeded 16th in the tournament and…
When the Nordiques left Quebec nearly 30 years ago, the hockey team’s departure fueled the kind of mythologizing and nostalgia familiar to fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Nordiques’ stint in Quebec, playing there in the N.H.L. from 1979 to 1995, overlapped with the French-speaking province’s two failed attempts to secede from the rest of…
The Browns went 20-28 over Saban’s first three seasons as defensive coordinator before finally breaking through in 1994, going 11-5 and allowing a league-low 12.8 points per game. Despite a friendship that has endured over the years, Saban has called his four years coaching under Belichick the “worst of my life” and chafed under Belichick’s…
If it feels like a momentous week for the Washington Commanders … well, that’s because it’s a momentous week for the Washington Commanders. Monday’s dismissal of head coach Ron Rivera was the beginning of what could be an absolute transformation of how the franchise is run, and the first chance for new owner Josh Harris…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The NBA reinstated Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green following his indefinite suspension for striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the head, the league announced Saturday. Green, 33, has missed Golden State’s past 12 games after the Dec. 12 incident with Nurkic and is…
The NFL addressed their social media strategy to People on Tuesday, a day before Travis and Jason’s latest podcast episode. “We frequently change our bios and profile imagery based on what’s happening in and around our games, as well as culturally,” they said, according to the publication. “The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce news has…
