Kevin Fiala’s shortcomings were painfully obvious early this season. The risky passes that became costly giveaways. His lack of defensive awareness on a team built around two-way play. His production of one goal in his first 12 games while trying to force some kind of chemistry with center Pierre-Luc Dubois. Less obvious was the effort…

Elina Svitolina is on a ‘mission’ to help war-torn Ukraine This month, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina became an ambassador of UNITED24. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky launched U24 in the wake of the Russian invasion. The foundation is the main avenue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine’s defense.

CNN  —  World No. 1 Iga Świątek was utterly dominant in her straight sets victory against Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan, winning 6-0 6-1 in a mere 49 minutes to reach the fourth round of the US Open. In what was surely one of the most one-sided grand slam encounters in recent history, Juvan won just 15…

Hail to the victors. Michigan, the winningest program in college football history, reclaimed the sport’s throne for the first time in 26 years with Monday night’s 34-13 national championship victory over No. 2 Washington. It is Michigan’s first national title since splitting the 1997 championship (with Nebraska) and the school’s first solo crown since 1948….

CNN  —  Novak Djokovic got his French Open campaign off to a winning start with a dominant victory over American Aleksandar Kovacevic in the first round. The No. 3 seed beat Kovacevic in straight sets, 6-3 6-2 7-6(7-1), at Roland Garros as he begins his quest for a third title at the grand slam. The…

For months, Rafael Nadal has been trying to temper expectations for his comeback, telling the world that he had little sense of whether he would ever return to his championship form or anything approaching it. On Sunday, Nadal showed the world why he was so cautious. At 37 years old, he knows how brittle he…