Patience might be a virtue, but it’s not always a popular sentiment in a win-now, tweet-fast world. When the burden and high expectations that go with being chosen second overall in the 2020 NHL draft weren’t sitting comfortably on the broad shoulders of 6-foot-5, 225-pound Quinton Byfield, he was condemned by some fans as a…

Freestyle football great makes history with ninth world title Norwegian freestyle footballer Erlend Fagerli is one of the most established in the sport. Years of work have led him to become a nine-time world champion, but Fagerli says that there’s more to the sport than just titles.

CNN  —  Tennis player Elina Svitolina called her opponent, Russian Daria Kasatkina, a “brave one” following the Ukrainian’s upset win on Sunday. Svitolina, who previously said she would not shake hands with Russian and Belarusian opponents out of respect for the men and women defending Ukraine, told reporters that she “acknowledged” Kasatkina after the match….

For the second time in three years, Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson is headed to the NHL All-Star Game. In 2022, Wilson was named as a replacement for Washington captain Alex Ovechkin when Ovechkin tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the event. This time around, Wilson was included among the initial 32 all-stars, one…

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  —  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…