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Naomi Osaka upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to reach quarters at Wimbledon
Naomi Osaka had lost three times to Aryna Sabalenka this year but finally delivered a breakthrough victory at a really good time.,Osaka, seeded 14th, served eight aces on Sunday while recording a solid 6-2, 7-6 (2) victory over World No. 1 Sabalenka at the All England Club in London to reach the Wi...
Aryna Sabalenka to meet Naomi Osaka in Wimbledon round of 16
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka delivered nine aces and advanced to the round of 16 of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Friday at the All England Club in London.,The World No. 1 from Belarus hit 19 winners while advancing to the second week of a Grand Slam event for th...
NBA transactions roundup: Kevin Huerter returns to Pistons, reports say
The Detroit Pistons plan to re-sign wing Kevin Huerter to a three-year, $27 million contract, multiple outlets reported on the first day of the NBA's free agent period.,Free agency opened Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET, at which time teams were free to negotiate with players other than their own.,The Pistons ...
NBA transactions roundup: Kevin Huerter reportedly to return to Pistons
The Detroit Pistons plan to re-sign wing Kevin Huerter to a three-year, $27 million contract, multiple outlets reported.,NBA's free agency period opens Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET, at which time teams can begin negotiations with players other than their own.,The Pistons acquired Huerter, 27, at the trade d...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, top seeds stroll into second round at Wimbledon
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka dominated Teodora Kostovic and led a parade of the top-ranked women's singles players into the second round at Wimbledon on Monday. ,Sabalenka strolled on Centre Court for a 6-2 6-3 triumph in her first Grand Slam action since she followed a loss at the French Open by decl...
Top seeds working out issues entering play at Wimbledon
Both top-seeded players are facing significant questions as the tennis calendar unfolds to the 139th edition of the Wimbledon Championships on Monday in London.,For Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka, the issues are performance-related, while defending champion Jannik Sinner of Italy faces primarily health...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula advances to Berlin final
Jessica Pegula moved into position to collect her second Berlin Tennis Open title in three years with a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0 victory over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the semifinal on Saturday.,The third-seeded Pegula destroyed the top-seeded Sabalenka's second serves throughout the match,...
WTA roundup: Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka rallies to reach Berlin Open semis
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka needed more than two hours to rally past unseeded Nikola Bartunkola on Friday and earn a spot in the Berlin Tennis Open semifinals.,Czechia's Bartunkola, the No. 62 player in the world, claimed the first set but could go no further against the top-ranked Belarus native in ...
Texas' Adrian Rodriguez hits for cycle, drives in seven to bounce Alabama
Adrian Rodriguez hit for the cycle with five hits and seven RBIs to lift Texas to a 14-2 win over Alabama in a College World Series elimination game Monday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,The sixth-seeded Longhorns jumped ahead early, scoring three in the first off Alabama starter Zane Adams on a trio of d...
Oklahoma spoils Alabama's first CWS appearance since 1999
Deiten Lachance connected on a two-run homer in the sixth inning after rolling his ankle on the basepaths in the first, helping Oklahoma cruise to a 9-0 win against Alabama in a first-round game at the College World Series on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,Lachance also singled and scored three t...
Ranking The College Football Rivalries Most Likely To Flip In 2026
From The Game to the Iron Bowl, here's a ranking of the major college football rivalries most likely to have different outcomes in 2026....
Four ex-Alabama St. players paid to fix game in 2024
Four players on the 2024-25 Alabama State men's basketball team committed sports betting integrity violations, the NCAA announced on Friday.,Amarr Knox, Shawn Fulcher, Corey Hines and Tony Madlock engaged in game manipulation on Dec. 5, 2024, when Southern Miss, a six-point favorite, pulled away in ...
Diana Shnaider jolts Aryna Sabalenka at French Open
Diana Shnaider rallied from a set and two breaks down to stun World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of the French Open on Wednesday in Paris.,Shnaider, the 25th seed from Russia, pulled out a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 win over four-time major winner Sabalenka in 2 hours and 12 minutes. The victory sn...
NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech blank Alabama to reach WCWS finals
NiJaree Canady threw a two-hit shutout, lifting 11th-seed Texas Tech into the Women's College World Series championship series with a 2-0 win over top-seeded Alabama on Monday in Oklahoma City.,The Red Raiders (61-8) will take on second-seeded Texas (51-12) in the best-of-three championship series b...
Texas Tech's walk-off HR forces elimination game vs. Alabama
Mia Williams delivered a leadoff walk-off home run in the seventh inning to lift 11th-seeded Texas Tech to a 5-4 win over top-seeded Alabama in the Women's College World Series on Monday.,The Red Raiders' win set up an elimination game between the teams later Monday.,The winner will take on Texas in...
Jocelyn Briski shuts down Nebraska, leads Alabama to WCWS semifinals
Marlie Giles set the tone with a three-run homer to lift Alabama into the Women's College World Series semifinals with a 5-1 defeat of Nebraska Saturday night in Oklahoma City.,That alone proved to be enough for Alabama pitcher Jocelyn Briski, who threw a complete-game one-hitter to move the Crimson...
Two late homers carry Alabama past UCLA at WCWS
Brooke Wells hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, leading Alabama to a 6-3 win over UCLA in an opening-round game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City.,The Bruins led 3-1 before Alexis Pupillo socked a two-run homer in the fifth inning.,Wells finished 2-...
Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff charge into French Open 3rd round
A pair of top seeds advanced to the third round of the French Open with No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and No. 4 Coco Gauff earning straight-set victories Thursday at Paris.,No. 6 Amanda Anisimova also advanced along with No. 16 Naomi Osaka of Japan, No. 17 Iva Jovic, No. 19 Madison Keys, No. 22 A...
French Open organizers meet with player reps following protest
The French Tennis Federation met with player representatives on Friday following a coordinated protest featuring several top players in the world, Agence France-Presse reported.,"As these discussions require more time, all parties have agreed to continue the dialogue and to meet again in the coming ...
Kimberly Birrell shockingly beats No. 5 Jessica Pegula in French Open
Kimberly Birrell's first-ever French Open victory rates as the upset of the day as the Australian took down No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday in first-round action at the French Open in Paris.,Birrell lost eight of the first 10 games in the match before impressively storming back to...