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Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina forge on at U.S. Open; Jasmine Paolini upset
Top-10 seeds Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina swept into the fourth round, but Jasmine Paolini was not as lucky on Friday at the U.S. Open.,Ex-Wimbledon champ Marketa Vondrousova knocked off Italian seventh seed Paolini 7-6 (4), 6-1 in their third-round match.,The unseeded Czech hit six aces and re...
Taylen Green, Arkansas take aim at Alabama A&M
Arkansas begins a critical season for coach Sam Pittman when the Razorbacks meet Alabama A&M on Saturday afternoon at Fayetteville, Ark.,Arkansas hasn't had a winning mark in Southeastern Conference play in five seasons under Pittman, a former Georgia assistant coach. So coming off last year's 7-6 o...
Alabama, WVU cancel 2026-27 home-and-home series
The ramifications of the Southeastern Conference's decision to move to a nine-game conference schedule next season are already coming into play, as Alabama and West Virginia mutually agreed on Tuesday to cancel their home-and-home series for 2026 and 2027.,The Crimson Tide replaced the West Virginia...
No. 8 Alabama, QB Ty Simpson open with rare road game at Florida State
Kalen DeBoer's first season leading the Alabama football program had some high highs and some low lows.,The home victory over then-No. 2 Georgia and the 42-13 road thrashing of then-No. 14 LSU were impressive, Nick Saban-esque moments. The losses to unranked conference opponents Vanderbilt and Oklah...
Aryna Sabalenka starts defense of U.S. Open title with solid victory
The first round of a major can be tricky for the world's No. 1 player and defending champion. Especially when it's the last major of the year in New York.,But Aryna Sabalenka made the proceedings look very routine in a 7-5, 6-1 win over Switzerland's Rebeka Masarova in her first match at the U.S. Op...
Alabama RB Jam Miller expected back to face Georgia
Alabama running back Jam Miller is expected to return from a dislocated collarbone in time for the Sept. 27 SEC showdown at Georgia.,Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer provided the update on Friday for Miller, who was injured during a scrimmage last Saturday.,Miller will sit out No. 8 Alabama's season ...
Coco Gauff one of five Americans to land top-10 seeds at U.S. Open
The last three U.S. Open women's champions earned the top three seeds for this year's tournament in New York, it was announced Thursday.,Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus is the top seed, 2022 champ Iga Swiatek of Poland is the No. 2 seed, and 2023 title winner Coco Gauff is No. 3 in an ...
Five College Football Teams Facing Brutal September Tests in 2025
Alabama, Oregon, Georgia, Miami and LSU face brutal September tests that could define the 2025 College Football Playoff race....
Three College Football Teams That Don’t Deserve Their Preseason Coaches Poll Hype
The 2025 Coaches Poll is out. And Alabama, Michigan, and Arizona State might be riding way too high from last season. Here’s why skepticism is warranted for these three programs....
Yankees trade for Rays’ Jose Caballero mid-game
In the middle of their four-game series finale Thursday afternoon, the Yankees and Rays finalized a deal to send Tampa Bay utility man Jose Caballero to New York.,The Rays will receive outfielder Everson Pereira and a player to be named later from the Yankees.,Caballero was seen greeting teammates w...
'I'm a rookie again': Ichiro Suzuki leads class of five into Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- On an overcast Sunday in this charming village, thousands of fans from the Far East to the East Coast, from Texas to the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, gathered to usher five icons of the game into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.,And they heard heartfelt tales from -- and...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka withdraws from Canadian Open
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has decided not to play in the Canadian Open, citing fatigue.,The WTA 1000-level tournament begins July 27 in Montreal.,"I'm looking forward to kicking off the North American hard-court swing, but to give myself the best chance for success this season, I've decided it's i...
Reports: Donald Trump to sign executive order for NIL standards
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order setting national standards to better control the name, image and likeness landscape in college sports, according to multiple reports Wednesday.,Since 2021, and under pressure from states and the courts, the NCAA has allowed student-athletes to...
Kalen DeBoer, Crimson Tide count on continuity in 2025
Kalen DeBoer begins his second season at Alabama with a tone-setting theme common from the end of the 2024 season until the Crimson Tide kick off fall camp in two weeks: Let's get physical.,"When it comes to just overall as a program, physicality is the name of the game when it comes to playing foot...
Kirby Smart: Nick Saban returns in '26 only if wife OKs
Rumors of a certain former Alabama coach coming out of retirement next season sparked many reactions, but surprise was not one of them when Georgia coach Kirby Smart first heard Nick Saban could return to the sidelines in 2026.,"I called and offered him (Will) Muschamp's (analyst) job, but he was ov...
Amanda Anisimova, Iga Swiatek reach first Wimbledon finals
No. 13 seed Amanda Anisimova fought off World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and the scorching temperatures to reach her first final at a major event on Thursday at Wimbledon.,Anisimova cashed in the third of her three match points in the decider to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 37 minutes.,In just one yea...
Amanda Anisimova upsets Aryna Sabalenka, reaches first Wimbledon final
No. 13 seed Amanda Anisimova fought off World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and the scorching temperatures to reach her first final at a major event on Thursday at Wimbledon.,Anisimova cashed in the third of her three match points in the decider to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 37 minutes.,In just one yea...
Aryna Sabalenka, Amanda Anisimova to clash in Wimbledon semifinal
Aryna Sabalenka got all she could handle -- and more -- from Laura Siegemund of Germany but managed a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win to advance to the semifinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London.,The 37-year-old Siegemund took Sabalenka out of her traditional power game, instead forcing the 27-year-old from Bel...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka reaches 11th straight major quarterfinal at Wimbledon
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka held off a challenge from Elise Mertens, defeating the 24th-seeded Belgian 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Sunday to move into the quarterfinals at Wimbledon., ,Sabalenka fell behind briefly 3-1 in the second set after a Mertens break, but quickly returned the break to pull back to even on...
Madison Keys, Aryna Sabalenka avoid upsets at Wimbledon
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over Olga Danilovic on Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.,After outlasting Elena-Gabriela Ruse in a grueling, three-set match in sweltering conditions on Monday, Keys needed just 75 minutes to dismiss her Serbian foe.,"I definitely...