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Frances Tiafoe outlasts Daniel Altmaier in first round at Stuttgart
Sixth-seeded Frances Tiafoe saved 7 of 9 break points and outlasted Germany's Daniel Altmaier 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 to post a first-round victory at the BOSS Open Tuesday in Stuttgart, Germany.,Tiafoe had 24 winners and 30 unforced errors while prevailing on the grass surface after the end of the clay-c...
Serena Williams, 44, wins doubles comeback in London
Serena Williams successfully launched her comeback Tuesday with a doubles upset during the HSBC Championships at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London.,Ending a nearly four-year retirement, the 44-year-old Williams partnered with 19-year-old Victoria Mboko of Canada for a 7-6 (2), 6-2 win agai...
Cowboys OL Matt Hennessy to PUP list after neck surgery
Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Matt Hennessy is undergoing neck surgery Tuesday and will likely begin the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list.,Head coach Brian Schottenheimer confirmed that Hennessy will have the procedure to repair a disc issue. There is no timetable for his return.,T...
Top 2 seeds ousted in chaotic opening day at Libema Open
The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds each fell in straight sets on a chaotic first day of women's competition in the Libema Open at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands on Monday.,No. 1 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia -- a two-time winner at the event in 2022 and ‘23 -- fell 6-4, 7-6 (5) to Hungary's Panna...
Marin Cilic kicks off grass season with Denis Shapovalov upset
Competing in the event for the first time since 2017, Croatia's Marin Cilic kicked off grass-court season with a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 upset of seventh-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov in opening-round action of the Libema Open Monday at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.,Cilic trailed 4-2 in the seco...
Serena Williams wants to play singles, but 'not my journey right now'
Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis this week in a comfortable environment.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion will compete alongside 19-year old Canadian Victoria Mboko in the doubles draw to kick off the WTA's grass campaign at the HSBC Championship at Queen's Club in west Lon...
Alexander Zverev has grand moment by winning French Open
Germany's Alexander Zverev can finally call himself a Grand Slam champion after winning the French Open title Sunday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli at Paris.,Zverev had 24 career ATP titles and a gold medal at the 2021 Olympics at Japan, but he had been 0-3 in...
Five NFL Coordinators Facing The Most Pressure Entering The 2026 Season
Several NFL teams enter 2026 with Super Bowl aspirations, placing enormous pressure on a handful of new coordinators to deliver results....
Gabriel Bonfim stays hot at UFC Fight Night, defeats Belal Muhammad
Former UFC welterweight champion and Chicago native Belal Muhammad had no answers for Brazil's Gabriel Bonfim, who secured his 20th win in 21 MMA fights by securing a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) win in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday night., ,Bonfim (20-1) use...
Cowboys sign first-round pick Malachi Lawrence to rookie deal
The Dallas Cowboys signed first-round draft pick Malachi Lawrence to his four-year rookie contract, ESPN reported on Friday.,Lawrence, the 23rd overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, will receive $20.2 million in fully guaranteed money that includes an $11.2 million signing bonus. The deal also include...
Cowboys expect WR George Pickens at next minicamp
The Dallas Cowboys expect wide receiver George Pickens to be in attendance when their mandatory minicamp begins on June 16.,Pickens signed his franchise tag on April 29, locking him in for 2026 with a guaranteed salary of $27.3 million, but he has been a no-show so far for voluntary offseason activi...
Swiss striker Breel Embolo gets visa, cleared to enter U.S.
Switzerland forward Breel Embolo could not travel with the team on Tuesday due to a flagged visa, but the Switzerland football federation on Thursday announced that Embolo would be joining his teammates later this week.,"We have just been informed that Breel Embolo's visa has been approved," a state...
Victoria Mboko to be Serena Williams' doubles partner
Canada's Victoria Mboko confirmed she will be Serena Williams' doubles partner next week in London.,Williams, 44, announced her comeback on Monday after nearly four years away from the WTA Tour.,Williams and Mboko will compete at the HSBC Championships at the Queen's Club in West Kensington on the g...
FIFA bans water bottles in stadiums in late reversal
FIFA officials have changed their minds about allowing fans to take reusable water bottles into World Cup stadiums, issuing a ban.,Just three weeks ago, FIFA updated its code of conduct policy for the North American stadiums that said "empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles, up to (1 liter in)...
Rob Manfred 'of course' worried MLB could face repeat of 1994-95 strike
Because he served as a lawyer on the owners' bargaining team in 1994, current MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is all too familiar with the 1994-95 players strike that severely damaged the game, and he said on Wednesday he is concerned about a repeat this offseason.,That 1994-95 strike led to the cancel...
Italians Flavio Cobolli, Matteo Arnaldi will meet for French Open title spot
Italians Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Arnaldi will play for a spot in the French Open final after both men reached their first Grand Slam semifinals on Wednesday in Paris.,Cobolli, the No. 10 seed, recorded a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in their quarter...
Deion Sanders says Cowboys coaching rumors 'weren't real'
All of the talk about Deion Sanders leaving Colorado to coach the Dallas Cowboys was just that -- rumors that weren't true, he said.,"They weren't real at all," Sanders told Front Office Sports on Tuesday. "I liked playing the pro game, but I wouldn't enjoy coaching the pro game. It's a different ga...
Celine Boutier ends drought, lands second career ShopRite LPGA title
Celine Boutier fired a 5-under-par 66 with a pivotal long birdie putt down the stretch to pull out a one-shot victory for her second title at the ShopRite LPGA on Sunday in Galloway, N.J.,The Frenchwoman posted a 9-under 204 for the three-round event at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course. Sout...
Rockies LHP Jose Quintana (elbow discomfort) exits start early
Colorado Rockies left-hander Jose Quintana left with one out in the bottom of the second inning in his start against the host Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.,Colorado later announced Quintana was experiencing left elbow discomfort.,The Rockies trailed 5-0 but had no one warming up at the time of Qui...
Hailey Baptiste powers past Barbora Krejcikova at French Open
American Hailey Baptiste overcame former French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in first-round play at Roland Garros on Sunday in Paris.,Baptiste, seeded 26th, saved two match points and outlasted Krejcikova 6-7 (7), 7-6 (6), 6-2 in two hours, 57 minutes.,Krejcikova, the 2021 Fr...