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Jannik Sinner soaks up the sunshine, claims Miami Open over Lehecka
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner of Italy made history Sunday as he completed the Sunshine Double by beating Czech 21st seed Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the Miami Open final in Miami Gardens, Fla.,One day after women's World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus achieved the same feat, Sinner became the first ...

Jannik Sinner reaches Miami Open final, zeros in on Sunshine Double
Second-seeded Jannik Sinner is on the verge of capturing the "Sunshine Double" after beating third-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the semifinals of the Miami Open on Friday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Standing in the way of the Italian will be No. 21 seed Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Rep...

Jiri Lehecka rolls to win over Arthur Fils to reach Miami Open final
No. 21 seed Jiri Lehecka registered six aces and swept past Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to reach the title match of the Miami Open at Miami Gardens, Fla.,The Czech competitor will meet either No. 2 Jannik Sinner or No. 3 Alexander Zverev on Sunday when he plays in a 1000-level final for...

Arthur Fils saves 4 match points, stuns Tommy Paul to reach Miami semis
Arthur Fils saved four match points and knocked local favorite Tommy Paul out of the Miami Open quarterfinals with a dramatic 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) victory on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,The 28th-seeded Frenchman will face No. 21 seed Jiri Lehecka in his first career ATP Masters 1000 semifi...

Jiri Lehecka defeats qualifier Martin Landaluce to reach Miami Open semis
No. 21 seed Jiri Lehecka had eight aces while producing a 7-6 (1), 7-5 victory over Spanish qualifier Martin Landaluce on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the Miami Open.,Lehecka won 85.1% of his first-serve points and had 19 winners against 23 unforced errors in the quarterfinal match.,Leh...

Taylor Fritz, Sebastian Korda ousted in Miami Round of 16
One round after Sebastian Korda stunned World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz at the Miami Open, Spanish qualifier Martin Landaluce showed Korda the door in the Round of 16 on Tuesday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Korda, seeded 32nd and playing in his native Florida, served for the match during a second-set tiebreake...

Oklahoma LB Owen Heinecke sues NCAA for '26 eligibility
Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Monday as he seeks an additional season of eligibility.,Heinecke, who participated in last month's NFL Scouting Combine after his waiver request and appeal were denied by the NCAA, is seeking an injunction before the NFL draft beg...

LT Taylor Decker requests release from Lions
Left tackle Taylor Decker, the Detroit Lions' longest-tenured player, requested his release from the team.,Decker announced the news over social media on Friday, just a little over a week after he wrote that he intended to return for an 11th NFL season.,"Things change," Decker wrote on Instagram. "1...

Players, league push to close gap in WNBA CBA talks
Players are determined to avoid a lockout with WNBA owners and consider the latest offer from the league "a win" for the WNBPA.,"I want to play, and players want to play," Kelsey Plum, the WNBPA first vice president, said on Monday before the Unrivaled semifinals are held in New York. "And so obviou...

Lions LT Taylor Decker says he's returning for 11th season in 2026
After some time deliberating his future, Lions left tackle Taylor Decker announced he'll return for an 11th season with Detroit in 2026 on Tuesday.,Decker, 32, announced the news on Instagram with a picture of himself running onto the field and a caption reading, "Whom shall I send, and who will go ...

President Trump pardons five former NFL players
President Donald Trump issued pardons to five former NFL players on Thursday, with White House Pardon Czar Alice Marie Johnson making the announcement on social media.,The five pardoned players are Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon.,"As football reminds us,...

Australian snowboarder airlifted to hospital with broken neck
MILAN -- Australian snowboarder Cameron Bolton has been airlifted to the hospital after breaking his neck in a training mishap at the Winter Olympics.,The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) said the 35-year-old snowboard cross specialist had suffered a serious fall at training on Monday and reported...

Miami not fazed by being visitors in 'home' digs
Miami will be the visitors in every meaning of the word when it faces Indiana in Monday night's College Football Playoff national title game.,The top-seeded Hoosiers are 8.5-point favorites over the No. 10 Hurricanes despite the game being played in Miami's home stadium at Miami Gardens, Fla., and t...

Reports: Kayla Harrison injured, out of UFC 324 co-main event
Kayla Harrison is out of the co-main event of UFC 324 on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas due to a neck injury that required surgery, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Harrison, the UFC bantamweight champion, was slated to fight Hall of Famer Amanda Nunes as the UFC planned to kick off its new partn...

Utah OC Jason Beck takes same position at Michigan
Utah offensive coordinator Jason Beck will join former Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham's staff at Michigan and fill the same role with the Wolverines.,Whittingham confirmed the news during an appearance Thursday on ESPN's "College GameDay," calling the hiring "huge for us.","It's going to be a big ...

Report: Cardinals WR Andre Baccellia (neck) to IR
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver and kick returner Andre Baccellia will be placed on injured reserve with a neck injury, KPRC2 Houston reported Tuesday.,Baccellia was taken to a Houston-area hospital after he was carted off the field Sunday with the neck injury in a 40-20 loss to the Texans.,The inju...

Coastal Carolina fires head coach Tim Beck
Coastal Carolina fired head coach Tim Beck on Sunday after three seasons.,Defensive coordinator Jeremiah Johnson will serve as interim head coach for the Chanticleers, who lost three in a row to fall to 6-6 this season.,Beck, 59, guided Coastal Carolina to an 8-5 record in 2023 before taking a step ...

Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers to make USA senior camp debuts
Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 overall picks in the last two WNBA drafts, will be participating in their first USA Basketball senior national training camp next month, the organization announced Monday.,They are among the 18 players invited to attend the Dec. 12-14 camp in Durham, N.C. ...

Wings win WNBA draft lottery for second straight year
Twice is nice for the Dallas Wings, who will pick first overall in the WNBA draft after landing star Paige Buckers No. 1 a year ago.,The Wings won the WNBA draft lottery Sunday for the second year running. The franchise entered with the best odds of landing the top spot -- 420 chances out of 1,000, ...

WR Odell Beckham Jr. reinstated after 6-game PED suspension
Former Pro Bowl receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who has not played in the NFL since being released by the Miami Dolphins in December, is eligible to sign with any team after serving a six-game suspension for failing a drug test.,During an October appearance on "The Pivot" podcast, Beckham said the ban s...