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Jannik Sinner sets Masters 1000 set record with Miami Open round of 32 win
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner cruised into the round of 16 in the Miami Open with a 6-1, 6-4 historic sweep of No. 30 Frenchman Corentin Moutet on Monday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,With his 25th and 26th straight sets won at Masters 1000 events, Sinner has surpassed Novak Djokovic's previous record of 24 st...
Sebastian Korda stuns No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in Miami Open third round
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz took a surprising defeat to 32nd-seeded American Sebastian Korda, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in third-round action of the Miami Open on Sunday in Miami Gardens Fla.,Korda, who was 1-4 all-time against Alcaraz with the win coming in 2022 before the Spaniard won his first grand slam, was...
Coco Gauff rallies to win for 2nd straight day at Miami Open
Coco Gauff rallied from dropping the first set to beat fellow American Alycia Parks 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 to advance into the Round of 16 in the Miami Open on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,It was the second straight day that the fourth-seeded Gauff dropped the first set but came back to win the match. She...
Matt Vasgersian tabbed for Opening Day broadcast, Netflix's MLB debut
Matt Vasgersian is set to become the voice of Netflix's first step into Major League Baseball.,Vasgersian is slated to handle play-by-play for the streamer's Opening Night showcase when the New York Yankees visit the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on March 25. It's the first MLB regular-season ...
Political tensions surface at slick Milan Cortina opening ceremony
MILAN/CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Italy launched the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday with a slick and colorful ceremony that celebrated the country's history, arts and fashion but where global political tensions surfaced in the crowd reaction.,Italian President Sergio Mattarella formally dec...
Protests prevalent in Milan ahead of Olympics' opening ceremony
MILAN, Italy -- Hundreds of protesters chanted slogans, blew whistles and set off flares at a rally on Friday to oppose the presence in Italy of U.S. immigration agents and the closure of streets ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Games' opening ceremony.,The reported presence of Immigration and Cust...
Torch arrives in Milan to cheers and protests
MILAN -- The Olympic torch arrived in front of Milan's giant gothic cathedral on Thursday amid cheers and protests in the city on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.,Nicoletta Manni, a leading ballet dancer at the nearby La Scala theater, carried the flame on to a pla...
WM Phoenix Open Ready for Another Week of Controlled Chaos
The WM Phoenix Open returns with Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka headlining the loudest week in golf at TPC Scottsdale....
Speedskater, bobsledder named U.S. flag bearers for Olympics
Gold-medal winning speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca will carry the American flag and lead the U.S. delegation in the Opening Ceremony of the Milano Cortina Olympics on Friday.,The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee made the announcement Tuesday after Jackson and Del D...
Roberto Bautista Agut rallies twice to win Montpellier opener
Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain battled back from losing the opening set to beat Australia's Christopher O'Connell 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 in opening-round action of the Open Occitanie on Monday in Montpellier, France.,Bautista Agut, who lost his opener at the Australian Open and started the year 0-2, overcame...
Qualifier Arthur Fery upsets No. 20 Flavio Cobolli in Aussie opening round
British qualifier Arthur Fery delivered the first upset in the men's singles bracket of this year's Australian Open when he knocked off No. 20 seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1, on Sunday in opening-day action at Melbourne.,It's just Fery's third tour-level win, but two of them...
Nick Faldo returns home following open-heart surgery
Six-time major champion Nick Faldo announced that he is headed home following open-heart surgery.,Faldo, 68, underwent a preventative procedure at The Cleveland Clinic. ,"After two weeks in Cleveland, Nick Faldo, and his wife, Lindsay, are on their way home following a successful, scheduled preventa...
Ten top-25 golfers competing as 2026 PGA season begins with Sony Open
The PGA Tour season will open a week later than expected when the Sony Open in Hawaii tees off Thursday in Honolulu.,The Sentry (previously the Sentry Tournament of Champions) has traditionally kicked off the professional golf season in the first full week of January, but the signature event was can...
Rank and file: Which NFL opening rates as the best job?
Rare opportunity, as candidates often say of being an NFL head coach, we should all agree is precisely what exists with the Baltimore Ravens.,A pillar of stability with top ownership, a proven front office and the kind of two-deep depth chart you'd expect to show up in February, being the head coach...
Tommy Gainey WDs from Korn Ferry opener to clear spot for younger player
Tommy Gainey withdrew from the Korn Ferry Tour's season opener in the Bahamas to allow a younger player to compete, Monday Q Info reported.,Gainey, 50, was eligible for the Jan. 11-14 Bahamas Golf Classic as a past champion of the tournament. His exemption for winning the 2020 edition expires after ...
Grizzlies G Scotty Pippen Jr. to undergo toe surgery
Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. is set to undergo surgery on his left big toe and miss the start of the season, the Grizzlies said Saturday.,While the team did not announce a timeline for his return to the court, ESPN reported Pippen will be evaluated again in 12 weeks.,The 24-year-old is ...
Ryder Cup opening ceremony rescheduled to Wednesday
The opening ceremony of the 45th Ryder Cup has been rescheduled to Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET due to inclement weather in the forecast in Farmingdale, N.Y., PGA of America announced Tuesday.,The ceremony initially was slated to take place on Thursday at Bethpage Black Course.,United States captain Keega...
Sofia Kenin rallies to win first-round match at Korea Open
Seventh-seeded Sofia Kenin rallied from an uncompetitive first set to knock off Germany's Laura Siegmund 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in opening-round action of the Korea Open in Seoul, South Korea on Monday.,Kenin, the only seeded competitor in action on the first day of the event, fell in a 5-0 hole in the openi...
Sergio Garcia Distraught After Ryder Cup Snub, Drops Irish Open
Sergio Garcia, Ryder Cup legend, was left off Team Europe’s 2025 roster at Bethpage Black despite regaining eligibility after paying LIV fines. He was so distraught that he dropped out of the Irish Open....
Sorana Cirstea makes plea for stolen trophy to be returned
Sorana Cirstea is asking that the trophy she recently won at the WTA Tennis in the Lands event be returned to her after she says it was stolen from her hotel room while she was competing in the U.S. Open this week in New York.,Cirstea, 35, won her first WTA singles title since 2021 and just the thir...