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World No. 7 Jack Draper (arm) is done for 2025
World No. 7 Jack Draper said Monday that he will sit out the remainder of the season due to the left arm injury that forced him to withdraw during the U.S. Open.,Draper, from Great Britain, has been bothered by the injury since the spring.,"Hi guys an update from me ... Unfortunately, the injury to ...
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic move on at U.S. Open
The top four seeds in action on Wednesday at the U.S. Open advanced to the third round in New York, while six seeded players lost and another withdrew.,Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain breezed past Italy's Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3. No. 4 Taylor Fritz produced a 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-4 win o...
2 top-20 seeds fall, No. 5 Jack Draper withdraws at U.S. Open
It was a bit of a bloody Wednesday on the men's side of the U.S. Open in New York, with two top-20 seeds losing and No. 5 seed Jack Draper being forced to withdraw due to an arm injury.,Draper, who made his deepest Grand-Slam run to the semifinals of last year's U.S. Open, has been transparent about...
Fifth-seeded Jack Draper (arm) withdraws from U.S. Open
No. 5 seed Jack Draper was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Open on Wednesday due to a lingering arm injury.,"I'm sorry to say I'll be withdrawing from the US open," the British No. 1 posted on X Wednesday. "I tried my very best to be here and give myself every chance to play but the discomfort in m...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz posts straight-set win at U.S. Open
Sporting a closely shaved head while taking the court for his first-round match at the U.S. Open, second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz had a close shave in all three sets while prevailing late Monday night.,The Spaniard defeated the United States' Reilly Opelka 6-4, 7-5, 6-4, finishing just before midnight ...
ATP roundup: Jack Draper returns at U.S. Open, needs 4 sets to advance
One year removed from his first Grand Slam semifinal appearance at the U.S. Open, No. 5 seed Jack Draper of Great Britain had to work for his first win Monday in New York.,Draper outlasted qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez of Argentina 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2 in their first-round meeting Monday aftern...
Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Jack Draper out of Toronto tourney
Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper have withdrawn from the 2025 National Bank Open in Toronto due to injury, the tournament announced Sunday.,Sinner is recovering from an elbow injury sustained during his fourth-round match at Wimbledon; however he persevered and went on to win the tourna...
Former NBA G Ben McLemore receives 100-month sentence for rape
Former NBA player Ben McLemore was sentenced to 100 months in Oregon state prison on Wednesday after recently being found guilty of sexually assaulting a then-21-year-old woman at a house party in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego in 2021.,McLemore received the sentence after being found guilty las...
Reports: BYU QB Jake Retzlaff to enter transfer portal amid allegations
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff plans to enter the transfer portal amid the controversy swirling around the signal-caller this offseason, the Salt Lake Tribune and ESPN reported Sunday.,Per the reports, Retzlaff is facing a seven-game suspension for violating the school's honor code stemming from a se...
Attorney for BYU QB Jake Retzlaff denies rape allegations
An attorney representing BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff denied the sexual assault allegations against his client, calling the claims made in a lawsuit last month "ridiculous and bizarre.",A woman, identified as Jane Doe A.G., sued Retzlaff in May in Salt Lake County, Utah, alleging that he bit, raped...
Lawsuit accuses Pelicans' Zion Williamson of rape, abuse
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson was accused of rape in a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles, the New York Post reported on Friday.,In the suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the woman -- identified as Jane Doe from Seattle -- alleges Williamson sexually assaulted her twi...
Lawsuit accuses Pelicans' Zion Williamson of rape
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson was accused of rape in a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles, the New York Post reported on Friday.,In the suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the woman -- identified as Jane Doe -- alleges Williamson sexually assaulted her twice in 2020.,T...
Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper to collide in Rome quarterfinals
No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz set up a quarterfinal meeting with No. 5 seed Jack Draper by surviving a three-set battle against Karen Khachanov on Tuesday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.,The Spanish star prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in a nearly 2 1/2-hour match against Khachanov, the 23rd seed fr...
Carlos Alcaraz makes triumphant return in Rome
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz returned to competition from an adductor injury and had little trouble beating Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-3 in the Round of 64 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Friday in Rome.,Alcaraz missed the Madrid Open in his home country last month to rest the injur...
Casper Ruud tops Jack Draper in Madrid for 1st Masters 1000 title
No. 14 seed Casper Ruud of Norway won the first ATP Masters 1000 title of his career, defeating fifth-seeded Jack Draper of Great Britain 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday.,Ruud, 26, a three-time Grand Slam finalist, has won 125 matches and 12 titles on clay since the beg...
Jack Draper, Casper Ruud advance to Madrid final
Either Jack Draper will win his second ATP Masters 1000 title of the year or Casper Ruud will win the first of his career after both men advanced to the final of the Mutua Madrid Open with victories Friday.,No. 5 seed Draper of Great Britain defeated No. 10 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-3, 7-6 (4)...
Jack Draper, Casper Ruud notch milestones with Madrid QF wins
No. 5 seed Jack Draper of Great Britain breezed past Italian Matteo Arnaldi 6-0, 6-4 in 77 minutes on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open.,Draper's run at the ATP Masters 1000 event ensures that he will break into the top five of the world rankings next week for the first time ...
Jack Draper dismantles Tommy Paul to reach Madrid Open quarters
Fifth-seeded Jack Draper of Great Britain cruised past No. 11 Tommy Paul of the United States 6-2, 6-2, on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. ,Draper had four aces on the clay court and won 86 percent of his first-serve points while limiting the American to zero aces and just 5...
Shannon Sharpe refutes accuser’s claims amid reports of $10M settlement offer
Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN commentator Shannon Sharpe and his lawyer are challenging a civil lawsuit in which a woman accuses him of rape.,Sharpe, in a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday, said the suit is a "shakedown" and that he believes a 30-second clip of a "sex tape" will be deceptiv...
Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev sent packing in Monte Carlo
No. 4 seed Casper Ruud of Norway, No. 5 seed Jack Draper of Great Britain and No. 7 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia were shown the exit door Thursday in the Round of 16 of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in Monaco.,Australian Alexei Popyrin saved two match points on his way to a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 upset of Ru...