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Novak Djokovic wins US Open 2023

Novak Djokovic wins US Open 2023

Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Novak Djokovic won the U.S. Open on Sunday, beating Russian Daniil Medvedev in straight sets. The three-hour and 17-minute slugfest ended with the Serbian winning 6-3, 7-6 and 6-3. “It obviously means the world to me. … I have to say it […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 9/10/23

Scoreboard roundup — 9/10/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Mets 2, Minnesota 0 Houston 12, San Diego 2 NY Yankees 4, Milwaukee 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 6, Seattle 3 Detroit 3, Chi White Sox 2 Toronto 5, Kansas City 2 Boston […]

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Luis Rubiales announces resignation as president of Spanish soccer federation after kiss scandal

Luis Rubiales announces resignation as president of Spanish soccer federation after kiss scandal

Oscar J. Barroso / AFP7 via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Luis Rubiales, the president of Spain’s soccer federation, announced his resignation on Sunday, following weeks of uproar over an unwanted kiss involving Women’s World Cup champion Jenni Hermoso. In a post on X, formerly known Twitter, Rubiales announced he’s […]

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US Open: Tennis phenom Coco Gauff grabs first Grand Slam title

US Open: Tennis phenom Coco Gauff grabs first Grand Slam title

Clive Brunskill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nineteen-year-old Coco Gauff on Saturday claimed her first Grand Slam tournament title, defeating Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in the U.S. Open women’s final. Gauff, the No. 6 seed, was the first American teenager to compete in the U.S. Open women’s final since then-19-year-old Serena Williams […]

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US Open women’s singles final: Tennis phenom Coco Gauff vies for 1st Grand Slam title

US Open women’s singles final: Tennis phenom Coco Gauff vies for 1st Grand Slam title

Clive Brunskill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Open women’s singles final is set to kick off Saturday afternoon, with 19-year-old American Coco Gauff playing against Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus. The championship match, which is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET, marks the first appearance by both athletes in a […]

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US Open interrupted by climate change protesters

US Open interrupted by climate change protesters

Frey/TPN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two protesters have been arrested after play at the U.S. Open was interrupted on Thursday night when they began shouting and one glued his feet to the ground during a match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Sayak Mukhopadhyay, 50, of White Plains, was […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 9/7/23

Scoreboard roundup — 9/7/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 1, Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 10, N.Y. Yankees 3 LA Angels 3, Cleveland 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE LA Dodgers 10, Miami 0 Atlanta 8 St. Louis 5 Arizona 6, Chi Cubs 2 NATIONAL […]

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The rise of America’s young Black tennis stars takes center stage at US Open

The rise of America’s young Black tennis stars takes center stage at US Open

Elsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Serena Williams played the final match of her historic career at last year’s U.S. Open, countless headlines heralded the legacy that she, as a Black woman, left on the sport of tennis. One year later, at the 2023 U.S. Open, the rise of America’s […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 9/6/23

Scoreboard roundup — 9/6/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 8, Cincinnati 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1 Oakland 5, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1 NY Yankees 4, Detroit 3 Chi White Sox 6, Kansas City 4 Houston 12, Texas […]

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MLB testing new technology during games to help settle balls vs. strikes conflicts

MLB testing new technology during games to help settle balls vs. strikes conflicts

Dylan Buell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some of the world’s most contentious land battles may take place at a baseball field’s home plate. Now Major League Baseball is turning to cameras and computers in an effort to settle some of those fights over balls and strikes. MLB is testing a new […]

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