Dążenie Igi Świątek do drugiego tytułu US Open rozpocznie się we wtorek przeciwko szczęśliwej przegranej Kamilli Rachimovej na Arthur Ashe Stadium. Numer 1 na świecie doznała dwóch niepowodzeń od czasu zdobycia trzeciego z rzędu tytułu French Open i szuka mocnego startu w meczu ze swoją rosyjską przeciwniczką. Although Swiatek’s most significant victories have come on…
Rumor: Kyle Dubas considering move that would worsen Maple Leafs’ financial situation© PensBurgh It’s now been just over one year since the Toronto Maple Leafs made the decision to terminate general manager Kyle Dubas and replace him with former Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving. It wouldn’t be long before Dubas would resurface, taking an executive…
One of the reasons the Florida Panthers have become such a formidable hockey club is the amount of players with high-end scoring talent on the roster. Last season, Florida had four players who were point-per-game guys. They were Sam Reinhart, Sasha Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe, who we’re including with the PPG fellas because…
PHILADELPHIA – It was a cold October night in 2022. The Phillies were clinging to a 1-run lead against the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of the NLCS. With 1 out and runners at first and second, Rob Thomson called Ranger Suarez into the ball game. The Phillies’ starting pitcher had been used in a multitude of roles…
NEW YORK — Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman’s first inning was a long one, 31 pitches, and included third baseman Jazz Chisholm making a bad throw to first for an error and then booting a routine groundball for another. The Rockies scored a run and had some early momentum in the rubber game of a weekend series…
The Bulls have reportedly lost the services of Springbok ace Kurt-Lee Arendse, who decided to sign for a Japanese club. Kurt-Lee Arendse scuttles to the tryline. Image: @Springboks via X. Springbok Kurt-Lee Arendse has been granted permission to take a short-term sabbatical in Japan which will see him miss most of the upcoming season. SPRINGBOK…
Roger Federer Alexander Zverev© PA Images Alexander Zverev has claimed hard courts at some tournaments were made “very, very fast” to help Roger Federer when the tennis legend was on the tour. The world No 4 recalled his experience of competing at the same time as Federer and explained that events ensured courts played quickly as…
The Lions have received a boost on the health front in advance of roster cutdowns. Defensive tackle D.J. Reader was activated from the PUP list on Sunday, the team announced. Reader had been rehabbing the torn quad which ended his 2023 campaign prematurely. That injury brought his Bengals tenure to a close, and it had an effect…
Fresh from triumph at the Paris Olympics, he will be up against young guns Alcaraz and Sinner at Flushing Meadows Mumbai: Hangovers can be tricky to deal with. Especially of the Olympic gold-winning kind. Some take days, weeks, months even; shutting off seasons, bodies and minds to take a step back and allow their dreams-turned-reality to…
We’ve previously assessed the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ prospect pool, as it relates to the rest of the league. Easton Cowan, Fraser Minten and Ben Danford aim to form the next cohort of Maple Leafs, with Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander firmly established as the team’s pillars. Cowan was a home-run…
Novak Djokovic is looking to extend his Grand Slam record when he enters the 2024 US Open in New York next week. The Serbian has 24 to his name – already more than any other man – and younger rival Carlos Alcaraz believes his own record of four will mean little if he does not…
Some of the best hockey players to ever lace up the skates in the NHL were undrafted into the league. One of the most famous players who was never drafted and became a Hockey Hall of Famer is winger Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Some other examples around the league for solid…