American teens win their first pro title By Harvey Fialkov VERO BEACH –Cooper Woestendick and Alexander Razeghi, a couple of 17-year-old Americans, showed that taking out the top-seeds in the second round wasn’t a fluke as the enthusiastic duo won their first professional title Saturday evening in front of a spirited crowd at the Vero…
2024 has been a productive year for American attacker Alex Zendejas and that trend continued Tuesday in CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal action. Zendejas scored his 10th goal of the year across all competitions as Club America tied fellow Liga MX side Pachuca 1-1 in its first leg showdown. The 26-year-old Zendejas needed only 12 minutes…
Mississippi State’s Julia Lopez Ramirez at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup. (Photo: Arnold Palmer Cup) Bastien Amat (New Mexico; France), Josele Ballester (Arizona State; Spain), Carla Bernat (Kansas State; Spain), Emma Bunch (New Mexico State; Denmark), Adela Cernousek (Texas A&M; France), Hannah Darling (South Carolina; Scotland), Santiago de la Fuente (Houston; Mexico), Wenyi Ding (Arizona…
Ben Shelton climbed to the American no. 1 spot earlier this week, but he’ll lose it already next Monday. The American is arguably one of the most talented tennis players from the current generation, especially in his country, which has been waiting for a player to regularly win Grand Slam titles since Andre Agassi and…
Juventus’ Serie A hopes may be dashed, but they still have a shot at reaching the Coppa Italia Final. Tim Weah, Weston McKennie, and the rest of the team will face Lazio in the semifinal showdown. McKennie and Weah will aim to lift a trophy at the club level before pursuing U.S. men’s national team…
The Trofeo Pichichi, named after Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael “Pichichi” Moreno, is awarded to the top goalscorer of a La Liga season. Since its inception in the 1952-53 season, some of the greatest players in the sport have received this prestigious trophy. Lionel Messi holds the record for the most Pichichi Trophies, winning it eight…
Midweek USMNT action is here. Let’s get into it! **Monday** – **AC Milan vs Inter Milan, 2:45p on Paramount+:** The Derby della Madonnina is first place vs second place in Serie A, with leaders Inter 14 points clear of Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah, and Milan. **Tuesday** – **Lazio vs Juventus, 3p on Paramount+:** Weston McKennie,…
Twenty-one-year-old American Ben Shelton won the first ATP final in the Open Era (since 1968) to feature two Black American men, defeating 26-year-old Frances Tiafoe, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, to win the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Sunday in Houston. Shelton will rise to a new career-high ranking of No. 14…
Ben Shelton won his first clay-court title in the first week of April, but former world No. 1 Jimmy Connors believes his game is “more suited” for the lawns. Shelton defeated compatriot Frances Tiafoe in the Houston final less than two weeks ago to win his second ATP title. This was a particularly important achievement…
Ben Shelton will become the top-ranked American man for the first time in his career when the new ATP rankings come out next Monday. Shelton clinched the spot when compatriot Taylor Fritz lost to Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-4 in round one of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Sunday. Fritz, currently No. 13 in the world,…
