By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 A mirage maker on court, Daniil Medvedev faced desert deception in his Indian Wells return this week. “First day I came here I guess there was a sandstorm the day before I arrived so I went on center court it was lightning fast and I was…
13 Mason Greenwood’s good form for Getafe this season has brought him back from the doldrums of being unwanted. Last summer, Manchester United, after a U-turn with less-than-ideal optics, were just eager to get their hands off of Greenwood and sent him to Getafe. Fast forward six months, and not only is the player reportedly…
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports There are lots of ways to illustrate how well Dan Hurley is running UConn’s program — but perhaps the best is to highlight how he took a team that was unranked last preseason, won the national championship with it, lost three of his top six scorers, replaced them with transfers and…
Maria Sharapova recently shed light on her decision to part ways with her father, Yuri Sharapov, while she was still in her early 20s. Sharapova is a former World No. 1 who enjoyed a 19-year playing career on the women’s tour between 2001 and 2020. She won five major titles (one of only ten women…
For much of 2023 Carlos Alcaraz was considered the best young player in the world but that’s changed this year as Jannik Sinner stepped up. Last year was a pretty fascianting season because in the first couple of months it looked fairly clear that Alcaraz was the best youngster on the ATP Tour. Out of…
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have a pretty good relationship as they showed during this year’s preseason practice sessions but the rivalry can get in the way of that. Rivalries are an interesting thing because they can be perceived differently by different players. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer had a fierce rivalry and still maintained…
Jessica Pegula recently split with her longtime coach, David Witt, and he’ll now start working with Maria Sakkari. The Greek player’s tennis career has been a very fascinating but also strange case of brilliance, but not enough. It might sound confusing but Sakkari has been one of the better players on the WTA Tour in…
Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony gives a lot of credit to head coach Jamahl Mosley for making defense their identity. (via Orlando Magic): Reporter: “There aren’t that many NBA teams that guard the way you guys do. Why do you think you guys do that?” Anthony: “I give all that credit to Coach Mose. Obviously…
4 Former Manchester United player John O’Shea has been announced as the new coach of the Republic of Ireland national team on an interim basis. O’Shea will take charge of the upcoming international friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland respectively, with the IFA hoping to secure a permanent appointment in April. The former United man has…
Two years ago, I led the Court Report on a story about Steve Forbes revitalizing Wake Forest and building the best Demon Deacons team in more than a decade. That team finished 25-10 and missed the NCAA Tournament. So, here we are again. Only this year’s group unquestionably rates even better. And yet, 19 days…
