The All-Star game reminds us of the caliber of players that are in the league, but All-Star veterans like Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Steph Curry aren’t getting any younger. So, who will become the face of the league once those players retire? “I think each era has five, six, seven guys that can help…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, February 19, 2024 Aryna Sabalenka delivered dominance successfully defending her Australian Open title last month. Nearly a month removed from her magical Melbourne run, Sabalenka says defending a major still evokes a sense of delight and disbelief. More: Richard Evans Q&A “I’m still shocked I was able to win…
The Golden Boot. It is the most ubiquitous award in soccer because it is the most simple. The player with the most goals across the span of a competition figuratively and then literally possesses the Golden Boot. In Major League Soccer, predicting the Golden Boot winner is a near impossibility but it’s always intriguing to…
Arizona has hired Missouri’s Desireé Reed-Francois as its next athletic director, the school announced on Monday. Reed-Francois, who was the first female to serve as an athletic director at a public institution in the SEC, just wrapped up her third season with the Tigers. She’ll also be the first female full-time athletic director in Arizona’s…
Photo: Ashley Potts SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Colorado Eagles goaltender Ivan Prosvetov has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 18, 2024. Prosvetov won all three of his starts last week, turning aside 93 of 98 shots for a 1.67 goals-against…
Jenny Staley Hoad died peacefully in Fuengirola, Spain, overnight on Tuesday last week at the age of 89, just short of her 90th birthday on 3 March. Those who have enjoyed visiting Lew Hoad’s Campo de Tenis in Fuengirola, Spain, will remember the legend’s amiable wife, Jenny, who was a formidable left-hander in her own…
Midweek USMNT action is here. Let’s get into it! Monday Everton vs Crystal Palace, 3p on USA, Universo, Fubo, Sling, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo: Chris Richards and Palace visit Everton in Premier League action. Also in action: NAC Breda vs Cambuur, 2p: Agustín Anello and Cambuur visit Breda in the Eerste Divisie. Tuesday PSV vs…
The Brooklyn Nets have terminated the contract of head coach Jacque Vaughn. Vaughn assumed the role when Steve Nash was dismissed seven games into the 2022-23 season. Over his two partial seasons with the Nets, Vaughn achieved a 64-65 record and went 0-4 in the playoffs, facing a first-round sweep by the Boston Celtics in…
American outlet ESPN has dismissed claims that Kylian Mbappe has already signed a contract with Real Madrid, revealing the two parties are still ironing out the terms of the deal. Real Madrid Still Working On Kylian Mbappe Signing, Claims ESPN Last week, many top journalists, including Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein, claimed that Mbappe had…
Monfils post-match interview Gael Monfils will take anything he can get these days, so by his recent standards the ABN AMRO Open should be considered a small victory for him. The 37-year-old, who is struggling down at 68th in the rankings, defeated Denis Shapovalov in a pair of tiebreakers before losing to eventual champion Jannik…
