Ben Shelton squares off against Carlos Alcaraz at Madison Square Garden in December. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Madison Square Garden will be the world’s tennis capital in December. World class tennis returns to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, December 4 with The Garden Cup, it was announced today. Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz, US…
WASHINGTON, DC – The Mubadala Citi DC Open, the only combined ATP-WTA 500 level tennis tournament in the world, has announced its preliminary main draw player fields for the 2024 tournament, which features nine of the world’s top 20 players, five Grand Slam champions, two past DC winners and 14 American players. The 55th edition…
Madison Keys is one of the many players who will miss the 2024 Paris Olympics, and she recently explained why she made the decision. The American won’t be playing at the upcoming Paris Olympics like many other players, and for her, it was a tough yet natural decision. Many players have opted out of the…
Everything seemed perfect as Knicks fans were ready to celebrate at a celebrity-packed Madison Square Garden this Tuesday. The clock was ticking and New York had a rather comfortable lead late in the fourth quarter, and there was a general feeling that the Manhattan club was off to the second round of the playoffs. However,…
Iga Swiatek is one match away from another Madrid Open final, and between her and that is Madison Keys, who is playing really well. Who might win this match is a really good question because, on the one hand, there is the world number one, who is arguably still the best player in the world,…
Getty Images A crazy coaching carousel Monday keeps spinning. First it was Kyle Smith to Stanford, then it was Danny Sprinkle to Washington, and now it’s Vanderbilt hiring James Madison coach Mark Byington, the school announced Tuesday. The hire was a swift decision, coming in less than 18 hours after Byington’s 12th-seeded James Madison team…
NEW YORK — The first six days of the men’s NCAA Tournament gave us some thrills and big upsets as expected, but take a look around. It’s a mighty chalky Sweet 16 overall. Only one double-digit seed (NC State) has broken through to the regional semifinals. There isn’t a team from a mid-major conference still…
The fourth-seeded Duke Blue Devils seek their first trip to the Sweet 16 under head coach Jon Scheyer when they take on the No. 12 seed James Madison Dukes in a second-round showdown in the South Region of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Duke (25-8) reached the Round of 16 on 28 occasions during…
First-round action of the 2024 NCAA Tournament continued on Friday with upsets, thrilling finishes and high-scoring affairs. No. 13 seed Yale delivered the most stunning result of the day by upsetting No. 4 seed Auburn after trailing by 10 points with 7:16 to go. The Bulldogs faced a six-point deficit with 4:07 to go before…
ORLANDO, Fla., March 15, 2024 – The USTA and U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Captain Lindsay Davenport today announced that Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Emma Navarro, Caroline Dolehide and Taylor Townsend will represent the USA in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifying competition vs. Belgium April 12-13 at the USTA National Campus…
