By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, July 2, 2024Photo credit: Rob Newell/CameraSport Self-doubt stuck to Marketa Vondrousova as tight as the tattoos adorning her arms. Reigning Wimbledon champion Vondrousova couldn’t shake the nerves or the bold strikes coming from Jessica Bouzas Maneiro’s racquet. More: Shoulder Injury Knocks Sabalenka Out of Wimbledon In her Wimbledon main-draw debut, Bouzas Maneiro…
Alexander Zverev was playing really well this week at the 2024 Halle Open, but then he ran into a Polish wall named Hubert Hurkacz, who ended his stay in the German city. Zverev had high hopes of making a good start on grass in Halle, and for the most part, he did that. He didn’t…
After capturing his second U.S. Open in dramatic fashion on Sunday, Bryson DeChambeau certainly relished in the moment at Pinehurst No. 2, signing autographs, taking pictures, and soaking in the post-round fun on the 18th hole. And when he arrived with the trophy at this week’s LIV Golf event in Nashville, DeChambeau didn’t slow down,…
At any given point in the season, it’s not too hard to figure out which hitters are performing the best and which the worst — various leaderboards do a good job of that. But particularly when it’s early in the season and the samples are on the smaller side, it’s easy to miss when a…
Carlos Alcaraz recently won his third Grand Slam trophy at the 2024 Roland Garros, but his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, wants him to remain calmer during matches. Alcaraz didn’t come into tennis as this supreme talent who was going to take over the ATP Tour. He was a fairly talented player who was expected to…
For most of the 2023 season, it looked like the Baltimore Ravens were a juggernaut that would surely compete for a Super Bowl. However, they fell just short in the AFC Championship Game when the Kansas City Chiefs eliminated them, going on to win the big game themselves. Months later, Lamar Jackson and other Ravens…
Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Daulton Varsho must have been disappointed. After a breakout 2022 season, he was traded to Toronto, a World Series contender in need of outfielders. However, he experienced a down year, the Jays were swept out of the Wild Card round, and his former team made a surprising run to the World…
Vincent Trocheck’s heroics during Game 2 in double overtime clinched a pivotal win for the New York Rangers against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. With home-ice advantage on the line, Trocheck’s clutch performance secured a 4-3 win, propelling the Rangers to a commanding 2-0 series lead. Trocheck’s game-winning goal came at 7:24 of the second…
Eager to put an end to their three-game winless streak across competitions, Chelsea welcomed local rivals Tottenham Hotspur to Stamford Bridge for their Premier League Matchday 34 appointment on Thursday night (May 2). Their urgency to improve was prominent, as they produced one of their finest performances of the season to claim an impressive 2-0…
(Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres is a very solid hitter. He has a .780 OPS for his career, and had a .800 mark with 25 home runs last year. That’s why it’s so shocking to see him slumping like this. The talented second baseman is hitting a meager…
