John Smoltz had a scary moment on the golf course recently, one that involved getting hit in the face with a golf ball. On a conference call Tuesday for the American Century Championship, the annual celebrity golf bash at Lake Tahoe, the MLB Hall of Famer talked about the incident. “First time it’s ever happened…
Naomi Osaka recently described her first experience facing her childhood idol and favorite player, Serena Williams, in an actual match on tour. Williams, now retired and focusing on balancing motherhood with business ventures, is considered among the greatest tennis players of all time. She won the second-most Grand Slam titles on the women’s circuit with…
Jannik Sinner has recently opened up about how tough it was to move away from home as a young teenager. Sinner’s talent has been clear for a very long time. Since he first emerged on the ATP Tour, it simply felt like a matter of time before he reached the very top. That has happened…
Pere Riba, a former coach of Coco Gauff, recently spoke of Rafael Nadal‘s extraordinary rise as an up-and-coming prospect in men’s tennis. Riba and Nadal were part of the same generation of tennis players who were just two years apart in age and played on the junior circuit together. But unlike Riba, Nadal enjoyed a…
