World No1 Jannik Sinner was taken to three sets by Tomas Martin Etcheverry in Shanghai, with the Argentinian keeping the Italian on court for two-hours and 39-minutes before finally conceding a place in the last 16 of the Rolex Masters, 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2. Sometimes you have to wait for your chances, which I have done,…
So much of Shane Wright’s work this season has centered around the less glamorous but absolutely vital parts of the game. For any young AHL forward, that might look something like defensive-zone work, tracking, angling, coverages and all of the other elements that go toward making a well-rounded National Hockey League player. But Wright, the…
(Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) For the last 30 years or so, the Washington Commanders have been NFL laughingstocks, and it has disturbed long-time fans who remember a time when the team was one of the more successful franchises in the league. In the 1980s and early-1990s, they won three Super Bowl championships under head…
Photo: Chicago Bulls/Twitter Last season was tough for star guard Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls, who played only 25 games due to injuries, including a right foot issue termed a non-union Jones fracture. However, he’s ahead of schedule in his recovery, expected to resume on-court activities around the three-month mark. This positive development sets…
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Justin Slaten is well on his way to becoming a Rule 5 success story. Selected by the Mets out of the Rangers organization this past December and subsequently swapped to the Red Sox on the same day, the 26-year-old right-hander has come out of the Boston bullpen eight times and relinquished…
Canadian tennis fans may be used to seeing the name “Fernandez” in their news feeds. The name Bianca too. But it is neither Leylah Annie Fernandez nor Bianca Andreescu who is making a climb in the NCAA rankings. That would be Leylah’s little sister, who happens to share a first name with the former Canadian…
