Carlos Alcaraz made his first appearance at the Madrid Masters where he is the defending champion, and immediately marched into the third round with a 6-2 6-1 win over Alexander Shevchenko and then revealed he was ‘not feeling comfortable’ on the court. It’s not going to leave my mind, I think. This Monday was the…
Carlos Alcaraz began his 2024 Madrid Open journey with a remarkable win, despite not feeling completely at ease. Alcaraz had been struggling with an arm issue leading up to the Madrid Open. He had to withdraw from the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open due to injury, causing a lot of pain. His participation in…
Photo: Kate Dibildox The Calgary Wranglers completed a two-game sweep of their first-round playoff series with a 4-3 victory over Tucson on Friday night. After finishing seventh in the Pacific Division during the regular season, the Wranglers have advanced to meet Coachella Valley in the next round. It will be a rematch of the teams’…
Photo: Christian Bonin Dylan Gambrell‘s goal 50 seconds into overtime gave the Toronto Marlies a season-saving 4-3 win over Belleville in Game 2 of their North Division first-round series at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Friday night. The decisive Game 3 is set for Sunday afternoon in Belleville. Gambrell got his stick on the rebound of a…
4 It’s back-to-back games against relegation candidates for Manchester United as Burnley are next to visit Old Trafford after Sheffield United were dispatched. Erik ten Hag’s men have a good chance to build some momentum to make a late charge and solidify sixth place in the standings. However, Burnley are sure to provide a much…
Jacob Gaucher scored 2:11 into overtime to send the Lehigh Valley Phantoms into the next round with a 5-4 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at PPL Center on Friday night. With the two-game sweep of the Penguins, the Phantoms advance to meet the Hershey Bears in the Atlantic Division semifinals. That series gets underway Wednesday night in…
Getty Images Despite being the two-time defending champion, Carlos Alcaraz went into the Mutua Madrid Open as a bit of a question mark. A right-arm injury forced Alcaraz to miss both the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open, but the 20-year-old put any and all concerns to rest with a convincing performance during second-round action…
An NCAA conference title was riding on Brooke Rivers’s putter, but she kept her mind clear. Rivers, a Team Canada member from Brampton, Ont., sank a 12-foot putt on the 18th green to break a tie in her match and lift the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the ACC conference final with a 3-1 win…
Mirra Andreeva recorded another win at the 2024 Madrid Open, beating fellow teenager, Linda Noskova, in three sets. Last year, the Russian player entered the tournament as a 15-year-old and stunned Beatriz Haddad Maia early on. She turned 16 during the event and reached the round of 16. Now, one year later, Andreeva is back…
Rafael Nadal made a comeback at the Madrid Open, and he shined brightly, beating 16-year-old Darwin Blanch in two sets. This match was supposed to be relatively painless for Nadal due to who his opponent was. Blanch is a 16-year-old super-talented player who has tremendous potential and likely a bright future ahead of him, but…
