Tennis fans don’t need to adjust their senses, nor is this an April Fool’s joke, because Ashleigh Barty will be back on a tennis court at next month’s Wimbledon Championships. The three-time Grand Slam singles champion will play in the 2024 Wimbledon Invitation Doubles draw alongside her good friend Casey Dellacqua. Dellacqua, a proficient doubles…
Andy Roddick has weighed in on Rafael Nadal‘s decision to accept a wild card at the 2024 Bastad Open, which will take place two weeks before the Olympic Games begin. The Olympic tennis tournament will be played at Stade Roland Garros, the same venue where tennis players make the annual pilgrimage to compete in the…
Carlos Alcaraz is currently the second-ranked player on the ATP Tour, but he won’t be able to improve that ranking during the upcoming grass-court season. The Spaniard has already reached the world no. 1 spot in his career. In fact, he’s the youngest man ever to reach the world no. 1 spot, after achieving the…
Liverpool star Luis Diaz scored to put Colombia 3-0 up in their final warm-up game against Bolivia ahead of the start of their Copa America campaign later this month. Diaz, who has been linked with a move to both PSG and Barcelona, picked the ball up on the edge of the box before bursting past…
The United States Women’s National Team are unbeaten in their last seven matches, but that wasn’t enough to rise in the world rankings. Today, FIFA released the June 2024 Women’s Ranking, and the USWNT dropped one spot to 5th. It furthers the worst ranking the USWNT have had since the rankings began in 2003. The…
Jannik Sinner has been officially crowned the world number one, and he reflected on this in an interview with the ATP. The Italian earned the chance to become the 29th world number one by putting together a really impressive showing at Roland Garros, where he advanced to the semi-final. He was fairly close to a…
Welcome back to Top of the Order Every Tuesday and Friday, I’ll be starting your baseball day with some news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. It’s not uncommon for league champions to struggle in the following year. The Marlins, for example, sold off most of their good players after winning the World…
Jannik Sinner returned home after becoming world number one to spend time with his family, and it was an emotional experience for the Italian. Going back home is always special for Sinner because he doesn’t get the chance to do so often because of his job. Being a tennis player is a full-time job, and…
NBA fans flamed Luka Doncic for his poor defense and non-stop complaining as the Dallas Mavericks went down 3-0 to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals on Wednesday. Here are some of the more heated reactions that NBA Twitter has to offer: Luka getting no calls because HE’S COMPLAINING TO THE REFS AFTER EVERY…
PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA | Pádraig Harrington stood at a lectern, his head cocked characteristically to one side, a smile playing on his face. It wasn’t the first time that all eyes were trained on the Irishman, three times a major champion, but this time not because he was facing a slippery 4-foot downhill putt on…
