If Swiatek had not already proved she should be ranked among the greats of the game, she has certainly done so now. Mastering a surface considered her weakest – even though she won the Wimbledon junior title in 2018 – has added further credence to her case. Swiatek has become the youngest woman since 23-time champion Serena Williams in 2002 …
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With so many injuries to their rotation, the Braves are exploring new depths of their organizational pitching portfolio. It does not help that they had to burn through five relief arms to cover 6.0 innings Friday, after using five relievers in a late west coast game on Thursday as well. The Cardinals start Erick Fedde on their side and he …
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Veteran defensive lineman Ndamdukong Suh, who won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020, is retiring after playing 13 seasons in the NFL. In an emotional post on X, Suh announced his retirement exactly one year to the day that his father died on July 12, 2024. Suh last suited up for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022, …
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Katie Taylor said she was “very satisfied” after outboxing Amanda Serrano over 10 tactical rounds on Friday night to complete a clean sweep in one of boxing’s most storied rivalries and to finally put to rest any lingering questions over who was superior. “I think I made the fight a lot easier for myself tonight,” Taylor said. “I knew I …
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Jul 12, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Iga Swiatek needed just 57 minutes to earn her first Wimbledon title and sixth major championship, overwhelming American Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 on Saturday in the women’s final. It was only the third double bagel to happen in a women’s major final all time, and first since 1988, when Steffi Graf defeated Natasha Zvereva …
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Ndamukong Suh, who hasn’t played in an NFL game since Super Bowl LVII two and a half years ago, today made it official that his NFL career is over. While not a surprise, the timing of the announcement had personal significance to Suh because today is the first anniversary of the death of his father. “It’s the day I said …
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Myron MedcalfJul 12, 2025, 11:15 AM ET Close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. Auburn star Tahaad Pettiford, an SEC Player of the Year contender in 2025-26, was arrested early Saturday morning on a DUI charge in Lee County, Alabama, according to jail logs. Pettiford was still in custody, with a $1,000 bail set, …
Read More »LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek has taken the first set of the women’s Wimbledon final against Amanda Anisimova 6-0. Swiatek broke her American opponent in the opening game and added two more breaks to clinch the set in 25 minutes. Kate, the Princess of Wales, was sitting in the Royal Box and was scheduled to take part in the trophy …
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Unlike in American sports, the act of retiring a number in English football is incredibly rare, though not completely unprecedented. In fact, only two other clubs currently in the Premier League have retired kit numbers: Manchester City and West Ham. Manchester City retired the number 23 after the Marc-Vivien Foe died from an undiagnosed heart condition after collapsing during a …
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Support has continued to pour in for former UFC star Ben Askren after he successfully underwent a double lung transplant after a long health battle. Over a month ago, terrible news began to circulate that former UFC star Ben Askren was in a critical condition after a severe staph infection led to further health complications. The combat sports world immediately …
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