On Saturday, Florida State beat down Alabama 31-17 in one of college football’s biggest surprises during its opening-week games. The Crimson Tide’s loss was shocking in and of itself. They hadn’t lost a season opener since 2001. But it was everything leading up to that matchup that made the result all the more entertaining. In June, Florida State quarterback Tommy …
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NEW YORK — There have been times recently in Naomi Osaka’s career when she appeared unhappy. But even in those moments — the fall in the rankings, the depression, the struggles in her return from having a baby — she never thought about walking away. “I’ve been playing this sport since I was 3,” Osaka said Sunday. “I tell people …
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NEW YORK — To understand just how recognizable Taylor Townsend has become while advancing to Week 2 of the US Open for just the second time in her career, you need to look no further than a post over the summer on her Instagram page. There’s Townsend on the clip walking the grounds of the All England Club, asking people: …
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NEW YORK — It’s a post-match disagreement at the US Open that seems to have stemmed from the lack of an apology. That much appears clear. But the allegations from Taylor Townsend that, after her 7-5, 6-1 second-round win Wednesday, Jelena Ostapenko told her she had “no education, no class,” seems more like what Althea Gibson might have faced from …
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NORFOLK, Va. – Michael Vick’s Norfolk State head coaching debut brought an excited crowd to the stands of William “Dick” Price Stadium on Thursday, but revealed growing pains on the field. Fans wearing Spartans green and gold and an array of Vick’s NFL jerseys packed the team’s season opener against Towson. However, the Spartans’ 27-7 loss highlighted areas they – …
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NEW YORK — When Dr. Shelby Chipman received the call inviting the Florida A&M Marching 100 to perform at the US Open’s HBCU Live, his affirmative response was immediate. “We have a busy schedule, but coming here is amazing,” said Chipman, who has been the band director at his alma mater since 2016. “And to come at a time when …
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NEW YORK — She’s the only women’s player to win multiple US Open titles over the past decade, yet that last title here in 2020 seems like a lifetime ago. It’s probably why the upper stands at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday were half empty for most of her opening-round match. For the fans, it’s all about “what have you …
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NEW YORK — In the moments after giving the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium quite the thrill, Venus Williams walked toward the tunnel to the roar of the crowd. For Williams, it was a slow stroll toward the exit, turning while waving her left hand toward a cheering crowd that desperately and unsuccessfully tried to will the 45-year-old to victory …
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The good news for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is that he still has time to recover from another major setback early in his career. Whether he does will depend on many factors, the biggest of which is Richardson’s next move. After the Colts this week named Daniel Jones as their Week 1 starter over Richardson, there’s no putting a …
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PHILADELPHIA — For most of this preseason, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel has been the straight man for fellow rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Even though Gabriel was drafted in the third round and Sanders in the fifth, and even though Gabriel is listed ahead of Sanders on the Browns depth chart, Sanders has been the Browns rookie headliner since …
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