The current queen of clay finally conquered her worst surface. Iga Świątek, who was seeded eighth and has spent a total of 125 weeks ranked at No. 1, won her sixth Grand Slam title and first at the grass courts of Wimbledon, dominating American Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the women’s singles final at the All-England Club on Saturday. The ...
Former Arizona Cardinals left tackle Luis Sharpe, a three-time Pro Bowl selection during his 13 seasons with the franchise from 1982-1994, has died. He was 65. Sharpe’s wife, Tameka Williams-Sharpe, posted news of his death on Facebook on Saturday, July 12. “With deep sorrow and abiding love, I share that my beloved husband, Luis Sharpe, has passed away,” she wrote. ...
Hamzah Sheeraz has positioned himself for a future championship match after his performance at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York, on Saturday night. The fight between Sheeraz and Edgar Berlanga was decided in the fifth round, but it could’ve easily been finished in the fourth. Sheeraz knocked down Berlanga twice in the closing moments of the fourth round before ...
Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers continued their NBA Summer League schedule on Saturday, facing the New Orleans Pelicans at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. James scored eight points in an 87-85 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in the Lakers’ first Vegas Summer League contest. That number was nearly higher as James attempted the ...
Saturday night marked the end of a career for a WWE icon. Saturday Night’s Main Event returned to WWE programming, and the July 12 show of the special event wasn’t just the 40th edition of it — it was headlined by the final match for Goldberg. The WWE Hall of Famer has been one of the most menacing wrestlers to ...
The NBA Summer League featured an exciting matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs, showcasing the performances of Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 overall draft pick. In his debut against the Lakers, Flagg contributed to the Mavericks’ narrow 87-85 victory in a fiercely competitive game, although he struggled to find his rhythm. Despite facing challenges with his ...
FBI Director Kash Patel on Saturday squashed rumors of a rift inside the Trump administration’s law-and-order team, just hours before the president himself defended Attorney General Pam Bondi amid Jeffrey Epstein probe backlash. The criticism came after the FBI and Department of Justice on Sunday released a memo shutting down theories about an alleged Epstein client list, finding a tell-all ...
Stevenson is the reigning champion and will enter the fight having won all 23 fights in his professional career. He has won 11 of his fights by knockout. He is coming off a TKO victory over Josh Padley on Feb 22 in Saudi Arabia. It was his third title defense. Zepeda enters the fight as the interim champion, having won ...
The National League extended its win streak in the Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game, the annual showcase for MLB’s top prospects in the days leading up to the Midsummer Classic, at Atlanta’s Truist Park on July 12. Behind a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ top prospect, Josue De Paula, ...
Aidan Zingg, a 16-year-old rising motocross star, died from “cardiac tamponade,’’ his mother, Shari, told USA TODAY Sports. The fatal mid-race crash took place June 28 in Mammoth Lakes, California, and his parents said they hoped autopsy results would help clear up the circumstances around Zingg’s death. The Mono County Sheriff’s Office is conducting the autopsy of Zingg, who lived ...