All eyes will be on Montreal, Canada, as it hosts the first WTA 1000 tournament of the US hard-court swing, the 2025 Canadian National Bank Open from Sunday, July 27.World No. 4 Jessica Pegula enters this year’s tournament as the two-time defending champion and top contender, with her stellar 17-2 record. She faces a star-studded field that includes Australian Open champion Madison Keys, French Open winner Coco Gauff and Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek.This year the size of the field has gone up from 56 players to 96 players with the tournament set to take place over 12 days.The Sporting News is on…
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Predicting what 41-year-old LeBron James will want to do a year from now is a fool’s errand. Even one of basketball insider Marc Stein’s sources tried to convey the same sentiment in kinder words when discussing LeBron’s future: “It all really depends on how this coming season goes.”LeBron’s future was the hot topic at the NBA Summer League, however, the conversations ultimately went in circles because the only realistic option after he picked up his $52.6 million player option was for him to spend the next season in Los Angeles. There isn’t a trade to a team he wants to…
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Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler knew he had a homer as soon as the ball left the bat. A’s play-by-play announcer Chris Caray was less sure, to a startling degree.Butler’s home run in the ninth inning of a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday turned into one of the most awkward moments on any MLB broadcast this season when Caray flatly called the knock a foul ball, then corrected himself seconds later.AdvertisementIt got worse when A’s color commentator Dallas Braden started gushing about how much Butler crushed the ball. It wasn’t even like Caray lost the ball down the…
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For some expansion NHL franchises, success comes quickly. The Vegas Golden Knights, for instance, got to the Stanley Cup final in their first year of operation. And they got to the NHL’s semifinal another two years before winning their first championship in 2022-23.However, for other expansion teams, the road to…
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The Hamburger Morgenpost reports that Southampton defender Armel Bella-Kotchap’s transfer to Hamburg has fallen through. The newly-promoted Bundesliga outfit does not wish to meet Southampton’s demand for a €10m transfer fee. Attempts to work out a loan deal with the EFL Championship club also proved unsuccessful.The Morgenpost article notes that Hamburg…
The 3M Open doesn’t have the big-name roster that last week’s British Open did, but it does have a field of 156 PGA Tour pros fighting for a payday.There’s also a long list of golfers near the 70th spot in the FedEx Cup Playoffs standings. That’s an important number this…
Earlier this week, Adam Proteau wrote about the Montreal Canadiens’ rivalry with the Ottawa Senators. While there’s no arguing that a rivalry exists and that both franchises’ players dislike each other, that rivalry is still a far cry from the best the Canadiens have ever known. Granted, Brendan Gallagher calling…
Its Friday, July 25 and the Marlins (48-53) are in Milwaukee to open a series against the Brewers (61-41). Cal Quantrill is slated to take the mound for Miami against Freddy Peralta for Milwaukee.No team in baseball is playing better than the Milwaukee Brewers. Winners of 12 of their last…
You don’t have to watch training camp practice for very long before you notice something very, very different. No. 90. There’s much less of him. Jordan Davis lost nearly 30 pounds since last year, and it’s something he knew he had to do if he’s ever going to become the…
Newcastle United have announced the news that they will stage this season’s home fixtures at Gateshead International Stadium.WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Magpies this morning.It is understood that the decision is as a result of Newcastle United needing to secure…
Players and coaches can clearly see the attraction and challenge at Hidden Cove Golf Course.A pair of tournaments at Grayson Lake State Park highlight the early portion of the season. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable…
Hardly anyone could contain Jeremiah Smith during his outstanding freshman season at Ohio State. Texas figured something out, though, in its College Football Playoff clash against one of the nation’s best wide receivers and limited him to a season-low one catch for just three yards. Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian may…
Mercedes promised it would give us more V-8 cars, and sure enough, the GT Track Sport packs eight cylinders under the hood. What is it? It’s currently billed as a concept, but a production version is likely, as AMG says it “provides a preview of a possible expansion of the…
The Pittsburgh Penguins had the 30th-ranked power play during the 2023-24 season, clicking at just 15.3%. Only the Columbus Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers had worse power plays (15.1% and 12.2% respectively). Like the Penguins, both of those teams missed the playoffs. The 15.3% was shocking, given the immense talent the…
Its Friday, July 25 and the Diamondbacks (50-53) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (42-61). Ryne Nelson is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Mike Burrows for Pittsburgh.After being swept this past weekend by the White Sox, the team in last in the American League Central,…
