Canadians, tennis fans react to Bianca Andreescu defeating Serena Williams for US Open title
No matter who won on Saturday at the US Open, history was going to be made. Serena was trying for a record-tying 24th Slam […]
Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Lionel Messi top Forbes’ 2018 ranking of world’s highest-paid athletes
At the upper end of financial compensation spectrum are chief executive officers of the world’s biggest corporations, but not much below them are the […]
Top-ranked Andy Murray dishes on Wimbledon, funky fingernail, heeding Rafael Nadal
The past four years have been quite a heady ride for the No. 1 ranked men’s tennis player in the world. The year after […]
California Dreaming: You never know when Serena Williams might crash your tennis match
San Franciscans beware: you can never again be sure if the woman asking to play the winner of your afterwork tennis match isn’t, in […]
Cat Olympics: Hallmark Channel’s ‘Kitten Summer Games’ is furry feline fun for everyone
Until recently, cats had to get their Olympic Games fix through watching humans perform in wide ranging sporting events, while their own species’ athletic […]
Japan’s Kei Nishikori recovers errant racket to win highly improbable Olympic point
Japan’s Kei Nishikori must feel like the the gods of Mount Olympus Sugarloaf Mountain are smiling upon his pursuit of a medal in Rio […]
Unlimited drive: Allyson Felix, Simone Biles, Mo Farah, Serena Williams and Alex Morgan ready for Rio
Nike is promoting its “Unlimited” shoe line with a series of slickly-produced videos featuring a number of elite athletes, the majority of whom will […]
From Deion Sanders to Sachin Tendulkar, sports stars pay tribute to Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali’s popularity extended well beyond the confines of the boxing ring and fight fans. Arguably, the most popular athlete in history, his passing […]
When doves cry: Sports stars from Aaron Rodgers to Tiger Woods pay tribute to Prince
Music, perhaps like no other form of entertainment, has the power to cut across boundaries — including those between sports. For many athletes and […]
Jack Sock turns Lleyton Hewitt into shocked jock Down Under
While tennis, along with cricket and golf, purports itself to be a gentleman’s game, past stars — notably Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe — […]
Stanford wide receiver Francis Owusu and the best sports vines of 2015
From archery to zorbing, our compilation of the best 2015 sports vines has a little something for fans of every stripe. The lineup is […]
Simone Biles is to gymnastics as Serena Williams is to tennis
Later this month, Serena Williams will be gunning for her fifth straight major women’s tennis title, and first calendar Grand Slam since Steffi Graf’s […]