When 19 Makes You the Veteran Player at the U.S. Open

As Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva faced off at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, fans in the stands remarked about how old — really how young — they were while competing at the top of their sport. Gauff, who at 19 is not much older than the 16-year-old Andreeva, has for several years been a household name in tennis, ever […]

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With Feud Over, New Women’s Ice Hockey League Is Set to Begin

With a long-running feud in women’s professional ice hockey now settled, a new league with many of the world’s best players is ready to push forward in January, and its inaugural home cities and other details were announced on Tuesday. The six teams in the new Professional Women’s Hockey League will be evenly divided between the United States and Canada, […]

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U.S. Open Draws Pave the Way for a Rematch of Djokovic vs. Alcaraz in Final

After a marathon match between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday in the final of the Western & Southern Open in Ohio, Djokovic said he hoped to play Alcaraz again at the U.S. Open “for the crowd.” The crowd may get to see that rematch. The men’s and women’s singles draws for the U.S. Open, which begins on Monday […]

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Long-Distance Runner Alicia Monson Finds Time to Stand Still

As a high school senior and a musical theater enthusiast in Amery, Wis., Alicia Monson hoped to join her classmates in their production of “The Wizard of Oz” in the fall of 2016. In fact, Monson could have had a leading role, said Laura Badman, who was co-directing the show. Monson had a lovely singing voice. “She was an alto,” […]

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For Spain, a World Cup Title Built on Talent, Not Harmony

To win a World Cup, everything usually has to be perfect. The manager and the players have to exist in harmony. The squad has to be in delicate balance: between talent and tenacity, youth and experience, self-belief and self-control. A team needs momentum, and good fortune, and unity. Spain, in the year preceding this year’s Women’s World Cup, had none […]

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U.S. Amateur Championship final: Nick Dunlap vs Neal Shipley for 2023 title

The 123rd U.S. Amateur Championship culminates with Sunday’s 36-hole title match at Cherry Hills Country Club. Here’s a look at what happened in Saturday’s semifinals and the background of the two finalists, who tee off 8 a.m. Sunday. Semifinal Results Nick Dunlap def. Parker Bell, 3 and 2 — Dunlap was down a hole early, but just as he did […]

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A Night With the Best Baseball Team in New York

About a half-hour before a mid-August Brooklyn Cyclones game, a family of three, a reporter and a middle-aged man dressed in a Jedi robe walked into an elevator at Maimonides Park. As the door closed and they began their ascent, the Jedi turned to the others and asked, “So, what planet are you all from?” “Um, Brooklyn,” responded the matriarch […]

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Marcus Stroman doesn’t have answers for mysterious rib injury: ‘I’m still trying to process it,’ the Chicago Cubs pitcher says – The Denver Post

Rest is both Marcus Stroman’s friend and enemy right now. The schedule is working against Stroman and any hopes the Chicago Cubs right-hander will get back on the mound in the near future. Stroman on Friday spoke for the first time since the Cubs announced his right rib cartilage fracture diagnosis Tuesday. He has been prescribed rest and can’t be […]

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