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The beginnings of Dani Sparks’ girls’ volleyball career at Huntington Beach High allowed her to fly under the radar, to an extent. Huntington Beach setter Dani Sparks shared Surf League MVP honors with Oilers outside hitter Haylee LaFontaine. We took Mater Dei to five, which was a really big deal for us, and so I don’t have any regrets.” Sparks …

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Andrey Rublev won his 14th career title and second this season after the Monte Carlo Masters in April. China’s Zheng Qinwen wins maiden WTA title 🔥 First Career Title 🔥 Qinwen Zheng defeats Paolini 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 in Palermo. 🏆#PLO23 pic.twitter.com/OtrI2uE26h — wta July 23, 2023 China’s Zheng Qinwen captured her first WTA title on Sunday with a three-sets victory …

Teenager Alex Michelsen beat four-time tournament champion John Isner 7-6, 6-4 in an all-American semifinal at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island, on Saturday. The 18-year-old Michelsen, playing in his second career ATP tournament after winning a challenger tour event in Chicago last week, advanced to the final and will face No. READ | Hopman Cup: Croatia …

Kevin Anderson’s last ATP title win came in Pune in 2019. Kevin Anderson captured his seventh career ATP title on Sunday, defeating 20-year-old American Jenson Brooksby 7-6, 6-4 to win the Hall of Fame Open. World number 113 Anderson, a wildcard entrant after losing to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in the second round at Wimbledon, is expected to jump to …

1 Lleyton Hewitt’s induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame will be deferred by a year due to COVID-19 travel restrictions from Australia to the United States, the Hall of Fame said on Thursday. Australian great Hewitt, who won two Grand Slam titles during his career, was named to the Class of 2021 in February and was to be …

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt’s induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame will be deferred by a year due to COVID-19 travel restrictions from Australia to the United States, the Hall of Fame said on Thursday. Australian great Hewitt, who won two Grand Slam titles during his career, was named to the Class of 2021 in February and …

William “Rick” Singer of Newport Beach leaves federal court in Boston on Tuesday after being charged with conspiracy, money laundering, obstruction of justice and racketeering in connection with a national college admissions scandal. High school guidance counselors in Sacramento, where Singer started his career as a college admissions consultant, used to trade “Rick stories” and warned one another, “He’s shady. …

William “Rick” Singer, front, founder of the Edge College & Career Network, exits federal court in Boston on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. The mastermind behind it all, according to federal authorities, is William “Rick” Singer, who owns the admissions company, Edge College & Career Network, which he operated out of …