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1 year, 3 months ago

US Open: Iga Swiatek Crushes Rebecca Peterson; Sloane Stephens and Maria Sakkari Crash Out

News 18

World number one Iga Swiatek got her U.S. Open title defence off to a dominant start on Monday, flattening unseeded Swede Rebecca Peterson 6-0 6-1 to kick off the action at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Rebeka Masarova Shocks Maria Sakkari Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari crashed out of the U.S. Open in the first round following a 6-4 6-4 defeat at …

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1 year, 3 months ago

US Open 2023: Swiatek crushes Peterson to begin title defence

The Hindu

World number one Iga Swiatek got her U.S. Open title defence off to a dominant start on Monday, flattening unseeded Swede Rebecca Peterson 6-0 6-1 to kick off the action on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Swiatek said that her tank was “pretty empty” after losing in the Montreal and Cincinnati semi-finals earlier this month but showed no lack of vigour as …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Oklahoma’s Jordy Bahl delivers once again on the biggest stage: ‘She wants the ball’

New York Times

OKLAHOMA CITY — With a national championship on the line, Oklahoma softball fans couldn’t have been more comfortable with who was in the circle. It’s all over the place.” Just a sophomore, Bahl has already become an icon at Oklahoma and the face of the entire sport of college softball. “When you’re that competitive and you have three phenomenal pitches …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Judge signals he won’t stop Wisconsin tribe from blocking roads

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge signaled Wednesday that he likely won’t stop a northern Wisconsin tribe from blocking roads on its reservation while non-tribal property owners pursue a lawsuit against the band. The property owners sued the tribal council in federal court in February, asking U.S. District Judge William Conley to force the tribe to remove the barricades. “We …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Iga Swiatek Powers Past Emma Raducanu and into Indian Wells Quarter-finals

News 18

World number one Iga Swiatek continued her Indian Wells title defense with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Emma Raducanu on Tuesday to set up a quarter-final against unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea. “I wasn’t playing my best in some moments and wasn’t serving as well as I’d like to, but I think my mentality kept me in today.” ‘DISASTER’ Next up …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Emma Raducanu's Indian Wells revival comes to a crashing end with straight sets loss to Iga Swiatek

Daily Mail

Emma Raducanu crashed out at Indian Wells, as World No 1 Iga Swiatek continued her title defence with a 6-3 6-1 victory on Tuesday. Emma Raducanu's Indian Wells run came to a crashing end to World No 1 Iga Swiatek Swiatek's victory was secured when Raducanu struck the net on serve in a tame end to her fine run in …

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2 years, 6 months ago

NBA top 75 players of all time: Where does Steph Curry rank now on our list?

New York Times

You may have heard that the NBA celebrated its 75th anniversary this year. I honestly doubt either one makes a top 75 list, and that’s OK. They’ll both be Hall of Famers, and by the time they retire, they might challenge Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen for rings. Jovan Buha: If Draymond Green or Klay Thompson were better during the …

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2 years, 9 months ago

UCLA defeats rival USC, advances to Pac-12 basketball tournament title game

LA Times

UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. battles USC’s Chevez Goodwin in a Pac-12 tournament semifinal Friday night. After matching its latest lockdown defensive effort with some highly efficient attack-the-basket offense, UCLA just needed a closeout special against USC in a Pac-12 Conference tournament semifinal Friday night. USC’s Boogie Ellis, who scored 27 points, gets past UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. on a drive. …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Max Muncy injury adds major hurdle to Dodgers' title hopes