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Luis Rubiales announces resignation as president of Spanish soccer federation after kiss scandal
Oscar J. Barroso / AFP7 via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Luis Rubiales, the president of Spain's soccer federation, announced his resignation on Sunday, following weeks of uproar over an unwanted kiss in...
Sep 11, 2023
US Open: Tennis phenom Coco Gauff grabs first Grand Slam title
Clive Brunskill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nineteen-year-old Coco Gauff on Saturday claimed her first Grand Slam tournament title, defeating Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in the U.S. Open women's final. Gau...
Sep 09, 2023
US Open interrupted by climate change protesters
Frey/TPN/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Play at the U.S. Open was interrupted on Thursday night when climate change protesters began shouting during a match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. The delay of...
Sep 08, 2023
Scoreboard roundup -- 9/7/23
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Thursday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 1, Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 10, N.Y. Yankees 3 LA Angels 3, Cleveland 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE ...
Sep 08, 2023
The rise of America's young Black tennis stars takes center stage at US Open
Elsa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Serena Williams played the final match of her historic career at last year's U.S. Open, countless headlines heralded the legacy that she, as a Black woman, left on ...
Sep 07, 2023
Scoreboard roundup -- 9/6/23
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Wednesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 8, Cincinnati 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1 Oakland 5, Toronto 2 Tampa Ba...
Sep 07, 2023
MLB testing new technology during games to help settle balls vs. strikes conflicts
Dylan Buell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Some of the world’s most contentious land battles may take place at a baseball field's home plate. Now Major League Baseball is turning to cameras and ...
Sep 06, 2023
College tennis champ Fiona Crawley explains decision to forfeit US Open prize money
Robert Prange/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Fiona Crawley, the top-ranked college tennis player in the nation, forfeited $81,000 in earnings after making it to the first round of the U.S. Open, due t...
Sep 06, 2023
Scoreboard roundup -- 9/5/23
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 7, Seattle 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 5, LA Angels 4 (10) Toronto 7, Oakland 1 Minne...
Sep 06, 2023
Spain's women's soccer coach fired amid kiss controversy
Denis Doyle/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Jorge Vilda, the coach of the Spanish women's national soccer team, was fired Tuesday by the Royal Federation of Spanish Football (RFEF) following promises of struc...
Sep 05, 2023