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With the start of the US Open 2019 approaching, the indelible image from last year's tournament does not include a particularly remarkable shot or trophy-winning champion. Instead, it is and is likely to remain forever, Serena Williams pointing her index finger at the judge's chair, Carlos Ramos, while insisting that he owes her an apology after they clashed during the …

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There was much debate about Jay Z and his new role with the NFL as they led him to lead his social justice initiative and some called Jay Z a "sell-out." Clay Travis reacts to how Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores coped with recent criticism of Jay Z by his WR Kenny Steals. Flores had the team practice open, …

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, chaplain for the Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team, turned 100 on Wednesday. Among the ways Sister Jean is celebrated is the likeness of her Lego, which will be shown at the opening at the Legoland Center until October, when she will be moved to the Ramblers & # 39; Gentile skirt. She also gets an exhibit at …

MELBOURNE, Australia – Team USA coach Gregg Popovich sees Australia as the title threat at the upcoming World Cup in China. He'll soon find out how much of a threat when teams meet Thursday in the first of two exhibition games in Melbourne. A record Australian basketball crowd of 50,000 is expected for the match at Marvel Stadium. The second …

1. JONESING FOR ACTION JULIO CORTEZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS While Packers coach Matt LaFleur wanted to keep everyone guessing if the quarterback of the game was Aaron [194545] ] playing against the Raiders, he kept no such secrets about the "other" Aaron, who will be so vital to the crime this year – running back Aaron Jones (above). "I'm expecting him …

LOS ANGELES – The weight of it all will hit Clayton Kershaw at some point, perhaps a day away from that. On Tuesday, the longtime Los Angeles Dodgers ace earned his 166th career win, moving him past the Dodgers' latest ace, Sandy Kufax, the man whom Kershaw so often likens. "It's hard for me to look at big pictures on …

The Raiders have one more season to play in Oakland before they disembark for Las Vegas. This year, HBO's Hard Knocks is following the Raiders through their preseason training camp, and we're breaking down each episode. "There's no whining in football," the voiceover intones, "but every August football comes to wine country." And how! Not even Hard Knocks can keep …

Two U.S. athletes were given a year's test by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) for organizing protests while on the podium at the Pan-American Games earlier this month, letters sent on Tuesday revealed. Hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised his fist and fighter Race Imboden took a knee while at the medal stand last week in Lima, Peru. All …

NEW YORK – Yes, America, Pete Alonso has a supporting cast. Much of the national attention of the New York Mets has focused on the rookie bomber rising at home – or even just weeks before the recent disasters and dysfunctions in an organization that has encountered so many times in recent seasons – it's easy to forget that Alonso …