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The coldest end to a match at the US Open came at Court 17 on Thursday, where Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated Ukrainian player Marta Kostyuk in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. As the second-round match concluded, Kostyuk approached the net and only offered her racket to the celebrating Azarenka, who obliged with a quick tap with her own racket before the pair shook hands with the chair umpire. It was a quick moment, but a prime example of how the war in Ukraine is still being felt in the sports… Source link

The Denver Broncos are all-in on quarterback Russell Wilson. Denver traded for Wilson and a few months later, just before Wilson takes his first snaps with his new team, the Broncos paid him a fortune. Denver and Wilson agreed to an extension worth $245 million in new money, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The extension is for five years and includes $165 million guaranteed. In total, the Broncos will be paying Wilson $296 million over the next seven years. Wilson will turn 34 on November… Source link

A female Duke volleyball player was repeatedly called a racial slur during her match against BYU on Friday night, according to the player’s godmother. “My Goddaughter is the only black starter for Dukes volleyball team,” Lesa Pamplin tweeted on Saturday. “While playing yesterday, she was called a [racial slur] every time she served. She was threatened by a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus. A police officer had to be put by their bench.” “Not one freaking adult… Source link

Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine for multiple violations of the league’s personal conduct policy in what amounts to one of the most significant penalties in NFL history, sources have confirmed to Yahoo Sports. The Cleveland Browns quarterback and the NFL have settled his disciplinary case prior to a final ruling by arbitrator Peter C. Harvey, following an agreement between the two sides on Thursday. The fine is the steepest ever levied against an NFL… Source link

A fan was briefly removed from the Western & Southern Open on Sunday after a Russian player complained to the umpire during their match that the fan was sitting there with a Ukrainian flag draped around her shoulders. During the first set of the qualifying match between Anna Kalinskaya and Anastasia Potapova, both of whom are Russian, on Sunday in Cincinnati, one of the players stopped and complained to umpire Morgane Lane. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] The… Source link

Gary Player called out his son on Monday for apparently trying to sell his trophies and other memorabilia. The World Golf Hall of Famer said on Twitter that his son, Marc, was allegedly selling the items at auctions. “I would like to draw the public’s attention to the fact that several trophies and other pieces of memorabilia that form part of my legacy have been put up for auction by my son and ex-manager, Marc,” Player said in a statement. “These items belong to me and I have taken… Source link

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry can’t be stopped on the court … or digging up criticism. Curry lived up to his “petty king” nickname Friday, taking a shot at former guard Mike James’ claim that Curry is a one-dimensional player. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] James’ comment came during an appearance on a podcast. James was asked to list the top-5 players in the NBA. He left Curry off the list, saying his play style is “just kinda one-dimensional at… Source link

Bill Russell was a late bloomer. Before the college basketball accolades and a pair of national championships, before the 11 NBA titles and five MVPs, before he became the most fearsome defensive player ever and a man firmly entrenched in the conversation for the greatest player of all time, there was a gangly, 5-foot-10 kid from Oakland’s McClymonds High School who believed a job in the shipyards was in his future. There proved to be so much more. William Felton Russell died Sunday with his… Source link

Dawn Staley does not let perceived injustices slide by, especially when they involve her national player of the year. The South Carolina women’s basketball head coach took aim at ESPN and the ESPYs, the company’s annual sports award event, on Sunday night for not inviting Aliyah Boston, a rising senior and dominant center in the NCAA. Boston was named the unanimous National Player of the Year in 2022 and led the Gamecocks to the national championship. She’s won the Lisa Leslie Center of the… Source link

LAS VEGAS — It would appear Kevin Durant’s trade request would be a tipping point to the player empowerment era, a chance for NBA team owners to reset the paradigm after a decade-plus of star movement. After all, if a star in the New York market who’s just entering a four-year extension worth nearly $200 million can force his way out, a contract between player and team might as well be written with disappearing ink. A period that began with LeBron James exercising his right as a free… Source link