LONDON — Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years. The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion, who is 44, accepted a wild-card entry to the grass-court ...
The Columbus Blue Jackets made a big addition on the eve of the draft by acquiring do-it-all winger Valeri Nichushkin in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. The Blue Jackets sent the 43rd pick this weekend, a third-rounder next year and a fifth-rounder in 2028 to Colorado. "Valeri is a big, strong forward who skates exceptionally well, can score goals, win puck battles and doesn't shy away from playing in the hard areas," Columbus general manager Don Waddell said. "He is an accomplished two-way player who competes at a high level and we are very excited to welcome him to ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball is the latest NBA star with a new home. The Charlotte Hornets agreed to trade Ball, their starting point guard, and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for power forward Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round draft pick, three first-round pick swaps and ...
CHASKA, Minn. — The latest stop for Nelly Korda in this especially busy summer is the Women's PGA Championship in Minnesota, where the top-ranked player in the world will try this week to hoist a third straight major trophy. From winning the U.S. Women's Open in California to playing in a pair at the Dow Championship in Michigan to brand-building for the sport in New York, the 27-year-old Korda has had little time for retreat. If this is the price of stardom, well, she's willing to lean into it. "I feel like in everything that you do in life — if you're in the finance world, if ...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Two days of rain gave way to a clearing sky Wednesday at the Travelers Championship, a reminder that his week could be a soft re-entry into the post-U.S. Open world. Scottie Scheffler says that doesn't make it any easier, just different. Scheffler, who won this signature event two years ago, joins U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, runner-up Sam Burns and most of the best players on the PGA Tour at rain-softened TPC River Highlands, a course that tends to produce birdies even without rain. "I really do enjoy kind of harder tests and sometimes the battle is ...
CHICAGO — Bryson Graham took over the Chicago Bulls when he was hired as executive vice president of basketball operations in May. At his introductory news conference, he referenced the acronym SLAP — size, length, athleticism, physicality. That vision is beginning to come into focus. Chicago selected Caleb Wilson and Dailyn Swain in the first round of Graham's first draft with his new team on Tuesday night. It was part of a busy stretch for the Bulls, who reportedly acquired Nic Claxton as part of a three-team trade on Monday night. Tiago Splitter was hired as coach last ...
