Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts after defeating Cristina Bucsa, of Spain, during the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Reigning women’s US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the semifinals on Tuesday when Marketa Vondrousova pulled out of their last-eight clash with a […]

FILE – Former Washington State basketball head coach George Raveling looks on during the school’s ceremony to honor him during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between Washington State and Washington in Pullman, Wash., Feb. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, file) George Raveling, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who played a role in

Venus Williams, of the United States, acknowledges the crowd after losing quarterfinal doubles match with parter Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) Venus Williams said she plans to keep playing tennis on Tuesday after exiting the US Open women’s doubles with

Team owner Michael Jordan looks on during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley) CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Two NASCAR teams, one owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, on Tuesday argued to a federal judge why the organizations still should be

PHOTOS: NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP, MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net, ADEK BERRY/AFP, VOLLEYBALL WORLD MANILA, Philippines — Poland opens its redemption tour in Pool B against fellow European squads, the Netherlands and Romania, as well as Qatar in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship starting September 13. All games in Pool B will be held at Smart Araneta Coliseum, with

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) returns to the dugout after after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) PITTSBURGH — Tommy Pham and Jared Triolo each drove in two runs, and the

Venus Williams, of the United States, and doubles partner Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, celebrate during a doubles match of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) NEW YORK — Venus Williams’ first Grand Slam tournament in two years ended on Tuesday when she and Leylah Fernandez lost

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates defeating USA’s Taylor Fritz during their men’s singles quarterfinal tennis match on day ten of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 2, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic took a two-set

Dwight Howard speaks to media during the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Press Conference before the Final Four game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 05, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. Alex Slitz/Getty Images/AFP All Dwight Howard urges his doubters to do is this: look at the numbers. They tell

Jared McCain #20 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during a game against the Indiana Pacers at the Wells Fargo Center on December 13, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain said his plan “for sure” was to return to play in training camp after his promising rookie