NEW YORK (AP) — A year after one of the most significant and stunning losses of Serena Williams’ illustrious career, she’s made it back to the same stage of the same tournament: the U.S. Open semifinals. The stakes and opponent are different. Once again, there is history in the offing. [restrict] At Arthur Ashe Stadium […]
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Why it’s time to temper expectations for Team USA
RIO DE JANEIRO — Kyrie Irving lost his balance after catching the pass, feet slipping out from under him as embarrassment loomed. Diving and bracing for a soft landing, Irving spotted Kevin Durant streaking out of the corner of his eye and realized he could still make a play. Before face-planting on the court, Irving […]
2016 Palau Marathon highlights
By Francis Talasasa, Reporter Hundreds of participants joined the 2016 Palau Marathon Race starting from Ngardmau to Pacific Royal Resort in the early hours of Saturday 3rd September. [restrict] The race started with a full marathon event led by a number of prominent long distance runners, joined by others and took up the tough challenge. 3 […]
Red Sox lose on walk-off despite Eduardo Rodriguez’s no-hit bid
Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we’ll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. For 23 outs, everything seemed to be coming up Boston Red Sox […]
Soccer star Rapinoe kneels during national anthem
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem Sunday night before the Seattle Reign’s game against the Chicago Red Stars “in a little nod” to NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the anthem to protest racial injustice and minority oppression came to public notice when he remained […]
Courtney Lee on his 2016-17 Knicks: ‘We’re contenders, man’
The 2015-16 New York Knicks won just 32 games. Despite a relatively healthy and potent year from Carmelo Anthony and a breakout rookie campaign from big man Kristaps Porzingis, the team never threatened for a postseason berth while costing former head and interim coaches Derek Fisher and Kurt Rambis their jobs along the way. [restrict] […]
