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News Articles: Sports

<strong>February 18, 2005:</strong> Swiss Roger Federer returns to Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the quarter final of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.

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These photos follow the career of tennis great Roger Federer

Roger Federer announced he is retiring from tennis. Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including eight at Wimbledon.

September 15, 2022
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  • Grace Widyatmadja
"I have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years," Roger Federer said as he announced his retirement at age 41.

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Roger Federer announces his retirement from competitive tennis

At age 41, his body is telling him the time has come, the Swiss tennis great said in a video message released on Thursday. Federer has won more than 100 titles, including 20 Grand Slam singles wins.

September 15, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Left: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs passes during a 2017 game. Right: Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert looks to pass in a game last year.

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Ready, set, stream — a new NFL era begins Thursday

Amazon's Prime Video is now the exclusive provider of Thursday NFL broadcasts. The streaming giant acquired an all-digital rights package and is paying a reported $1.2 billion per year.

September 15, 2022
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  • Tom Goldman
Runners near the finish line during the 126th Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022.

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Runners can identify as nonbinary in next year's Boston and London marathons

In an effort to make the races more inclusive, organizers for the 2023 Boston Marathon and the 2023 TCS London Marathon say qualifying runners can enter as male, female or nonbinary.

September 15, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
Brigham Young University's athletics department says it "sincerely apologizes" to the fan who was banned for allegedly yelling racist slurs at volleyball players from visiting Duke University.

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BYU apologizes to a banned fan, saying it found no proof they yelled racial slurs

Brigham Young University says it found no evidence of racial heckling of Black volleyball players during a game against Duke University. Duke's top athletics official says she stands by her players.

September 14, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
The NBA says Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver "engaged in conduct that clearly violated common workplace standards." Sarver is suspended for one-year from team operations and fined $10 million.

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NBA's Phoenix Suns owner banned one year and fined for workplace misconduct

The NBA says Suns owner Robert Sarver used racially insensitive language in the workplace, treated female employees unequally, made sex-related statements, and sometimes bullied employees.

September 13, 2022
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  • Tom Goldman
Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall speaks at the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in 2019.

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Cynt Marshall, the NBA's first Black female CEO, recounts her journey in a new memoir

You've Been Chosen is a look at the personal and professional events that have shaped who Marshall is today, from adopting kids to surviving cancer to rising through the corporate ranks.

September 13, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. Williams' third-round defeat at by Ajla Tomljanovic had the largest audience of any tennis match in ESPN's 43-year history.

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Serena and a tournament of firsts — how this year's U.S. Open made history

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.

September 12, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
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This year's U.S. Open is in the books and many call it one of the greatest

The tennis tournament saw players on both the women's and men's side winning the championship for the first time, and Serena Williams may have played in her final tournament.

September 12, 2022
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  • A Martínez and
  • Tom Goldman
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after scoring a point against Norway's Casper Ruud during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sunday. Alcaraz won the tournament — becoming the youngest No. 1 player in men's tennis.

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Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest No. 1 men's tennis player with his U.S. Open win

The 19-year-old was appearing in his eighth major tournament. The victory also marks his first Grand Slam title.

September 11, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts after defeating Ons Jabeur of Tunisia to win the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Saturday.

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Iga Swiatek wins her first U.S. Open, cementing herself as a new top figure in tennis

The top-ranked Swiatek has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.

September 11, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury return a shot against Neal Skupski and Wesley Koolhof during their Men's Doubles Final match on Friday at the U.S. Open.

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At the U.S. Open, line judges are out. Automated calls are in

Electronic line judging has replaced humans at the U.S. Open. But the voices making calls are real people, recorded with varying levels of urgency to sell the call, depending on how close the shot is.

September 10, 2022
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  • Melissa Block
Carlos Alcaraz (right) hugs Frances Tiafoe after winning their semifinal match of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Friday in New York.

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Alcaraz stops Tiafoe's U.S. Open run

Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe engaged in a high-level, high-energy spectacle of a back-and-forth semifinal — no point over when it seemed to be, no ball out of reach, no angle too audacious.

September 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press

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Allyson Felix: The precarious crossroad between motherhood and sports

Getting pregnant as a track and field athlete was called the "kiss of death." After becoming pregnant, Olympian Allyson Felix fought to change that by reforming her former sponsor's maternity policy.

September 09, 2022
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  • Katherine Sypher,
  • Manoush Zomorodi,
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Frances Tiafoe reacts after winning a tie breaker against Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Wednesday in New York.

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Tiafoe is the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006

Frances Tiafoe topped Russia's Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind the backing of a boisterous partisan crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.

September 07, 2022
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