American tennis star Taylor Fritz won a tough four-set match, 2–6 6–4 6–3 6–4, during the second round of the French Open on Thursday, but he was met with a chorus of boos from the crowd.
This was because Fritz, the No. 9 seed in the major tournament, took out France’s last hope of winning the men’s title, since he beat Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech.
There are now no French men remaining in the draw, so the home crowd let Fritz hear it throughout the match.
Right after match point, Fritz immediately went to silence the crowd, which only further egged on the boisterous boos.
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“Why do we have to be so anal about this to have the clock shoved in everybody’s face?
Adam Silver is waiting to pull the trigger on Ja Morant’s suspension.
Speaking with the NBA media ahead of Thursday’s Game 1 between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat, Silver addressed Morant’s upcoming suspension for flashing a gun on social media (the second instance in a two-month span).
The second incident occurred after the Lakers eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies in Round 1 of the Western Conference Playoffs.
The pitch clock has brought about immense change in baseball, and players have more or less gotten the hang of quickening the pace after just two months of live games. That doesn’t mean that they’re all happy about it—and one of the game’s most outspoken voices had something to say about the way umpires have been enforcing the pitch clock rules.
Mets ace Max Scherzer had some criticism for how pitch clock violations have been handled after his start on Thursday, which New York won, 4–2.
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — You’ve got to hand it to the Southeastern Conference. It is turning indecision and disagreement into a TV show.
On June 14, the league that cannot make up its mind will unveil its 2024 schedule live on the SEC Network. It will be an eight-game conference slate, not nine, with a single-division lineup leading to the two highest-ranked teams playing in the championship game. But it will not be the beginning of a so-called “one-seven” model, with one permanent opponent and the other seven rotating annually.
It might not be the beginning of anything. Or maybe it is.
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The Northern Irishman had a solid round going through 17, but an errant drive on the final hole led to a disappointing finish.
Players never win tournaments on Thursday, but they sure can lose them.
Through 17 holes, Rory McIlroy had a terrific round going at the Memorial Tournament. He sat at 3-under par, just one shot off the lead.
He hit a superb wedge shot on the 3rd hole to about two feet, leading to his first birdie.
Arguably the best studio show in all of sports is the NBA on TNT. The cast of Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith is sports entertainment at its finest. ESPN would kill to have just one studio show like that.
Instead, they trot Jalen Rose and Stephen A. Smith out for every big event.
The NBA Finals are on ESPN, which means the NBA on TNT is done for the season. Charles Barkley and Shaq didn’t hold back during their last show, either. They let everyone know how much better it is to not work than it is to work.
Titans rookie Will Levis entered the NFL with a reputation for something other than football after the ex-Kentucky quarterback went viral in 2022 for discussing (and demonstrating) his bizarre “habit” of drinking mayo in his coffee.
Fast forward nearly a year later, and the second-round pick has found himself going viral, once more, for sharing another gross, food-related admission.
Levis, again, disgusted fans far and wide as he shared the punishment for his fantasy football league’s loser last season during a chat with NBC Sports fantasy football guru Matthew Berry.
One NBA ref’s burner account has backfired.
Eric Lewis, longtime game official for the NBA and a ref for the past four Finals series, will not be officiating any games in the Heat-Nuggets series because of the ongoing investigation into Lewis’ potential burner account.
On Thursday, hours ahead of Game 1 at Ball Arena in Denver, the NBA announced its lineup of Finals referees. The glaring omission centered on Lewis, who’s been reffing in the Association for 19 years.
One Twitter user pointed out that the account “@CuttliffBlair” possibly belonged to Lewis.