Jessica Pegula yet again fell in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam on Tuesday after losing to Marketa Vondrousova at Wimbledon. One media outlet in London thought it was an opportune time to point out her family’s wealth, which the American did not appreciate one bit.
Pegula turned professional in 2009 and has managed to reach Grand Slam quarter-finals on six separate occasions, but has never punched her ticket into the next round.
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The duo previously played for Brad Beal Elite on Nike’s EYBL circuit in high school and were one of the most dynamic backcourt pairings in AAU basketball during the summer of 2021.
The Padres have been aggressive, high-spenders over the last few years, making a big trade deadline splash to acquire Juan Soto from the Nationals just over a year ago.
At 43–47, the NL West club is in a precarious playoff position, 8.5 games back of the Dodgers in the division and six games behind the Giants for the last NL wild card spot. However, if the Angels make Shohei Ohtani available, San Diego may still be a player to land him in an attempt to make a late playoff push, and in hopes of convincing him to sign a long-term deal with the team this offseason.
The Commanders hired offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy away from the Chiefs to try and spark the offense, and one key offensive weapon believes the difference in the addition is already showing.
Running back Antonio Gibson said in an interview with the team website that Bieniemy has already shown what they need to be successful.
“The level of discipline, and what we need to be doing and how we need to do it, it shows right now,” he said. “By the time we get to the season, we’re gonna be ready for anything.
The UFC light heavyweight title is vacant.
Friday morning, in an announcement on his YouTube channel, Jamahal Hill shared that he ruptured his Achilles. That is a significant injury that will require surgery and rehabilitation, and Hill had no other choice but to relinquish the belt.
Carried for so long by Jon Jones, the light heavyweight division has yet to find its footing without him. After Jones vacated the belt in the summer of 2020, Jan Błachowicz defeated Dominick Reyes to become the new champ.
New 49ers quarterback Sam Darnold got a little more than he bargained for while crashing with teammate George Kittle this offseason.
Darnold, who signed a one-year deal with San Francisco in March to compete for the team’s starting QB job, was living in Kittle’s pool house while he tried to find a place of his own. In a recent interview with Pardon My Take, Darnold relayed a creepy experience he had while staying at Kittle’s place.
They used to say that Bob Ryan and Peter Gammons of the Boston Globe basically ran the Boston Celtics and Red Sox, respectively, from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Well, lately, the power of the press has been pulling the strings of Northwestern University’s athletics. And Northwestern does have one of the nation’s finest Journalism schools.
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Padraig Harrington of Ireland looks on from the 18th tee during Day Two of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 14, 2023. | Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Harrington, the 51-year-old Irishman who plays on the Champions Tour, is in contention among PGA Tour stars at the Genesis Scottish Open.
The PGA Tour is back in the British Isles this week as the Genesis Scottish Open takes center stage ahead of next week’s Open Championship.
Irishman Padraig Harrington is in the field, despite playing on the Champions Tour nowadays.
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It will be Djokovic versus Alcaraz in the Final at Wimbledon
On Sunday at Wimbledon, tennis fans will be treated to a Final between the top-two seeds on the Gentleman’s side of the proceedings.
After No. 2 Novak Djokovic advanced to his fifth-straight Wimbledon Final with a win over Jannik Sinner, top seed Carlos Alcaraz kept up his end of the bargain, dispatching third-seeded Daniil Medvedev in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
The performance from Alcaraz was a complete effort, from his service game to his serve-and-volley game.
Most of the television viewing public probably likes the sound of the New York Jets being on HBO’s Hard Knocks this season. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers — who will have to spend his upcoming first training camp with the Jets in front of the camera — seems considerably less enthused about the whole idea.
For a dude that seems to like a bit of attention here and there, Rodgers isn’t pumped about cameras honing in on him as he gets acclimated with the Jets offense.
CBS News Bay Area asked Rodgers about the Hard Knocks news while he was playing in a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe.