Tag: Sports

Canada’s Unforgettable Sports Tournaments: Embracing Athletic Brilliance Across the Nation

From the giant Rocky Mountains to the vivid city streets, Canada is a country full of passion for sports. Every year, sports enthusiasts gather from all around the nation to watch and participate in unforgettable sports tournaments. All of these events both demonstrate athletic talents and serve as a unifying event, bringing together people and…


Chris Roberts, Ex-radio Voice of UCLA Football and Basketball, Dies at 74

LOS ANGELES—Chris Roberts, who worked as UCLA’s football and basketball play-by-play radio announcer for 23 years, has died. He was 74. He died at his Glendora home east of Los Angeles on May 12 from complications of Parkinson’s disease, the school said May 13. When he retired in 2015, Roberts equaled Fred Hessler’s record for…


Marlene Hagge-Vossler, Last Surviving LPGA Founder, Dies at 89

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.—Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89. Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002. She was…


Nuggets Overtake Lakers in 4th Quarter for 2–0 Series Edge

Nikola Jokic delivered a triple-double with 23 points and Jamal Murray turned some late 3-point shooting into 37 points as the Denver Nuggets earned a 108–103 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, May 18, to take a 2–0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Jokic added 17 rebounds and 12 assists, while…


Cardinals Hit 7 Homers, Pound Visiting Dodgers

Willson Contreras blasted two three-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals hit seven home runs to outslug the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 16–8 Thursday, May 18. Nolan Gorman hit a two-run homer and a solo shot for the Cardinals, who won for the ninth time in 11 games. Nolan Arenado hit a two-run home run…


DeChambeau Resurfaces at Oak Hill and Leads PGA Championship

PITTSFORD, N.Y.—Bryson DeChambeau was back on a major stage Thursday. No longer the incredible bulk, he still lashed away with speed and strength that carried him to a 4–under 66 at tough Oak Hill and the early lead in the PGA Championship. DeChambeau kept the ball in play for most of the round and powered…


Ohtani, Trout Homer to Help Angels to 6–5 Victory Over Orioles

BALTIMORE—All Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout need is a little more help. They got it from Hunter Renfroe during a dicey ninth inning. Ohtani homered in the first and hit a tiebreaking infield single in the eighth, and Renfroe’s terrific throw in the ninth helped the Los Angeles Angels hold on for a 6–5 victory…


Rafael Nadal to Miss French Open With Hip Injury, Expects 2024 to Be Last Season

For months, Rafael Nadal waited for his body to heal. Waited to be able to push himself around a court at full speed, with full energy, of the sort that has carried him to a record 14 titles at the French Open and a total of 22 at all Grand Slam tournaments. He finally acknowledged…


Husband of 2-Time Olympic Champion Justyna Kowalczyk Killed in Avalanche

WARSAW, Poland—The husband of two-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk was killed Thursday in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps, the Polish Mountaineering Support Foundation said. Sports climber Kacper Tekieli, who was 38, last posted on Facebook on Tuesday from Konkordia Hut in Fiescherthal, Switzerland. “He was most wonderful,” a post on Kowalczyk’s official Facebook page…


Florida Judge Rules for Tiger Woods Over NDA Dispute Against Ex-girlfriend: Media

A Florida judge ruled in favor of Tiger Woods on Wednesday, rejecting his former girlfriend Erica Herman’s request to nullify a non-disclosure agreement she signed when they began dating in 2017, U.S. media reported, citing court documents. Herman had asked a judge to void the agreement, citing a recent law that limits enforcing such agreements…