It seems that day by day we get a little bit closer to "normal" here in New York state. Mind you we still have a very long way to go but the news today that Governor Andrew Cuomo has decided to allow the US Open Tennis Tournament for late August and early September is a big step in the right direction.
The Women's Championship of the US Open is one of the hottest topics in all of sports right now and considering it's also opening weekend of the NFL that's really saying something. Serena Williams says she was treated unfairly because she's a woman while she's being fined $17,000 for her outbursts. Which side do you fall on? We reached out to USA Today's Christine Brennan her thoughts and she has strong feelings on how all of this was handled.
There is a long history of referees swallowing their whistles at the end of close games and equally as long a list of examples of superstar athletes getting favoritism, so why wasn't that the case for the greatest female tennis player of all-time?
In one of the most surreal moments in sports history a tennis match in the Sarasota Open was disturbed by what turned out to be a couple having very loud sex. At first the announcer believes it's a cell phone video but later realizes it's a real live couple...
The number two tennis player in the world Serena Williams rolled into the third round of the Australian Open with a win over 6-3,6-4 win over Lucie Safarova. However it was not the win over the Czech's tennis star rather the post match press conference that created a bit of controversy...
The year of sports has just started and already we have one of the biggest upsets of the 2017. Two time defending champion and six time overall winner Novak Djokovic was defeated in the second round of this year's Australian Open. Djokovic was upset by the one hundred and seventeenth ranked player in the world Uzbekistan's own Denis Istomin 7-6, (8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4...
Howard Bryant is a columnist for ESPN the magazine and shows like The Sports Reporters. Howie is live at Wimbledon and breaks down the top story lines like can Serena Williams win it all and who should USA fans be watching and hoping will win on the men's side...
Novak Djokovic won the French Open for the first time this weekend when he defeated Andy Murray. With the win, Djokovic has now completed the career Grand Slam and holds all the major titles at one time.
What's it like to see him play live...
Novak Djokovic joined elite company with his first career tournament win at the French Open on Sunday. Djokovic defeated British star Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in his 12th French Open appearance; and fourth finals try in front of a loud boisterous crowd that cheered him on the entire match...
Indian Wells CEO and former professional tennis player Raymond Moore is in hot water after his controversial comments regarding women's tennis.
"I think the WTA ... You know, in my next life, when I come back, I want to be someone in the WTA because they ride on the coattails of the men," Moore said...