US Open

In a significant development, ESPN, co-owned by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) extended its partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA), ensuring the U.S. Open tennis tournament will be aired on ESPN through 2037, according to an announcement by ESPN. What Happened: The 12-year...

The U.S. Open women’s semifinal match was brought to a standstill on Thursday night due to an environmental protest. The match between American Coco Gauff and Czech player Karolína Muchová was interrupted one game into the second set. As reported by CBS News on Friday, several...

In a surprising move, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has intervened to resolve a cable blackout crisis during a dispute with Charter Communications, ensuring the uninterrupted broadcast of the U.S. Open tennis matches. What Happened: Approximately 15 million U.S. pay-TV customers have...

The 143rd U.S. Open tennis tournament kicked off Aug. 28 and will see some of the top tennis players compete for Grand Slam titles. Unlike past years’ tournaments, the 2023 tournament doesn’t feature top names like Serena Williams, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. Let's dive into...

New York’s Flushing Meadows was apparently flush with weed smells according to Greece’s Maria Sakkari during her 6-4, 6-4 first-round upset loss to the Swiss-born Spaniard Rebeka Masarova on Monday. Sakkari, the first Greek woman to reach the Top 10 in WTA rankings history, seemed in control of...

Tennis legend Serena Williams announced her planned retirement earlier this year. With a loss in the 2022 U.S. Open, Williams will now walk away from the sport as one of the greatest of all time to ever play the game. What Happened: Williams and sister Venus Williams dominated the sport of...

Considered by many one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Serena Williams is playing in her final US Open. Williams announced her retirement from the sport of tennis to focus on building a family. Here’s a crazy stat from her first win at the 2022 US Open and what betting odds and...

What do Novak Djokovic, one of the best professional tennis players and WNBA star Brittney Griner have in common besides athletic skills and enviable careers? According to Daniil Medvedev, they have both put themselves in unenviable situations. The current No. 1 tennis player in the world said that...

Jon Rahm won the 2021 U.S. Open on Sunday by one stroke over Louis Oosthuizen. Rahm finished 6-under-par for the tournament and won after a dramatic finish. He entered the final day three strokes back and played from behind the entire tournament until the 17th and 18th holes when he was 4-...

Despite Phil Mickelson winning the PGA Championship and fans returning to live PGA events, the big golf story continues to be a feud between golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. Palmetto Championship: The Palmetto Championship will take place at the Congaree Golf Club for the first time....

Tiger Woods may not have been in contention to win his fifth Green Jacket at Augusta National on Sunday at the Masters, but the Tiger halo effect on TV ratings is still very real. It had been 1,089 days since Tiger Woods had played Augusta National before the opening round Thursday and,...