Serena Williams bids farewell to the sport she dominated for so longPhoto: Getty Images The first time I wrote “professionally” about Serena Williams, back when Bleacher Report was still an onslaught of slideshows, I called her overrated. I was just out of college, and my terrible, awful, horrendous take was she didn’t win as much … Read more
Benoit Paire certainly seemed ready to bid the 2022 US Open adieu. In a bizarre move Tuesday, the 33-year-old Frenchman was seen packing up his belongings during the third set against the UK’s Cameron Norrie, who was up 5-0 at the time. “Benoit’s just packing his stuff up,” Naomi Broady of BBC Radio 5 said, … Read more
Today the street-ball mecca. Tomorrow the basketball mecca? Donovan Mitchell made an appearance at Rucker Park on Thursday night, his latest stop in what has been an offseason tour around the country and especially around New York City for the Jazz star, who is likely on the trading block. Fans at the street basketball championship … Read more
In the ever-changing world of broadcast television, sporting events remain a constant. While people stream a ton of content, save shows on their DVRs, and generally watch very little programming in real-time, they still watch live sports as they air. That has made pretty much any sport with a following a valuable broadcast commodity. The … Read more
The New York Knicks have figured out a new way to squeeze money from fans at Madison Square Garden — even though the team has only made the playoffs twice in the past decade and tickets are already among the most expensive in the league. Team owner James Dolan is rolling out a plan for … Read more
Awkward. Nets guard Ben Simmons was at IT’SUGAR candy store when he was approached by comedian Gerald Huston, who repeatedly called him Russell Westbrook, the Lakers’ point guard, in a viral video. “Oh my God. It’s you, bro!” Guston said in the clip, which was posted to the comedian’s verified Instagram account. “Russell Westbrook, bro! … Read more
Genie Bouchard played in her first tennis tournament in more than a year at the Odlum Brown VanOpen this week. Before hitting the court, though, it seems the player credentialing office had some fun with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum. In fact, Bouchard’s photo on her credential appeared to be from the 2018 issue of … Read more
