What a difference a week can make. Last Sunday, as Victoria Mboko was getting set to make her National Bank Open debut against Australia’s Kimberly Birrell, many spectators at IGA Stadium’s Centre Court in Montreal could be forgiven for not knowing too much about the 18-year-old from Toronto.
The 31-year-old Williams, one of the first Black players to ever join the club, will take over as the squad's main caption this season.
Bubba Wallace became the first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 2.5-mile oval, surviving a late rain delay, two overtimes, concerns over running out of fuel and a hard-charging Kyle Larson on Sunday in the Brickyard 400.
After Venus Williams' four-matches-in-four-days return to professional tennis was over, after she was loudly feted by appreciative fans even after a loss in singles, the D.C. Open stadium announcer offered a thought: “We’re never going to say goodbye to Venus Williams, are we?” he said.
There are plenty of reasons why this particular victory by Venus Williams in this particular tennis match — just one of hundreds — resonated with so many folks. That she's 45, for one thing. Only one woman, Martina Navratilova, ever has won a tour-level singles match while older; her last victory came at 47 in 2004.
Masai Ujiri's July is shaping up to be quite the rollercoaster ride. The recently-fired former Toronto Raptors executive is navigating his sudden departure from a franchise where he'd spent 13 seasons while also launching the second edition of his private foundation's Giants of Africa Festival — all within a one-month span.
Snoop Dogg has become a “co-owner and investor” of Welsh soccer club Swansea.
Bo Jackson dreamed up an offbeat idea: a charity bike ride. He'd pedal across the state, leading a philanthropic peloton like Forrest Gump on a bike. Wherever he goes, the media follows, so he'd tow them through badly hit areas. Their cameras would draw attention -- and help -- to forgotten rural towns.
Major League Baseball honored late Hall of Famer Hank Aaron by recreating his record-breaking 715th home run through the use of projection mapping and pyrotechnics.
Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Montreal’s Luguentz Dort helped the Oklahoma City Thunder capture their first-ever championship, defeating Andrew Nembhard of Aurora, Ont., and Montreal’s Bennedict Mathurin of the Indiana Pacers.
Within Judge's grasp is an immortality afforded to only a few men who've played this game. Immortality with the Yankees means being judged by history, by titles, and nothing else.
Luguentz Dort and Bennedict Mathurin are going head-to-head on the court — but off it, their families are on the same team.
Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died. He was 65.
A little bit of self-persuasion went a very long way for Coco Gauff, whose victory at the French Open gave the 21-year-old American a trophy she has long coveted, and a second major title.
When Cam Smith made his MLB debut on opening day for the Houston Astros, it was the third-fastest that someone had gone from the draft to the majors.
Soccer has already taken Promise David to Croatia, the United States, Malta, Estonia and Belgium. And the 23-year-old forward from Brampton, Ont., could be on the move again during the summer transfer window.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was never ordained for greatness like James, who Sports Illustrated anointed "The Chosen One" at the age of 15. And yet he said he always believed he would get there one day -- his mother made sure of that.
