LONDON — On his first match point, Flavio Cobolli stepped up and unleashed a 135 mph first serve down the T that landed on the line and sent a puff of chalk into the air on No. 1 Court at Wimbledon. Fifth-seeded opponent Alex de Minaur could barely touch the serve and the Australian's weak ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Erling Haaland banged the drum to lead Norway fans in the Viking Row that has become a signature part of the World Cup. After celebrating carrying his nation into the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time by scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over Brazil on Sunday, his thoughts drifted to the scene back home where tens of thousands of Norwegians partied into the night. And, of course, performing the Viking Row themselves. "Look at the streets in Norway," Haaland said. "I've never experienced anything like it before. I kind of wish that I was in ...
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin is returning for a 22nd season with the Washington Capitals. Will this be the final act of his illustrious career? "I don't know," he said. "We'll see." The NHL's career leader in goals didn't formally commit to returning in 2026-27 until last week, so it was ...
Tenants' groups and leftwing activists are cheering New York City's newly announced multiyear rent freeze. But Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent scheme is headed for a judicial smackdown at the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2023 and twice in 2024, a hesitant Supreme Court declined to hear challenges by ...
AVERY COUNTY, North Carolina -- If there is such a thing as the classic Appalachian success story, the rise in popularity of the outside-the-box band Cigarettes @ Sunset would be that story. But nothing comes easy in Appalachia. The five-member band, which includes Garrett Dellinger, Ryland Bagbey, Sarah Vann, Wells Whitman and Ethan Moore, was born in the winter of 2022, practicing their music in the cold, unheated seats of the EDGE of the WORLD Snowboard Shop in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Four years later, they have amassed over 225,000 monthly Spotify listeners with a unique ...
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