As Novak Djokovic bounced the ball one, two, three, four, 15 times, and Andy Murray crouched in wait behind the baseline, tension inside the oven of Stadium Court rose another few degrees. Spectators couldn’t contain themselves, shouting “Go Nole!” and “Come on, Andy, lad!”
Trainer Michael Matz, who saddled Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, has great expectations for Union Rags, the Florida Derby favorite.
Cheeky spectators in Australia and England have mimicked Victoria Azarenka’s loon-like wail at past tournaments. The crowd at the Sony Ericsson Open politely refrained Wednesday night when the world’s No. 1 player drowned out Marion Bartoli with her aural assault.
One Maria Sharapova competed on the tennis court Tuesday, her powerful groundstrokes punctuated by her loud grunts. She clenched her left fist, slapped her thigh. On crucial points, she turned her back to the net and talked to herself, reprimanded herself and collected herself before smashing another winner. She showed no mercy in defeating Li Na 6-3, 6-0 in 68 minutes in the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open.
Viktor Troicki used to beat his pal Novak Djokovic. But that was when he was 9 years old, Djokovic was 8 and they were playing on peeling tennis courts in Belgrade, pretending they were on Centre Court at Wimbledon, bowing to royalty.
Women’s tennis has a new No. 1 player who could be the savior of the game.
John Isner, all 6 feet, 9 inches of him, embodies hope for American tennis.
Venus Williams reacted to winning her first-round match at the Sony Ericsson Open as if she had won another Grand Slam crown.
Margie Engle’s horse, Indiglo, will wear Dolphins colors at the U.S. trials — Bob Griese is part-owner of the champion show jumper.
Ever wonder what it would be like to play tennis with the best pros in the world?
Kentucky, the undisputed No.1 seed on Selection Sunday, will go after the school’s eighth national title with a particular sense of urgency
A The University of Miami basketball team’s desperate drive for an invitation to the Big Dance ended Friday with its best player a bystander on the bench.
The University of Miami men’s basketball team played late Thursday night. It had to hope the NCAA Tournament bracket builders went to bed early to bank some extra sleep prior to Selection Sunday.
To pass through the ornately gilded gate of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach is to enter a playground for the 1-percenters.
As rainclouds muscled their way over the stadium shortly before the first pitch Tuesday night, the decision was made to close the retractable roof. Everyone looked up and watched as the enormous steel awning inched its way over the field. Thirteen minutes later it felt like we were enclosed in a spaceship ready to depart Little Havana for another galaxy.
If you think recruiting in high school sports is rampant now, wait and see what happens if two bills snaking their way through the Florida House and Senate become law.
Contador guilty for less than what was in Braun’s test
Diving with a tender abdominal muscle is about as painful as playing trumpet with a split lip.
Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek will be among the figure skaters performing Friday night in the Smucker's Stars on Ice at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.
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