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Nick Bollettieri, coach to many tennis stars, dead at age 91
Nick Bollettieri, the Hall of Fame tennis coach who worked with some of the sport's biggest stars, including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and founded an academy that revolutionized the development of young athletes, has died. He was 91.
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Ray, bullpen carry Blue Jays to mini-series sweep over Marlins
Robbie Ray allowed one run in six innings, and three relievers completed a five-hitter as the Toronto Blue Jays earned their fourth victory in a row, beating the Miami Marlins 3-1 Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep.
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Blue Jays break deadlock late to edge Marlins in Springer's return to lineup
Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled on consecutive pitches to break a ninth-inning tie, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 Tuesday night.
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Pavlyuchenkova bests Zidansek in straight sets, advances to French Open final
The 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated unseeded Tamara Zidansek 7-5, 6-3 to become the first Russian woman to reach a final at a major since Maria Sharapova at the 2015 Australian Open.
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Hurkacz wins his biggest title by beating Sinner at Miami Open
Hubert Hurkacz of Poland won the biggest title of his career on Sunday by beating 19-year-old Jannik Sinner of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the Miami Open final.
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19-year-old Jannik Sinner advances to face Hubert Hurkacz in Miami Open final
Italian 19-year-old Jannik Sinner, playing in only his third top-level ATP event, advanced to the Miami Open final by beating Roberto Bautista Agut 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday.
Tennis |
Novak Djokovic withdraws from Miami Open, citing virus restrictions
No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled out of the upcoming Miami Open on Friday, citing coronavirus restrictions as he joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the sideline.
Tennis |
Kim Ng ready to bear the torch as baseball's 1st female GM
During Monday's hour-long introductory virtual news conference, Kim Ng of the Miami Marlins confessed she had doubted whether a major league team would hire her as GM. "I've been defeated and deflated numerous times, but you keep hoping," she says.
Baseball -MLB |
Miami Marlins make Kim Ng the 1st female GM in MLB history
The Miami Marlins have hired Kim Ng as their new general manager. Ng becomes the first female general manager in Major League Baseball history and the highest-ranking woman team executive in the major leagues.
Baseball -MLB |
Marlins parting ways with executive Michael Hill after 19 seasons
Miami Marlins executive Michael Hill's 19-season tenure with the franchise has ended. He was president of baseball operations for the past six years and provided continuity after a 2017 change in ownership, but his contract had expired.
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