Month: February 2021

7:20 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com A Herculean effort was required to stage the 2021 Australian Open and navigate many of the pandemic restrictions. But the tournament still provided high-quality matches and produced two incredible champions in Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic. With a delayed start, quarantine woes and the reemergence of the fans (then their
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Feb 22, 2021 ESPN staff Coco Gauff and Shelby Rogers headlined the winners at the WTA Adelaide International tournament in the South Australian capital on Monday (AEDT). Gauff was made to work by Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan in their qualifier, dropping the first set, before prevailing 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 and reaching the main draw. Compatriot Shelby
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12:27 AM ET ESPN News Services Seattle Mariners president and CEO Kevin Mather apologized Sunday night after his wide-ranging comments to a rotary club earlier this month surfaced, including him calling the English-speaking capabilities of two members of the organization “terrible” and “not tremendous.” Mather’s comments were made to a Bellevue, Washington, rotary club on
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7:48 PM ET Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders said following his Jackson State coaching debut on Sunday that his personal items were stolen from the coaches’ office during the Tigers‘ 53-0 victory over NAIA program Edward Waters, leading him to have “mixed emotions” about the day. “For one, the kids played really well,”
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