4:05 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Rafael Nadal became only the fourth man to reach 1,000 match wins when he beat fellow Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion joined Jimmy Connors (1,274), Roger Federer (1,242) and Ivan

9:49 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka advanced to the second round of the Paris Masters by defeating Daniel Evans 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday. The 12th-seeded Wawrinka, a former No. 3, hit 35 winners to extend his record to 5-0 against his British rival. “I was serving and

7:00 AM ET A LIFETIME AGO back in January, after LSU defeated Clemson 42-25 in college football’s national title game, famous LSU alum and current Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. stuffed wads of cash into the hands of several LSU players during the on-field celebration, $2,000 in all. At the time, LSU was

1:08 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA is stripping Massachusetts of victories in men’s basketball and women’s tennis for overpaying 12 athletes about $9,100 in financial aid over three years. The NCAA announced Friday the Committee on Infractions had imposed a two-year probation on UMass that will end October 2022 in addition to vacating results

8:38 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Taylor Townsend watched in admiration as the march of moms dominated the conversation at the US Open in September. With nine mothers in the singles draw — and three advancing to the quarterfinals — tennis fans were inspired by their talent, grit and ability to multitask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

9:33 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Fifteen-seeded Borna Coric advanced to the second round of the Paris Masters by beating qualifier Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Monday. The Croatian won 35 of his 48 first-service points at the indoor tournament and will next face Jordan Thompson of Australia. “It was not an easy

10:05 AM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Andrey Rublev won his fifth ATP title of the season Sunday, beating unheralded Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 6-4 at the Erste Bank Open. The eighth-ranked Russian has won three of his past four tournaments, improving to 7-2 in career finals, and Sunday’s win earned him a berth for the

10:23 AM ET Australian fourth seed John Millman beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-5, 6-1 in the final of the Astana Open to claim his maiden ATP Tour title on Sunday. Millman had previously lost two finals in his career but cruised to the title after a tough opening set, breaking Mannarino three times in the

11:48 AM ET Associated Press VIENNA — Andrey Rublev advanced to his fifth final of the season Saturday after Kevin Anderson pulled out in the second set of their semifinal at the Erste Bank Open. The fifth-seeded Rublev led 6-4, 4-1 when Anderson quit the match with a right thigh issue. In Sunday’s final, Rublev

10:05 AM ET Associated Press Wimbledon champion Simona Halep has tested positive for COVID-19 and says she has “mild symptoms.” She said on Twitter that she is self-isolating at home. “I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19,” Halep said in her post. “I am self-isolating at home and am recovering