Every tennis fan knows this Coco Gauff is from Delray Beach.Die-hard tennis fans, however, learned that Gauff was born in Atlanta, where her parents were living at the time due to the work of her father, Cori. This is what it says on Wikipedia and in many previous WTA/tennis biographies.Well, that’s an alternative fact.Gauff, the World No. 3 playerwas actually born at West Boca Medical Center, the Palm Beach Post has learned.Coco’s mom Candi was in the Boca Raton/Delray area for her baby shower at the time. It was organized in Delray Beach by Coco’s grandmother, Yvonne Lee Odom.More: He…
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Chris Kreider and Mika ZibanejadGeoff Burke-Imagn ImagesThe New York Rangers are on the verge of a crisis.This is an underperforming group of late, not far from being Presidents’ Trophy winners in 2023-24.But anyone who has paid attention to the Blueshirts this season knows that there is a distinct difference between that team and this current Rangers team. Many problems with the Rangers this year are costing them the success they had in the regular season.Leave aside the Rangers’ 15-14-1 record. Leave aside their 3-7-0 record in their last 10 games. When you look at the Rangers, you see a team…
The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can register for free here.A column of players to remove will never be universal, so season these recommendations based on the size and scope of your league.Patrick Mahomes, QB, Chiefs (99%)Normally, I don’t include injured players in this column because what’s the point? You know what to do. But I suspect many fantasy managers will have a hard time cutting bait with the (ankle) groggy Mahomes because of brand value. It is considered from week…
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Utah Jazz vs. Phoenix SunsPHOENIX (AP) — Dick Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star who became the first Phoenix Suns player after being selected by the franchise in the 1968 expansion draft, has died. He was 81 years old.The Suns announced Van Arsdale’s death in a statement Monday, and a team spokesperson confirmed the franchise received the news from his family. The cause of death has not been released.We are deeply saddened by the passing of Suns legend Dick Van Arsdale, the “Original Sun” and member of our Ring of Honor.First selection in the expansion draft to build the Suns roster…
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THE Dishes are recruiting a left-handed pitcher Brandon Waddell on a deal with a minor league, according to a report Monday by Robert Murray of FanSided.Waddell, 30, last pitched in MLB during the 2021 season as a reliever with the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals. He opened the 2022 season with the Cardinals’ Triple-A Memphis Redbirds before being released in July.His next three years saw him play in the KBO and CPBL as a starter. Waddell played for the KBO’s Doosan Bears throughout the 2022 and 2023-24 seasons, with a stint with the CPBL’s Rakuten Monkeys sandwiched…
Mike Tomlin and the Steelers are headed to the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. Photograph: Joseph Maiorana/USA Today SportsEarlier this month, Mike Tomlin was asked what he learned about his receivers in the absence of the group’s star George Pickens due to injury. This wasn’t the first time Tomlin’s team was called into question this season, and it likely won’t be the last. As always, the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach expressed his confidence in his players. “We believe in our group. I have said it many times and maybe you will start to believe me,” he replied.Related:…
If it seems that Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby is achieve milestones and achieve all-time great grades on a weekly basisthat’s probably because he is.And he has the chance to move up three more rosters Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings.If Crosby scores two points, he will tie Joe Sakic for eighth place for most points in NHL history (regular season and playoffs) with 1,829.Crosby’s rise up the all-time NHL points list is pretty well documented at this point. He is already among the top 10 scorers in the regular season with 1,626 points and has a chance to soon…