By Dwight Casimere Coco Gauff slammed her racket into the court at the end of a frustrating first set against France’s Carolne Garcia in US Open quarterfinal play at Flushing Meadows. The 18 year-old, who had hopes of being the standard-bearer for American women and African American women at this year’s US Open after the […]
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Coco Gauff screams into US Open quarterfinals on wave of fan cheers
By Dwight Casimere It was a tough battle but 18 year-old No.5 Coco Gauff rode the fan’s cheers of ‘Let’s Go Co-Co’ to an impressive straight set victory over China’s Zhang Shuai, 7-5,7-5, to become the youngest American woman to advance to the US Open quarterfinals since 2009. She faces the red-hot Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia […]
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Labor Day slam pits Frances Tiafoe vs. Rafael Nadal in afternoon play today on ESPN-check local listings for time
By Dwight Casimere Rain delays at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center today are wreaking havoc on Labor Day Round of 16 in Flushing Meadows. The scheduled match of the season between Four-time champion Rafael Nadal and Frances Tiafoe, scheduled to start after noon today on Arthur Ashe has been pushed back twice due […]
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Serena advances to 3rd round of US Open after downing World No. 2 Anett Kontaveit
By Dwight Casimere Photo: Getty Images “I’ve been practicing really well, but the last two matches, it just hadn’t come together. This time it did. I’m just Serena, you know!” That was a confident Serena Williams reacting to her upset win over World No. 2 Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2, Wednesday night at Arthur […]
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Phoenix Suns Owner Sarver’s Commitment to Public Health Research
Founded in 1986, just three years after Valvano’s Wolfpack defeated the mighty Houston Cougars to win the NAACP championship, the Sarver Heart Center began with the goal of preventing and curing cardiovascular disease through the three pillars of research, education, and patient care.
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Phoenix Suns Owner Sarver’s Commitment to Public Health Research
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Founded in 1986, just three years after Valvano’s Wolfpack defeated the mighty Houston Cougars to win the NAACP championship, the Sarver Heart Center began with the goal of preventing and curing cardiovascular disease through the three pillars of research, education, and patient care. The post Phoenix Suns Owner Sarver’s Commitment to Public […]
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Phoenix Suns Owner Sarver’s Commitment to Public Health Research
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Founded in 1986, just three years after Valvano’s Wolfpack defeated the mighty Houston Cougars to win the NAACP championship, the Sarver Heart Center began with the goal of preventing and curing cardiovascular disease through the three pillars of research, education, and patient care.
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IN MEMORIAM: Aaron, Elder Overcame Hate to Achieve Records, Milestones
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Baseball lost three notable former players, Hall of Famer Don Sutton, Ray Fosse and J.R. Richard. Sutton won 324 games with five teams. Fosse was the strong-armed catcher whose career was upended when he was bowled over by Pete Rose at the 1970 All-Star Game and later was a beloved broadcaster with the Oakland Athletics. Richard was an intimidating right-hander for the Houston Astros in the late 1970s before suffering a stroke during the 1980 season that ended his big league career.
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“Let It Be Known:” NNPA Rolls Out Live Daily Breaking News Broadcast
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Wholly embracing the print, social, and digital worlds, the NNPA finished 2020, having broadcast hundreds of livestreams over its many social media channels and on its primary news site, www.BlackPressUSA.com. The NNPA’s latest initiative into live broadcasts in 2021 is the new daily morning breaking news program, “Let it Be Known,” hosted by NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Stacy Brown.
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Boston Red Sox Hire Bianca Smith as First Black Woman Coach in Baseball History
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Bianca Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. She will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla.
