How sports became 'an American obsession' 100 years ago
Baseball had yet to tar Shoeless Joe Jackson as a cheat when the sweet-swinging outfielder, one of eight Chicago White Sox players alleged to have thrown the World Series in…
5 storylines to watch at the US Open: Will Djokovic do it again in New York?
It’s certainly different, but Grand Slam tennis is upon us yet again. Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin were the victors in Melbourne when the tours last contested the game’s biggest…
Kyrgios slams Djokovic's 'boneheaded' tour after positive COVID-19 tests
Nick Kyrgios has called it a “boneheaded decision” to go ahead with the Adria Tour, a series of exhibition events organized by Novak Djokovic, after Grigor Dimitrov and Borna Coric…
Flavia Pennetta won her 1st Grand Slam and then rode off into the sunset
Following our recent series on the best teams never to win a championship, we’re flipping the concept. This series will examine a selection of the most unlikely teams to reach…
5 tennis documentaries we'd love to see
With ESPN’s “The Last Dance” whetting the appetite of folks desperate for any sort of sports content, RunSportBet editors have joined forces to look back at some of the most…
'A lot of pressure on us': How coronavirus impacts tennis players' livelihoods
As the onset of a pandemic forced North American sports to a standstill, one small but meaningful break went Kristie Ahn’s way. Ahn is the world’s 96th-ranked women’s tennis player….
Why no crisis has ever affected sports like the coronavirus
The women’s world hockey championship in Nova Scotia has been postponed until next year. Tennis’ prestigious Indian Wells event in California was scrapped on the eve of the tournament. Japanese…
Australian Open preview: Storylines to watch, tournament predictions
The 2020 tennis season will kick into full gear in Melbourne with the start of the Australian Open. Here, RunSportBet’s Gianluca Nesci and Devang Desai highlight the biggest storylines and…
Courier, Roddick, Blake Q&A: On Federer's feelings and tennis' future stars
History was on Roger Federer’s racket as he served for a record-extending 21st Grand Slam singles title in this year’s Wimbledon final. Leading 8-7 in the fifth set and up…
Medvedev illuminates Nadal's gift for the unforgettable in US Open final
Entering the US Open final, Rafael Nadal had played in 26 Grand Slam finals, 17 of them against one of Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic. Of the other nine, he’d…
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