Category: Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — From an ace on the first point to a stinging return on the last, Serena Williams was close to perfect in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The score said it all: 6-0, 6-0. Yes, Williams is looking better and better with each match at the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. With two […]

The Baltimore Orioles closed out the month of August with two untimely series losses, pushing them even further behind in the American League wild card hunt. (Aug. 27-29) O’s Lose Series to Red Sox The O’s lost their first series of the week against the Boston Red Sox, starting with a 13-2 loss in the […]

The Washington Nationals put together another winning week to end the month of August. After a five-game winning streak during the previous week, the Nats put together a three-game win streak against the Miami Marlins in their first series of the week. (Aug. 27-29) Nats Sweep Marlins with Three Straight Wins The First Game of […]

I am sure that most of you have experienced the fact that quite a few of your friends hail from somewhere else out of the area. Whenever I meet one of these imports, it gives me a sense of pride that I hail from D.C. I was born there, raised there and schooled there. Therefore […]

(Updated 9/1/2013) NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams avenged her major loss to Sloane Stephens, pulling away from the young American for a 6-4, 6-1 win to return to the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Stephens beat a hobbling Williams in the quarters of the Australian Open in January. “She’s definitely a good player, so it felt […]

French driver Simon Pagenaud took the lead with about six laps left and cruised to an easy victory as the IndyCar Series champion of the 2013 Grand Prix of Baltimore Sept. 1. Pagenaud, who told reporters before the race that the temporary Pratt Street circuit was his favorite track to race, surpassed American driver Marco […]

(Updated 09/01/2013) NEW YORK (AP) — The question posed to Serena Williams was rather simple. Is it fair to say Sloane Stephens has emerged as a rival heading into their fourth-round showdown Sunday at the U.S. Open? Stephens is, after all, one of only three women to beat Williams this season. She’s also one of […]

The Baltimore Ravens lost its fourth and final game of the preseason, 24-21, against the St. Louis Rams on Aug. 29 in St. Louis, Mo. Six-year Ravens head coach John Harbaugh typically rests his starters during the final preseason game. This year was no different, as some starters, including Joe Flacco and Ray Rice, didn’t […]

After 16 National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons, Tracy L. McGrady, Jr., 34, announced his retirement on ESPN’S “First Take” show Aug. 26. McGrady has played with seven NBA teams, including the San Antonio Spurs, who played in the NBA Finals this year. Before the 2013 playoffs, McGrady had never made it past the first round […]