Founded in 1910, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) is the governing body that organises, regulates and represents student-athletes from universities and colleges in the U.S. and Canada. It is one of the most competitive and well-run sporting organisations in the world and regularly acts as a stepping stone for...
Maria Sharapova claimed her second French Open title in three years thanks to a dramatic 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4 victory over fourth seed Simona Halep of Romania.
It is also the fifth Grand Slam title of her career.
The women's final, which lasted a shade over three hours, was a grueling affair with several changes of momentum. The...
Rafael Nadal continues to show why he is the "King of Clay".
The world number extended his dominance at Roland Garros with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 victory over his rival Novak Djokovic to claim his fifth consecutive French Open title - and a record ninth overall.
Djokovic was seeking to become just the eighth man to complete the...
Swiss fourth seed Roger Federer was defeated by Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the fouth round 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 of the French Open yesterday - his earliest defeat at the tournament in a decade.
Federer, the 2009 champion, was two points away from taking a two-sets to love lead over Gulbis at one point. But Gulbis (ranked...
Another top women's side is out of the 2014 French Open.
This time it's third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, who fell to unseeded Ajla Tomljanovic of Croatia in the third round 6-4, 6-4.
Radwanska's loss means that for the first time in Open era the top three seeds in the women's draw have failed to reach the fourth...
When the French Open women's draw was released last week, many had the Williams sisters meeting in the third round. Perhaps both Venus and Serena were looking ahead to that meeting when they took the court today.
Instead both are now out of the French Open, thanks to the play of two young upstarts.
Venus Williams was first on...
One day after 2014 Australian Open men's champion Stan Wawrinka fell out of the French Open in the first round, the women's champion followed suit.
China's Li Na, the second seed at Roland Garros, fell to local favorite Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
The 21-year old Mladenovic, ranked 103rd in the world, will next face...
With Northwestern football recently winning a landmark ruling from the National Labor Relations Board that grants scholarship football players the right to form a union as university employees, the debate has commenced about whether unionization could be good or bad for college football. Two of our writers, Zach Bigalke and Alex...
Stan Wawrinka held firm and kept his composure to defeat world number one Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to win the 2014 Australian Open men's final.
It is the first Grand Slam title the eighth seed as well as his first victory over Nadal in 13 meetings.
Wawrinka looked sharp from the start as he raced to a two-set lead over...
For Li Na, the third time was the charm.
A runner up last year, as well as 2011, Li Na made sure the it was third time lucky as she secured a 7-6(3), 6-0 victory over 20th seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
It is the first Australian Open title and the second Grand Slam title for the fourth seed from China.
After a tight...
