Current Sports News From Around The World.: August 2021

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

What Is Stefanos Tsitsipas Doing in the Bathroom During His Matches?

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports Andy Murray says his Monday opponent employs stall tactics too often for too long. Reilly Opelka says Tsitsipas is probably just changing his socks.https://nyti.ms/3mRbJDi

2021 U.S. Open: What to Watch on Wednesday

By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports Sloane Stephens and Coco Gauff will meet on the third day of action at Flushing Meadows.https://nyti.ms/3jzOz2e

U.S.A. Gymnastics and Abuse Survivors Propose a $425 Million Payout

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports A $215 million settlement offer was rejected last year by victims of Lawrence G. Nassar and by others in the sport.https://nyti.ms/2WFlSrK

Novak Djokovic holds off Holger Rune in his first U.S. Open match.

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Djokovic, who is chasing the Grand Slam, dropped the second set, but his night got easier when the teenager Rune began suffering from cramps in his legs.https://nyti.ms/3jx6LJw

Sebastian Korda’s struggles follow him to New York.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3kNb1Eu

Black Surfers Reclaim Their Place on the Waves

By BY DIANE CARDWELL from NYT Sports A new generation of surfers and activists are building on the efforts and achievements of those who came before — and carving out a space for themselves.https://nyti.ms/2YeJSTb

Goalball Teammates Set Paralympic Record for Longevity

By BY GWEN KNAPP AND CHANG W. LEE from NYT Sports Asya Miller and Lisa Czechowski, who have won three Paralympic medals as teammates, first competed together at the Sydney Games in 2000.https://nyti.ms/3gPcKaO

What Is Stefanos Tsitsipas Doing in the Bathroom During His Matches?

Maxime Cressy, an American qualifier, delivers the biggest upset so far.

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3DBRteM

Maxime Cressy, an American qualifier, delivers the biggest upset so far.

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3kBh4vA

The fans were out again for day two at the U.S. Open.

By BY MICHELLE AGINS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3jvLY9e

Sebastian Korda’s struggles continue at the U.S. Open.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3DCsUOy

Ashleigh Barty wins her first U.S. Open match in her return to the tournament.

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Wz3ill

Young British star Emma Raducanu notches her first U.S. Open main draw victory.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3t4RZNf

College Football Changes: More 2-Point Tries and a Crackdown on Stadium Gamesmanship

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Officials made some tweaks to the rule book for 2021. Next year, though, could bring much more rewriting.https://nyti.ms/3DxPb04

Players Apologize as Mets Try to Move On From Thumbs Down

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports “It doesn’t look good on our part,” Francisco Lindor said. Javier Baez said that “the frustration got to us,” but that he loved the team’s fans.https://nyti.ms/3yy6gn5

Novak Djokovic begins his pursuit of the Grand Slam.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3DAKi6o

Patriots Cut Cam Newton, Choosing Rookie as Week 1 Starter

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports Mac Jones, the No. 15 pick in this year’s draft, will start against the Miami Dolphins in the Patriots’ first regular season game.https://nyti.ms/2WFNs8q

Ashleigh Barty’s nomadic year has turned into one of her best.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3t0ktYL

What to watch at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3kD3jwl

To Play Tennis, Naomi Osaka Finds a New Purpose. So Far, So Good.

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports The defending champion started the U.S. Open with a solid 6-4, 6-1 win over Marie Bouzkova, a hard-hitting Czech. Feeling good about herself is the next challenge.https://nyti.ms/3Brffbl

To Play Tennis, Naomi Osaka Finds a New Purpose. So Far, So Good.

A Dedicated Horsewoman Leaves No Thoroughbred Behind

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Jessica Paquette has built a busy life as a handicapper, an analyst, an equestrian and a friend to retired racehorses.https://nyti.ms/2Y1rwor

Monday, August 30, 2021

For These Paralympians, a Pursuit of Excellence Means Life Abroad

By BY GWEN KNAPP from NYT Sports The United States may be the birthplace of basketball, but to make a career out of playing wheelchair hoops, athletes have had to move overseas.https://nyti.ms/3juoTnk

2021 U.S. Open: What to Watch on Tuesday

By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty feature on Arthur Ashe Stadium as a slew of young talent battles on the grounds of Flushing Meadows.https://nyti.ms/3zwvaVn

Naomi Osaka, happy to play for a crowd, wins her first-round match.

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Osaka navigated a challenging first set before settling in and beating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-1.https://nyti.ms/3ywnAc2

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andy Murray make a day of it. And delay the night session.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3BuZ3Gf

Players welcomed, and are boosted by, the return of crowds.

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2WyhhYC

Fans waited an extra year for the U.S. Open. Then they waited some more.

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN AND MICHELLE AGINS from NYT Sports As the first tennis balls were struck in earnest at the U.S. Open on Mondayhttps://https://nyti.ms/3BspcFq

The first match features Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens at noon.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3kF25k9

For Benoît Paire, Just Playing in the U.S. Open Felt Like Winning

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Last year the French player missed the tournament after a positive Covid-19 test kept him confined to his hotel room. Even after a first-round loss, Paire felt free.https://nyti.ms/38reuTq

Jacques Rogge, Who Led Olympic Committee, Dies at 79

By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Sports Taking over in the wake of an ethics scandal, Dr. Rogge was credited with restoring stability and taking a hard line against doping.https://nyti.ms/3gL69yr

After returning to the tour following cancer treatment, Carla Suárez Navarro says this will be her last tournament.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2UYtTHs

Howie Rose Steps Away From Mets, but Plans to Return Next Year

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports The longtime play-by-play broadcaster is undergoing treatment for an undisclosed medical condition. “The doctors tell me the prognosis is good.”https://nyti.ms/3BoJTlz

Simona Halep defeats Camila Giorgi.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Y4Lyyl

Jake Paul’s Big Night: 16,000 Fans, a Tweet From LeBron and a Win

By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports Paul, the social media star turned boxer, hoped his eight-round, split-decision victory over Tyron Woodley would give him legitimacy in the sport.https://nyti.ms/3mJ7cmf

Fans faced a long wait to get into the grounds.

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3jzQVhD

Naomi Osaka and Andy Murray are among the players to watch on Monday.

By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3kCMX6X

Fans face a long wait to get into the grounds.

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Y5mzLn

Madison Keys takes on Sloane Stephens at noon.

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2WC2ZWM

Naomi Osaka and Andy Murray are among the players to watch on Monday.

By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/3DvBDCk

Novak Djokovic Knocks on the Door of a Very Exclusive Club

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Only five players have achieved a Grand Slam, the last being Steffi Graf in 1988. Winning four major titles in a calendar year — the holy grail of tennis — is improbably hard.https://nyti.ms/2WDociz

What to Know About the Investigation Into Tyler Skaggs’s Death

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Eric Kay, a former Angels employee, stands accused of supplying the pitcher with the drugs that killed him. His trial will begin in October.https://nyti.ms/3sZ0Hga

Putting the ‘Open’ Back Into the U.S. Open

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports The Grand Slam tournament that signals the end of summer in New York welcomes fans who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to pack the house when the main draw begins Monday.https://nyti.ms/38s4Qjj

Why So Many Tennis Players Don’t Want the Covid Vaccine

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports Despite the possible consequences of not being vaccinated — illness and the loss of income and opportunity to play — tennis players have been stubbornly slow to get the vaccine.https://nyti.ms/38qaTVC