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Jimmy Connors predicts who has the best chance of winning Wimbledon between Taylor …

Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton have been given a collective boost ahead of Wimbledon, with all three Americans now in the top 10 of the world rankings. Shelton has made his top 10 debut after reaching the semi-finals of the Boss Open, where he was beaten by Alexander Zverev. American ace Shelton has […]

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Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton have been given a collective boost ahead of Wimbledon, with all three Americans now in the top 10 of the world rankings.

Shelton has made his top 10 debut after reaching the semi-finals of the Boss Open, where he was beaten by Alexander Zverev.

American ace Shelton has risen two places to 10th in the ATP Tour rankings following the run, with Fritz rising three places to fourth after winning the tournament.

Fritz won his fourth grass title in Stuttgart, and is now behind only Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Zverev in the world rankings.

Paul meanwhile occupies eighth place, with three American men in the top 10 for the first time since 2006.

Taylor Fritz of United States poses with his trophy for the singles Champion at the Emirates net sign after winning the final against Alexander Zverev of Germany during Day 7 of the Boss Open at Tennisclub Weissenhof.
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Jimmy Connors says who has best chance of Wimbledon win between Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton

In April that year, it was the iconic figures of Andre Agassi, James Blake and Andy Roddick who boasted such a feat.

Another American icon in Jimmy Connors has now shared his verdict on the current trio, discussing which of the three players has the best chance of winning Wimbledon.

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“They have got big games, Fritz and Shelton,” he said on the Advantage Connors podcast. “They hit the ball hard, they serve big.

“But I like Tommy Paul. He has got guts. He doesn’t have the weapons but also on grass you have to remember that movement is a big part of it.

“So if he can get a little lucky draw and get stuck in there, some good things could happen for him too. Shelton is a lefty, on grass that is always tough.

“But you have just got to remember that no matter what cutting down on your errors is an important thing. It’s okay to go for your big shots and hit a winner but there is a right time and a right place for all of that.”

American men almost emulate American women after latest ATP and WTA rankings

It has been a long time coming, but American men have finally somewhat emulated their counterparts on the WTA Tour.

But American women do still hold the bragging rights over the men regarding the top 10, with four players on the list.

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Ben Shelton of the United States reacts in the Men's Singles Semifinal against Jannik Sinner of Italy during day 13 of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park.
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Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are ranked second and third in the world respectively, with Madison Keys in sixth and Emma Navarro in ninth.

But perhaps it is better to celebrate the latest achievement from American men as opposed to comparing them to their compatriots.

4 Taylor Fritz
8 Tommy Paul
10 Ben Shelton
13 Frances Tiafoe
26 Sebastian Korda
32 Brandon Nakashima
33 Alex Michelsen
43 Marcos Giron
67 Learner Tien
75 Reilly Opelka
10 highest-ranked American ATP players

Roddick remains last such player to win a Grand Slam, with the former world number one having won the 2003 US Open.

There is still a lot of work to be done, but the latest rankings could suggest another American male Grand Slam champion is now imminent.

Just like the women, the men are seemingly pushing each other to be better, while they should be desperate to be the person to end such a long major drought.

But it is quite simply a huge if, with European duo Sinner and Alcaraz certain to be near-impossible to get past at Wimbledon.

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Ukrainian Duo Reaches Quarterfinals at 2025 European Beach Volleyball Championship | Ukraine news

A landmark event took place in the history of Ukrainian beach volleyball: the pair Tetiana Lazarenko and Maryna Hladun reached the quarterfinals of the Women’s European Championship for the first time, defeating the German duo Linda Bock and Louisa Lippmann in the round of 16 match. At this tournament, Ukraine was represented by three pairs: […]

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A landmark event took place in the history of Ukrainian beach volleyball: the pair Tetiana Lazarenko and Maryna Hladun reached the quarterfinals of the Women’s European Championship for the first time, defeating the German duo Linda Bock and Louisa Lippmann in the round of 16 match.

At this tournament, Ukraine was represented by three pairs: Lazarenko/Hladun, Yeva Serdiuk/Daria Romaniuk, and Valentyna Davydova/Angelina Khmil. After the group stage, two Ukrainian duos advanced to the playoffs – Lazarenko with Hladun and Davydova with Khmil.

In the round of 16, Lazarenko and Hladun were the first to take the court, facing the German athletes Linda Bock and Louisa Lippmann, who are ranked 54th in the world. The Ukrainians lost the first set 16-21, despite having an early lead. However, in the second set, they managed to turn the game around, winning 21-19.

In the deciding set, trailing 2-5, the Ukrainians made an impressive comeback and finished the match with a score of 15-10, which allowed them to advance to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Euro 2025.

This result is the best ever for Ukraine in the history of women’s beach volleyball at the European Championships. Previously, the highest achievement was reaching the round of 16, which Lazarenko and Hladun also accomplished in 2024. At the previous championship, the Ukrainians won their group but were eliminated in the first playoff round.

Among men, the best result is the bronze medals won in 2023 by the duo of Serhii Popov and Eduard Reznik.

UPDATED: In the round of 16, the pair Valentyna Davydova/Angelina Khmil also competed, facing the two-time European champions from Latvia, Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova. The first set ended with a loss for the Ukrainians 25-27, they won the second 21-16, but in the deciding set they failed to convert five match points and lost 18-20.

Thus, only one Ukrainian pair – Hladun and Lazarenko – will compete in the quarterfinals of Euro 2025 in beach volleyball. Their opponents will be the Dutch Mila Kenink and Raisa Schoon. The match is scheduled for Friday, August 1, at 16:00 Kyiv time.





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Catch up with Shamrock volleyball, Brice Sheets and Allen Roberson

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – If you missed today’s interviews with Teri Self, Brice Sheets and Allen Roberson on the Sports Drive, you can watch it all here. Maya Kitchens shares an extended interviews with the Shamrock volleyball team as they prepare for the upcoming season! Maya Kitchens shares an extended interviews with the Shamrock volleyball […]

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AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – If you missed today’s interviews with Teri Self, Brice Sheets and Allen Roberson on the Sports Drive, you can watch it all here.

Maya Kitchens shares an extended interviews with the Shamrock volleyball team as they prepare for the upcoming season!

Maya Kitchens shares an extended interviews with the Shamrock volleyball team as they prepare for the upcoming season!

Broadcaster Brice Sheets talks with us about excitement for the start of sports this fall, highlights area athletes and more!

Broadcaster Brice Sheets talks with us about excitement for the start of sports this fall, highlights area athletes and more!

60-Minute Drill host Allen Roberson chats with us about his high school football experience with Friday Night Lights, what schools stand out to him and more!

60-Minute Drill host Allen Roberson chats with us about his high school football experience with Friday Night Lights, what schools stand out to him and more!

Catch Sports Drive on weekdays at 3 p.m.



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Stephen F Austin ruling could have impact

A 2019 lawsuit filed by former UK students alleging the school violated Title IX by not providing equal opportunities for women to participate in sports is in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. UK student speaks about lawsuit against college for violating Title IX University of Kentucky student Elizabeth Niblock is one of two students […]

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A 2019 lawsuit filed by former UK students alleging the school violated Title IX by not providing equal opportunities for women to participate in sports is in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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  • Six Stephen F. Austin State University athletes filed a lawsuit against the school alleging Title IX discrimination after SFA announced it was axing women’s bowling, beach volleyball and golf.
  • A 2019 lawsuit filed by former UK students alleging the school violated Title IX by not providing equal opportunities for women to participate in sports is in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • SFA used the same argument UK is using in its appeal and won. While a case decided in Texas doesn’t have any direct impact on a case in the Sixth Circuit, UK could use the ruling to help its case.

A ruling made in the Eastern District of Texas could have an impact on a yearslong Title IX lawsuit against the University of Kentucky.

Six Stephen F. Austin State University athletes from the women’s bowling and beach volleyball teams filed a class-action lawsuit against their school this summer alleging Title IX discrimination after the university announced it would cut those two programs and men’s and women’s golf. “The decision was based on sustained departmental budget deficits and the anticipated financial impact of upcoming revenue-sharing requirements with Division I athletes,” SFA athletics said in a statement. The plaintiffs sought to keep the school from axing these programs.

SFA argued that the plaintiffs’ case was based on a policy interpretation of Title IX handed down by the Department of Education in 1979, better known as the three-part test, rather than the statute itself. Defendant lawyers urged the court to disregard the policy interpretation but also stressed the school was in compliance with Title IX either way. This is the same argument the University of Kentucky is using in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals against former students Ala Hassan and Lisa Niblock.

Judge Michael J. Truncale issued a written ruling Friday evening in favor of the plaintiffs. SFA has been ordered to reinstate all three women’s teams. Truncale affirmed that the Loper Bright case cannot be applied to Title IX in what plaintiff attorney John Clune called an “incredibly important” win for gender equity in sports.

A case decided in the Eastern District of Texas doesn’t have any direct impact on a case in the Sixth Circuit. But Iowa-based attorney Lori Bullock could take Truncale’s ruling and file it as non-binding supplemental authority for the Sixth Circuit to consider when ruling on Kentucky’s cross appeal. A quick appeal of Truncale’s decision to the Fifth Circuit is possible, Clune said, in which case either UK or Bullock could submit the SFA decision for the Sixth Circuit to consider.

In 2019, Hassan and Niblock filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school violated Title IX by not providing equal opportunities for women to participate in varsity sports. Last fall, U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell ruled in the Eastern District of Kentucky that the university was not in violation of the gender-equity law. Bullock filed a notice of appeal to the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in February.

Under the Department of Education’s three-part test, a school can be in compliance with the participation aspects of Title IX in any one of the following ways:

— The number of male and female athletes is substantially proportionate to their respective enrollments; or

— The institution has a history and continuing practice of expanding participation opportunities responsive to the developing interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex; or

— The institution is fully and effectively accommodating the interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex.

UK’s legal counsel tried multiple times during the lower court proceedings to have the three-part test thrown out. Lawyers most recently cited a Supreme Court ruling from June between Loper Bright Enterprises and Raimondo, which they also cited in an April briefing. The decision made in favor of Loper Bright overturned a 40-year precedent known as “the Chevron doctrine” directing courts to defer to government agency interpretations of “ambiguous” laws.

However, Truncale ruled that Loper Bright applies to an agency’s interpretation of statute, not its own regulation. He also ruled that Loper Bright does not overturn previous case law that previously interpreted policy. Thus, Loper Bright does not apply to Title IX’s 1979 interpretation.

“It’s a hard ask for the schools to make the finding that SFA was trying to make,” Clune told USA TODAY. “The case law, it seems reasonably clear to us, but you know, you never know what a Court of Appeals is going to do. We’re really happy about the ruling, but we’re not surprised by the ruling. If you follow the law, this is what the outcome should be.”

Reach college sports enterprise reporter Payton Titus at ptitus@gannett.com, and follow her on X @petitus25.



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Health commissioner crowns Green Team at Ohio Social Sports adult sand volleyball championship

MANSFIELD — — What a night! The Green Team is the official 2025 Adult SandVolleyball League Champions. That squad battled through a fun and competitive season at the YMCA of North Central Ohio. Adding to the excitement, Dr. Julie Chaya, Health Commissioner at Richland Public Health, was there to hand over the championship trophy. Organizers […]

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MANSFIELD — — What a night! The Green Team is the official 2025 Adult Sand
Volleyball League Champions.

That squad battled through a fun and competitive season at the YMCA of North Central Ohio.

Adding to the excitement, Dr. Julie Chaya, Health Commissioner at Richland Public Health, was there to hand over the championship trophy.

Organizers would like to offer a huge thanks to her and Richland Public Health for sponsoring the league and helping us make this season happen.

The final night was more than just volleyball — it was a full-on celebration.

There was a live DJ spinning tunes, a photographer (photo album) and videographer (video link) capturing the action, cornhole on the sidelines, and Domino’s Pizza to keep everyone fueled up.

“It was everything we love about sports — community, energy, fun, and connection,” organizers said. “These kinds of leagues make a real impact — not just in fun and fitness, but in bringing people together.

“A big thank you to all the teams and players who joined us this season. Whether you played every week or came out to cheer, you helped create an awesome atmosphere.

“Also, shoutout to the YMCA of North Central Ohio for letting us use their sand courts all season long. We couldn’t have done it without their support.”

What’s Up Next?

 Softball kicks off next week. Registration closes this weekend, and we’ve only got a few spots left — grab yours now.

 Blueberry Festival events are open for sign-up. Join us for the free Home Run Derby and Volleyball Court Royale on Aug. 15 and 16.

 Indoor Volleyball and Indoor Basketball leagues are also now open — come play
with us this October and November.

Register and learn more at www.OhioSocialSports.com.





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Olympic champion Kerri Walsh-Jennings brings beach volleyball clinics to Boombox OKC

When the owners of Boombox beach volleyball opened their facility in January, they anticipated it would be big, but not big enough for an Olympic Gold medalist? “It is just to provide a place for people to come relax, hang out, have fun,” said Lee Chartier, with The Boombox. It’s six outdoor courts and seventy […]

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When the owners of Boombox beach volleyball opened their facility in January, they anticipated it would be big, but not big enough for an Olympic Gold medalist?

“It is just to provide a place for people to come relax, hang out, have fun,” said Lee Chartier, with The Boombox.

It’s six outdoor courts and seventy thousand square feet of sand for eight indoor volleyball courts.

“Introduce beach volleyball to the community, grow the sport that we love,” said Chartier.

The absolute perfect way to introduce beach volleyball to the community is by bringing in 3-time gold and one-time bronze Olympic medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings.

“It’s going to be a great time, oh my gosh, we are going to have music going, it’s going to be hot and sweaty and amazing,” said three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings. 

Walsh Jennings will be doing three clinics, two on Saturday and one on Sunday, through her P1440 foundation.

“P1440 was born out of a love for the game and a deep desire and calling to equip the youth of today to handle whatever is in front of them,” said Walsh-Jennings.

“She’ll be doing clinics for the junior players on the sand and on the hard court, and she’ll be doing clinics with the adults on the sand,” said Chartier.

It’s the opportunity for players to not only get instruction in the sport from one of the best but to also insight into her success on and off the court.

“We will do breath work, we will journal, will have a little vision board session. All these little things that might sound really soft that make you a killer,” said Walsh Jennings.

“We’re very excited for her to come in and we’re happy that the community has embraced this,” said Chartier.

The clinics are open to anyone; however, participants must register.

“We say this is not a clinic, this is an experience and you ‘re going to show up one way and you’re going to leave different,” said Walsh Jennings.

For information about the clinics and to register, visit www.boomboxokc.com or www.p1440.org





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