Venus Williams exited the Hobart International in the first round Tuesday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Tatjana Maria in a match that exposed the fundamental challenges of returning to professional tennis at 45 years old, less than a week before her appearance at the Australian Open. The seven-time Grand Slam champion received a wild-card invitation to…
The San Francisco 49ers face the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s NFC wild-card showdown with six players listed as questionable, a roster management puzzle that threatens to expose depth vulnerabilities in precisely the moment when full strength matters most. Left tackle Trent Williams, receiver Ricky Pearsall, and linebacker Dee Winters headline the injury concerns, but the…
Stanford researcher reveals how food, stress, exercise, and joy rewrite your biology every single day Everything you’ve been told about being genetically doomed to age a certain way is basically wrong. Genetics influences approximately 25 to 30 percent of how we age. The other 70 to 75 percent? That’s entirely within your control. What you…
The Atlanta Falcons officially hired franchise legend Matt Ryan as president of football Saturday morning, tasking their greatest player with leading the searches for both open head coach and general manager positions. The role represents new organizational structure designed to restore the Falcons to competitive relevance after years of decline. Ryan will have oversight authority…
Dana White announced Zuffa Boxing’s inaugural event on Paramount+ and CBS Friday on “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” launching the promotion’s boxing era with undefeated Irish prospect Callum Walsh facing veteran Carlos Ocampo on January 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The announcement represents White finally converting years of boxing criticism into action,…
When a retirement comeback doesn’t work out the way either side hoped Philip Rivers’ unretirement lasted all of three weeks and produced exactly zero wins. The Indianapolis Colts announced they’re starting rookie Riley Leonard against the Houston Texans on Sunday, officially ending Rivers’ second act before it really got started. The veteran quarterback who came…
