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Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso’s Golden Globes date night was interrupted by Ben Affleck’s late arrival at the ceremony. The couple was seated in The Beverly Hilton Ballroom in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 7, when Affleck, 51, sat down next to his longtime friend. According to a video . . .
Ben Jealous, executive director of the Sierra Club, told the Michigan Advance during a visit to Detroit this week that passing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s climate package would be a game-changer for ensuring communities most impacted by climate change can benefit from federal investments. From the introduction of Senate Democrats’ “Clean Energy Future” plan in March […]
There was a time when a U.S. Open quarterfinal match between two big-hitting American men could just be referred to as “tennis,” rather than as a historic night for the sport in this country. This is the way the home Grand Slam tournament would always be for the country that has won the Davis Cup, […]
NEW YORK — After securing a fourth-round victory at the 2023 US Open over Caroline Wozniacki, tennis player Coco Gauff decided to share an entertaining story to the press involving two of her closest friends. Those same friends just happen to be the first Black American male duo to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand […]
There was a time when a U.S. Open quarterfinal match between two big-hitting American men could just be referred to as “tennis” rather than a historic night for the sport in this country. This is the way the home Grand Slam tournament would always be for the country that has won the Davis Cup, the […]
Getty Images Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton (L-R) have been fighting for a place in the US Open semifinals. CNN — For quite some time, American men have been threatening to break through
Sarah Stier/Getty Images Frances Tiafoe (left) and Ben Shelton CNN — No matter who wins Tuesday’s US Open quarterfinals match between Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton, history will be made: For the first time, two Black men will face off in the match. It’s also the first time since 2008 that two Black men play […]
Modified Sep 05, 2023 08:31 GMT Frances Tiafoe, Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton, and Madison Keys have rewritten history by becoming the first four Black Americans in the Open Era since 1968 to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2023 US Open. In the event’s Round of 16, Shelton squared off against compatriot Tommy Paul […]
Modified Sep 04, 2023 04:19 GMT With Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe reaching the quarterfinals in New York this year, the 2023 US Open has become the first Grand Slam since 1968 to feature two Black American men in the last-eight stage. On Sunday, September 3, Shelton took on compatriot Tommy Paul in a fourth-round […]
Revenge was sweet for Ben Shelton on Sunday at the US Open where the 20-year-old defeated countryman Tommy Paul to become the youngest American man in more than 20 years to reach the quarter-finals in New York. Shelton lost against Paul in four sets in the