The Wimbledon of surfing: Why it means so much to ring the Bell

Eleven days after Rod Laver and Margaret Court won the 1962 Australian championships for tennis, now known as the Australian Open, a handful of surfers from the Torquay Lifesaving Club held their first surfboard rally on Australia Day, 1962 at Bells Beach. Just seven years later, the brand Rip Curl was born in the same […]

Clark hopes Iowa inspired joy as title run ends

M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. DALLAS — After a landmark women’s NCAA tournament where she led the Iowa Hawkeyes to their first national championship game and put her name in multiple places […]

Tiger Woods's most memorable moments at The Masters

Tiger Woods’ most memorable Masters moments: From his maiden win at 21 and an iconic chip shot on 16, to the greatest comeback EVER in 2019 and a miracle return in 2022 after nearly losing his leg in a car crash The 15-time major winner will tee it up in his 25th Masters appearance Thursday  […]