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The ACC is choosing new locations for neutral-site championships because of North Carolina's controversial law known as HB2. Here, Clemson fans tailgate outside Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, prior to last December's NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference championship college football game.

ACC Takes Its Biggest Championships Out Of North Carolina, Its Home State

The decision covers eight neutral-site championships in sports ranging from women's soccer to swimming and diving and from football to golf and baseball.

The BBC and BuzzFeed published an investigative report alleging widespread match-fixing and corruption in the sport of tennis. The report was released just before the start of the Australian Open.

Allegations Of Tennis Match-Fixing Overshadow Australian Open

The BBC and BuzzFeed published an expose about match-fixing in tennis but did not name names of implicated players. Some people, including Roger Federer, have called for the release of names.

Kangaroo Brings Soccer Match To A Standstill

Bounding onto a field in Australia's capital, the marsupial caused players to scatter and then wait around for a grand exit.

Matching Pairs

What if Laurel and Hardy were a kind of tree and a.k.a. Carl's Jr.? We ask this and other, better questions in this game, where we give alternate definitions for the names of famous duos.

Poland's Iga Swiatek reacts as she defeats Coco Gauff of the U.S. during the women's final of the French Open in Paris on Saturday. Swiatek won 6-1, 6-3.

Iga Swiatek tops Coco Gauff to win the French Open

Tennis's top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros. Swiatek's unbeaten run of 35 matches equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.

Taylor Fritz of the U.S reacts after defeating Frances Tiafoe during the men's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Friday in New York.

Taylor Fritz wins match to become first American man in a U.S. Open final since 2006

Taylor Fritz surged with a six-game run against a fading Frances Tiafoe, also of the U.S., to come out on top 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and reach his first Grand Slam final.

Tatiana Coelho buys fruit from a vendor in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 20, 2012. Prices, especially for food, are skyrocketing in Brazil.

In The Wake Of Brazil's Boom, Prices To Match

Over the past few years, incomes in Brazil rose and unemployment plunged to record lows. But now — as the country prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics — the numbers are changing. Growth is slowing and inflation is creeping up. Tourists and Brazilians alike are feeling the pinch.

Frances Tiafoe of the United States celebrates after winning a point against Rafael Nadal, of Spain, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, in New York.

A lower seed American ends Rafael Nadal's 22-match Slam streak at the U.S. Open

No. 22 seed Frances Tiafoe defeats Rafael Nadal to end the Spaniard's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.

(From top left, clockwise) Aiko Loo, Laura Banish, Shu Ping Guan, Maria Ines Zamudio, Lizzie Chen.

Match Game: Which Couples Go Together?

Go ahead and guess which individuals are paired up. Surprised? Intrigued? Have your own story? We asked members of the #xculturelove group to submit photos of themselves and share reactions they've heard about their interracial relationship.

Smoke from bushfires shrouds the Melbourne city skyline. Hazardous breathing conditions prompted Australian Open officials to suspend practice sessions on Tuesday.

Bushfire Smoke Causes Player To Forfeit Her Qualifying Match For Australian Open

Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic was trying to make the first round of the tournament set to open next week. She had trouble breathing and later told reporters, "I was really scared that I would collapse."

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