(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Detroit Tigers 3, Houston Astros 1 Kansas City Royals 1, Baltimore Orioles 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS NY Mets 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4 San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 0
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Vegas Golden Knights 6, Colorado Avalanche 1 Utah Hockey Club 3, San Jose Sharks 1 Detroit Red Wings 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Boston Bruins 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 NY Rangers 5, New Jersey Devils 4 Ottawa Senators 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 3, St. Louis Blues 1 Minnesota Wild 7, Chicago Blackhawks 2
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Minnesota Lynx 77, Connecticut Sun 70 New York Liberty 88, Las Vegas Aces 84
(LONDON) — Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 38.
In a statement posted to social media, Nadal — who has won 22 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, including a record 14 French Open titles — said that “in this life everything has a beginning and an end.”
“I am here to let you know that I am retiring from professional tennis,” Nadal said in the video. The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two especially. I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations. It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make … and I think it is the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined.
Nadal’s prowess on the tennis court is unparalleled in the history of the sport, particularly on clay. He is one of only three men to complete the Career Golden Slam in singles and has won 92 ATP-level singles titles — 63 of these coming on clay courts — including 36 Masters titles and an Olympic gold medal.
“I am very excited that my last tournament will be the final of the Davis Cup and representing my country,” Nadal said. “I think I have come full circle since one of my first great joys as a professional tennis player was the Davis Cup final in Sevilla in 2004. I feel super, super lucky for all the things I have been able to experience.”
From 2005 to 2014, Nadal won nine out of 10 French Open titles, and managed to put together another streak in Paris from 2017 to 2022 where he won five out of six on the hallowed grounds of Court Philippe Chatrier.
Nadal took a moment to thank his family, his team and the rivals he played against on the courts for more than two decades.
“I want to thank the entire tennis industry, all the people involved in this sport, my life-long colleagues, especially my great rivals,” Nadal said. “I have spent many, many hours with them and I have lived many moments that I will remember for the rest of my life.
In his more than 20 years in the sport, Nadal has earned an estimated $135 million, which places him second all-time in career earnings.
“I can’t thank you enough for what you have made me feel,” Nadal said, addressing his fans around the world. “You have given me the energy I needed at every moment. Really, everything I have experienced has been a dream come true. I leave with the absolute peace of mind of having given my best, of having made an effort in every way. I can only end by saying a thousand thanks to all and see you soon.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Tennessee Titans 31, Miami Dolphins 12 Detroit Lions 42, Seattle Seahawks 29
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Calgary Flames 4, Seattle Kraken 3 (OT) Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 2 (SO) Los Angeles Kings 3, Anaheim Ducks 0 (2nd Period) Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 NY Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Florida Panthers 1 Washington Capitals 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 New Jersey Devils 3, NY Rangers 1 Buffalo Sabres 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (OT)
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE Atlanta Braves 3, NY Mets 0
(INGLEWOOD, Calif.) — The Los Angeles Clippers have been playing their home games in downtown Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena, formerly known as Staples Center, which is also home to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Clippers’ NBA rivals.
But the Clippers step out of the Lakers shadow beginning on Thursday as they officially open the Intuit Dome, their new mega stadium in Inglewood, California.
ABC News’ GMA3 got an exclusive look at the Intuit Dome, which spans 26 acres of land and includes close to 18,000 seats. The grand opening will mark the first time in 25 years that the team has its own venue — the multibillion-dollar passion project of Clippers owner Steve Ballmer that is changing the game.
The mastermind behind the new Dome comes from Halo Sports and Entertainment, an umbrella brand that also owns the Clippers, the Intuit Dome, the G League’s Ontario Clippers, and Inglewood’s Kia Forum.
Leading the charge is Gillian Zucker, CEO of Halo Sports and Entertainment, who also serves as the Clippers’ president of business operations.
Zucker and her team spent years designing and figuring out what it would take to create the best arena in the United States.
“I think that you can find pieces of this arena everywhere in the world, because we traveled the world looking at arenas, exploring the types of things that the fans who were at those arenas loved,” Zucker told GMA3 anchor DeMarco Morgan during a tour of the facility.
In the stadium lies a massive video screen known as the Halo Board, which is a double-sided 4K display in an arena setting with approximately 44,000 square feet of digital space.
“Some of the letters on it are over 2 feet tall, so it is massive and I think it’s going to provide a pretty incredible experience,” Zucker said.
The Intuit Dome offers a practice facility for athletes, complete with multiple basketball courts. Fans can enjoy an upscale menu featuring sushi and game-day classics like chicken fingers and hot dogs.
“So we tasted about 20 different chicken fingers before we chose the supplier for it,” Zucker said. “We’ve spent a lot of time making sure that each of these food items is something that you’re going to crave the next day.”
Fans who want to see a game but can’t afford the up-close tickets can buy upper-level seats and still be interactive.
The Halo Board is so large that you can watch the game from anywhere in the stadium. There are also mounted T-shirt cannons all along the top of the Halo Board, and they move up and down so that every single seat in the Dome has a chance to catch a shirt.
Zucker says the Clippers have prioritized community involvement while transitioning into their new arena. For example, inside the arena is displayed a jersey representing every high school basketball team in the state of California, for both girls and boys. This, Zucker said, is so that kids from all over California can come and they can find themselves in Intuit Dome.
“We built this for them,” Zucker said of the community comprised of the team’s fans. “And we wanted everybody to feel like this was a place that enhanced the neighborhood.”
Intuit Dome has already made a name for itself — it will host the 2026 NBA All-Star Game and will serve as the Olympic basketball venue in 2028. The venue earned these bids before even opening the stadium doors.
The Intuit Dome has over 20 concerts scheduled before the Clippers’ inaugural game, which will feature a performance by singer Bruno Mars and takes place on Nov. 22 when they face the Sacramento Kings.
