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Amid several reports that a deal to send Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets is close, a source directly involved in the discussions said Monday that the Nets are exploring offers from other teams that want to get involved in the Howard talks besides the Cleveland Cavaliers — the third team that is reportedly […]
Historically, the age of 32 has been the door-slamming year in regard to tennis Grand Slam titles. After players reach that age, major championships become very rare. Here is a list of greats whose last Grand Slam singles title came when they were 31 or younger: Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, […]
The Williams sisters put on a tennis clinic for Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka to beat them 7-5, 6-4, Saturday for their fifth Wimbledon doubles title. Both sisters have battled health issues over the last two years, with Venus fighting Sjogren’s disease and Serena recovering from a pulmonary embolism and two operations after cutting […]
For Serena Williams, the low point came in early 2011, when she spent hours laying around her home, overwhelmed by a depressing series of health scares that sent her to the hospital repeatedly and kept her away from tennis for 10 months. The high point came Saturday on Centre Court at Wimbledon, when Williams dropped […]
A win on Saturday against Agnieszka Radwanska will give Serena her fifth Wimbledon title.
Steve Nash’s evident departure from the Suns turned into a slow death, capped with a twist of the knife when he and the Suns chose the enemy for his next destination. Do explain how you are a Los Angeles Laker, No. 13. Like fans who chanted “We want Steve” in his final Suns game, Nash […]
Serena Williams had an ace up her sleeve onCentre Court, and she used it a Wimbledon-record 24 times. The 13-time Grand Slam champion reached her seventh Wimbledon final on Thursday, smacking 24 aces to beat Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-6 (6). The final point of the match was, fittingly enough, the record-breaking ace. ”I’ve been working […]
Deron Williams is staying with the Nets. The All-Star point guard said on his Twitter page Tuesday night that he “made a very tough decision today” and posted a picture of the new team logo that accompanies the Nets’ move fromNew JerseytoBrooklyn. A person with knowledge of the decision said Williams told the team he […]
A black man now holds the title of “fastest swimmer in America.” Charlotte, North Carolina’s Cullen Jones won the men’s 50 freestyle – in 21.59 seconds at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, according to the Charlotte Observer. “I’ve been dreaming of this forever, of qualifying for two individual events in the Olympics,” Jones said in […]
Woods stumbled a little down the stretch when he made his first bogey of the weekend on the par-5 16th hole, but then watched as Bo Van Pelt followed with a bogey of his own and two more bogeys on the final two holes to give Woods a 2-shot win over Van Pelt and Adam […]
Jeneba Tarmoh conceded the final Olympic spot in the 100 meters rather than race against training partner Allyson Felix. Tarmoh notified USA Track and Field on Monday of her intention to withdraw. Her agent, Kimberly Holland, already made it known that Tarmoh would not participate in a runoff Monday night to settle a third-place tie […]
Michael Vick is officially taken as he tied the knot with longtime fiancée Kijafa Frink over the weekend at the Fountainebleau Miami Beach.The lavish ceremony cost somewhere around $300,000. Guess what was on the menu: chicken and waffles. But of course there was lobster, oysters, and shrimp. The pre-wedding cocktail party began during a romantic […]