Over the past year or two, Ronda Rousey has talked a lot of ish about other boxing folks like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Laila Ali, who has basically ignored her … publicly. Well, now that Rousey has suffered her infamous ass-whoopin‘ that happened over the weekend at the hands of Holly Holm, Ali has changed […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tennis star Serena Williams should file a police report after she said someone tried to steal her cellphone at a restaurant, San Francisco police said Thursday. Officer Grace Gatpandan said police would like to know if they are dealing with a serial cellphone thief. Williams said on her Facebook page that […]
(Via USA Today) — GLASGOW, Scotland / It’s not enough for the U.S. women to set the gold standard in gymnastics. At the rate they’re piling up the bling, their collection is going to rival that of a royal family by the end of next summer’s Rio Olympics. Simone Biles became the first woman to […]
Serena Williams said Thursday she is pulling out of the season-ending WTA Finals and the China Open to take time to heal after playing through injuries all year. Williams, who was two wins from completing a calendar-year Grand Slam at the US Open, said she is “taking a proactive step and withdrawing from tournaments in […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams says her recent U.S. Open defeat was not a loss, but a win and a learning experience — and that she’s happy for the opponent, Roberta Vinci, who derailed her quest for a Grand Slam. “We should be happy for each other, you know what I mean?” Williams said […]
NEW YORK (AP) — For Serena Williams‘ first 26 matches at major tournaments in 2015, no deficit was too daunting, no opponent too troublesome, no victory too far from reach. She was unbeaten and, seemingly, unbeatable, nearing the first Grand Slam in more than a quarter-century. All Williams needed was two more wins to pull […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has yet to respond to a new report that he was found to have taken an intravenous injection of saline and vitamins before his Manny Pacquiao fight that was banned under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) guidelines. The substances inside the IV were not banned by WADA, but the fact that they were […]
[UPDATE] NYC Police Are Trying To Apologize To Ex-Tennis Pro For Mistaken Identity In Vicious Arrest
NEW YORK (AP) — Former tennis professional James Blake said Thursday that he wants an apology after a case of mistaken identity led police to handcuff him and take him to the ground. “I’d like an apology,” Blake said on ABC’s “Good Morning America. “I’d like an explanation for how they conducted themselves because I […]
NEW YORK (AP) — If Serena Williams would feel sympathy for any opponent standing in the way of her pursuit of tennis’ first true Grand Slam in 27 years, it might very well be her sister Venus. Still, no way was Serena going to let anyone, or anything, stop her on this night, even if […]
NEW YORK (AP) — So there’s at least one person with zero interest in watching the Williams sisters play each other in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Tuesday night, with Serena’s bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam on the line. Their mother, Oracene Price. “It’s just hard to see them both going out there,” Price said, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — No reason for any extra practice after this performance by Serena Williams. Plus, it’s not as if she needs to study too hard to figure out how to deal with her next opponent. Playing the best she during this U.S. Open as she chases a calendar-year Grand Slam, Williams set up […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The enormity of what is at stake for Serena Williams at the U.S. Open — the first true Grand Slam in tennis in more than a quarter of a century — hit her Wednesday. That, she said, is why her play was so uneven in the second round at Flushing Meadows, […]
