Where there is a “Williams,” there is a way. The way was paved on Wednesday by Venus Williams en route to advancing to the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. 78th seeded Swiss player...
MOREIt’s my favorite time of the year; the release of the ESPN Magazine: Body Issue, which highlights the bodies of various athletes to celebrate their many different body types, shapes and sizes. We all obsess...
MOREThere were high hopes for Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova as top seeds in this year’s Wimbledon tournament, but those hopes were dashed by a series of dramatic upsets forcing the two tennis greats out...
MOREIt seems like the French Open final was just yesterday, but now it’s time to turn to the grass and watch the greatest in tennis go head-to-head at Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal is already out, but...
MORESerena Williams has been in the news recently and not for her play on the court. She gained media attention when she commented about a rape case involving high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio...
MORETennis star Serena Williams has released a statement apologizing for some controversial remarks she made to Rolling Stone regarding the 16-year-old victim of the Steubenville sexual assault case, in which two high school football players were...
MOREAfter Saturday afternoon’s French Open finals victory over Maria Sharapova, tennis star Serena Williams looked anything but aged, tired and weary. Over her lengthy career, Williams has been ridiculed for just about everything: her attitude,...
MOREThe marquee matchup of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the French Open will make for compelling tennis, but as far as the excitement about their rivalry goes, they are a disappointment....
MOREBishop Guertin high school senior Briana Leonard had a memorable finish — or “unfinish” — to her last singles match of her high school career. Leonard was down a set in the best-of-three-set final, when...
MOREAfter losing in three sets, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3, to No. 8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the French Open, Roger Federer appeared shaken. In the past few rounds of the French Open — and, frankly, the past...
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