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Dynamo's Holden mulling career, hosting charity event
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... named a finalist for the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service, for which the likes of tennis star Venus Williams and NBA big man Dwight Howard are also finalists, could use the break. He has a big decision to make. Holden, a native of ... Comment?
Nick Bollettieri: Wimbledon Dossier
... of Italy today, I'd be amazed if she didn't win. She knows she needs to up her game and should do it. Venus Williams looks in better shape of the sisters, more attuned already, and healthier. Her opponent today, Nicole Pratt, has been around the ... Comment?
Dy Enjoys Great Run At Southeast Asia Games
... in the Top-40 five times this decade. She made the Wimbledon singles quarterfinals in 2008, losing to Venus Williams, and has been ranked as high as 19th in the world and owns wins over Top-10 players such as Dinara Safina and Jelena Jankovic. In ... Comment?
Mauresmo beats Capriati to capture German Open
... day." Mauresmo's only two losses this year were close three-set matches to the top-ranked Hingis and No. 2 Venus Williams as she joined a half-dozen players who could win the Grand Slam event starting in two weeks. Capriati had reached her fourth ... Comment?
Clijsters beats Williams in exhibition match
U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters beat Venus Williams 6-1, 7-5 in an Diamond Games exhibition match Wednesday. Comment?
Primus Mootry: Insights on black athletes' and entertainers' woes
... hear about. For example, the number of blacks in pro baseball is dwindling. The success of Serena and Venus Williams in tennis has not prompted the explosion of tennis camps for urban children. In spite of Tiger Woods' example, blacks in ... Comment?
Famous Grenelefe Golf resort hits market
... Millichap listed the Polk County property for sale on Dec. 11, he said. In the 1970s, Martina Navratilova and Venus Williams played tennis at Grenelefe. It was also where John Daly competed for a PGA tour card. The new sale price is most likely to ... Comment?
There's more to being fit than a single number
... medicine physician and medical director at the Cooper Wellness Program, estimates that tennis superstar Venus Williams may have a BMI that would classify her as overweight. Dr. Nick Nicholson, bariatric surgeon on the Baylor Plano (Texas) medical ... Comment?
Caroline Wozniacki Enjoying Her Free Time on the Beach
... bad huh! 1, Serena Williams, $6,545,586. 2, Dinara Safina, $4,310,218. 3, Svetlana Kuznetsova, $3,658,841. 4, Venus Williams, $3,126,894. 5, Jelena Jankovic, $2,491,514. 6, Caroline Wozniacki, $2,371,550. 7, Elena Dementieva, $2,343,481. 8, Victoria ... Comment?
Protecting kids from 'celebrityitis'ills
... remind you of your childhood heroes. And don't forget about female athletes like Mia Hamm, Jennie Finch and Venus Williams. Female athletes have been very much scandal-free. Female celebs are sometimes more dangerous than the male celebs, but ... Comment?
Don't sweat the scale other numbers a better measure
... medicine physician and medical director at the Cooper Wellness Program, estimates that tennis superstar Venus Williams might have a BMI that would classify her as overweight. Dr. Nick Nicholson, bariatric surgeon on the Baylor Plano (Texas) medical ... Comment?
Serena's body language declares serious intent
... than ask them about their game. At 9am yesterday, on a far-flung court at chilly Roland Garros, Serena and Venus Williams went about the serious business of fine-tuning their preparation for the French Open. They were hitting the ball well. If you ... Comment?
Who Was Best In 2009? Williams, Clijsters, Safina, Kuznetsova, Azarenka?
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... to her career total. Serena managed to reach another final for the seventhA time by overcoming her sister Venus Williams in the semifinals and ensured she remained on top of the rankings. Venus herself had won this championship three times. The ... Comment?
Pic: Rocks Prove to Be Tough Foe at Midtown Athletic Club
Tennis is a fast-paced and decisive game, but expanding a favored tennis center was a long and patient process - a little like a hard-fought match between Serena and Venus Williams. Comment?
... Sandrine Appelmans will ask questions in the second round, which the Frenchwoman may be able to answer. The Venus Williams test in round four, however, is sure to be failed. Odds: 66-1 Oddballs Has climbed to the summit of Mont Blanc, the highest ... Comment?
Williams sisters give early commitment to Montreal tennis tourney
Serena and Venus Williams have never been in Montreal at the same time. In fact, Venus Williams has never set foot in the city. Comment?
Shooting tragedy leaves Williams sisters' careers in doubt
Venus Williams slumped in the players' tunnel during an hour-long rain delay at Wimbledon last July, tearful and distressed, nursing damaged muscles in her abdomen. Comment?
Henin retires hurt against Hingis
Top-ranked Martina Hingis returned to the court for the first time since her dramatic loss to Venus Williams at the U.S. Open today and beat Belgium's Justine Henin at the Porsche Grand Prix in Filderstadt, Germany. Comment?
Sesil dumped on backside by merciless Sharapova
... a Wimbledon debutante yet a player who had reached the quarter-finals of the French Open last month, beating Venus Williams along the way. This 15-year-old wannabe learnt English from listening to the Spice Girls. Yesterday, she was the baby. Over ... Comment?
Federera s Whoa s Who Accolade: The Friday Five
... match played earlier this week in her native Belgium, Clijsters once again defeated former world No. 1 Venus Williams. This time the Belgian secured an emphatic straight sets win, taking out the elder Williams 6-1, 7-5. She's looking like a strong ... Comment?