INGLEWWOOD TODAY — The daylong event culminated in a Celebrity Pickle Ball tournament hosted by Baron Davis! Pickleball, often described as a combination of tennis, Ping-Pong...
THE AFRO — Gauff, who is from Florida, is the first American teenager to win the country’s major tennis tournament since Serena Williams in 1999. If...
By Emil Guillermo Tennis, anyone? In my Mission District neighborhood growing up, we had courts. But us kids always chose the adjoining basketball court. And in...
OAKLAND POST — The March on Washington Movement was the most militant and important force in African-American politics in the early 1940s. It was formed to protest...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — After some controversy, Memphis City Council members approved a resolution appropriating $3 million of the $19 million needed for the expansion of the...
THE AFRO — Talent, athleticism, fierce play and commitment have elevated American tennis star Frances Tiafoe to ever greater heights in the sport. Today, he brings his...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Serena Williams started July off with a bang, becoming the new face on the cover of Wheaties cereal boxes. The cereal giant announced the...
ROLLINGOUT — Cori “Coco” Gauff’s magical Wimbledon run ended after a loss to No. 7 Simona Halep on Monday, July 8. Gauff was one round shy...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Pigskin Club of Washington, Inc. held its annual Spring Sports Awards banquet Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro,...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — School is already out for some districts, and others will soon follow. Summer is a time when many kids still need something to...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — There’s a new No. 1 in women’s tennis. Naomi Osaka grabbed the crown by defeating Petra Kvitova.
AFRO — An Australian cartoonist has faced heavy criticism after depicting tennis superstar Serena Williams in what some have described as a racially offensive illustration.
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN, The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Yannick Noah, the last Frenchman to win a Grand Slam tournament, was appointed as the country’s Davis...
(New York Post) – The cop accused of body-slamming former tennis star James Blake during a mistaken arrest has a checkered past that includes five civilian complaints in...
(The Guardian) – The former US No 1 tennis player James Blake was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed in New York as he was preparing to attend...
HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For stretches of the 27th edition of Williams vs. Williams, Venus gave Serena all she could handle....
NEW YORK (USA Today) — Somehow, 17 years after their first match and a 27th time facing each other in competition, Venus and Serena Williams have arguably...
(New York Times) – Gone are the days when Donald Young was considered the future of American tennis. In the 12 years since he turned professional,...
Michelle Kaufman, THE MIAMI HERALD (The Miami Herald) — Serena Williams burst onto the professional tennis tour in Quebec City, Canada, on Oct. 28,...
Excerpted from Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine. Out now from Graywolf Press. (Slate) – One Sunday afternoon, drinking an Arnold Palmer, watching the 2009 Women’s U.S....
WIMBLEDON, England (New York Times) — In a throwback move at the champions’ dinner Sunday night, this year’s Wimbledon singles champions — Serena Williams and Novak...
Chris Chase, USA TODAY LONDON (USA Today) — Resuming a tradition that had been dormant for decades, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams hit the dance...
Nokuthula Manyathi, DESTINY CONNECT (DestinyConnect.com) — It’s the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and winning Wimbeldon is seen as the pinnacle of a tennis player’s career. A...
HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — In 2009, Serena and Venus Williams played against each other for the fourth time in a span of...
