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Hall of Fame Tennis Coach Nick Bollettieri Dies at 91
Hall of Fame tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, who worked with some of the sport’s biggest stars, has died at the age of 91.
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Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff First Two US Women in Top 4 Since Serena, Venus
Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff are the first pair of U.S. women both in the top four spots of the WTA rankings since sisters Serena and Venus Williams were up there a dozen years ago.
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Serena's Legacy: Plenty of Wins, Plenty of Stands on Issues
Serena Williams is famous for her 23 Grand Slam singles titles. That is more than any other tennis player accumulated in the sport’s professional era, which began in 1968.
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Zverev Stops Alcaraz, Reaches Second Paris Semifinal in a Row
Zverev put an end to Alcaraz’s 14-match winning streak by holding him off to win 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7) on Tuesday night, reaching the semifinals at Roland Garros for the second year in a row.
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Why Will Russia's Ukraine War Affect Wimbledon?
The women’s and men’s professional tours announced Friday they will not award those points at Wimbledon because of the All England Club’s decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine.
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Astros' Baker Accepts That No One Is Moving on From Scandal
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has gone from hoping aloud that fallout from his new team’s sign-stealing scandal would go away quickly to accepting that the back-and-forth is lingering.
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‘My Mission Was to Win': Coco Tops Venus at Australian Open
Everyone had the same question when the Australian Open draw was revealed: What were the odds that Coco Gauff and Venus Williams would face each other again in the first round at a Grand Slam tournament?
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Serena Williams Aces AP Female Athlete of the Decade Honors
Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation. There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles — no other woman had more than three over the past 10 seasons — and the 3 1/2 years in a row at No. 1 in the WTA rankings. And then there was the celebrity status that transcended…
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Wild-Card Nationals Head to World Series With Sweep of Cards
Washington is heading to the World Series for the first time in 86 years after the wild-card Nationals used a seven-run first inning and Patrick Corbin’s 12-strikeout performance to hold on and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 Tuesday night for a sweep of the NL Championship Series.
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Beal's 30 Points Lead Wizards Past Mavs 132-123
Bradley Beal made sure to grab his phone in the locker room and get a good look at video of his dunk over 7-foot-2 Salah Mejri, which was embellished by a staredown afterward.
