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Ajla Tomljanovic beat Serena Williams in a thrilling three-hour battle on Friday night at the US Open. (Al Bello/Getty Images) Serena Williams, the icon, the legend, the GOAT, has lost in the third round round of the US Open, marking her final match as a professional tennis player. Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic beat Williams on Friday night in a thrilling battle, 7-5, 6-7 (7-4), 6-1, at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The three-hour match had a wild, lengthy comeback that ended with a heated tiebreak in… Source link

Somehow, some way she got stronger. And then stronger again. Faster and then faster again. Better and bolder and as big as the moment. The longer it went, the more she seemed to believe, seemed to say, yes, retirement is coming, but not today, not tonight. None of it made any sense. Maybe none of it ever did with Serena Williams. Via an intense, emotional, improbable performance Wednesday, Serena Williams defeated Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the U.S…. Source link

With sparkles in her hair and glimmering flashes of what was — quite perfectly — as much cocktail dress as tennis outfit, Serena Williams was serving for the set but down at deuce. The US Open crowd was amped but nervous. Serena was a 23-time major champion. Her opponent, Danka Kovinic, was a 27-year-old who had never been past the third round in a major. Back in the day, this would have taken about 53 minutes. Serena is 40 now, though, mother to a 4-year-old daughter. She’s been… Source link

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon is revealing the highlights of his positional projections for the 2022 season. Next up, here are the running back projections that stood out to him. Most in the fantasy community probably get this one by now but it’s worth repeating: Javonte Williams isn’t going to get a workhorse role with Melvin Gordon back on the roster. Here’s how I project the Broncos rushing share: Javonte Williams – 53% Melvin Gordon – 30% Russell Wilson – 12% Everyone else -… Source link

Jimmy Williams (R) was an All-SEC player at Vanderbilt who to returned to his hometown after his NFL retirement to teach, coach football and run a foundation serving Baton Rouge youth. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) Former San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Jimmy Williams died on Friday at 43 years old. The Baton Rouge Advocate reports that Williams died of an undisclosed illness. His alma mater Vanderbilt declined to provide additional details of his death while citing his… Source link

NEW YORK — The NBA draft is Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, and there will be a lot of intel and speculation coming out the next few days as teams gear up for the big night. There is no clear-cut No. 1 overall pick like in years past, but Jabari Smith remains the safest pick at No. 1. Here’s a breakdown of all the latest information coming out heading into the draft. (This page will be continually updated with the latest information and intel from around the league.) Wednesday updates Jalen Williams… Source link

BOSTON — Robert Williams III has his good days and his bad days. The Boston Celtics big man underwent surgery on March 30 after suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee. He returned to action for Game 3 of the opening-round series against the Brooklyn Nets in just under a month. Ever since then, he has been listed as questionable leading up to each game he’s participated in the 2022 NBA playoffs. His availability status has not been a protective strategy to throw off the opposition. Team… Source link

BOSTON — The topic of whether Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green should have been ejected in Game 2 of the NBA Finals dominated headlines this week. Green, who already picked up an earlier technical foul, had a mini altercation with Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown toward the end of the second quarter that went unpenalized. Two technicals are an automatic ejection. Celtics forward Grant Williams, who is a vice president of the National Basketball Players Association, spoke to Yahoo… Source link

Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams scored a game-high 27 points in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) Of all the predictions for how Game of the Eastern Conference semifinals might play out, Grant Williams leading the Boston Celtics in scoring against the defending NBA champions was not high on anyone’s list. Dared to shoot by the Milwaukee Bucks, Williams made seven of Boston’s 22 3-pointers in a resounding 109-81 victory to eliminate two-time MVP Source link

Could two of the most famous athletes in the world soon have a stake in one of the biggest soccer clubs on the planet? According to multiple reports, both Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton have pledged money to be a part of a group attempting to buy London’s Chelsea FC. The team is for sale under orders from the British government after longtime Russian owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned as a result of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Reports said that Williams and Hamilton had… Source link