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We watch the Olympics for different reasons. Some of us our former athletes who never made the Olympic pilgrimage but know those who do or simply still remember the thrill of competition. Others are parents or relatives of Olympic Hopefuls. Others of us just love sports and love this 2 week onslaught of non-stop action. [...]
American tennis greats Andy Roddick and Venus Williams served up some proof of their relevance in the sport at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayn, Florida yesterday. Andy Roddick defeated Roger Federer while Venus Williams came out victorious over Ana Ivanovic. The tournament was Williams’ first since the 2011 U.S. Open. She will go [...]
Venus and Serena Williams were in Milan, Italy to present the “Great Challenge,” an exhibition tournament focusing on the sisters competing in a doubles match against Italy’s top two female tennis players- Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta. During the press conference promoting the event, the Williams sisters were seen laughing with one another while answering [...]
The Womens Sports Foundation, founded by Billie Jean King (pictured above), held their annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Gala at Cipriani in New York City last night. The Womens Sports Foundation “is dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity.” Among those in attendance: tennis star Venus [...]
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal and tennis superstar Venus Williams partnered with OREO for the launch of the “Triple Double OREO Cookie ‘Game Day’ Challenge” at Chelsea Piers in New York City earlier this week. The athletes posed for pictures with a life-size OREO cookie mascot, Stufy and then played each other one-on-one in their respective [...]
Two-time U.S Open champion Venus Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open yesterday, citing low energy caused by an autoimmune disease she was recently diagnosed with. After warming up for her second-round match, Williams was set to play 22nd-seeded Sabine Lisicki, but left the court and Arthur Ashe Stadium shortly after. The tournament referee passed along [...]
Forbes just released their Most Powerful Celebrities List for 2011. Check out how athletes ranked amongst the likes of #1 Most Powerful Celebrity Lady Gaga and #2 Oprah Winfrey: #6-Tiger Woods #10-LeBron James #14-Kobe Bryant #25-Roger Federer #35-tie between David Beckham and Phil Mickelson #43-Cristiano Ronaldo #46-Rafael Nadal #49-Alex Rodriguez (he ranked higher than his [...]
Serena and Venus Williams were spotted arriving at Reagan Washington National Airport this morning. The two are in town to host a tennis clinic for children and to attend a gala for the ’10th anniversary of the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center’ this weekend in Washington DC. What do you think of their look? Is [...]
Chief Chick blogs about International Women’s Day 2011 – celebrate sports and women!
Cartoon Network’s 1st annual “Hall of Game” awards are airing Friday night on the network, and we have a few arrival snapshots of some of the athletes in attendance at the awards ceremony. Held at the Barker Hangers in Santa Monica, and hosted by skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, the awards will feature categories like “Alti-Dude” [...]
