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Wimbledon 2019: What you need to know
Wimbledon runs Monday through July 14, with the women's singles final set for July 13 and the men's singles final for July 14. Here's what you should know about the...

Brothers Tremaine and Terrell Edmunds make NFL draft history
The football careers of Tremaine, Terrell and Trey Edmunds have been linked since the day legendary Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer sat down in a high school gymnasium in...

Breaking down the NCAA basketball report: The key word is “recommendations”
Here, we break down the committee's recommendations, the NCAA's potential ability to implement them, and the cooperation it might require from groups such as the NBA or apparel companies.

With four No. 1 seeds in women’s Final Four, everyone needs to be at their best
Geno Auriemma learned the danger of playing a No. 1 seed in the Final Four almost two decades ago. The lesson came against Notre Dame, in the nascent days of...

Xavier reaches new heights with No. 1 seed for March Madness. Could its coach reach higher?
Three of the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA men's basketball tournament have earned that designation before under their current coaches. For them, March Madness is where the pressure...

New mother Serena Williams returns to tennis, with a little rust and plenty to learn
Serena Williams, owner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles and master of global superstardom, found out this weekend that she still has plenty of things to learn.

Meet the assistant who’s been with Geno Auriemma for all 999 career wins
Nine-hundred and ninety-nine wins ago, what Chris Dailey remembers most is that Geno Auriemma got two technical fouls in their first game coaching the Connecticut women's basketball team.

Venus Williams advances to cap successful weekend for U.S. women at U.S. Open
When Venus Williams gently coaxed a low volley just over the net and out of Carla Suarez Navarro's reach to win their match Sunday evening at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the...

Venus Williams lurking in U.S. Open draw as she continues her resurgence
Amid all the talk of injured men's players and the hullabaloo over Maria Sharapova reappearing in a Grand Slam, you could be forgiven for having overlooked ninth-seeded Venus Williams lurking...

At U.S. Open, a familiar duo leads the field
In a U.S. Open missing a remarkable five of the top 11 players in the ATP rankings, two giants remain on the marquee, extending their ownership of 2017 into the...