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Venus' French Open fashion: Hit or Miss?
| The French Open is officially underway but the most memorable moment thus far has nothing to do with tennis. Instead, all of the buzz is centered around Venus Williams' on-court attire.
As a fashion designer herself, Venus never disappoints fans when she...[Read on] |
Venus Williams offers girls advice on tennis and life
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Tennis legend Venus Williams returned home to Los Angeles Monday to offer an incredible tennis experience to girls from her hometown while helping to launch new POWERADE PLAY™, a sports drink geared for the young athlete with less sugar and more vita...[Read on] |
Happy Birthday, Venus Williams
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Seventeen Grand Slam titles, two Olympic gold medals and a host of other championships make Venus Williams one of the most recognizable figures in professional tennis.
The birthday girl’s resume off the court is nearly as impressive as her on court a...[Read on] |
Venus Williams stops traffic in Miami
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Three-time Sony Ericsson champion Venus Williams and British number one Andy Murray kicked off the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open with a little “Traffic Tennis” atop two SUV’s on Miami’s Ocean Drive.
Thankfully for both stars, the game was only promotio...[Read on] |
Venus, Clijsters suffer shock Wimbledon exits
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If you think you can’t do something, think again. We’ve all heard advice about believing in yourself and never giving up. Well, case in point.
Today at the Wimbledon Championships, Tsvetana Pironkova and Vera Zvonareva caused huge upsets to set up an...[Read on] |
Polo Ralph Lauren teams with Venus Williams for Legends Clinic
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In celebration of its sixth year as the Official Apparel Sponsor of the US Open Tennis Championships, Polo Ralph Lauren presents the Legends Clinic with Venus Williams. The event will be a live interactive virtual tennis clinic produced in partnership wit...[Read on] |
French Open:Venus’ outfit creates buzz
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Venus Williams is already making headlines at the French Open — and not just for her play.
In Paris, a city known for fashion, the elder Williams sister took to Court Suzanne Lenglen Sunday for her opening-round match wearing a lacy black corset...[Read on] |
Venus Williams, Wyclef Jean on Iconoclasts
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Ever wonder what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes? How about the shoes of someone that shatters expectations and stands above the crowd? That’s what the Sundance Channel’s TV series Iconoclasts explores.
Executive Producer Robert R...[Read on] |
Getting urban girls into the game: Dance first?
| By Lauren Taylor
It is the quiet story behind the high-profile victories of women’s athletics: After thirty years of Title IX, after the superstardom of Mia Hamm, Michelle Wie, and Venus Williams, even after the advocacy of groups like the Women’s ...[Read on] |
Women’s stories dominate Venice Film Festival
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Michelle Williams in Meek's Cutoff
In a very interesting piece in Variety writer Justin Chang says that it is the Year of the Woman at the Venice Film Festival. He starts off talking about the stark sexuality that he has seen in some movies. Films ...[Read on] |
Girls Sports – A link to World Peace?
| Sports have long been thought of as a vehicle that permits us to rise above differences. And they do.
Many have even gone as far as advocating that sports can cure all that ails relating to intolerance, violence and crisis in our world. I’m not sure ...[Read on] |
Top power female athletes of 2011
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Apparently Bloomberg BusinessWeek creates an annual Sports Power list by choosing the 100 most powerful athletes on and off the field. This year's Power Sports 100 was pretty disappointing in regards to the number of women that were selected.
In fact, ...[Read on] |
US Open: Serena Williams fined, more punishment possible
| US Open: Serena Williams fined, more punishment possible
Check out the following article that explains the fine that Serena Williams received after her behavior on court during her semifinal loss at the US Open…
Serena Williams was fined with $10,000 ...[Read on] |
Women dominate top of the Forbes celebrity list
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Two African American women — Oprah and Beyonce — are the two top celebrities according to Forbes. Awesome. They are followed by James Cameron who made a pot of money off Avatar and Lady Gaga who has had a serious breakout year. Other women in ...[Read on] |
Serena William’s book 'On The Line' coming out on September 1st
| Serena William’s Book On The Line coming out on September 1st
In just a few days, On the Line the new book by Serena Williams will be on sale and here we have some comments and more information about what this Serena William’s book is all about… Ch...[Read on] |
Ad’s a fake, but let’s get real about butts. Strong is big (and beautiful).
| By Sarah Odell
I was an odd mix of girly girl and tomboy growing up. I only wore dresses that twirled, and a perfect Friday afternoon left me covered in dirt, running around a field hockey pitch in cleats and shin guards. There were no showers near the f...[Read on] |
Black History Month – Honoring Female Athletes
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Over the years, there have been many great black athletes. This month, to celebrate Black History Month, we’d like to honor some of the women who have contributed to the soul of sports.
Pioneers
Althea Gibson was a pioneer in both amateur tennis and pr...[Read on] |
Black History Month – Honoring Female Athletes
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Over the years, there have been many great black athletes. This month, to celebrate Black History Month, we’d like to honor some of the women who have contributed to the soul of sports.
Pioneers
Althea Gibson was a pioneer in both amateur tennis and pr...[Read on] |
Maria Sharapova signs record-breaking contract with Nike
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If you’re an up and coming sports superstar, you may be interested to know a bit about the business of sports.
This week it was announced that Russian tennis champ Maria Sharapova has renewed her sponsorship agreement with Nike for $70 million (yikes) ...[Read on] |
ITF Chief Says Ban Unlikely For Serena Williams
| By Andrew Dampf (AP) -- Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a "significant" fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said.Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock is expecte...[Read on] |
2010 female ESPY winners
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The 2010 ESPYs took place on July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Calif. While not known as super female friendly (e.g. they give trophies to the best MLS player but not the best WPS player), the ESPYs did honor...[Read on] |
The world’s most powerful celebrities are women
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Forbes has published another one of its lists this time the world’s most powerful celebrities. Since it’s a celebrity list and is (as they say) “a measure of power based on money and fame,” I’m not surprised that women dominate the top of the ...[Read on] |
Women Talk Sports Blogderby: Round 1
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Intro: Welcome to the very first Women Talk Sports (WTS) Blogderby, Round 1.
Every few weeks, we will “pass the torch” to a different blogger in our community who will be responsible for rounding up the best blog posts about women’s sports.
If y...[Read on] |
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