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Remember When Hank Williams Jr. Called In A Military Strike On The United States?
When I was a little kid, my parents got me a Monday Night Football video game for the PC. It was no Tecmo Bowl, but it was great. What I liked even more about it was what it came with: A 45-minute VHS tape about the then-20-year history of MNF. I must’ve watched that tape 100 times....
Sloane Stephens Did The Damn Thing
After the first set, Sloane Stephens’s U.S. Open semifinal against Venus Williams looked like it was going to be easy. She won smoothly, 6-1, in just 24 minutes. With 17 unforced errors, Williams was all over the place. This looked like it would be over soon. ...
The U.S. Open Women's Semifinals Will Be All-American
For the first time since 1985, a major event will feature an all-American women’s semifinal. ...
Petra Kvitova's Drop Shot Was Ruthless
Tuesday’s quarterfinal collision between two great storylines—Venus Williams still rolling through Slams at age 37, and Petra Kvitova returning to the tour from a knife attack that severely injured her playing hand—grew tense in the third set, and perhaps peaked with this one shot, a highlight of th...
GOAT Has Kid
Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl with fiance Alexis Ohanian, according to her sister, Venus Williams. Us Weekly also reported the news....
Stop Infantilizing Venus Williams
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the final today and for Williams, her team, and fans of good tennis, dynasties, and greatness, it sucked. But not nearly as much the sickly-sweet, smarm-drenched “there’s no losers here” takes that make a tennis legend and cultu...
Garbine Muguruza Upsets Venus Williams To Win Wimbledon Final
Fourteenth seed Garbine Muguruza upset Venus Williams in a lopsided Wimbledon Final today, winning 7-5, 6-0 to capture her second Grand Slam title. Here’s some interesting trivia:...
Check Out Zion Williamson Destroying This Wayward Dunk Attempt
We’ve brought you Zion Williamson highlights before. The 2018 recruit is a 99th-percentile athlete for his age and he performs absurd high-flying feats on the basketball court on what appears to be a regular basis. Here’s another one, wherein Williamson owns a would-be dunker....
Get Out Of Venus Williams's Way
The five-time Wimbledon champion played a nearly perfect match to down Britain’s Johanna Konta in straight sets and book her ninth trip to the Wimbledon final and her second major final of the year. Using ferocious body serves, judicious approach shots, and her typical powerful groundstrokes, Willia...
DeAngelo Williams Won’t Play For The Cowboys, Says Their Fans Are Insufferable
Running back DeAngelo Williams impressed wrestling fans in his debut for Impact Wrestling, but he says he’s done with the squared circle for now. With training camp rapidly approaching, Williams is looking to sign with an NFL team for the 2017 season....
With No Serena In Sight, Venus Williams Is A Win Away From The Wimbledon Final<em></em>
One sad thing about excellence is that it’s easily eclipsed by outright transcendence: Seven majors is a clump next to a historic heap of 23; 92-18 on grass is wild, but 95-12 is even better; five Wimbledons is fewer than seven. But Serena Williams’s pregnancy left a vacuum at the top of the women’s...
Police Rescind Conclusion That Venus Williams Was At Fault In Fatal Crash
The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department has reviewed surveillance video of the fatal June 9 accident in which Venus Williams was found to be at fault, and released a statement indicating that their initial findings were incorrect. From the statement:...
DeAngelo Williams Was Pretty Great In His First Pro Wrestling Match
NFL running back DeAngelo Williams made his pro wrestling debut over the weekend at Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary XV, one of the main PPV events from the promotion formerly known as TNA....
Venus Williams Breaks Down In Tears When Asked About Fatal Car Crash
In a post-match press conference following her first round victory over Elise Mertens at Wimbledon, Venus Williams was asked about the car crash she was involved in that resulted in the death of a passenger in the other vehicle. Williams attempted to answer the question, before being overcome by emo...
Venus Williams At Fault In Car Crash That Killed 78-Year-Old Man
Police have found Venus Williams to be at fault in a June 9 car crash that killed a 78-year-old man in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. She has not, as of yet, been issued any citations or traffic violations. ...
Serena Williams Tells John McEnroe To Pipe Down
Former tennis superstar and current cranky Knicks fan John McEnroe put his foot directly into his mouth this weekend when he spoke with NPR and praised Serena Williams as “incredible” and the “best female player ever,” before clarifying that she was not the best tennis player ever because “if she pl...
The Inaugural Big 3 Event Featured A Few Old Guys Getting Hurt
Tonight, FS1 will broadcast all the hot 3-on-3 action that took place at the Nets’ arena in Brooklyn yesterday. The conceit of the Big 3 was pretty simple: Ice Cube rounded up a bunch of old NBA stars and had them play 3-on-3 hoops. The fact that they were all old really affected the quality of play...
Oregon's Kavell Bigby-Williams Played All Season Under Criminal Investigation For Sexual Assault
Former Oregon Ducks forward Kavell Bigby-Williams played the entirety of the 2016-17 season while under criminal investigation for sexual assault....
ESPN Is Bringing Back Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr., a man who has served for decades as living proof of just how far you can go in America simply by sharing a name with your more talented father, is returning to ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast to open the show with his “Are You Ready For Some Football?” theme song....
Leonard Williams Restrains Man Who Appears To Be Teammate Darron Lee From Allegedly Harassing Woman
Jets defensive lineman Leonard Williams was filmed breaking up a fight between a man who appears to be teammate Darron Lee and a woman at the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City last night....