Venus Williams
The best photos from the Rogers Cup, Days 8 and 9
The weekend’s top shots from the Canadian tennis tournament, leading up to today’s finals
Two steps back
From Julian Assange to RIM–this year’s reversals of fortune
Newsmakers: September 1-8, 2011
Bieber goes Hollywood, Big Buff goes off his diet, and Bibi’s wife faces new staff abuse allegations
Why women’s tennis needs more superstars
A good old-fashioned rivalry at the top could provide a real boost to the next generation of stars
Women’s tennis CEO Stacey Allaster on equal pay, sexy tennis garb, and Venus
In conversation with Kate Fillion
Newsmakers
Hugo Chávez plays traffic cop, Naomi Campbell goes to The Hague, and Venus puts the ‘French’ in French Open
Richard Williams, Venus and Serena’s famous father, on creating champions
From 2009: The former coach also discusses, his critics, parenting, and the problem with tennis
Flushing Meadows
“I try not to look at her, because if I look at her, I might start feeling sorry,” Serena Williams told the crowd after edging out her older sister, Venus, in a gripping U.S. Open quarterfinal which had the distinct air of a final.
Small Balls: Thursday July 3, 2008
La première étoile: Marian Hossa. I’m not going to lie to you, I’ve hated Hossa ever since he wildly swung his stick and nearly plucked Bryan Berard’s eye out of its socket in 2000. B.B. was a huge clog on a blossoming young blueline corps whose eye injury drastically thwarted his career. Okay, I feel better after getting that off my chest. Yet by signing a one year, $7.45 million deal with Detroit yesterday the Slovakian sniper is destined to explode in the points department while playing alongside the likes of Datsyuk and Zetterberg. In doing so he will be able to manipulate the hell out of the market next summer and cash in on a huge deal. The only catch is that he needs to stay healthy, otherwise he just left millions on the table.