
Serena Williams fined $10K for court damage
Serena Williams has been fined $10,000 for damaging a court at Wimbledon, while men's tennis player Fabio Fognini was fined $3,000 for saying he wished the All-England Club was bombed. The BBC and Sky Sports reported Williams' and Fognini's fines Monday. The damage occurred during a practice session before the tournament began at the All-England Club in London. Williams is playing in the quarterfinals Tuesday against fellow American Alison Riske. Fognini, 32, made the bombing

Serena Williams fined $17k for violations at US Open
Serena Williams has been fined $17,000 for the three violations she received at the U.S. Open final. The tournament referee’s office deducted $10,000 for verbally abusing the umpire, $4,000 for receiving a warning about coaching, and $3,000 for breaking a racket from Williams’ $1.85 million prize money, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. Williams, 36, lost the final to Naomi Osaka, 20. During the game, Williams was given a violation from chair umpire Carlos Ramos for il

Colin Kaepernick Named Face of Nike's 30th Anniversary of 'Just Do It' Campaign
Nike selected former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernickas the face of its "Just Do It" campaign, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Darren Rovell of ESPN reported the choice of Kaepernick, who started the movement to kneel during the United States national anthem to protest racial injustice in August 2016. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," he told Steve Wyche of NFL Media a

Serena Williams feels targeted for drug testing
Serena Williams is back to being a threat on the tennis court and, according to her, that means it is time for an inordinate amount of drug tests. Williams took to social media Tuesday night to complain about her latest test, which she says she is subject to more than other American tennis players. ."..and it's that time of the day to get "randomly" drug tested and only test Serena. Out of all the players it's been proven I'm the one getting tested the most. Discrimination? I