Author: Howard Fendrich
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LeBron wears 1 black shoe, 1 white shoe, speaks about Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — LeBron James made a statement during an NBA game with his shoes — one black, one white, with the word “equality” in capital gold letters on the back of each. Then, after the game, James made a statement about President Donald Trump, saying: “This is a beautiful country and we’re never going…
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Venus Williams falls short of 6th Wimbledon title at age 37
LONDON — Through it all, Venus Williams kept working, kept striving, kept eyeing yet another Wimbledon championship. Through it all, through the difficult days of adjusting to life with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease, through the disappointing days of first-round losses that led to questions about retirement, through all of the accumulating years, she pressed on.…
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Into 11th Wimbledon final, Federer faces Cilic for 8th title
LONDON — They love their history around these parts and they love Roger Federer and, above all, they love watching him make history. Now he stands one victory from an unprecedented eighth Wimbledon men’s singles championship after qualifying for his 11th appearance in the final, breaking a record he already held. Just weeks from turning…
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2-time champ Rafael Nadal loses 15-13 in 5th set at Wimbledon
LONDON — First, Rafael Nadal erased a two-set deficit. Then, he erased four match points. Nadal could not, however, erase the fifth. After digging himself out of difficult situations over and over during the course of a riveting encounter that lasted more than 4½ hours, Nadal suddenly faltered, getting broken in the last game and losing to 16th-seeded Gilles…
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Perfect 10: Nadal tops Wawrinka for record 10th French Open
PARIS — As he sat in front of a TV to watch last year’s French Open final, sidelined by an injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal had no way to know for sure, of course, that he would return to the height of his powers. For the second time in a row, the most important match…
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2016 champion Novak Djokovic stunned in French Open quarterfinals
PARIS — Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defense ended with a surprisingly lopsided 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-0 quarterfinal loss to sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria on Wednesday. A year ago, Djokovic became the first man in nearly a half-century to claim a fourth consecutive major championship and completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros.…
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How to sound like an NFL fan while watching the Super Bowl
If you’re among the millions of people who watch precisely one NFL game each year, yet want to sound like a real football fan during Sunday’s Super Bowl, The Associated Press has you covered. This guide includes talking points for some of the biggest storylines and critical characters that everyone will be watching and discussing…
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What you missed in NFL Week 17: Rodgers, Packers soar; Cousins, Redskins out
McKinney police at the scene where one of two planes crashed after they collided near Aero Country Airport on Saturday. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)
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Out of sorts, Serena Williams upset at Olympics by Elina Svitolina
RIO DE JANEIRO – Out of sorts and out of answers, defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Shanking shots of all sorts, including five – yes, five! – double-faults in one game alone, Williams lost to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-4, 6-3 in the third round in a real…
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Patriarch of these Denver Broncos? Former coach Dan Reeves
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Dan Reeves has barely merited a mention in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, his imprint on these Denver Broncos an afterthought. Maybe it’s just too easy to forget that every key architect of this season’s Broncos, from general manager John Elway and coach Gary Kubiak on down, was mentored by…