| | | WIMBLEDON, England -- Maria Sharapova`s coach called it "a statement."
For exactly one hour of excellence, Sharapova played -- and sounded -- exactly the way she did when she was a teenager, when it seemed nothing could stop her.
Full Story WIMBLEDON, England -- Walking away from Centre Court, Oracene Price -- mother and sometimes-coach to Serena and Venus Williams -- shook her head after watching one daughter lose at Wimbledon, then the other.
Full Story WIMBLEDON, England -- About 18 months removed from his last Grand Slam championship, Roger Federer figures it`s about time for another -- his record-tying seventh at Wimbledon.
Full Story Cross-court from a door-matted Austin Miller in the 2011 ITA Summer Sectional Championship, Michael Ogez could smell a lopsided victory -- only to come up whiffing.
Full Story WIMBLEDON, England -- Serena Williams has been known to say she isn`t satisfied with this or that aspect of her game, even after easily winning a match, say, 6-3, 6-2.
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Perception and reality often are at war. No matter what the reality might be, the current perception is the new football coaching staff at Colorado is off to a shaky start when it comes to in-state recruiting early in the 2012 cycle.
Full Story WIMBLEDON, England -- Head bowed, Andy Roddick trudged off Centre Court, his purple Wimbledon towel dragging along the turf.
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WIMBLEDON, England -- Time and again after losing a point, Venus Williams rolled her eyes, slumped her shoulders and let out a shriek of dismay that echoed through Centre Court, reverberating off its roof.
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WIMBLEDON, England -- The 352 days Serena Williams lived through between Grand Slam appearances were filled with health problems and hospitalizations, doubts and depression.
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WIMBLEDON, England -- Back on one of tennis` top stages, Venus Williams cut a familiar figure Monday at Wimbledon, from her latest original, somewhat-see-through outfit to her trademark booming serves and aggressive groundstrokes.
Full Story WIMBLEDON, England -- Two simple words at the end of a June 7 tweet said it all: "Serena`s back!"
And Venus is, too.
Full Story Miikka Keronen will have some awkward allegiances when the 2011-12 school year begins.
Things will feel the same as usual in the fall when he`s coaching the Niwot boys tennis team and trying to beat the socks off of Northern League rival Broomfield.
Full Story School`s out, so it`s time for local Legion teams to leave town for baseball tournaments.
There`s no limit to where teams will go.
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pen, a record eighth time the same two men have faced off on the last day of a Grand Slam event. After failing to make it to the four previous major finals -- a terrible drought by his lofty standards -- Federer had been all but written off by commentators convinced of his rapid decline.
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PARIS -- As China's Li Na tossed the ball while serving at match point in the French Open final, a cry from a fan in the stands pierced the silence at Court Philippe Chatrier.
Full Story PARIS -- As Maria Sharapova prepared to serve while only a point from defeat in the French Open semifinals, Li Na was thinking what any opponent would at that precise moment.
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PARIS -- At last, Rafael Nadal sounded satisfied.
Then again, what could he possibly have complained about Wednesday?
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PARIS -- Quickly and rather quietly, Roger Federer is back in the French Open semifinals.
There will be absolutely nothing low-key -- or, it seems safe to say, easy -- about what comes next for the 16-time Grand Slam champion: a showdown against Novak Djokovic, who is 41-0 this year and unbeaten in his last 43 matches overall.
Full Story PARIS -- Decoding Rafael Nadal`s self-evaluations can be a tricky proposition.
Listen, for example, to the way the top-seeded Nadal spoke about his game and his mindset after handling 37th-ranked Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 Monday to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open, improve his record there to 42-1 and get closer to tying Bjorn Borg`s record of six championships in Paris.
Full Story PARIS -- His 43rd consecutive victory complete, Novak Djokovic ripped off his white baseball cap, pivoted to look up at his parents, coach and other supporters in the stands, then let out a yell.
Full Story PARIS -- If Caroline Wozniacki truly was torn up inside about her latest loss at a Grand Slam tournament, she certainly hid it well.
Full Story PARIS -- There were plenty of excuses available for Kim Clijsters after a stunning collapse in the second round of the French Open against a woman ranked 114th.
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PARIS -- Even if Novak Djokovic is tennis` man of the moment, there`s a long, long way to go before he`d approach most of Roger Federer`s many accomplishments.
Full Story PARIS -- Marin Cilic became the first seeded player to be eliminated from the French Open, losing to Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-4 Sunday in the first round.
Full Story NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Colorado junior Adam Salzmann placed seventh in the men`s decathlon on Saturday afternoon at the 2011 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
Full Story DENVER -- For the second year in a row, the Fairview girls tennis team fell just eight points short of unseating Cherry Creek as Class 5A state champions.
Full Story PUEBLO -- Broomfield freshman Alexa Brandt fell to Denver South's Meagan Monaghan in the Class 4A No.
Full Story DENVER -- Monica Li didn`t spend much time on the court celebrating after she won the Class 5A state tennis title at No.
Full Story DENVER -- Boulder senior Ronnie Myers is the only local player not from Fairview alive in today`s girls Class 5A tennis state championships.
Full Story PUEBLO -- Broomfield freshman Alexa Brandt won a state semifinal duel between two of the area`s top tennis players on Friday to lead the way for the Eagles at Pueblo City Park.
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