Just like that, the Williams sisters are gone. Following sister Serena’s defeat earlier today, Venus Williams is out of Wimbledon 2011 after being beaten by Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria for the second year in a row. Pironkova beat Williams at Wimbledon last year by the same score to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal. She [...]

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In a shocker at Wimbledon, Marion Bartoli upset four-time Wimbledon champ Serena Williams in straight sets on Court One. Bartoli, 27, defied the odds by beating the 13-time Grand Slam winner 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) to set up a quarter-final with Sabine Lisicki. Williams survived three match points with Bartoli, serving for the match at 6-5 [...]

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Here are your famous & celebrity birthdays for today: Never miss a celebrity birthday again with the Celebrity Birthday Directory 1983 Lee Ryan (singer) 1980 Venus Williams (tennis champ) 1971 Bif Naked (Canadian pun rocker) 1971 Paulina Rubio (Mexican singer) 1963 Greg Kinnear (actor) 1951 Joe Piscopo (comedian) 1946 Barry Manilow (Barry Alan Pincus) (singer) [...]

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Wow, Venus Williams has really outdone herself this time. In her second-round match at the Australian Open, Williams strutted out onto the court at Rod Laver Arena wearing a yellow tank-top dress with a bizarre, crisscross pattern covering her stomach. Venus is no stranger to eye-catching outfits, wearing one as recently as this week. Yahoo [...]

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WNBA star Diana Taurasi will appear nude on the cover of ESPN The Magazine‘s 2nd Annual Body Issue, which will hit shelves on Friday. The Phoenix Mercury star’s will grace two magazine covers. One is shown above. The other shot shows a naked Taurasi posing with a basketball, with certain body parts strategically covered up. [...]

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Venus Williams‘ U.S. Open outfit is causing quite a stir.  The flashy, pink, sequined dress proved to be quite the distraction, for players and announcers alike. Although Venus beat No. 18-seed Shahar Peer during their third-round match on Sunday, Williams’ self-designed outfit obviously caused problems for her during the contest.  The dress often rode up [...]

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Where will the LeBron James express finally land?  Venus Williams is hoping that his final destination will be the Miami Heat. The tennis star is trying lure James to Florida as an announcement regarding his final decision is expected later tonight.  While giving a talk at the National Press Club to promote her new book [...]

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Here are your famous & celebrity birthdays for today: Check out these confidential Celebrity Secrets! 1983 Lee Ryan (singer) 1980 Venus Williams (tennis champ) 1951 Joe Piscopo (comedian) 1946 Barry Manilow (Barry Alan Pincus) (singer) 1943 Newt Gingrich (Republican) 1919 Gene De Paul (composer) 1917 Dean Martin (Dino Crocetti) (comedian and singer) 1910 Red (Clyde) [...]

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Is there a full moon tonight?  Maybe there should be.  It seems like there’s a whole lot of cheekiness going on today. Add tennis star Venus Williams to the list as it looks as though she went commando in her recent match against Lucie Safarova. Hopefully, Williams won’t end up being the “butt” of too [...]

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Serena Williams couldn’t believe her eyes. She fell to her knees and threw back her head. It’s been six years since she was able to hold the ironically named Venus Rosewater Dish. Yes, Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Independence Day for her third title and her 11th Grand Slam championship. [...]

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