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Williams sisters win doubles at Wimbledon

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Venus and Serena Williams played their first doubles match in two years Thursday and looked like their usual dominant selves...
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Serena Williams of the United States reacts during a second round women's singles match against Melinda Czink of Hungary at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Serena Williams serves way to easy Wimbledon win

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Four-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams moved into the third round with an overpowering serving performance Thursday...
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Skylar Diggins #4 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish controls her dribble in the second half against Brittney Griner #42 of the Baylor Bears during the National Final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship at Pepsi Center on April 3, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

In urban areas, girls face obstacles 40 years after Title IX

Janelle Richards, NBC News
theGRIO REPORT - Four decades after Title IX, the fight for equality continues...
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Venus Williams of USA plays a backhand during a break in the women's singles first round match between Venus Williams of USA and Paula Ormaechea of Argentina on day one of the French Open at Roland Garros on May 27, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Venus has ranking to make Olympics

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(AP) - Three-time gold medalist Venus Williams has the ranking she needs to become a four-time Olympian...
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Stephens' French Open run ends

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PARIS (AP) — The unseeded American teenager's best run at a major came to an end in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur...
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French Open phenom

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PARIS (AP) - Well, that's settled: 19-year-old Sloane Stephens is bumping herself up to first class for the flight home from the French Open, whenever that might be...
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This May 29, 2012 file photo shows Serena Williams reactind during her loss to France's Virginie Razzano in the first round of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. Almost from the moment Venus and Serena Williams appeared on the Grand Slam scene in the late 1990s, they've been winning titles and transcending tennis, becoming red-carpet celebrities as much as sports stars. (AP Photo/David Vincent, File)

Williams sisters' French Open flop

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PARIS (AP) - Almost from the moment Venus and Serena Williams appeared on the Grand Slam scene in the late 1990s, they've been winning titles and transcending tennis, becoming red-carpet celebrities as much as sports stars...
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Serena Williams upset in French Open

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PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time in her career, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday at the French Open...
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Venus Williams (L) and Serena Williams arrive at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 26, 2012 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Serena Williams says sister Venus is 'inspiring'

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PARIS (AP) - Between bites of some "frites" at the players' restaurant, Oracene Price smiled at the thought of being back at the French Open with her daughters, Serena and Venus Williams...
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Serena Williams becomes a rapper

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Tennis player Serena Williams recently released some rap lyrics after recording them last year in Florida...
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