Venus Williams defeated Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0 in Thursday’s Wimbledon semifinals. Williams will face her sister Serena on Saturday for the championship.
Serena battles,Venus flies into final
the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. He says he simply can’t bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage. » Read story.
By Doug Crise
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
People forget that Peyton Hillis used to be quite the ballplayer. » Read story.
By Marty Cook
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
The latest in a series profiling new additions for the Arkansas football team in 2009. » Read story.
the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
The current edition of Wimbledon is the 23rd Grand Slam tournament since Andy Roddick won his lone major championship at the 2003 U.S. Open. » Read story.
By Doug Crise
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Gary Smith, founder of the Firecracker Fast 5K, likes to joke that he’ll change things up one of these years and make everyone run the course in the opposite direction. » Read story.
By Doug Crise
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
A ninth-inning meltdown ensured Daniel Haigwood of a happy homecoming Thursday. » Read story.
By Richard Davenport
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Arkansas basketball Coach John Pelphrey’s interest in finding a big guard is a plus for Conway’s Preston Purifoy. » Read story.
by marcia c. smith the orange county (calif.) regi
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
It’s hard to know how to feel about the fates of Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin and Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, the first overall selections in their respective NBA and NFL drafts. » Read story.
- democrat-gazette press services
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Jeremy Mayfield missed the deadline to enter this weekend’s race after successfully fighting NASCAR to get back behind the wheel following a failed random drug test. » Read story.
- democrat-gazette staff and press services
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
HR derby, inductions highlight Pepsi Classic The 30th annual Pepsi Softball Classic will kick off its holiday weekend tournament tonight with a large home run derby, the Arkansas Softball Hall of Fame inductions and the first-ever Hall of Fame game at the Sherwood Sports Complex. » Read story.
the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
The Houston Astros — who once had the “Killer Bs” — beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of bees took over left field at Petco Park. » Read story.
democrat-gazette press services
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Bryce Molder of Conway made a strong start in his bid to qualify for the British Open and Anthony Kim set a course record Thursday in the first round at the AT&T National. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
SATURDAY — First Stage, Monaco—Monaco, individual time trial, 15.5 kilometers (9.6 miles) » Read story.
By Doug Crise
(Thursday, July 2, 2009)
It can get better. Granted, a run at a second-half championship and a Texas League title is probably asking too much. But as the Arkansas Travelers continue second-half play tonight against the Midland RockHounds at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock, there are real reasons why Arkansas can avoid the fourth-place divisional finish that marked the season’s first half. » Read story.
Governor calls new commissioner ‘sound thinker’
By Charlie Frago
(Thursday, July 2, 2009)
The middle brother of a prominent political family in south Arkansas became the newest member of the Game and Fish Commission on Wednesday. » Read story.
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