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Serena Williams Signs Seven-Figure Deal To Write Memoir

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 09.16.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — A memoir by Serena Williams will be released in 2009 by Grand Central Publishing, which beat out a handful of other publishers biddin...

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Venus and Serena Williams Endorse Oreos; Meth Next

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Is it responsible to link a junk food of such notoriety to sports?

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Sports Marketing Moves To China

NY Times | Posted 08.27.2008 | Business

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BEIJING -- At times during the Olympics, athletes like Dwyane Wade and Serena Williams seemed to be working as hard off the court as on they were on t...

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Equal Play for Equal Pay in Women's Tennis

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 08.26.2008 | Entertainment

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Peter A. Ubel

Unfortunately, neither tournament has joined the idea of equal pay between sexes with the notion of equal play.

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The Black List

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | Posted 08.25.2008 | Home

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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Just in case you want to tear yourself away from the DNC or tennis... tonight at 9PM on HBO is my new film, a collaboration with journalist Elvis Mit...

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Third Screen: The Black List Is Beautiful -- an Interview with Elvis Mitchell

Vickie Karp | Posted 08.24.2008 | Entertainment

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Vickie Karp

Mitchell: I said [to the celebrities we interviewed] "we just want to take this look at black life, and talk about your life, and get you on camera."

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Williams Sisters Defeat Spain For Gold Medal In Doubles

AP | Posted 08.17.2008 | Home

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BEIJING — Venus and Serena Williams of the United States have won the Olympic gold medal in women's doubles. The Williamses beat the Spanish du...

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Nadal, Federer, Serena, Venus All Win At Olympics

AP | STEVEN WINE | Posted 08.11.2008 | Home

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BEIJING — Rafael Nadal took the court at 10:30 a.m. and hit his final shot more than 11 hours later. Roger Federer's first day of Olympic tennis...

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Wimbledon Finals Ratings: Williams Sisters Draw Biggest Audience In Three Years

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 07.07.2008 | Media

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The Saturday faceoff between Serena and Venus Williams drew the best overnight rating for a Wimbledon women's final in three years. The match, won by...

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Venus Williams Wins Wimbledon, Beats Serena

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home

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WIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title Saturday, beating younger sister Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 in the final...

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Tennis TV On The Brink: Network Execs Hoping For Huge Wimbledon Weekend

Hollywood Reporter | Steven Zeitchik | Posted 07.03.2008 | Media

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Tennis Channel president Ken Solomon was sitting in his office on the grounds of the French Open in Paris six weeks ago when, rifling through some pre...

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Williams Sisters In Wimbledon Final

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home

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WIMBLEDON, England — A spot in her seventh Wimbledon final already secured, Venus Williams headed back to Centre Court to catch the end of the n...

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Serena Williams Blogs About Secret Heartbreak

Serenawilliams.com | Posted 01.10.2008 | Entertainment

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Tennis star Serena Williams is currently down under for the Australian Open, but she took a break from training to write a lengthy blog post called "...

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