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Man Convicted in the Killing of Yetunde Price, Eldest Sister of Venus and Serena Williams, Released and Then Re-Arrested [Updated]
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. EST: Robert Maxfield, the man who served 12 years in prison for the shooting death of Yetunde Price, the oldest daughter of Oracene Price, mother of Venus and Serena Williams, is back in custody. On Tuesday, The Root cited a report that said that Maxfield was released from prison…
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Winner's Circle: Serena Williams Scores Natural Hair Products at Target—Just Like Us!
Picture this: You’re cruising the natural haircare aisle at Target, marveling at the selection, when you run into … Serena Williams? “Beauty wise, I go to Target, and they literally have everything,” Williams recently told Yahoo Lifestyle. “Anything that says ‘curls,’ ‘manage your curls,’ ‘proud of your curls,’ I’m drawn to it.” Girl, we know…
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Nothing to See Here, Just the World's Greatest Athlete, Serena Williams, Getting 'Randomly' Drug Tested Again
We all know Queen Serena is the greatest of all time. After almost dying while giving birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia a mere 10 months ago, the tennis superstar has started to dip her toes into the waters of competition again. And although her return to the court has not produced any major wins…
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Serena Williams Soars to No. 28 in WTA Rankings, Flying Through 153 Spots
Serena Williams may have failed to clinch the win at Wimbledon, but the tennis superstar still rocketed up 153 spots in the WTA rankings after her runner-up finish, neatly landing herself at No. 28. Mind you, this is only 10 months after almost dying after giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia. Wimbledon was only…
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Like a Mother: Gatorade Knows that Serena Is Still Our G.O.A.T.
“To all the moms out there, I was playing for you today and I tried,” said Serena Williams on Saturday afternoon, after her heartbreaking Wimbledon loss to German Angelique Kerber. Admirably, Williams made it all the way to the final round of the famed tennis tournament less than a year after giving birth to daughter…
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Unbreak Our Hearts: Serena Falls in Wimbledon Finals
Alas, our greatest of all time is only human, and as such, lost in the ladies’ singles Wimbledon final in straight sets. Astonished German Angelique Kerber bested Williams 6-3, 6-3 on the infamous grass courts on Saturday. Williams, the strong favorite, had an A-List crew cheering her on, with her girl Duchess Meghan and Princess…
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Serena Williams Is Heading to Her 10th Wimbledon Final, Reaching Harriet Tubman Levels of Blackness
Serena Williams is not only the best athlete in the world—defying a near-death birthing experience to become a better mom than LeBron James—but she’s now on the cusp of tying Margaret Court with 24 Grand Slams after cruising to the Wimbledon finals, beating 13th-seeded Julia Goerges in straight sets: 6-2, 6-4. ESPN reports that Williams…
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Monday Motivation: Serena Williams Knows Why She’s Great—and Why Other Women Are, Too
“[It] must be difficult being Serena Williams, because everyone ups their game every single time they have to play her,” tennis player Madison Keys told the Wimbledon press corps, explaining that just thinking about playing Williams caused her focus to slip during her match against Evgeniya Rodina, resulting in her loss—and a major upset. “[A]ll…
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Is the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Overtesting the 183rd Best Tennis Player in the World? Serena Williams Thinks So
While all the sports news is about LeBron James going to Los Angeles to play roundball in the shadow of Magic Johnson …. (Old Kanye interrupts) “Imma let you finish but Serena Williams is the best athlete in the world!” I know that’s hard to swallow for some of y’all, and it’s apparently hard to…
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Bona Fide Badass: Serena Williams Covers InStyle’s Badass Women Issue
Is there anyone more badass than Serena Williams? InStyle magazine doesn’t think so, having chosen Williams to cover its inaugural Badass Women issue. The queen of the power serve serves face in a hat by Eric Javits and a dress by the Row on the cover of the August issue. Inside, Williams discusses motherhood, marriage and…