Maria Sharapova is gone from Wimbledon already, having lost today to anonymous, 154th-ranked Russian Alla Kudryavtseva 6-2, 6-4.

This would’ve been a much bigger story a few years ago, but Sharapova’s popularity seems to be on the wane. What, with the dumbing down of her sex appeal on the court (oh, she put a ball in […]

Some folks have had their feathers ruffled over Wimbledon’s decision to deal with their pigeon problem - by using army marksmen to shoot down the birds.

ESPN reports that PETA is none too pleased about the tennis tourney exterminating the urban birds with extreme prejudice.
The animal welfare group wants to prosecute Wimbledon for committing cruelty to […]

An extraordinarily detailed dossier compiled by top bookmakers and delivered to top tennis authorities alleges dozens of matches since 2002 have been fixed by Russian and Eastern European crime organizations, including eight at Wimbledon (where play starts tomorrow). Four of those Wimbledon matches occurred in the men’s draw last year.

Tennis authorities (including the International […]

Even though she didn’t win the French Open, Maria Sharapova still remains a hot topic (and a hot chick) among the sporting community. However, the tennis titaness says she really doesn’t care for all the attention, and finds her celebrity status “weird“.

Mark Hodgkinson of the UK’s DAILY TELEGRAPH chats with the renowned racketeer, and discovers […]

Andy Roddick has a thing for pulling out. He was a last minute scratch at the French Open with a shoulder injury. And he’s already announced that he won’t be representing the United States in the Olympics this summer. Why can’t the other A-Rod seem to stay in a big tennis tournament?

Because he’s too busy […]

That rumbling sound you hear is the avalanche of sportscasters around the world quipping in unison,”Ana Ivanovic has finally shed the comparisons to Anna Kournikova!” That’s so clever! Because they’re both pretty communists!

Okay, they’re not really communists. Anyway, Ivanovic trounced fellow hottie Dinara Safina to win the French Open earlier today. Viva Serbia! Or something.

Had several people today email me links to photos of SbB Girl Cora Skinner and Brody Jenner on the beach in Hawaii. I haven’t been following Cora’s career that closely the past couple years, but apparently she’s been an item for some time with gentleman Jenner - and his rather regrettable ink job:

Cora has done […]

The third round? That’s it? That’s as far as Americans get to enjoy their countrywomen play in the French Open?

Both Williams sisters, ranked in the top ten, lost in the third round Friday morning. That’s only the second time they’ve gone down on the same day. With their losses every American female — Maria Sharapova, […]

We were unaware of the scholarly bent of the ORLANDO SENTINEL, specifically their SPORTSSTUFF memorabilia blog. We do not know if writer Chris Olds attended one of the top Universities in the country, but we do see that he has a passion for his work and a research jones that beats Indy by miles.
Upon […]

Even though Ashley Harkleroad lost to Serena Williams on Sunday, many male fans felt like winners when they heard her post-match announcement - she’s going to be appearing in Playboy.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that the 23-year-old Harkleroad is taking the road to further media exposure by flaunting all she’s got without the constraints of clothing. […]