A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
During this U.S. Open, we found out that The United States Tennis Association cut the funding to America's brightest junior tennis star not because she was bad, or that she was losing, but because they thought she was overweight. And now this mistake has caught the eye of one of America's current tennis stars: Serena Williams.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
The rap debut of Serena Williams, Johnny Depp denies split rumors, and Tim Tebow may be giving his dog a more New York-centric moniker.
Also: Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is back on a campus in Ohio, Gordie Howe is sick, and Serena Williams is spending quality time in Paris with Grigor Dimitrov.
Also in sports: The Redskins owner decides suing weekly paper isn't helping his image
"You ever see me walking down the hall, look the other way. You're a hater and you're unattractive inside."
SlutWalk, the feminist web site, is not happy with a tennis tournament ad
Here's what tennis officials are up against in their anti-moaning campaign
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