![Washington Spirit Hopes to Draw More Soccer Fans at Audi Field]()
by Athena Liu | Aug 15, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – Despite a dismal season and early elimination from the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs, the Washington Spirit hopes holding their last home game at the new D.C. United Audi Field will lure more fans to their sport. The Washington team, whose home...
by Athena Liu & Gabrielle Phifer | Aug 15, 2018 | Featured, Sports
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland President Wallace Loh on Tuesday admitted that the football team’s training staff misdiagnosed and incorrectly treated player Jordan McNair and accepted responsibility for McNair’s death in spring. At a press conference, Loh...
![At its 50th edition, Citi Open keeps changing to serve the unchanged philosophy]()
by Athena Liu | Aug 3, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – When the Citi Open debuted in July 1969, players competed on a clay court at Rock Creek Park with white balls and wood rackets. Famed tennis player Arthur Ashe was playing, but the stands could only hold 20 people. Players had to find their own...
![Jennifer Brady: improving her grass game is goal]()
by Athena Liu | Aug 3, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – In her third year of professional tennis, Jennifer Brady still takes every match as an opportunity to improve her game, and right now is concentrating on her grass game. Brady knew the best practice is matches so she played several ITF tournaments this...
![How ready is Venus Williams heading into the hard-court season?]()
by Athena Liu | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – To prepare for the upcoming hard-court season and the U.S. Open, the first thing Venus Williams may want to work on is her serves based on her performance at Thursday’s Washington Kastles game. When Williams clinched a come from behind victory by...
by Athena Liu | Jul 26, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON — The United States needs to pass its first international sports anti-doping law to criminalize the overuse of performance-enhancing drugs so that U.S. athletes aren’t at a disadvantage in the Olympics and other international competitions, the...
