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...
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...
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...
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...
by Athena Liu | Jul 20, 2018 | Featured, Sports
WASHINGTON – Bob Bryan appeared to be playing near his former level in his short on-court reunion with brother Mike as the Washington Kastles lost Thursday’s match 13-25 to the San Diego Aviators. The 40-year-old started the WTT men’s doubles set with Mike, who just...