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Williams, whose legacy translates to greatness in tennis, was welcomed by deafening cheers from the 29,402-strong crowd as she made her way to the court at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams, draped in a crystal-encrusted black jacket and matching sparkly wrap-around long skirt, looked very much a sporting royalty welcomed by adoring supporters. In a post-match press conference, Serena was asked what memory would stick to her the most from the night, which, apart from the win that pushed her to a second-round match against Anett Kontaveit, included a message from Billie Jean King and a tribute video narrated by Oprah Winfrey....

The Peacock original debuted on Thursday, July 28, with its first three episodes, introducing viewers to couple Noah (William Jackson Harper) and Emma (Cristin Milioti), who decide to try and solve a 15-year-old missing persons case during a vacation in the Mayan Riviera. Noah and Emma’s marriage is in dire straits, and they feel like solving the mystery of what happened to teens Sam (Skyler Gisondo) and Violet (Nina Bloomgarden) might save their relationship, even if trying to do so will put their lives at risk....

Unfortunately for some, the addition of the alien abduction scenario has brought with it some rather bizarre side effects. Players noticed that their Sims were being abducted fairly frequently, which has led to a particularly troublesome mechanic coming into question. Male Sims returning from their abductions have been coming back pregnant. It may seem like something that is more fitting for a game like Alien: Isolation, but this gameplay element has been a part of the series since The Sims 2, where Sims were abducted after using the telescope and returning knocked up....

The tennis world has seen many lawsuits in the past. Some that come to mind include Monica Seles suing the German Tennis Federation over her stabbing incident in Hamburg; Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard filing a lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association for a fall she suffered in the locker room during the US Open a few years ago; and Alexander Zverev being involved in a legal dispute with his former manager last year....

Building on the award-winning journalism of The Sporting News, you’ll get all you need to know in one handy, bite-sized podcast hosted by Demetria Obilor. The Sporting News 7 is a unique take on the day’s biggest talking points in sports, and you can find it on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Here are the seven stories you’ll hear about on Thursday, May 26, 2022: NBA: Celtics take 3-2 series lead with Game 5 win in Miami in Eastern Conference finals NFL: Colin Kaepernick has workout with the Raiders in latest attempt to return to the sport MLB: Tampa Bay’s Brooks Raley, who was raised in Uvalde, talks about the shock of hearing the news of the school shooting MLB: Yankees make major roster changes but still manage to shut down the Orioles to take series NHL: Blues avoid elimination in Stanley Cup playoffs with overtime win against the Avalanche TENNIS: Rafael Nadal reaches 300 wins in Grand Slam events as he attempts to win a record 14th French Open title SOCCER: Jose Mourinho leads Roma to victory in the first ever Europa Conference League final

For a rundown of those stories and more, check out The Sporting News 7, a podcast that brings you the seven biggest sports stories in seven minutes at 7 a.m. ET every weekday. Building on the award-winning journalism of The Sporting News, you’ll get all you need to know in one handy, bite-sized podcast hosted by Demetria Obilor. The Sporting News 7 is a unique take on the day’s biggest talking points in sports, and you can find it on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts....

Here are the seven stories you’ll hear about on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022: NFL: Marlon Mack and Josh Gordon among the players cut ahead of the roster deadline TENNIS: Defending champion Emma Raducanu is knocked in the first round of the US Open NBA: Nets take a chance on Markieff Morris NBA: John Wall admits he contemplated suicide while dealing with injury and family grief during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic MLB: Aaron Judge closes in on the Yankees’ single season home run record GOLF: Cameron Smith confirms the worst kept secret in golf after defecting to LIV SOCCER: Chelsea lose for a second time in five games as their start to the Premier League season continues to stutter...

Which prisons are Isauro Aguirre and Pearl Fernandez in? At time of writing, Isauro Aguirre resides on death row at the San Quentin prison in California, where he is one of 737 inmates—the largest death row in the western world. Among other infamous residents of the Californian death row are Scott Peterson, who murdered Laci Peterson and their unborn son, the so-called “Grim Sleeper” Lonnie Franklin, and Richard Allen Davis, the man whose case led to the establishment of California’s “three strikes” law....

Major spoilers ahead… In the series finale of the HBO series, titled “The Bloody Truth,” we got answers to all those questions and more. Henry had the hammer, as we previously predicted, as he had found it and hid it to protect his father Jonathan (Hugh Grant). Grace has A LOT of coats. And, most crucially, it was Jonathan who killed Elena. Of course, that means that there was no mystery all along—after all, it was Jonathan who has been on trial for the majority of the show’s six episodes....

Each of the members on coaches Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson’s teams performed two songs during the first part of the Season 19 finale shows, including a cover of a classic and an original song of their own, written with the help of a songwriter of their coach’s choosing. It was a high note to end the competition, as the singers delivered perhaps their best performances of the season....

Season 17 of The Voice is getting down to the wire. There’s only one more week to go before a champion is announced, but before that, the final remaining eight contestants will try to win fans over during the first semi-final round on Monday night. So far, John Legend’s team is still in the lead with three remaining contestants, while Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson follow behind with two artists each....

This week, Kyle and Erika instigated Sutton and Crystal, respectively. Both housewives have been on shaky ground since their argument last episode, and this interaction only made things worse. One fan tweeted: Fans react to RHOBH stars Kyle and Erika stirring the pot During the getaway, the ladies separated into two groups. The first group decided to practice surfing, and the other went shopping. The former group included Erika, Crystal, Lisa, and Diana, and the latter included Garcelle, Kyle, Sutton, and Dorit....

Who is Princess in The Walking Dead Comics? In The Walking Dead comic series, Princess is a fun-loving drifter encountered by Michonne, Eugene, Yumiko, Magna and Siddiq on Eugene’s quest to meet Stephanie for the first time. They find her in Pittsburgh, and she admits it’s been a long time since she’s spoken with actual people. With this in mind, Princess has a pretty awkward sense of humor. She jokingly announces the group’s arrival when they first visit her home, which Michonne does not appreciate at all....

The full-back is spending the season on loan at Alaves, but reports ahead of this weekend’s Madrid derby in LaLiga have suggested that Zinedine Zidane’s side could trigger a release clause in his contract. ‘I’ll watch Madrid derby if I don’t nap!’ But Cerezo says such rumours are common place ahead of clashes between the rivals and vowed to fight to keep the France youth international when he returns to Atleti....

Now she is using her celebrity to push for a variety of causes. Her latest concert tour, “Revolution,” which premieres on the Sundance Channel in June, is her most political yet–a sort of call to arms for audience members to advocate for the causes they believe in. Top among Cho’s: gay marriage rights. Throughout her comedic career, Cho has been an outspoken supporter of gays and lesbians (who in turn have been faithful fans of hers)....

Manjrekar feels the current edition of the IPL has seen plenty of out-of-the-box thinking and said that he witnessed that in Pant’s mindset in Wednesday’s game. Delhi Capitals registered a convincing victory over the Punjab Kings by restricting them to 115 after electing to bowl first. David Warner and Prithvi Shaw blazed away, stringing together a 83-run opening stand. The Capitals won with more than nine overs to spare....

The two-time African champions begin their quest to win the Caf Confederation Cup by hosting the Malians who eliminated MFM FC. In the wake of their 0-0 draw against Akwa United, the seasoned football administrator wants Paul Aigbogun’s side to be fully prepared to make Nigerians proud. “Every team is now looking up to you, because of your qualification for the group stage as the only Nigerian team. There is no excuse we can give,” Anyansi said while addressing the players....

“I just heard ‘Asian hate’ and I’m over that whole narrative,” the woman is heard saying in Charles Choi’s video, before claiming, “There’s no Asian hate.” The video, which had 300,000 views on the charleschoiboy account, showed different clips of what the woman said, including that she did not hear about any protests in response to Asian hate before asking the TikToker if he feels oppressed. “Yeah I feel oppressed,” he responded....

The Borussia Dortmund striker seems set to leave the German club in the summer with most of Europe’s top clubs interested in signing him. The striker has been majorly linked with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United. However, Gullit believes that the Norwegian wouldn’t join the Red Devils. Speaking to Bild, he said: Gullit further added: The Norwegian striker has a release clause of €75 million which could be a bargain for the quality he possesses....

The request was filled with rude language and insults, which Helena translated so her audience understood why she refuses to translate these on her stream. This resulted from seeing several rude unban requests and messages in Greek during the stream. Twitch streamer Helena frustrated by rude unban requests Over the course of this stream, Helena went through several Greek ban requests, and would quickly, quietly read through them, without translating what they said....