http://wblk.com The People's Station Mon, 20 May 2013 02:43:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://wblk.com/on-this-day-in-black-history-january-28th-a-tribute-to-arthur-ashe-video/ http://wblk.com/on-this-day-in-black-history-january-28th-a-tribute-to-arthur-ashe-video/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:41:40 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=165837 On this day in 1970, Arthur Ashe, was the first African American male to win Wimbledon, and was denied

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]]> http://wblk.com/free-summer-camp-willie-hutch-jones-sports-clinic/feed/ 0 http://wblk.com/serena-does-it-again/ http://wblk.com/serena-does-it-again/#comments Sat, 07 Jul 2012 21:50:05 +0000 Jazzy T http://wblk.com/?p=89451 Serena Williams is a champion once again! At 30 years old, she won her fifth Wimbledon title today (Saturday, July 7), with record-setting aces.

]]> http://wblk.com/serena-does-it-again/feed/ 0 Getty Images http://wblk.com/serena-williams-fined-after-u-s-open-outburst/ http://wblk.com/serena-williams-fined-after-u-s-open-outburst/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:35:07 +0000 bob.hill http://wblk.com/?p=21745 There’s word that Serena Williams isn’t going to be banned from future U.S. Open tennis tournaments for verbally abusing an umpire during Sunday’s women’s final against Australian Samantha Stosur.  Officials fined her $2,000 for the incident. 

]]> http://wblk.com/serena-williams-fined-after-u-s-open-outburst/feed/ 0 Getty Images http://wblk.com/serena-suffers-defeat-in-u-s-open-final/ http://wblk.com/serena-suffers-defeat-in-u-s-open-final/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:43:45 +0000 Mizstreetz http://wblk.com/?p=21567 Saturday night  Serena Williams lost in the U.S. Open to Australian Samantha Stosur. Serena held the Grand Slam title for five years and it was a surprising ending when she lost to Stosur in straight sets 6-2 and  6-3

]]> http://wblk.com/serena-suffers-defeat-in-u-s-open-final/feed/ 0 Getty images http://wblk.com/venus-williams-withdraws-from-australian-open/ http://wblk.com/venus-williams-withdraws-from-australian-open/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:35:12 +0000 Chris Reynolds http://wblk.com/?p=4194 Venus Ebony Star Williams has played over 250 grand slam tennis matches in her career and not once has she had to retire due to injury; well, not until yesterday (Friday, January 21, 2011).

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