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Watch Andy Murray's Hot Girlfriend Cry After He Loses at Wimbledon

BJ Ragone — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:00:02 +0000

When English tennis pro Andy Murray lost at Wimbledon to Roger Federer, the entire country of England got sad, including his smoking hot gal pal Kim Sears. Athletes tend to get emotional when it comes to a big loss. It’s even harder when the big loss comes on home turf. Andy Murray felt that pain [...]

Roger Federer Beats Andy Murray for Record-Tying 7th Wimbledon Title

Joe Student — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:40:46 +0000

Roger Federer soundly defeated Britain’s Andy Murray, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, on Sunday at Wimbledon to win his seventh men’s singles title and tie Pete Sampras’ open-era record for championships at the All England Club. The match was the first-ever Wimbledon men’s championship played with the roof closed over Centre Court. After losing the first [...]

2012 Wimbledon Report: Serena Williams Wins Fifth Wimbledon Title

Joe Student — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:35:24 +0000

Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, on Saturday to capture her fifth Wimbledon title at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The decisive victory was the 14th major championship for Williams and prevented Radwanska from winning a championship in her first appearance in a Grand Slam final. Williams quickly won the first set, [...]

Ouch! Wimbledon Line Judge Gets Tennis Pro's Ball In Her Face

Ben Chew — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:58 +0000

The life of a Wimbledon line judge isn’t exactly the most exciting of professions, but sometimes things can pick up if they get in a tennis pro’s line of fire. During a fourth-round match between Mardy Fish and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a female judge who called out one of Fish’s serves got a ton of ball [...]

This Day in History for July 5 – Hormel Introduces SPAM and More

Amory Gritta — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:30:00 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1865 – The Salvation Army is founded in London, England (More info)

1937 – The luncheon meat SPAM is introduced by the Hormel Foods Corporation (More info)

Wimbledon Official Wants Ladies To Quit the Grunting

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:30:37 +0000

Ladies, enough already with the grunting. So says Ian Ritchie, chief executive of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club where Wimbledon is played. He told the Telegraph that officials “would prefer to see less” of it and and even said players have the option of complaining to umpires if the grunting proves too distracting. [...]