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Tennis champion Rafael Nadal is going to be a dad. The athlete and his wife are expecting their first baby together, he confirmed in a June 17 press conference.

A shock announcement by tennis player Ash Barty, that she’s retiring from the sport at the age of 25, offers young people some important career lessons.

The IOC says Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has taken part in a 30-minute video call from Beijing with Olympic officials and told them she was safe and well.

This Netflix special takes intimate look inside Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka life behind the scenes, Amina Smith has all the details.

Federer withdrew after round 3 to prioritize his health.

Retired tennis legend John McEnroe talks about the early days in his career and reveals his one critique of Shia LaBeouf’s portrayal of him in the 2017 film “Borg vs McEnroe.”

A beloved family dog is recovering after being shot at a public park in Claremont, New Hampshire Sunday afternoon. As Gunner the Mastiff-Boxer mix recovers from emergency surgery, his owner is now wondering why the shooter was carrying a deadly weapon in a family-friendly park in the first place. For Gunner’s family, it’s heartbreaking to see their gentle giant in...

The man accused of secretly taking tests for high school students to get them better scores pleaded guilty.

Monica Puig gave Puerto Rico her fifth consecutive gold medal on Monday in women’s singles tennis in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia. Puig, the champion in the Mayagüez 2010 and Veracruz 2014 games, won in two sets, both 6-1, against Colombian Mariana Duque. The tennis player has continued the winning streak for Puerto Rico in the regional...

Democratic analyst Jesse Mermell and Rev. Irene Monroe of WGBH Radio join Sue O’Connell to discuss the week that was.

A French Open match took a serious turn Friday when Bosnian tennis player Damir Dzumhur collided with a ball boy on the court.

Most, but not all, of Russia’s top sports stars are backing Vladimir Putin in this weekend’s presidential election. Ahead of Sunday’s vote, a host of Olympic gold medalists and NHL player Alex Ovechkin have thrown their support behind Putin. Ovechkin even launched a “Putin Team” campaign on social media.

Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been charged with a doping offense at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Krushelnitsky, who won bronze in mixed doubles with his wife Anastasia Bryzgalova, tested positive for meldonium, Russian officials said Monday.
Here are some of the key issues surrounding meldonium.

Kaley Cuoco is a bride-to-be after the “Big Bang Theory” star’s now-fiance, equestrian Karl Cook, revealed Thursday evening that he had popped the question on her 32nd birthday. Cook shared a video of the emotional proposal on Instagram.

The 27-year-old announced her engagement to her NBA boyfriend David Lee. The couple have been dating for eight months. Wozniacki posted an image of the ring the former Knicks forward lee got her on Twitter.

The police officer who tackled James Blake in a mistaken arrest has filed a defamation lawsuit against the former pro tennis player and the police department.

A Pennsylvania teen boy who made headlines after a man took a towel away from him during a caught on cam tug-of-war at Wimbledon received a new one from an American tennis player.

Tennis star Serena Williams said she will be attending the Olympics in Rio despite concerns about the spread of Zika and is “sad” some have pulled out because of the virus. “[That’s] something that’s been on my mind,” Williams told USA Today over the weekend. “I’m really just gonna have to go super protected maybe. I don’t know.” Williams also...

Kaley Cuoco tells “Late Night” host Seth Meyers that her sister getting kicked off “The Voice” bothered her. “He’s another number I need to get,” Cuoco said about coach Blake Shelton.