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Serena Williams has accused an umpire of sexism and treating her more harshly than men as she used a press conference to double down on her earlier on-court tirade at the official during her US Open final defeat to Japan’s Naomi Osaka.
Williams was cited by official Carlos Ramos for three code violations during her 6-2, 6-4 loss to the 20-year-old Osaka on Saturday: for getting coaching signals; for breaking her racket, which cost her a point; and for calling the chair umpire a thief, which cost her a game.
Serena Williams’ daughter, Olympia, is following in her mama’s footsteps.
The tennis great posted a photo of Olympia wearing a black Nike tutu on Thursday. The look ― designed by Louis Vuitton’s Virgil Abloh for Nike ― is the spitting image of the adult versions William’s been sporting throughout the US Open.
Geoffrey Owens has accepted an offer from Tyler Perry to work on the filmmaker’s TV show “The Haves and the Have Nots.”
A representative for Perry has confirmed to HuffPost that Owens will take part in shoots in Atlanta, Georgia, and have a recurring role on the show. He will star in ten episodes.
The brand announced the news along with the signing of seven new members including Bobby Wagner of the Seattle Seahawks, Jimmy Garoppolo of the San Francisco 49ers, Jordan Howard of the Chicago Bears, Le'Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints, Sterling Shepard of the New York Giants, and Tyrann Mathieu of the Houston Texans. These additions bring the Jordan Brand NFL roster to over 50 active players.
While many were celebrating Labor Day, Nike kicked off the week with a bang by naming Colin Kaepernick as the face of its 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign.
Donald Trump Jr. “fixed” the recent Nike advertisement campaign featuring former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick by swapping in the face of his father, President Donald Trump.
“There, fixed it for you. #maga,” the president’s eldest son wrote on Instagram Wednesday.
- Marvel didn't initially want the characters in " Black Panther" to have accents.
- But actor Chadwick Boseman, who plays King T'Challa and the titular superhero, said they needed to.
- The studio thought he could have a British or American accent.
- Boseman stood firm and said it was a "deal breaker" if he didn't use an accent based in an African language.
LeBron James and Lonzo Ball were written off as incompatible from the moment they became Los Angeles Lakers teammates this summer.
The downsides are obvious. LeBron makes life difficult for his point guards by dominating the ball, and Lonzo looks like he's lifting a couch when he loads up to shoot. Plus, between LeBron's subtweets and LaVar's vanity, it's easy to see how things could go south this season.
But LeBron must have seen potential in the unorthodox point guard, or he wouldn't have chosen to team up. Indeed, two of the sharpest minds in the game will find a way to make it work, and their skill sets should complement each other better than expected, putting James and Ball in prime position to lead the Lakers to a deep playoff run.
Thi’sl is the type of artist that only comes around every once in a while. Raw, hardcore and has experienced enough ups and downs in life to really not care whether or not you like him or what he has to say. An individual that is as polarizing and influential as a 2Pac, while still being a figure who has clearly been transformed and refined by the grace of God. Fallen King is as much a story of the old Thi’sl as it is the current young thug on the corner in your local hood. It’s a story that paints a vivid picture of the environment that shaped Thi’sl in his early years, interwoven with the message of redemption and salvation that has become his new reality.
Nike has announced that it has chosen Colin Kaepernick to be the face of its 30th anniversary “Just do it” campaign, according to HollywoodThe Reporter.
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THINGS we found along the way
We noticed a slight uptick in OnePlus 6T rumors in the past few weeks, but it was hardly surprising, considering that we expect the Chinese smartphone maker to unveil its second handset of 2018 in the second half of the year. The phone, reports said, will look more like the Oppo R17 Pro than the iPhone X, featuring a teardrop notch, a triple-lens camera system, and a fingerprint sensor under the display. We then saw a leaked OnePlus 6T retail box that seemed to confirm the existence of the phone, its design, as well as several features. Since then, OnePlus confirmed that the OnePlus 6T is in the making and that it’ll have a feature no iPhone has.
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