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On the Mark: Surprise! Rays are for real

Tiger's hurt. The NFL is months away. Even Euro 2008 is over. Worry not. Mark Kriegel has found the feel-good story of the summer.

Venus, Serena into Wimbledon semis

Five down, one to go ... until a possible all-Williams final. Venus and sister Serena reached the Wimbledon semis Tuesday.

NFL trying to start rookies on right path

The NFL is doing all it can to warn rookies about the pitfalls of celeb life. If they screw up now, Alex Marvez says the players are at fault.

Rumors run rampant with free agency in play

By opting out of their contracts, players such as Corey Maggette have fired up the offseason rumor mill. Mike Kahn breaks it down.

Venus, Serena roll into Wimbledon semis

Defending champion Venus Williams advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday. The four-time champion from the United States will face either Elena Dementieva or Nadia Petrova in the semifinals. Tanasugarn, at 31 the oldest women in the quarterfinals, made it past the fourth round for the first time in 12 appearances at the All England Club.

On a roll

Reports: Wizards, Warriors make max offers to Arenas

Gilbert Arenas is a wanted man.

Hornets nearing extension with All-Star Paul

Chris Paul's agent plans to travel to New Orleans on Wednesday with the intention of completing a contract extension that would keep the All-Star and Team USA point guard with the Hornets for an additional three to five years.

Ganassi shuts down sponsor-less Franchitti team

Co-owner Chip Ganassi has ceased operation of Dario Franchitti's race team because of a lack of sponsorship. The 2007 Indy 500 winner and IRL Series champion, who drives Ganassi's No. 40 Dodge, has struggled in his first NASCAR season. Longtime sponsor Coors Light left at the end of last season, and Ganassi was unable to secure funding for Franchitti. "If I keep going I run the risk of dragging the other two teams down. I don't want to do that," Ganassi told the Associated Press.

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