Sports Recap: Week of June 29
Williams sisters are out, NFL lockout meetings, plus more.
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Tiger Woods Lands Endorsement Deal - Japan’s Kowa Company Ltd. has tapped golfer Tiger Woods to be a pitchman for a heat rub used to relieve muscle and joint pain. The struggling golfer, who hasn’t won a major since 2009, had to withdraw from the Players Championship last month. His public persona also took a hit in 2009 with the revelation of several extra-marital affairs. The commercial is set to debut next month.(Photo: Tom Donoghue/PictureGroup)
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Agent: T.O. Isn’t Retiring - NFL receiver Terrell Owens is not considering retirement, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus. Recent reports had stated that a recent ACL surgery had led to the league veteran’s impending retirement. But yesterday Rosenhaus insisted that Owens is recovering well from the surgery and is doing “fantastic.”(Photo: AP Photo/Don Wright, File)
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NFL Lockout Meetings - NFL players and owners kicked off four straight days of meetings Tuesday to end the NFL lockout and save the upcoming season. Since the lockout began in March, the two sides have already had four confidential sessions, and this week’s meetings could signal that both sides are close to a deal. NFL players' lawyers Jeffrey Kessler (left), Barbara P. Berens and James Quinn walk with former NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith. (Photo: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
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Mayweather Denies Saying Pacquiao Was on Steroids - While promoting his September fight against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, Floyd Mayweather touched on the controversy that has kept him from fighting Manny Pacquiao while speaking with ESPN Tuesday. He reiterated what he’s been saying all along; that the Filipino boxer must agree to random blood and urine testing ahead of the bout. “If you look at sports in the Olympics, they’re cheating. Everyone is cheating. And I never once said Manny Pacquiao was cheating, only thing I said was this: Me and any other opponent I face must take the test,” he said. (Photo: Daniel Barry/Getty Images)
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Williams Sisters Out at Wimbledon - Defending Wimbledon champion Serena Williams and her sister Venus were both knocked out of the tournament Monday in fourth-round eliminations. Serena lost to France’s Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-6 (6) and Venus lost to Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-3.(Photo: AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Former N.C. State Star Dies - Former North Carolina State basketball star Lorenzo Charles, whose last-second dunk gave the underdog Wolfpack the 1983 national collegiate championship, was killed Monday when a bus he was driving crashed, a company official said Monday. He was 47. Charles was the only passenger on board when the accident occurred.(Photo: AP Photo/File)
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Cav’s Choose Irving for No.1 Pick - At Thursday evening’s NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers chose Duke’s Kyrie Irving with their No. 1 pick.(Photo: AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Pippen Reportedly Slams Jordan, Again - After the recent NBA Draft where the Michael Jordan-owned Bobcats ended up with Congo forward Bismack Biyombo and point guard Kemba Walker in the first round, former Bulls teammate reportedly dissed Jordan, telling friends “He doesn’t have a clue.” Not too long ago Pippen set the sports world abuzz when he said LeBron James is a better player than Jordan was.(Photo: AP Photo/Elise Amendola)