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Serena Williams now added to the owners of the new women's basketball team:
WNBA Toronto Tempo, which will begin play in 2026.


https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/44095242/serena-joins-ownership-group-wnba-new-toronto-tempo-team

Serena joins ownership group for WNBA's new Toronto Tempo team
Mar 3, 2025

Twenty-three-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams is joining the Toronto Tempo ownership group, the organization announced Wednesday.

The team is primarily owned by Kilmer Sports Ventures, chaired by Larry Tanenbaum, and is led by team president Teresa Resch. The Tempo are the 15th team to join the WNBA and will tip off their first season in 2026. Their expansion draft will be held after the 2025 season.

"This moment is not just about basketball; it is about showcasing the true value and potential of female athletes -- I have always said that women's sports are an incredible investment opportunity," Williams said. "I am excited to partner with Larry [Tanenbaum] and all of Canada in creating this new WNBA franchise and legacy."

Toronto says Williams will play a role in designing jerseys and creating merchandise collaborations with the team.

"Serena Williams is an icon, a role model and a force for change in the world" Tanenbaum said. "She's earned every bit of her incredible success with hard work, tenacity and determination in the face of countless challenges. She exemplifies the very best of what the Tempo stand for -- we couldn't be more honored to have Serena in our court."

Williams already owns stakes in the Miami Dolphins, Angel City FC and Los Angeles Golf Club.
 


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March 3, 2025
New court, new game.
I am incredibly excited to join the 
@torontotempo as the team's newest owner.


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May 2025:   New Pope, Leo XIV is chosen in Rome, while the Italian Open tennis tournament is happening in Rome.
The headline is "Sinner meets the Pope"  or  "Pope meets Sinner".
LOL, this is tennis player Jannik Sinner. He met with Pope Leo and gave him a tennis racket.
Leo plays tennis himself and is a tennis fan. (He is also a Chicago Cubs baseball fan).   
https://apnews.com/article/pope-leo-jannik-sinner-tennis-italian-open-9305b5f2957ac15c7a405f836371ec1e

The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.

Leo, the first American pope, is an avid tennis player and fan and had said earlier this week that he would be up for a charity match when it was suggested by a journalist. But at the time, Leo joked “we can’t invite Sinner,” an apparent reference to the English meaning of Sinner’s last name.

By Wednesday, all seemed forgotten. “It’s an honor,” Sinner said in Italian as he and his parents arrived in a reception room of the Vatican’s auditorium. Holding one of his rackets and giving Leo another and a ball, the three-time Grand Slam champion suggested a quick volley. But the pope looked around at the antiques and said, “Better not.”

Leo, a 69-year-old from Chicago, then appeared to joke about his white cassock and its appropriateness for Wimbledon, perhaps a reference to the All England Club’s all-white clothing rule.
 

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Congratulations to Coco Gauff on her second win in one of the GS tournaments, the French Open.

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    Perhaps it wasn't the most well-played match in history, but that's something no one will remember in a few years time.

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