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Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open with an Achilles injury ahead of her scheduled second-round match against Tsvetana Pironkova.

When Jaylen Brown looks at the back of his shirt, he doesn't see his name printed across the shoulder blades, or the number 7 that he's worn as the Boston Celtics' guard for the last four years; all he sees "is a Black man being shot seven times in the back."

John Thompson was a coach who set the bar high for his players on and off the basketball court. He coached Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutumbo. He became a mentor to many long after they left Georgetown and competitive basketball.

Reportedly, training camps are equipped with proximity tracking devices that will alert players or staff when they are too close to one other. The device also collects data, making contact tracing easier if someone does become infected with the coronavirus.

The NBA will use artificial intelligence and a tap-to-cheer app feature to help fans stuck at home get in the game.

America's pastime is sending a loud message as it begins its condensed season: Black lives matter.

Craig Robinson, a longtime collegiate basketball coach and the brother of Michelle Obama, will lead the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the organization announced Monday.

The NFL plans to have the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" -- known as the Black national anthem -- performed live or played before every game in Week 1 of the NFL season.

“(Boxing) gave me an opportunity to provide for my parents, help my siblings, help my friends, and help my community,” said Leonard. “I’m a blessed man. I won the Olympics in 1976 and had every intention of going to the University of Maryland to further my education and get a good job.

Players are eager to compete and to display their skills. Only problem is that the coronavirus doesn’t care about profits or presidents, or about fans or coaches. It doesn’t follow polls, doesn’t care who wins the presidential election, and has no party. It is deadly and it’s still here, even spiking in more than 20 states. And now, it’s hitting football players hard. Thirty Louisiana State players are in quarantine, either testing positive for the virus or from being in contact with those who tested positive. Twenty-three Clemson football players have tested positive since workouts started on June 1.