Sports Rewind: June 26
Venus loses, Miami Heat wins, plus more.
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Venus Williams Eliminated in First Round of Wimbledon - Fan says Amar'e Stoudemire uses gay slur against him, Jerry Sandusky convicted of child molestation, plus more. — Britt MiddletonFor the first time since 1997, tennis star Venus Williams was ousted in the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in Wimbledon, England, on Monday, losing 6-1, 6-3 to Russia's Elena Vesnina. Williams, a five-time Wimbledon champion, hadn't lost in the first round since her debut in 1997. (Photo: AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Saudi Arabia to Allow Women to Participate in Olympic Games - The Saudi Embassy in London said in a statement on Sunday that the kingdom will "oversee the participation of women athletes who can qualify for the games," the Associated Press reported. At this point, no women have qualified, but athletes in judo and in track and field are considered possibilities. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
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Amar’e Stoudemire Tweets Gay Slur to Fan - New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire lashed out at a heckler on Twitter on Saturday after a fan bashed his performance last season. The fan re-tweeted a screen shot of a direct message reportedly sent from Stoudemire in which the basketball player abused him with a gay slur. "I apologize for what I said earlier. I just got off the plane and had time to think about it. Sorry bro!! No Excuses. Won't happen again," Stoudemire said in another message the fan re-tweeted to followers after the incident. (Photo: Courtesy Twitter)
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Sam Bradford Gives Back - St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford gave back to future generations in a big way on Saturday. He donated $500,000 to the University of Oklahoma, his alma mater, which will go toward building new dorms set to open in the fall of 2013. (Photo: UPI/Bill Greenblatt /LANDOV)
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Warren Sapp - NFL Network analyst and former player Warren Sapp has offered an apology to former New Orleans Saints tight tend Jeremy Shockey for pegging the player as a "snitch" who blew the whistle on the team's bounty program in operation from 2009 to 2011. "The information that was passed to me, I stand by my source, but I hate that I put it on a level, that wasn’t the way it should be," Sapp told a Boston radio station on Friday. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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