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Serena and Venus Williams to play doubles together at Wimbledon with a combined age of 90

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Even at a combined age of 90, opponents should still be wary of facing the Williams sisters at Wimbledon. Serena and Venus Williams won a combined 21 titles on the storied grass of the All England Club in their singles and doubles careers and now they're going for one more. A doubles wild card invitation for the sisters was announced on Tuesday by organizers of Wimbledon, which starts in less than two weeks. The move comes after 44-year-old Serena recently returned to competition after nearly four years away from professional tennis. Venus, who has still been competing ...

Northern Wishes, Gold Standard open seasons with wins

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LAKE LINDEN — The Copper County Women’s Fastpitch softball season opened Monday with a pair of games, both of which saw one team find their way home multiple times. Northern Wishes defeated Superior Service 14-1, and Gold Standard cruised to a 10-0 win over Moyle/Finnish Coat. Rosalie Kangas led Northern Wishes in the circle. She combined with Janet Mattila to rack up 10 strikeouts between the two of them. Regan Moyle got the start for Superior Service. Josie Connors came in to relieve her. At the plate, Meg Ruohonen led Northern Wishes by coming up with a triple and a single. ...

Fourth time’s the charm

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NEENAH — For the fourth straight year, Shottle Bop won the Guts Frisbee Wisconsin Tournament this past weekend at O'Hauser Park. They finished at the top of a field of 19 teams with 100 players, and they did it with a victory over Monte Carlo. Shottle Bop, which is made up of William Blau, ...

Chourio, Perkins homers power Brewers past Sánchez and Phillies 4-0

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MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio and Blake Perkins homered, Kyle Harrison pitched three-hit ball for six innings and the Milwaukee Brewers tagged Philadelphia Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez for all their runs Sunday in a 4-0 victory. Chourio led off the first with a 412-foot homer to center. It was his fifth homer in five games, ninth of the season and his MLB-leading seventh in June. Perkins, who entered the game hitting .113, hit a two-out, three-run homer — his first of the season — in the fourth inning to extend Milwaukee's lead to 4-0. He added a double in the sixth and has ...