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“I am open (to it) and I had long conversations with Roger. ... We are in almost weekly contact."
Nadal opens up on fatherhood, playing Vegas and possible exhibition with Federer in @AP interview
apnews.com/article/nadal-fed…
Nadal said in @AP interview this week that he's rarely home with his kids "because I am traveling, I am doing stuff, I have events."
And now he's being added to Real Madrid's board of directors.
Interview story and video ⬇️
apnews.com/article/nadal-fed…
Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral ahead of Rome tip-off
'Prevost has another opinion, but we won’t do that now'
🏀🇻🇦 For @AP w/ @nwinfield
apnews.com/article/vatican-p…
It's much more than just a hoop and a prayer for Notre Dame and Villanova team chaplains in Rome
apnews.com/article/villanova…
'Something might pop out that might cost me a day in the confessional booth'
Bill Raftery considering dialing back his famous catchphrases for college basketball season opener in Rome
Because the pope might be listening.
🏀🇻🇦
apnews.com/article/bill-raft…
Andrew Dampf (AP) retweeted
Basketball powerhouse Villanova is embracing the “Pope Leo effect.” They’re set to play Notre Dame near the Vatican this weekend.
My latest from campus apnews.com/article/villanova…
'He’s a true, blue Villanovan'
Pope Leo's alma mater Villanova traveling to Rome for hoops doubleheader vs. @NotreDame
@NovaMBB 🏀🇻🇦
apnews.com/article/villanova…
Andrew Dampf (AP) retweeted
From March Madness miracles to a season opener in Rome: The story of Catholic college hoops
apnews.com/article/catholic-…
Curiously, Italian Open women's champ Elina Svitolina took home slightly more than men’s champ Jannik Sinner this year:
Svitolina got € 1,055,285
Sinner got € 1,007,165
But total men’s prize money was $9.6 million for men and $8.3 million for women
apnews.com/article/wta-prize…
WTA Finals moving to an NBA arena next year as tennis tour seeks 'Super Bowl for women’s sports'
apnews.com/article/wta-final…
· George W. Bush was president
· The Euro currency had just gone into circulation
· Tom Brady was coming off the 1st of 7 Super Bowl titles
· Ronaldo had just led Brazil to the World Cup trophy
apnews.com/article/djokovic-…
I can confirm that the @AP story about Linda Noskova's #Wimbledon title 🏆does appear to be next to his right hand..
✅
apnews.com/article/wimbledon…
Sen. Mitch McConnell has not been seen in public since he was hospitalized on June 14, and he has not voted in the Senate since June 11.
For nearly a month, his office declined to explain why he was hospitalized and when he might return. wapo.st/3ThOOD8
The @AP photographers pick their favorite photos from Wimbledon
📸
apnews.com/photo-gallery/wim…
You know #Wimbledon is done when they start pulling out the Range Rovers that were used to pick up the players and VIPs – at Merton, London
So @serenawilliams has gone to Prague to unmask the secrets behind all the Czech 🇨🇿 tennis success?
That's my @AP story on Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova that McConnell is holding!
Nice to see but also a reminder that the Washington Post used to have its own reporters covering these things
The story on Noskova:
apnews.com/article/wimbledon…
And a story from the Winter Olympics on the Washington Post sports section:
apnews.com/article/washingto…
Alexander #Zverev, who has Type 1 #diabetes, just injected himself with insulin during the middle of the #Wimbledon final.
Read more, from @kenmaguire ⬇️
apnews.com/article/wimbledon…
