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John Isner needs to revisit his priorities if he is to make the long-awaited jump to tennis greatness, but for now, he is still dealing with a coaching change and the loss of his beloved Georgia Bulldogs, Ed McGrogan writes.

Tunisian Malek Jaziri couldn't travel or practice, not when he was surrounded by guns and hostile protests. But here he is, with a chance to represent his newly democratic nation at the Olympics.

The pageantry of the Olympics is one thing. But when the tennis players reconvene here at Wimbledon, it's going to be an event unlike any other.

Age and health problems have knocked Venus and Serena Williams from the top of the tennis world. Let's appreciate their final years.

Just freshmen and three years removed from emigrating to America, Brandon and Brad Belle are turning heads as world-class table tennis players.

Worn out. Taxed. Battered. Did anyone say the Olympics wouldn't hamper the players? Just ask Roger Federer, who needed five grueling sets to defeat Igor Andreev at the U.S. Open.

Top table tennis players have long used "speed glue" to boost the power and spin of their shots, but the sport's rulers fear they could be risking their health by inhaling toxic fumes.

In Beijing, medals are enough

Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina and Stephanie Vogt of Liechtenstein withdrew from the Olympic tennis tournament on Monday because of injuries.

Roger Federer and 16 of the other top 20 men and Ana Ivanovic and 17 other top 20 women have entered the tennis tournament at next month's Beijing Olympics.

Ostensibly, Andy Roddick, the current face of the U.S. Davis Cup team, would be the first to punch a ticket for the summer Olympics. However, the American's decision to eschew Beijing and focus on the U.S. Open has raised some eyebrows.

Tennis table players Yao Huang (8-0), Nan Li (7-1), Jacqueline Lee (6-2) and Whitney Ping (5-3) secured spots on Sunday in the North American Trials in April in Vancouver, British Columbia. They'll compete with Canada for the final Olympic spot.

The Spanish government says no soccer or tennis players are involved in the doping investigation that already has forced several top cyclists to withdraw from the Tour de France.

An Iraqi tennis coach and two of his players were killed because they were wearing shorts, apparently in violation of a warning by Islamic extremists.

Justine Henin-Hardenne and Nicolas Massu won in Athens. Will they pay a price for gold at the U.S. Open?

Williams' sisters look to defend their Sydney Olympic titles