Jeenathan "Nate" Williams is facing a crucial week-and-a-half in the desert. For the Houston Rockets forward, Las Vegas Summer League is serving as a bit of an audition. It's his fourth Summer League, for starters, and his $2.27 million contract becomes guaranteed money on the opening night of the NBA season.

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has accepted a wildcard for the Washington Open in what would be her first competitive match in 16 months.

Cleveland police are investigating the death of a 48-year-old man who died at the Sherwin-Williams downtown construction site.

Mets prospects Jett Williams, Kevin Parada, and Jonathan Santucci enjoyed strong showings Friday night in Double-A.

I was beaming with anticipation for the night to come, which was assured to be filled with powerful speeches, dialogue and good fun.

“Bobby was an all-state selection as a tight end as a junior on the 1979 championship team, but the quarterback from that team graduated, and Bobby moved to quarterback as a senior and threw for more than 1,000 yards,” said Frank Scattene, who helps to coordinate football alumni events at Notre Dame.

The Rams feature two elite fantasy studs in Puka Nacua and Kyren Williams, and added Davante Adams to bolster a receiving corps that could lead to tremendous fantasy production in 2025.

Welsh singer Iris Williams has died at the age of 81. Born in Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf, in 1944, Williams performed around the world including in the US, where she was living at the time of her death.