radwanska gets herself under control and takes the second set.en -- williams 17 a's, 102 in the tournament. all serena from there winning her fifth wimbledon title in three sets after a two-year string of injuries. the 30-year-old, which is ancient in this sport, can't believe she won her 14th 14th title. >> having two foot surgeries and getting blood clots and being on my couch and never getting up and because i was so depressed and then just kept praying and my prayers were answered. >> the giants winding down the toughest part of the schedule, facing their fourth straight first place team before the all-star break. sayingle song on the mound. canadian giants fans. picked the wrong game. pirates pitcher james mcdonald on fire. struck out ten in seven innings. mchenry, seventh homer of the seven. 2-0 pittsburgh. giants' lone on -- run in the sixth. mcdon nadal gets the win and the pirates get one more off vogelsong, alvarez brings in a runith a double off the low. vogelsong allows three runs inÑç seven innings. 3-1 the final. >>> today the warri

her serve is too strong for radwanska. radwanska takes the second set. headed to third.a's serve takes over. one ace. how about another? there you go. and a third time? yeah. that one's a charm, too. and then serving out the game -- four aces in a row. serena with a record. 102 aces in this tournament. unbelievable. championship points, serena in the far court, just too strong. serena williams, your 2012 wimbledon champ. fifth title of the all-england club. a williams sister won ten of the last 13 wimbledon titles. serena battling injury and ill inside, was quited but emotional after the win. >> what doesn't kill you definitely makes you stronger. i feel definitely like a stronger person and winning today was worth it. you know, because i just think all of those moments, you know, just having two foot surgeries, getting blood clots and being on my couch never wanting to get up i was so depressed and had been through so much and i was like i can't take anymore and just kept praying, and my prayers were answered. i didn't even think i'd play tennis at one point. i just wan

williams defeated radwanska 6-1, 5-7 and then 6-2, nabbing her fih wimbledon singles title.ies who is there watching all this. they're caught up in all the action. this is certainly a big day for serena williams. >> reporter: it is, randi, yeah. thanks very much. welcome to the all-england club, to wimbledon, where serena williams has just lifted the venus rosewater dish for the fifth time. incredibly, ten years after she won her first title here at wimbledon. people have suggested that today was going to be a walk in the park for her against first-time grand slam finalist agnieszka radwanska from poland, but it wasn't quite that way, was it? as you said, it was three sets. serena got off to a fantastic start and marched to the first set 6-1 in just 36 minutes. then there was a rain delay. the players went off court for 20, 25 minutes or so, and radwanska came back really a very different player. she's been suffering from a chest infection, of course, and had lost to serena on both of their two previous meetings, but she went on to take that second set 7 games to 5, and peop

radwanska in her first grand slam final and got smoked in the first september trailed in the second. but she gets her nerves under control to take the second and serena comes back toking the. then serena reels off four straight aces. 102 in the tournament, new wimbledon record. all serena from there championship point. backhand winner in the corner pocket, winning her fifth wimbledon title. after a string of injuries, the 30-year-old can't believe she won her 14th major title. >> having two foot surgeries and getting blood clots and being on my couch, never wanting to get up because i was so depressed and had been through so much. i was just like, i can't take anymore, and i kept praying and my prayers were answered. >> the u.s. women's open, wisconsin, 17-year-old lexi thompson shot an even par 7 2. 1-under, in third place. michelle wie was one back to start the day after a 66 on friday. a horrendous saturday. she is 2-over. choi, the leader by six shots, shot a 7-under 65. caps off three straight birdies with another on 12. only four players ever shot a lower round in the open. she

radwanska in her first grand slam final and got smoked in the first september trailed in the second. gets her nerves under control to take the second and serena comes back toking the. then serena reels off four straight aces. 102 in the tournament, new wimbledon record. all serena from there championship point. backhand winner in the corner pocket, winning her fifth wimbledon title. after a string of injuries, the 30-year-old can't believe she won her 14th major title. >> having two foot surgeries and getting blood clots and being on my couch, never wanting to get up because i was so depressed and had been through so much. i was just like, i can't take anymore, and i kept praying and my prayers were answered. >> the u.s. women's open, wisconsin, 17-year-old lexi thompson shot an even par 7 2. 1-under, in third place. michelle wie was one back to start the day after a 66 on friday. a horrendous saturday. she is 2-over. choi, the leader by six shots, shot a 7-under 65. caps off three straight birdies with another on 12. only four players ever shot a lower round in the open. she will sl

she was in her 18th finals facing rad want -- radwanska. 'she got her nerves under control, takes the second set from serena. and then serena reeled off four straight aces to tie the set. she had 17 in the match. 102 aces in the tournament, new wimbledon record. all serena from there, championship point. another backhand winner. winning her fifth wimbledon title in three sets, after a two-year string of injuries the 30-year-old can't believe she won her 14th majors title. >> having two foot surgeries and getting blood clots and being on my couch, never wanting to get up because i was so depressed and i couldn't take anymore, and just kept praying, and my prayers were answered. >> congratulations to serena. the giants down in the toughest part of the schedule, facing their fourth straight first place team before the all-star break. ryan vogelsong on the hill. giants have fans from canada. they picked the wrong game to come from. the pirates pitcher was on fire, striking out ten in seven innings. bottom four. pirates ad to their lead. mchenry

. >>> today on the center court at wimbledon, serena williams won the title over agnieszka radwanska.liams became the first woman over 30 to win a singles title more than two decades ago. five weeks ago williams lost in the first round of the french open. tonight she and her sister went onto women the women's double title at wimbledon. in spain today, one of the world's most famous mad dashes. thousands turned out for the annual running of the bulls. trying to stay ahead of a half a dozen of the animals in the streets. six people were injured. >> a major weapon is being deployed. >> gun boats patrolling the waters of the rio grande. to catch drug smugglers. we got a look at the boats in action. >> reporter: you are watching a drug smuggler trying to get away from police in south texas. the suv is loaded with what police believe is thousands of pounds of marijuana. >> bam, we have a splash down in the river. the driver with nowhere to go splashes into the riogrande. in a desperate attempt to get back to mexico. it is a scene that is repeated day and night along the border. >> splash do

standing in her way of the fifth rose water trophy is poland's 23-year-old radwanska.y much the favorite. radwanska has been struggling with a chest infection and this is her first grand slam title. it's been a tough three years with the freak injury two years ago and pulmonary embolism that caused her to stay out of tennis for a year. she was knocked out of the french open in the first round but really stepped things up in the last week or so and was very commanding in the performance. in the semifinalist she hit the record 24 aces to book her place in the final. radwanska says on her blog on the wta tour website that it's her dream to win a first grand slam title and to become the world's number one. and if things go her way and she pulls off a surprise today, then she will be doing both of those things this afternoon. >> i know it's lady's day but you can't not talk about andy murray and the men's final match tomorrow. andy murray against roger federer. people celebrating. it's been since the 1930s since the british player made it to the finals at wimbledon. >> yeah

to the women's finals, serena taking on agnesta radwanska after splitting two sets.s down at this point. there's within ace, how about another? and let's go for a third time. that one's a charm too. and now serving out the game. four aces in a row. serena had a record 102 aces in this tournament. unbelievable. championship point serena in the far court. serena is just too strong in this match. she's your 2012 chal. her fifth title at the all england club. a williams sister has won ten of the last 13 wimbledon titles. also today, venus and serena teamed up to win the women's doubles finals. >>> coke 400 at daytona, matt kenseth in the lead, nine laps to go, that's when denny hamlin gets loose, a big crash follows. 14 cars are involved, including hamlin. names like jeff gordon, kyle bush are involved as well with, and out cops the caution flag. now in the final lap, tony stewart and the lead in a multicar crash breaks out there behind him. stewart is unscathed. and he goes on to take the checkered flag and wins the coke zero 400. his third victory of the season. >>> le

today williams dropped to the court after overpowering poland's agnieszka radwanska.was her fifth victory at the all england club and her 14th major championship. williams who is 30 has been sidelined by a series of injuries for the past two years. japan's samurai warriors trace their roots to no billity. now modern day japanese women are using the ancient sword play to get in shape. in tokyo here's lucy craft. >> reporter: it all starts with yards of fabric, cinched to the waist and snug as a course it to keep our weapons at the ready. and then it's time to start slashing. welcome to samurai sword work 101. teen, middle aged, working woman or housewife, all are here on a singular mission, to slice their way to fitness and a measure of cool. these women may look lethal, but make no mistake about it, they are trying to create an illusion of the fight to the death for the benefit of an audience. they are practicing the art of performance fighting. there's no scoring involved and no competition. the idea is to put on as convincing a show as possible. our long sword may l

she was blowing out aggi oh radwanska.ut then a little confidence and won the second set but in the third williams steadying herself brought home the fifth singles title. it's been a long road back for baby sis. >> i almost didn't make it a few years ago, i was in the hospital and now i'm here again and it was so worth it. i'm so happy. i never dreamed of being here again and being so down. so you know, just never give up and you can continue. >>> good for here. it ties her sister venus with the five titles. the d.c. area can see the wimbledon champ in person. receive rhee ma makes the appearance on the 22nd. the washington castles. >>> finally u.s. men's basketball team. is going to be determined tonight. the interesting to see who's going obama on the roster -- to be on the rosters because a lot of guys have bowed out because of injury. kevin durant will be on the team and we will hear from him later on tonight. that's going to be cool. durant playing for the good old u.s. of a. >> i'd like to see that. >> me too. going

then in the second set, agnieszka radwanska down a break and struggling with a cold manages to breakilliams twice. she forces a third set, but williams ended the match the same way she began it, reeling off five straight games and she earned her 14th major championship. congratulations to her. her and her sister venus now each have five wimbledon titles, that's no small feat, diane. >> pretty spectacular, thanks a lot, minldi. >>> tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of san francisco today to raise money and awareness in a fight against breast cancer. the annual avon walk for breast cancer kicked off at ft. mason this morning. walkers planned to make their way through marin county and corte madera. this year's race has already raised nearly $5 million and that number is expected to go up before the closing ceremony tomorrow afternoon. the foundation says it has donated nearly $40 million to bay area cancer research and starting the race some ten y

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it will be serena williams battling agga radwanska for a tit title. the williams sisters have been so dominant here. they've been such a constant presence that you almost forget -- almost forget what she has been through. the ordeal that would make a victory today the most precious of them all. ♪ >> reporter: lil. le could sir veen that williams have known just days after winning her fourth wimbledon title, the chain of events that would plunge her future into uncertainty. she served a tendon in her right foot leaving a restaurant. in february 2011, blood clots in her lungs. a pulmonary embolism. >> i literally almost died. part of my lung has been destroyed. it's the most arduous journey i have been on. >> reporter: the recovery took months. >> i just remember thinking how miserable i was. how hard. why, why things kept happening to me. >> reporter: after almost a year away from the sport, her comeback was unsteady. fourth round losses at wimbledon last summer and australia last winter. an upset loss in the final of the u.s. open. and a shocking firs

geo is tied for the most wins in the majors.pond, serena williams took down radwanska in three sets.nd her sister take home the women's double title. >>> tony stewart wins the coke zero 400. that's your morning sports have a great day. >>> venus will be in the district this week to help open two new stores. one is in dupont circle and the other is at union station. venus will be there on tuesday signing autographs and taking pictures. hilda solis and kia henderson will also make appearances. they'll represent team usa in london. we are just 19 days away from the start of the 2012 summer games. you can catch all the olympic action here on nbc. that starts july 27th. >>> sports is the reason for a number of programming changes here on nbc4 today. reporters notebook is back next weekend. you'll see the "today" show at 7:00 this morning instead of viewpoint. at 8:00, tour de france. catch the chris matthews show at 12:30 this morning. and the news4 at 6:00 after golf. >>> the time right now is 6:27. coming up in the next half hour -- why a brand of frozen beef is being pulled off. >>> an

she only had 16 winners versus 5 for radwanska. she would the first set 6-1. a bit of rain delay. the roof was closed. radvanska would rally. she proved she belonged with shots like that. serena with a big forehand and after a short rally, serena with a backhand winner up the line right there. she closes it out. a three-set win gives her five wimbledon singles titles. it's been a rough two years since her last title in 2010. >> i can't even describe. i thank why jehovah for letting me get this far. i was in the hospital a few years ago. now i'm here. i'm so happy. >> reporter: and serena and venus went to win the double william. >>> tiger woods had won 14 majors but unlike serena, the debate remains, is he back? something that mr. martin and i kicked off in this week's off the wall. >> he is back? >> he is? >> yes. >> he is back? >> even before you asked the question. >> this is the third tournament. he has won this year. >> which is more than anybody else. >> case closed. >> no, why is the case still open. >> why is the case still open? >> none of these tournaments is a major tou

radwanska, she holds it off as well. it's so long we had to edit it. kirilenko ties it up at 3-3.t game, kirilenko serving far court, ace and a battle tied it at 4-4. suspended because of rain. >>> umbrellas out for this one. mardy fish and tsonga, fourth set. this is today. fish near court, blame it on the rain. he falls down. so tsonga the point and fish -- the ball boy to the rescue, touching moment there. doesn't it make you want to say aww? come on, pull him up. what happened later doesn't seem fair after that. fish serving, it's wide and it hits the line judge. watch this. in the face. right in the eye, we think. the serve 118 miles per hour. she'd be a sport and walk it off. match point, tsonga beats mardy fish, three sets to one to advance to the quarterfinals. >>> golf pros are used to putting on clinics, but hunter wood is putting on a very special one today. he's golfing 24 straight hours to raise money for the american cancer society in memory of his best friend who succumbed to the disease three years ago. hunter started bright and early, 7:00 a.m. this morning, on th

american serena williams facing agnieszka radwanska of poland.st set 6-1 and is up three games to two in the second. williams is going for her fifth wimbledon singles title. >>> do you give blood? sure, it's not easy for everyone with those needles and all, but it's a pretty important thing to do. about 95% of the population will need donated blood at one time or another. but listen to this. the american red cross says power outages created by storms in the east and midwest cut blood donations which were already low this summer. in fact, donations were down more than 10% across the country last month. you might not know it, but there's actually a group not allowed to donate blood, despite the shortfall. that group is gay men. if a men has had sex with another man even once since 1977, he cannot be a donor. the rule's been in place since the 1980s when the aids epidemic decimated their community. joining me now to talk about this is arthur kaplan, professor at the university of pennsylvania and congressman mike quigley, who is pushing to have this

a clearly pleased williams will face third seed agnieszka radwanska.osh, did i get the pronunciation correct? >> yes, you did. >> yeah. and loveatics. i love that. >>> i do have one final news note for you. reporting the news, as you may know, can be a dangerous job. exhibit a. >> grand rapids celebrating their new title, as deer city usa, in an appropriate fashion later today. i'm nicole didonada live from east town. and those details coming up. >> local reporter, remaining very cool under pressure after this vicious attack by a neighborhood cat. nicole is now being treated for rabies. >> really? >> no, i'm making that up. i'm making that up. >> looked like a harmless cat, but a little scary there. her voice went up a couple octaves. >> no rabies, just for the record. >> thank you, dan. >>> now we're going to switch gears, a major break in the case of the louisiana college student that went missing. mickey shunick disappeared days before her 24th birthday. they have arrested a former sex offender and charged him with her murder. bazi kanani is here. >

. >> reporter: on saturday, serena williams faced off against agnieska radwanska.illiams used her power game to win a fifth wimbledon title. >> it takes a team. it takes a team. >> reporter: fewer than two years ago, williams suffered a series of health cares, including blood clots in her lungs. this was particularly sweet. >> i'm here again. i could never have done this without you esther and val. when you were with me in the hospital. thank you so much. >> reporter: the men would have the final tears. murray tried to put on a brave face. >> i'm going to try this. it's not gonna be easy. [ cheers and applause ] the support's been incredible. so -- thank you. >> reporter: at the was all we asked of our athletes, that they care as much as we do. all weekend long, that much was clear. for this ancestral scot, that lump catches in the throat again. what an end of the fortnight. where was william? and maybe harry tagging alone? they had a prior engagement. yeah, boogie boards at the beach. with the heat we have over the pond, i don't blame them one bit. boy, what a wee

she will take on on agnieszka radwans radwanska. >> could jeremy lin be taking his talents to texas.ered a four-year contract worth more than $28 million, but because he's a restricted free agents the new york knicks can match the rockets offer sheet and keep linsanity, as we say in madison square garden, so stay tuned for that. tiger woods had a tough day on the greens in green briar. needed 31 putts to finish the first round. tiger admitted he had a reading problem but promised to get it fixed before teeing off this afternoon. tiger did have four birdies, but they were overshadowed by three bogeys and a double bogey. he's one over par, eight strokes behind the leader, vijay singh, and that's a look at sports. the next hour of cnn "newsroom" begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm don lemon. carol is off today. we begin with breaking news here on cnn. both presidential candidates are reacting to the dismal jobs report this hour. this is a live picture from wolfeboro, new hampshire that you're going to see in just a moment. republican mitt romney is scheduled to speak at an