I have been enjoying Wimbledon tennis on TV, and when the announcers recently paid tribute to native Richmonder and tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr., it caught my attention. Fifty years ...

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WASHINGTON — The road to the U.S. Open has officially kicked off this weekend with the Mubadala Citi DC Open in the nation's capital. More than 80,000 spectators are expected to visit Rock Creek Park ...

President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union troops in Richmond, Virginia at the end of the American Civil War. Published in ...

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Anett Kontaveit is the greatest tennis player in Estonian history, reaching a career-high ranking of world number two.

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Arthur Ashe hits a slice serve with unerring accuracy, the ball arcing ever wider off the court. Jimmy Connors, his heavily favored opponent and the defending ...