Inside Sports: Debating Serena Williams' credentials as the best women's athlete ever

Problem viewing email? View in Web Browser or Visit our website Monday, August 31, 2015 Inside Sports  Debating Serena Williams' credentials as the best women's athlete ever Debating Serena Williams' credentials as the best women's athlete ever Serena Williams over Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Mia Hamm or many others as the best women's athlete of all-time would make for an interesting conversation. A's rally to beat Diamondbacks in 11 innings The Oakland A's allowed the tying run to score in the ninth inning, then rallied to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks in 11 innings Exclusive: Lincecum talks about injuries that may end Giants career San Francisco Giants' pitcher Tim Lincecum having a difficult time recovering from hip, back soreness; right-hander might not pitch again in 2015, and he will be a free agent after this season. Dixon wins IndyCar title Scott Dixon wins the Verizon IndyCar Series championship and the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway. Thompson: Tomlinson can't save Giants this time It might take more improbable heroics from rookie Kelby Tomlinson and Co. to prevent more losses like Saturday's against the Cardinals. Raiders suffer costly injury in loss to Arizona Cardinals Right tackle Menelik Watson ruptures Achilles tendon on night where Oakland's defense shines and first-team offense falters. Purdy: Cooper gets Raiders fans' attention Rookie receiver Amari Cooper has enough highlight plays to get Raiders fans excited San Jose State coordinators have a century of experience Spartans coach Ron Caragher has three coordinators -- offensive, defensive and special teams -- who have just about seen it all. Giants lose despite big day from Byrd; showdown series in L.A. up next Outfielder hits two doubles and a triple and has four RBIs, but Giants can't overcome Heston's shaky start in loss to Cardinals. Cubs' Arrieta throws no-hitter against Dodgers Jake Arrieta pitched the sixth no-hitter in the majors this season and second against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 days, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory Sunday night. Thompson: Warriors' NBA championship trophy tour knows no bounds Larry O'Brien trophy has been far and wide with Warriors players and executives since the team won the NBA title in June. Top-ranked De La Salle loses opener in Texas 26-21 loss to Trinity-Euless is De La Salle's first setback since 2013 state bowl game Oakland A's edge Arizona Diamondbacks for rare win in desert Stephen Vogt's homer and bloop RBI single help boost the A's to their first win in Phoenix since 2008. San Jose SaberCats roll in ArenaBowl XXVIII for AFL title SaberCats blast Jacksonville Sharks 68-47 at SMG Stockton Arena. Fan dies after fall at Atlanta's Turner Field A fan died after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Atlanta's Turner Field during a game between the Braves and New York Yankees. A police spokesman said the man was in his early 60s but was not being identified pending notification of next of kin. The man fell at least 40 feet, landing between two rows of seats on the first level during the seventh inning. Khalil Mack provides dominating glimpse for Raiders Second-year linebacker gets two sacks, forces a fumble and was an all-around terror against the Arizona Cardinals Raiders notebook: Team reacts to Watson's season-ending injury Coach Jack Del Rio confident Austin Howard will be a capable fill-in for tackle Menelik Watson, who suffered a ruptured Achilles. Local sports digest: Stanford basketball team falls to 2-2 on Italy trip Marcus Allen scores 19 points for Cardinal, but it falls short against team from Italy's top professional league Sports digest: Sharpova out of U.S. Open The U.S. Tennis Association says Maria Sharapova is pulling out of the U.S. Open on the eve of the tournament because of a leg injury. 49ers notebook: Tomsula still noncommittal on Jarryd Hayne making roster Former Australian rugby star Jarryd Hayne shows play-making potential in first three exhibition games, but coach Jim Tomsula wouldn't reveal if he would be excluded from cuts due by Tuesday. 49ers: Who helped, hurt themselves against Denver Broncos? The offensive line is the glaring weak link everyone anticipated, even through the offseason program, training camp and three exhibitions. MLB: Yankees rout Braves 20-6 Edwin Encarnacion homered for the fourth time in two days, and Toronto completed a three-game sweep of Detroit. Golf: Day wins Barclays by six shots Australian claims third victory in four starts, moves to top spot in FedEx Cup. The story behind Justin Wilson's nickname Justin Wilson's unlikely nickname started as a joke in England. Golf: Range of emotions among leaders at The Barclays Bae Sang-moon, Jason Day tied for lead ahead of Bubba Watson through three rounds at The Barclays RETURN TO TOP Copyright 2015 San Jose Mercury News, All rights reserved.     ABOUT THIS E-MAIL - This email newsletter is brought to you by the San Jose Mercury News, 4 N. Second St., Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95113. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to the program. - If you do NOT want to receive this email in the future, please click to UNSUBSCRIBE. - To advertise in this newsletter, click to CONTACT A SALES AGENT. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) InfoLinks InfoLinks Copyright to the source newsletters, this is just the FYI links to news . Awesome Inc. theme. Powered by Blogger.