Earlier this month, Serena Williams was busy shaking off her ousting at the French Open. She lost to Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals, and despite getting the doubles title with sister Venus, it left a bad taste in her mouth.

She's now looking to redeem herself in this week's Wimbledon tournament with the hopes of winning her second straight. She won in 2009 after defeating Venus.

"I approach every match the same, really, whether I'm here or at a tournament in North or South Carolina," Serena told the L.A. Times. "I just kind of look at it all the same. You do the best you can and try just to go for it. Wimbledon is cool, though. It's a good feeling to be among so many champions. I really do enjoy the atmosphere."

Last week, the hammer came down on the University of Southern California after the NCAA found the school guilty of allowing New Orleans Saint Reggie Bush and his family receive improper benefits from marketing agents during his time as a student-athlete.

Bush spoke to the Associated Press for the first time since the punishment was announced but didn't respond to any of the allegations:

"This thing, regarding USC and the NCAA, is the closest thing to death without dying because I have such a great love and respect for the university," Bush told the Associated Press.

"This has been one the toughest things I've had to deal with in my life. I believe that there's a lot of untold truth to this matter, there's a lot of fabricated lies to this matter, but it is what it is, and I can't sit here and cry about it. I can't sit here and make up excuses. Ultimately, it's a responsibility that's placed on USC and my shoulders. It's because of me. So all I can do is continue to try to help them and move forward with the situation. God works in mysterious ways and at the end of the day I think this, too, shall pass and hopefully we can grow stronger from this."

When Manute Bol played basketball from 1985 to 1995, he was usually the biggest guy on the court at 7-foot-7. More recently, though, he was known as one of the biggest humanitarians to come out of the league.

Bol died over the weekend due to complications from kidney failure and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a condition that causes the skin to separate from the dermis. He was 47.

"Sudan and the world have lost a hero and an example for all of us," Tom Prichard, executive director of the group Sudan Sunrise, told the Associated Press. "Manute, we'll miss you. Our prayers and best wishes go out to all his family, and all who mourn his loss." Bol worked closely with Sudan Sunrise doing humanitarian work in his home country.

In May, Bol returned from Sudan, after helping build a school. When he arrived in Washington, he was rushed to the hospital and has been hospitalized ever since. It's believed that the kidney medications he was taking in Africa contributed to the skin disease.

Bol joined the NBA in 1985 with the Washington Bullets and moved around the league, playing for Golden State, Philadelphia and Miami.

The NBA season is officially over and the world has been wondering if LeBron James is leaving or staying in Cleveland.

Not very many people have been wondering about Allen Iverson's plans. But to make sure he's in the conversation, Iverson has let his manager know that he's working on becoming available for the 2010-11 season.

"Allen is working out and he's getting himself prepared to make his return," Iverson's personal manager Gary Moore told the Associated Press. "He absolutely will try and play next year. Allen wants to come and help a team win a championship, which he's completely capable of doing."

Iverson is still signed to the Philadelphia Sixers but took a leave of absence in March to be with his 4-year-old daughter who was suffering from an unknown illness. That same month, Iverson's wife Tawanna filed for divorce.