Serena Williams became only the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam when she won her first singles gold medal Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 at the London Olympics.
The victory completed a remarkable run of domination by the No. 4-seeded Williams, who lost only 17 games in her six matches. She went 13-0 this summer at the All England Club, where she won her fifth Wimbledon title a month ago.The career Golden Slam was first achieved by Steffi Graf, who did it when she won the Olympics in 1988 after winning all four major titles.Americans Bob and Mike Bryan, who have won 11 Grand Slam doubles titles, won gold in men's doubles, beating Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 7-6 (2). Track and field: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica made it back-to-back Olympic titles in the women's 100 meters, closing ground over the last 20 meters and leaning at the line to win in 10.75 seconds and edge American Carmelita Jeter by .03 seconds. Fraser-Pryce became the first woman to repeat in the 100 since Gail Devers of the U.S. in 1992 and 1996. Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown won the bronze. ... Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee from South Africa who runs on carbon-fiber blades, finished second in his 400-meter heat to earn a berth in tonight's semifinals.... ... The St. Kitts and Nevis team sent former TCU standout and 100-meter world champion Kim Collins home from the London Games because of "repeated absences" from team meetings and the village that included visits to see his wife. Men's basketball: The United States needed a strong finish from LeBron James to eke out a 99-94 victory over Lithuania. The Americans trailed 84-82 with 5:50 to play, but James scored nine of his 20 points in the final four minutes to help the U.S. remain unbeaten. Linas Kleiza had 25 for Lithuania. Beach volleyball: Two-time gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor beat the Netherlands in straight sets (21-13, 21-12) to advance to the quarterfinals. Reigning world champions Emanuel and Alison, from Brazil, topped Germany 21-16, 21-14 to advance to the men's quarters. Volleyball: The U.S. men blew a two-set lead and lost to Russia in five sets (27-29, 19-25, 26-24, 25-16, 15-8), snapping an 11-match Olympic win streak. Shooting: American Jamie Lynn Gray won the gold medal in women's 50-meter three-position rifle shooting, setting two Olympic records along the way. Water polo: Vanja Udovicic scored three goals and Serbia beat the United States 11-6 in the men's tournament. It was the first loss of the London Games for the Americans. Cycling: Britain's women's pursuit team won in a time of 3 minutes, 14.051 seconds to lower the world record they set earlier in the day. The U.S. won the silver medal. Canada beat Australia for the bronze. Field hockey: New Zealand beat the U.S. women 3-2, keeping the Americans out of the medal round. Trampoline: Rosannagh MacLennan earned Canada's first Olympic gold in London, capturing the women's title.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us
