All-American RB Ahmad Hardy discharged after shooting, heads back to Missouri to begin recovery
All-American running back Ahmad Hardy has been discharged from a Mississippi hospital following a shooting over the weekend, and the Missouri standout is returning to Columbia to begin the recovery effort in the hopes of playing this season. The school said in a statement early Sunday that Hardy, a Doak Walker Award finalist for the Tigers, had been shot and was in stable condition. Police later said Hardy was shot in the upper leg while attending an outdoor concert at a bike club in Laurel, about 90 minutes away from where he grew up in the small town of Oma, Mississippi.
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Best on the beach: Fletcher state champions ranked first in nation
Fletcher vaults to No. 1 in the nation, two Jacksonville giants kick off spring high school football, and more in First Coast Varsity Weekly.
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45-year-old Venus Williams to play in French Open women's doubles with Hailey Baptiste
Venus Williams will play in the women's doubles at the French Open this month together with Hailey Baptiste, who is 21 years her junior. The American pair were among the entrants confirmed on Wednesday by organizers for the clay-court tournament at Roland-Garros, which begins on May 24 in western Paris. The 45-year-old Williams will not play in the women's singles.
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