In little more than a month, Tiger Woods went from being tough to beat to having a tough time even playing. And now for the sixth straight year an injury will keep him from either playing a tournament or finishing one.

Woods said that soreness in his left elbow would prevent him from defending his title next week in the AT&T National at Congressional, and that he would not compete again until the British Open next month at Muirfield. The culprit this time is a strain in his left elbow.

Serena Williams is reaching out to the family of the victim in the Steubenville rape case after she was quoted in a Rolling Stone article saying “she shouldn't have put herself in that position.”The comment was made in one paragraph of a lengthy story posted online Tuesday about Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam title winner who is ranked No. 1 heading into Wimbledon, which starts next week.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy charged three midshipmen — all current or former football players — with sexually assaulting a female student at an off-campus house in Annapolis more than a year ago.The academy said in a news release that the male midshipmen are being charged with two violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. One charge involves rape and sexual assault.