Serena and LeBron named athletes of the decade

Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation.

There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles — no other woman had more than three over the past 10 seasons — and the 3 1/2 years in a row at No. 1 in the WTA rankings.

And then there was the celebrity status that transcended tennis, making everything she did and said newsworthy, whether it was the triumphs and trophies and fashion statements or the disputes with tournament officials, the magazine covers or the Super Bowl ad with a message about women's power, the birth of her daughter or the health scare that followed.

Still winning matches and reaching Grand Slam finals into her late 30s, still mattering as much as ever, Williams was selected by The Associated Press as the Female Athlete of the Decade on Saturday after a vote by AP member sports editors and AP beat writers.

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He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the Los Angeles Lakers and the next challenge. He played in eight straight finals. No NBA player won more games or more MVP awards over the last 10 years than he did. He started a school. He married his high school sweetheart.

“That’s all?” LeBron James asked, feigning disbelief.

No, that’s not all. Those were just some highlights of the last 10 years. There were many more, as the man called “King” spent the last decade reigning over all others — with no signs of slowing down.

James is The Associated Press male athlete of the decade, adding his name to a list that includes Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky and Arnold Palmer. He was a runaway winner in a vote of AP member sports editors and AP beat writers, easily outpacing runner-up Tom Brady of the New England Patriots.

2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football

12/24/19 - Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii 38, BYU 34
12/7/19 - Mountain West Championship: Hawaii 10, Boise State 31
11/30/19 - Hawaii 52, Army 31
11/29/19 - Photographer shoved to the ground by Rolovich
11/23/19 - Hawaii 14, San Diego State 11, Hawaii wins Mountain West West
11/16/19 - Hawaii 21, UNLV 7
11/11/19 - Cordeiro named Mountain West offensive player of the week
11/9/19 -  Hawaii outshoots San Jose State 42-40
11/2/19 - Fresno State comes back to beat Hawaii 41-38
10/26/19 - Hawaii races past New Mexico 45-31
10/22/19 - Melquise Stovall kicked off team
10/19/19 - Air Force runs away from Hawaii 56-26
10/12/19 - Hawaii 37, Boise State 59
9/28/19 - Hawaii dominates Nevada 54-3
9/21/19 - Central Arkansas 16, Hawaii 35 (highlights)
9/14/19 - Hawaii 20, Washington 52
9/7/19 - Oregon State 28, Hawaii 31
9/5/19 - Warrior replacements have outperformed
8/24/19 - Arizona 38, Hawaii 45
8/23/19 - Ferd Lewis predicts 7-6
8/23/19 - Ryan Meskell seeks the perfect balance
8/23/19 - Ro Farris was ready to sign
8/23/19 - Jeremiah Pritchard's cultural journey
8/23/19  - Kaimana Padello turns the corner
8/23/19 - Solo Vaipalu was good early
8/23/19 - Fred Holly was a little rebellious
8/23/19 - JoJo Ward knew the route
8/23/19 - Chevan Cordeiro has the dog in him
8/23/19 - Cole MacDonald is there to help
8/20/19 - University of Hawaii television schedule
7/23/19 - Kaimana Padello is the ambassador
7/23/19 - MWC Media Day - Hawaii media guide released
7/23/19 - Hawaii picked for fourth in MWC West
7/21/19 - Cole McDonald's tattoo / position-by-position preview
5/24/19 - It could be Hawaii vs. BYU on Christmas Eve
5/11/19 - Mark Blocker, Lawndale (California), joining Hawaii's team
4/12/19 - Eliki Tanuvasa granted hardship waiver and will be allowed to play for Hawaii
4/8/19 - Nalu Ferguson, DB (Kahuku) signs with Hawaii
4/5/19 - Former coaches attend practice
3/29/19 - Spring practice: five storylines
3/26/19 - Spring ball: position-by-position
3/19/19 - Shawn "Kamali'i" Akina headed to Hawaii
2/6/19 - Signing Day / Rolovich comments / the second wave
2/5/19 - Hawaii has a challenging 2019 schedule
2/5/19 - Tavion Allen, DB (Scottsdale CC), Djuan Matthews, DL (Blinn College) to sign with Hawaii
1/31/19 - Caden Hilborn, DL/OL (Highland High, Salt Lake City, Utah) commits to Hawaii
1/18/19 - Boone Abbott, QB (American Fork High, Utah), accepts offer from Hawaii
1/15/19 - Grey Ihu (Pac-Five) joins Warriors
1/13/19 - Chance Kalaugher will switch from basketball to football
1/11/19 - Parker Higgins (Kaiser) transfers to Hawaii from Arizona State
1/9/19 - Rolovich agrees to two-year contract extension
1/6/19 - Eliki Tanuvasa (Saint Louis) comes home
1/2/19 - Moussa leaving for Junior College
12/31/18 - Warriors looking ahead

2019 High School Football

12/22/19 - de Laura and Herbig top All-State team (see section W of print replica)
12/19/19 - Signing Day: Jayden de Laura (Washington State), Alaka'i Gilman (Stanford), Faaope Laloulu (Oregon), Jordan Botelho (Notre Dame), Nick Herbig (Wisconsin), Roman Wilson (Michigan)
12/3/19 - St. Louis to play in GEICO State Champions Bowl Series in Las Vegas
11/29/19 - St. Louis downs Kahuku 45-6 to win fourth consecutive state title
11/1/19 - no. 1 St. Louis holds off no. 2 Punahou 21-14 to win ILH championship
10/26/19 - Kahuku knocks off Mililani 7-3 to win OIA Open title
10/11/19 - no. 2 Punahou 3, no. 3 Mililani 0
9/28/19 - no. 5 Campbell held off by no. 2 Punahou 21-31

9/27/19 -  no. 1 St. Louis pulls away from no. 3 Mililani 54-21

9/21/19 - Mililani overpowered by St. John Bosco 10-42
9/20/19 - no. 1 St. Louis gets by no. 2 Punahou 25-19
8/30/19 - St. Louis defeats Bishop Gorman 31-19 at Aloha Stadium
8/30/19 - Mililani comes back to beat Liberty (Nevada) 34-22
8/9/19 - no. 3 Campbell falls to no. 4 Mililani 26-30 as Malosi Sam runs for 259 yards in 43 attempts
8/2/19 - St. Louis reloads
8/1/19 - Despite exodus, Punahou still has talent
7/31/19 - Campbell is a machine on offense
7/30/19 - Mililani has a tough schedule
7/28/19 - Kamehameha is going to play fast-break football
7/29/19 - Kahuku hoping to stay healthy
7/27./19 - Waipahu continues to ascend
7/26/19 - Lahainaluna endure change at top
7/25/19 - Hilo ready to make another title run
7/24/19 - Iolani aims to be special
7/23/19 - St. Louis ranked no. 11 in MaxPreps poll
3/7/19 - St. Louis to play Bishop Gorman at inaugural Aloha Football Classic

Russia banned from Olympics

LAUSANNE/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia was banned from the world’s top sporting events for four years on Monday, including the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup, for tampering with doping tests.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) executive committee acted after concluding that Moscow had planted fake evidence and deleted files linked to positive doping tests in laboratory data that could have helped identify drug cheats.

The decision was a huge blow to the pride of a nation that has traditionally been a powerhouse in many sports but whose reputation has been tarnished by a series of doping scandals.

“For too long, Russian doping has detracted from clean sport,” WADA President Craig Reedie said after a meeting of WADA’s executive committee in the Swiss city of Lausanne.

He said in a statement Russia’s actions had demanded a robust response and added: “That is exactly what has been delivered today.”