From the tennis Hall of Fame to the AMP, here are the top stories of the week ending Aug. 30
◘Meteorological summer is about to end and there was no better way to close it than by celebrating the induction of one of tennis' all-time great players. Sports writer Bill Koch was there.
Somewhere along the way, through more than a decade of chasing the same goals and dreams, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams found the essence of one another. They met in a different role on what was a historic Saturday evening at the Newport Casino, two former women’s tennis greats who share a bond few others could comprehend. One former rival inducted the other into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, with Williams presenting Sharapova with the ultimate career honor in a surprise appearance just steps off Bellevue Avenue on Aug. 23.
◘While tennis closed one chapter of its year, Providence College announced how it will open another one in its history.
Carrie Underwood, the "American Idol" winner, country pop singer and one of the long-running musical talent show’s three current judges, will headline Providence College's annual Late Night Madness event on Oct. 4. Underwood will play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion on that Saturday night as part of men’s and women’s basketball festivities with the Providence Friars. The school announced the booking and details in a release on Thursday morning. She is a 16-time Academy of Country Music Awards winner, a 17-time American Music Awards winner and an eight-time Grammy Award winner.
Fishing Machine Charters, Pt. Judith, RI hooked up with cod, pollock and cunner in the Cox Ledge area wind farm this winter.
Matthew Giacona, the acting director of the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, halted construction at Revolution Wind off Rhode Island on Aug. 22, because of “national security interests of the United States and prevention of interference with reasonable uses of the exclusive economic zone.” Revolution Wind is 80% built with 45 of 65 turbines installed. The project is estimated to cost more than $1 billion and, according to union officials, has generated about 1,000 jobs. I see negative climate impacts on the water every day and they have been created by humans burning fossil fuels and are growing exponentially. I cancel charter trips 20% more often now due to high seas and storms. The administration of President Trump is creating unhealthy fish stocks in two ways — by deregulating fishing and by denying climate impacts on fish and habitat and increasing our nation’s focus on producing fossil fuels that continue to harm habitat, fish and fisheries.
North Kingstown's Kaz Morosetti and teammates work out at practice.
◘Meanwhile, you the readers decided who the preseason MVPs in Rhode Island high school sports are this fall by voting in our polls. As the staff of Eric Rueb, Jacob Rousseau and Bill Koch have put together their preview stories and have done their best to identify the players to watch in each fall sport, we wanted to make sure you had a role in it as well. The Journal posted several reader polls on our site asking this question: Who do you think is the preseason MVP in each fall sport? But if you missed it, have no fear. We're rounding them all up in one place — right here!
Backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs of the New England Patriots directs his team during the second quarter of their preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on Aug. 16,
◘Finally, training camp has ended and the New England Patriots are gearing up for their first game of the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Las Vegas Raiders. We put together a slide show of the players who made the initial 53-man roster.
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