This summer we told you the odd tale of Lois Goodman, a 70-year old tennis official that had been on her way to officiate a day of matches at the U.S. Open when police re-routed her to jail, arrested on suspicion of bludgeoning her husband to death with a coffee mug. Today, Goodman is a free woman, and has been…

Here's how Serena Williams celebrated her win a the US Open yesterday: With a scream.

Tennis fans were shocked yesterday when Venus Williams dropped out of the U.S. Open at the very last minute, after she winning her first match and being scheduled to play against Sabine Lisicki today. Williams announced that she's been diagnosed with Sjögren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that effects a person's…

Venus Williams has pulled out of the U.S. Open before her second-round match, apparently due to "an unspecified illness." Now we probably won't get to find out what she thinks about the tournament's scheduling decisions.

Serena Williams isn't too happy that she had to start her U.S. Open match at 10:30 PM last night. But the reason for her objection is a little surprising.

The people behind this billboard in Colorado Springs, CO seem to think that the best way to get folks to attend the U.S. Women's Open is with a photo of professional golfer Paula Creamer wearing pink and looking pretty –-two things she's more than allowed to do, but certainly not the only things she is able to do.

[New York, September 13: Vania King of the United States and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazikstan celebrate after defeating Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova of Russia to win the women's doubles final at the 2010 U.S. Open. Image via Getty.]

[That is certainly a shade of yellow perfect for a tennis fan, however. New York, September 7. Image via Pacific Coast News Online.]

[And the last known survivor stalks her prey in the night... Oh, hi. Flushing, September 7: Ms. Williams follows through on a return against Francesca Schiavone of Italy. Williams won the match, because that's what she does. Image via Getty.]

Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr attended the US Open yesterday, but instead of watching Andy Roddick, the Gossip Girl stars indulged in a little nuzzling. What were the lovebirds cooing about? After the jump: A pseudo-Shakesperean fictional narrative. Enjoy!