42 overall Devin Duvernay signing with Texas on June 22, followed by No. 164 J.P. Urquidez and athlete Donovan Duvernay on June 25. Devin Duvernay made headlines June 2 after learning that hiis

Despite everything that Serena Williams has won and done, her sense of self can still fluctuate based on the outcome of a particular match.Doesnt always seem to matter that she owns a record-tying 22 major singles titles heading into the U.S. Open, which begins Monday with a retractable roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first time.Not necessarily a big deal to her that shes spent the past 3+ years entrenched at No. 1 and is the oldest woman ever to top the WTA rankings.And there are times when the 34-year-old American basically forgets that she transcends her sport and has become a cultural icon away from the tennis court.Williams is devastated when she is dealt a setback, such as last years Did that really happen?! loss to Roberta Vinci in the U.S. Open semifinals, ending an attention-grabbing, pressure-piling bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam by anyone in more than a quarter-century. Williams acknowledges she measures herself constantly.Unfortunately, I definitely do, which I dont think is normal. I definitely feel like when I lose, I dont feel as good about myself, she said.But then I have to, like, remind myself that: `You are Serena Williams! You know? Like, `Are you kidding me? Williams continued, laughing and leaning forward. And its those moments that I have to just, like, come off and be like, `Serena, do you know what youve done? Who you are? What you continue to do, not only in tennis, (but also) off the court? Like, youre awesome. That really just shows the human side of me. Im not a robot.She is at the stage of her career where history is in the offing nearly every time a racket is in her right hand. So while the stakes are different from what they were at Flushing Meadows in 2015, Williams does have something significant to play for yet again.After equaling Steffi Graf for the most Grand Slam titles in the professional era (which dates to 1968) by winning Wimbledon last month, Williams now can break that tie by earning No. 23 in New York. Only Margaret Court owns more major singles trophies, with 24, but more than half of that total came against amateur competition.Not that Williams was immediately ready to think about topping Graf after pulling even with her at the All England Club.One thing I learned about last year is to enjoy the moment, Williams said. Im definitely going to enjoy this.Good thing, too, because not everything has gone smoothly since that most recent triumph. Slowed by a bothersome right shoulder, Williams lost in the third round of singles and first round of doubles at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics -- she was a 2012 gold medalist in both events -- and then pulled out of a hard-court tuneup event in Ohio.Williams is assured of remaining at No. 1 until the end of the U.S. Open, which will bring her current streak to 186 weeks in a row, tying another mark held by Graf. Depending on what happens in the tournament, Williams could be overtaken in the rankings by No. 2 Angelique Kerber (who beat Williams in the Australian Open final in January), No. 3 Garbine Muguruza (who beat Williams in the French Open final in June) or No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska.Its definitely intriguing, Roger Federer said about tracking the women vying for No. 1. Its nice to see this race.Federer, who won five of his mens record 17 Grand Slam titles in New York, will be sitting out the U.S. Open for the first time since 1999 as he takes the rest of the season off to let his left knee heal. A year ago, Federer lost in the final at Flushing Meadows to Novak Djokovic. In Federers mind, the top-ranked Djokovic is the favorite this time, even though No. 2 Andy Murrays summer has been phenomenal.One reason: Federer thinks the installation of the new $150 million roof at the main arena will limit the wind even when its open, which will help Djokovic.Not too long ago, Djokovic appeared to be close to unbeatable no matter the surface or conditions, and a buzz was building about whether he could chase a true Grand Slam. But he exited Wimbledon in the third round, then the Olympics in the first round, while Murray won both of those titles.Novak, obviously, the last two years, really, has played amazing tennis. 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The recruitment of Patrick Hudson, the No. 56-ranked college football prospect in the class of 2016, has concluded.?After making an official visit to Oklahoma last weekend, the Under Armour All-America Game offensive lineman committed and signed a financial aid agreement with Texas?on Wednesday.The 6-foot-5, 335-pound Hudson was one of five Baylor?players released from national letters of intent June 23, instantly becoming one of the nations most-sought prospects once again.The nations No. 1-ranked offensive guard prospect took brief looks at Georgia and Texas A&M in addition to Oklahoma since being released. Before signing with Baylor over Texas on Feb. 3, the No. 9-rated prospect in Texas made official visits in January to Baylor, Texas and Georgia.Hudson plans to enroll at Texas on July 11.Hudsons signing comes on the heels of ESPN 300 No. 42 overall Devin Duvernay signing with Texas on June 22, followed by No. 164 J.P. Urquidez and athlete Donovan Duvernay on June 25. Devin Duvernay made headlines June 2 after learning that hiis national letter of intent to attend Baylor was not valid after Baylor failed to submit the letter to the Big 12 offices.ddddddddddddHudson joins a Texas recruiting class that was ranked No. 10 nationally Feb. 3 after picking up ESPN 300 players Jeffrey McCulloch, Brandon Jones, Jordan Elliott, Chris Daniels, Erick Fowler and Marcel Southall on signing day. With Hudson in the fold, the Texas class now includes 15 members of the ESPN 300, with four being former Baylor signees.Four of the Longhorns 15 ESPN 300 signees are offensive linemen: Hudson, Jean Delance, Urquidez and Denzel Okafor. Thirteen of the 28-member 2016 class are offensive and defensive linemen.Along with Hudson, Urquidez and Donovan Duvernay, running back Kameron Martin and cornerback Parrish Cobb also received releases from their national letters of intent. Martin has signed with Auburn, while Cobb is considering Oklahoma and others. ' ' '