Megan Rapinoe

The U.S. Women’s World Cup player from Redding has a book deal. Penguin Press announced Thursday that Rapinoe’s book, currently untitled, will be published in fall 2020. Penguin is calling the book a “perfect vehicle” for an “honest, thoughtful, unapologetic” take on everything from soccer to nationalism to gay rights. Rapinoe became an international celebrity this summer after she helped lead the U.S women’s soccer team to a World Cup championship. She made news off the field by openly denouncing President Trump and for her part in an equal-pay lawsuit filed by players on the U.S. team.

Svetlana Kuznetsova

The two-time major tennis champion won’t be able to defend her Citi Open title in Washington because of visa issues. Kuznetsova, a 34-year-old Russian, announced the problem on Twitter and apologized to fans for not being able to make it to the U.S. Open tuneup, which begins Saturday. “Wanted to apologize to all my fans who were waiting for me there,” she wrote. “Never had issues like this in my life.” Kuznetsova would like to get the issues resolved in time for the U.S. Open, which she won in 2004 and begins Aug. 26. The 2018 Citi Open is one of her 16 career WTA titles.

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