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Morning Links: No Serena At U.S. Open, More MLB Injuries, ArenaBowl & More

While you were sleeping, SportsGrid was up all night watching TV and searching the internet for links to help get your day started. Today, the U.S. Open gets more boring, the Red Sox have some more bad injury luck, and Arena Football crowns a champion. Oh, and Whitlock.

Serena Williams, recovering from a foot injury, will not play in the upcoming U.S. Open. She tweeted her disappointment, and consider us disappointed as well – the game’s more interesting with her in it. Also, our last memory of her at the U.S. Open remains this. Oof.

MLB injury roundup: A-Rod aggravated a calf injury, and Dustin Pedroia isn’t ready to play again, it turns out. He goes back on the DL, and the Red Sox’ amazing streak of luck with injuries ends.

If you missed it yesterday: Jason Whitlock went on the radio to explain his departure from the Kansas City Star. There was bitterness, along with tales of lying and inappropriate office relationships, and one anecdote about a former boss’s drunken conduct that got him yanked from the air. More details here.

The Spokane Shock, late of the late arenafootball2, are now the Arena Football champions after defeating the Tampa Bay Storm 69-57. Quarterback Kyle Rowley threw for nine touchdowns for Spokane. Am I allowed to make a “defensive battle!” joke, or are they too old hat?

Closing with some good news: Percy Harvin was back with the Vikings one day after collapsing while watching practice and being hospitalized. Harvin has a history of migraines, and hopefully he’ll get back on the field soon.

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