MIAMI — Venus and Serena Williams accept begin a new sport: pro football.
The tennis-playing sisters will become the latest celebrities to own a pale in the Miami Dolphins, a being accustomed with the accord said Wednesday. The being didn't wish to be articular because the aggregation affairs an advertisement Tuesday.
Another being abutting to the negotiations said an acceding was abreast but not yet final. That being aswell didn't wish to be articular because the advertisement has not been made.
"There accept been basic talks, and hopefully it'll plan out," Serena Williams said Wednesday night afterwards a 6-3, 6-2 win over Yaroslava Shvedova in Toronto. "That would be a abundant befalling for both of us. You never know. We'll see what happens."
The Williamses reside in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., about an hour's drive from the Dolphins' stadium. Their new role will be cogent in allotment because the NFL has no African-American majority aggregation owner.
Musicians Gloria and Emilio Estefan and Marc Anthony afresh bought baby shares of the team. New Dolphins buyer Stephen Ross aswell artificial a affiliation with accompanist Jimmy Buffett.
The Dolphins accept said the captivation of the celebrities reflects the assortment of South Florida and shows that the authorization is affiliated with the community.
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