ESPN the magazine understandably has had the Internet buzzing with this image since this morning and  for the life of us, we can’t figure out why they would draft any others to join her.

Alas, there are four other cover athletes that include the Minnesota Vikings’ Adrian Peterson, the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard and NASCAR driver Carl Edwards…

But you’ll have to go elsewhere to find their editions, because we conveniently left them out of this post. Happy searching!!

Serena Williams has always boasted the spirit of a battle tested warrior, coming from behind many a match to win on the biggest stage(s) ever, but she did not get that opportunity in her semifinal match versus Kim Clijsters in this years US Open.

Williams was called for a double foot fault by a line judge, who with the assistance of two other officials, eventually kicked the Tennis star out of the match and the Open for her violent reaction.

The Compton native was quoted as saying, “If I could, I would take . . . this ball and . . . shove it down your throat.”

Seconds into the heated debate, Williams raised her voice when it appears she is accused of “killing” the official for what she obviously deemed horrible calls. “I didn’t say I would kill you! Are you serious?” she asked incredulously.

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