Amber Ramirez to win the USA Basketball 3x3 U18 national tournament. She then won a gold medal with Team USA at the FIBA Americas U18 championship in Valdivia, Chile, starting all five games and averaging 10.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.Cooks, who was known to entertain colle

ROME -- Serena Williams is on the longest winning streak of her career. And she feels better than ever at age 31. The top-ranked American rolled past Spanish opponent Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-0 Friday to reach the Italian Open semifinals and extend her victory run to 22 matches. Williams had twice won 21 in a row before, although both of those streaks came a decade ago, in 2002 and 2003. Martina Navratilova established the longest womens win streak in the Open Era at 74 matches in 1984. "Ive been pretty consistent, and pretty healthy -- knock on wood," Williams said. "I feel great -- never felt better." In the other half of the draw, two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova withdrew before her quarterfinal against seventh-seeded Sara Errani due to illness. In mens action, 36th-ranked Benoit Paire of France routed Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-1, 6-0 to reach his first Masters series semifinal. His next opponent will be either 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer or rising Polish player Jerzy Janowicz, who were playing in a night match. Showing off near-perfect form less than 10 days before the French Open, Williams has dropped just three games in her last two matches. Against the 22nd-ranked Suarez, the American hit winners seemingly at will. The 15-time Grand Slam winner has also won her previous three tournaments. Williams will next face either two-time Rome winner Jelena Jankovic or Romanian qualifier Simona Halep, who were playing later on an overcast day at the Foro Italico. Williams only title at this clay-court tournament came in 2002, when she beat Justine Henin in the final. That was also the year she won her only French Open title. Last year in Paris, Williams suffered her first ever opening-round loss in a major, falling to 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano of France. Sharapova said he was struggling with an illness she first contracted last week, when she was runner-up to Williams in the Madrid Open, although she showed no problems Thursday as she beat 16th-seeded Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-1. "I was already a bit off in Madrid and played though it and it came back last night and I got sick again and its not smart to compete again," said Sharapova, adding that she had a fever after beating Stephens. "Obviously with the French Open coming up it is important to make smart decisions." The withdrawal means Errani advances to the semifinals. The Italians opponent will be either third-seeded Victoria Azarenka or ninth-seeded Sam Stosur. The last Italian to reach the semifinals in this tournament was Raffaella Reggi, who won the 1985 event, which was held in the southern city of Taranto. The French Open begins May 26.Kid Gleason Jersey . 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Welington Castillo White Sox Jersey . -- Anaheim Ducks defenceman Luca Sbisa will be out at least six weeks with a torn tendon in his right hand.Sidney Cooks, a 6-foot-4 forward at Saint Joseph (Kenosha, Wisconsin) and the No. 5 prospect in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100 for the 2017 class, has committed to Michigan State.Cooks also considered Purdue, UCLA, Wisconsin and Michigan.It came down to Michigan or Michigan State, Cooks said. This was tough for me to decide. I also pondered whether I should leave the state of Wisconsin or not. ... I want to credit former Michigan State assistant coach NcKell Copeland for building a friendship that stood strong. I built a good bond with her.Cooks, who averaged 23.1 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 4.1 blocks per game as a junior at Saint Joseph, spent the spring and summer collecting hardware with USA Basketball.She teamed up with recent UConn signee Megan Walker and TCU freshman Amber Ramirez to win the USA Basketball 3x3 U18 national tournament. She then won a gold medal with Team USA at the FIBA Americas U18 championship in Valdivia, Chile, starting all five games and averaging 10.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.Cooks, who was known to entertain college coaches with aa piano concert during home visits, will bring versatility to East Lansing.dddddddddddd She blends a stretch-4 game that brings defenders out to the arc with an interior game that creates spacing. She elevates in the key and consistently hits the shot.Sid is one of those bigs that when she grabs a rebound you are not afraid to have her lead the fast break, said Ralph Gesualdo, Cooks coach at EYBL Midwest Elite. You can also put her in the corner to shoot a 3. And shes a triple threat in the high post because she can shoot, pass or take you off the dribble.Cooks joins Claire Hendrickson, a 5-foot-11 guard, in Michigan State coach Suzy Merchants two-player class.Cooks became the sixth and final top-10 prospect to sign in the past six days, following No. 1 Walker, No. 2 Evina Westbrook (Tennessee), No. 3 Rellah Boothe (Texas), No. 6 Chennedy Carter (Texas A&M), and No. 10 Michaela Onyenwere (UCLA).The updated class rankings will be released Thursday. ' ' '