INDIAN WELLS, Calif.--Taylor Townsend has confidence and charm.

The 16-year-old can smile when she talks about some hubbub caused last year at the U.S. Open when it was publicly suggested the teenager might be too chubby.

Since the suggestion ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.--Rafael Nadal had a spirited practice session Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open. He played with former Russian top-10 player Mikhail Youzhny, and crowds crammed four deep around the court trying catch a glimpse of one of the ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Caroline Wozniacki knows well the perils of dating a famous athlete.

She has been the girlfriend of golfer Rory McIlroy for more than a year, and the spotlight of fame isn't always a plus.

For example last week, when ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Caroline Wozniacki laughed off speculation that she and her golfer boyfriend Rory McIlroy were on the outs after he mysteriously walked off a course in the middle of a tournament last week.

"We've both been around the ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.--Maria Sharapova considers the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells a hometown tournament.

The Russian tennis pro has a home in Manhattan Beach, her parents have a home in Topanga Canyon and she even has a favorite Italian ...