SINGAPORE - Serena Williams says she has received a written apology from Russian tennis chief Shamil Tarpischev for offensive comments in which he called her and sister Venus the Williams brothers.At the WTA Finals on Thursday, Williams said he has reached out to apologize to both myself and my sister, adding it was written. No, I did not speak to him.Tarpischev was fined $25,000 and suspended from tour involvement for a year for his comments on a Russian TV show, in which he also said the sisters were scary to look at.Tarpischev said there was no malicious intent, and the quotes were taken out of context.The WTA said in a statement that his derogatory remarks deserve to be condemned. Chris Archer Jersey .3 seconds remaining, and No. 7 North Carolina held off a resilient No. 25 Virginia team, 54-51, on Saturday. John Henson contributed a double-double with 15 points to go with 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels (25-4, 12-2 ACC), who have won five straight and 10 of 11. JB Shuck Pirates Jersey . Cory Batey and Brandon Vandenburg were each convicted on four charges of aggravated rape, one of attempted aggravated rape and two for aggravated sexual battery. Vandenburg was also found guilty of tampering with evidence as well as an unlawful photography charge. http://www.pittsburghpiratesprostore.us/Erik-Gonzalez-pirates-jersey/ . To get things started, heres a little photo tour to get you acquainted with all the main characters. Dave Parker Jersey . Since coming to the big leagues in late May, La Stella is 6 for 7 with the bases loaded, driving in 13 runs in those at-bats. Corey Dickerson Jersey . The Toronto Argonauts (11-7) look for an opportunity to repeat as CFL champions when they host the surging Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-8) on Sunday.MONZA, Italy -- Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time in the second practice for the Italian Grand Prix, more than six-tenths of a second faster than teammate Mark Webber for a Red Bull 1-2 on Friday. Vettel, who won at Monza in 2011, was 0.623 seconds faster than Webber and looked in complete control from the start of the afternoon session. It is an ominous sign for his rivals ahead of Sundays race. "It was a good day, thats for sure, but weve got our feet on the ground," Vettel said. "Its still only a Friday. I dont know, maybe the others had some problems. But regarding ourselves, it was a good day, I didnt have any issues with the car, it felt pretty comfortable. "Im sure it will be very tight, as we saw in first practice. Second practice, if you look at it too much, is a bit of a distraction. I think it will be close tomorrow in qualifying, with many cars in a couple of hundredths. Sure today was positive, but its a long weekend. Well see what we can improve for tomorrow." The three-time defending champion leads second-placed Fernando Alonso by an intimidating 46 points in the standings. Red Bull has not achieved the best results at Monza, and Vettels win two years ago is its only podium position since 2005. However, the German looked in impressive form and could be on course for a fourth victory of 2013. "We seem OK here, although its only Friday," Webber said. "We seemed good on Friday in Spa and then everyone was with us in P33.dddddddddddd But, that said, the car feels good although we have some work to do to prepare for the race, so lets see tomorrow." Kimi Raikkonen was third in perfect conditions at Monza, 0.663 seconds behind Vettel, with the same time as Lotus teammate Romain Grosjean. Alonso, Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button and Sergio Perez completed the top 10 with little more than half a second between Perez, in 10th, and Webber. Hamilton, who won at Monza last year, was fastest in the morning session, 0.035 seconds better than Alonso, with Vettel fourth quickest, 0.188 seconds slower. Rosberg was third, 0.139 seconds slower than his Mercedes teammate. Hamilton has qualified in pole position in the past four races, while his team has done so in eight of the past nine. The field was more tightly packed at a high-speed Monza track in the morning, with less than half a second separating Hamilton from Button in seventh. There was less than a second gap between the top 14, with Massa only 0.884 seconds slower than Hamilton. Ferrari was fined 10,000 euros ($13,000) after Massa crossed the white line at the end of the pit lane after the red light had come on to indicate the end of the first practice session. An investigation by stewards determined the Brazilian "had made every attempt to stop" and that "no sporting advantage was gained" but added that "the team made an error in releasing the car with insufficient time remaining in the session." ' ' '