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Serena Williams says shes reaching out to the family of the victim in the Steubenville rape case after the tennis star was quoted in a Rolling Stone article saying "she shouldnt have put herself in that position." "I am currently reaching out to the girls family to let her know that I am deeply sorry for what was written in the Rolling Stone article," Williams said in a statement released through her agent Wednesday. "What was written -- what I supposedly said -- is insensitive and hurtful, and I by no means would say or insinuate that she was at all to blame." The comment was made in one paragraph of a lengthy story posted online Tuesday about Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam title winner who is ranked No. 1 heading into Wimbledon, which starts next week. Two players from the Steubenville, Ohio, high school football team were convicted in March of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl; one of the boys was ordered to serve an additional year for photographing the girl naked. The case gained widespread attention in part because of the callousness with which other students used social media to gossip about it. "What happened in Steubenville was a real shock for me. I was deeply saddened," Williams said in the statement. "For someone to be raped, and at only sixteen, is such a horrible tragedy! For both families involved -- that of the rape victim and of the accused." According to the Rolling Stone story, Williams says the perpetrators of the crime "did something stupid," and she asks: "Do you think it was fair, what they got?" She adds, "Im not blaming the girl, but if youre a 16-year-old and youre drunk like that, your parents should teach you: Dont take drinks from other people." Williams also is quoted as saying: "... she shouldnt have put herself in that position, unless they slipped her something, then thats different." Williams is in England preparing for Wimbledon. "I have fought all of my career for womens equality, womens equal rights, respect in their fields -- anything I could do to support women I have done," she said in the statement. "My prayers and support always goes out to the rape victim. In this case, most especially, to an innocent sixteen year old child." WTA CEO Stacey Allaster said the tour had been touch with Williams about the article. "If she was accurately quoted, then Serenas comments were both insensitive and wrong," Allaster said in a statement. "We disagree with the statements and have made that clear to her." Cheap Nationals Jerseys . The 27-year-old Scrivens will be joining his third NHL club since signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent in 2010. The move also reunites with him with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey Leagues Toronto Marlies. Aaron Barrett Jersey . Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on the indoor hard-court at Belgrade Arena. The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1. https://www.cheapnationals.com/ . The phone hearing is scheduled for 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt. Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. Adam Eaton Jersey . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Gerardo Parra Nationals Jersey . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. PYONGYANG, North Korea -- Members of North Koreas Olympic team returned home on Saturday, greeted by a small crowd of family and friends.Vice Premier Ro Tu Chol and Vice Minister of Sport Kim Jong Su were also at Pyongyangs airport to welcome the team home from Rio. But there was no motorcade and no crowds lining the streets -- a common welcome in the past for North Korean athletes returning home after winning overseas competitions.North Korea won seven medals in Rio: two golds in weightlifting and gymnastics, three silvers in weightliftting, and two bronzes in table tennis and shooting.ddddddddddddThats more medals -- but less gold -- than North Korea won at the previous Olympics in London. The North took home four golds and two bronzes at the 2012 games.I did my best in this competition to bring back victory and confidence for our army and people, gymnast Ri Se Gwang, who won a gold medal in Rio in the mens vault, said after returning home. ' ' '