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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana State University Billings is eliminating its theater program, its tennis teams and cutting 40 staff positions to address a projected $4.4 million budget shortfall due to decreased enrollment.

Kids around Western Montana can stay active and improve their sports skills through summer Grizzly sports camps that start soon.

Roger Federer soundly defeated Britain’s Andy Murray, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, on Sunday at Wimbledon to win his seventh men’s singles title and tie Pete Sampras’ open-era record for championships at the All England Club.

Rafael Nadal broke a tennis record on Monday when he netted his seventh French Open title, further putting him in the upper echelons of the sport’s history.

Maria Sharapova easily defeated Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 to win her first French Open in Paris on Saturday. With the victory, Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam and became just the 10th woman to win all four major tennis tournaments (Wimbledon and the Australian, French and U.S. opens).

Montana women's tennis coach Steve Ascher has announced the signing of Oregon transfer Haley Driver.

Here's the latest sports news from Montana's news station KPAX: Montana takes on Montana State in tennis at the Peak in Missoula, Montana finish off a perfect season and head to finals as the number one seed. In women's tennis, Montana wins with a final score of 6-1...

The Bellingham Bay Marathon does not have the tag as the World’s Toughest Marathon, but on Sunday, Sept. 25, the 443 finishers of the fifth annual race could have made a good argument for the title.

The University of Montana men's tennis team begins the fall season Friday when it heads to Cheney, Wash., to play in the Eastern Washington University Fall Classic.

Photo Courtesy Of collegetennisonline.comThe University of Montana women’s tennis team will hold its third annual “Play with a Griz” fundraiser Sunday, Sept. 18. The event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Lindsay Tennis Center on the UM campus.