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    Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The greatest on the greatest: Jim Murray on Michael Jordan

    The late, great Times columnist Jim Murray opined about all the superstar athletes in the second half of the 20th century. It's what he did as well as anyone that came before or after him in America.
    The late, great Times columnist Jim Murray opined about all the superstar athletes in the second half of the 20th century. It's what he did as well as anyone that came before or after him in America. So, on Michael Jordan's 50th birthday, we give you...

    Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Magic, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Sam Bowie

    2. Jan 7, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Luck of the Irish

    WASHINGTON -- Yet another reason to revere Calvin Coolidge is that he thought the Chicago Bears were a circus act. In the 1920s, professional football was small beer compared to the already big business of college football. Which today prospers partly by selling beer: Watch the commercials that pay for the television contracts that have recently disordered many college football conferences and nullified what were solemnly called "traditional rivalries."
    WASHINGTON -- Yet another reason to revere Calvin Coolidge is that he thought the Chicago Bears were a circus act. In the 1920s, professional football was small beer compared to the already big business of college football. Which today prospers partly...

    Tags: Chicago Bears, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ronald Reagan, Harvard University, Babe Ruth

    3. Jan 6, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  3. Column: The luck of the Irish

      WASHINGTON — Yet another reason to revere Calvin Coolidge is that he thought the Chicago Bears were a circus act. In the 1920s, professional football was small beer compared to the already big business of college football. Which today prospers...

    Tags: Chicago Bears, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ronald Reagan, Harvard University, Bowl Championship Series

    4. Nov 16, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. Los Angeles gives up its once-prominent stop on men's tennis tour

    Bob Kramer spoke of the loss he is about to suffer, admitting he has a hole in his heart.
    Bob Kramer spoke of the loss he is about to suffer, admitting he has a hole in his heart. He wasn't grieving a child or a parent, just a best friend. Kramer is director of a tennis tournament that will be no more. The Los Angeles men's tennis event that...

    Tags: Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Wimbledon Championships, U.S. Open (tennis), Roy Emerson

    5. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Book review: Frank Deford goes deep, as usual

    A bio on NPR's website of its commentator Frank Deford notes that the magazine GQ christened him, quite simply, "the world's greatest sportswriter." (Is he?) A story on ESPN's companion website, Grantland, referred to Deford as "a writer who had achieved legendary status by the age of 50." (Did he?)
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    A bio on NPR's website of its commentator Frank Deford notes that the magazine GQ christened him, quite simply, "the world's greatest sportswriter." (Is he?) A story on ESPN's companion website, Grantland, referred to Deford as "a writer who had...

    Tags: Harlem Globetrotters, Jimmy Connors, Arts and Culture, Sports Illustrated, Larry Bird

    6. Apr 11, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  6. 'Titanic: The Tennis Story' Tells Tale Of 2 Survivors Meeting On The Court

    Is the incredible story of two tennis players, Dick Williams and Karl Behr, and how they survived the sinking of the Titanic disaster 100 years ago only to play each other in the quarterfinals of the modern-day U.S. Open tennis championships – with the winner going on to stage a major upset victory in the final – the greatest story in the history of tennis?
    PIX11.com
    Is the incredible story of two tennis players, Dick Williams and Karl Behr, and how they survived the sinking of the Titanic disaster 100 years ago only to play each other in the quarterfinals of the modern-day U.S. Open tennis championships – with the...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Apple iTunes, Fiction, Literature, Tennis

    7. Mar 19, 2012 | Zap2It

  7. Tennis Channel counts down “100 Greatest of All Time”

    Channel Guide Magazine
    On Monday, March 19, Tennis Channel begins its weeklong countdown of the best tennis players in history with 100 Greatest of All Time. The countdown begins Monday at 7pm ET and continues nightly through Friday, March 23, when the No. 1 greatest tennis...
    8. Sep 13, 2010 |Story| Hola Hoy
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    Tags: Human Interest, Tennis, Roger Federer, Wimbledon Championships, Australia

    9. Sep 14, 2009 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  9. Del Potro Stuns Federer at U.S. Open

    Always so cool, so consistent, so in control of his emotions and his matches, Roger Federer amazingly let the U.S. Open championship slip from his grasp.
    Web Reporter
    Always so cool, so consistent, so in control of his emotions and his matches, Roger Federer amazingly let the U.S. Open championship slip from his grasp. Two points from victory against inexperienced, unheralded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, two...

    Tags: Pete Sampras, Tennis, Roger Federer, U.S. Open (tennis), Guillermo Vilas

    10. Sep 9, 2008 |Story| Hola Hoy
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    Tags: Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Tennis

    11. Jan 13, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Feel at home at Blue Moon and other boutique NYC hotels

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    New York Some small hotels have lobby cats. The Lower East Side's Blue Moon Hotel presents the reception area mom. "What kind of tea do you want? Is it in there?" Rita Settenbrino asks while I sort through a small continental breakfast buffet that has...

    Tags: Farms, Chicken Soup, Ice Cream, Babe Ruth, Entertainment

    12. Mar 30, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Old-time events help shape all-time greats

    Times Staff Writer
    Before they became among the best their sports had ever seen, Pete Sampras and Tiger Woods were Southern California teenagers performing in old, venerable tournaments that had been around since the turn of the 20th century. Before the first Rose Bowl was...

    Tags: Jack Kramer, Corey Pavin, Farms, Pete Sampras, Tracy Austin

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