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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. So, on Michael Jordan's 50th birthday, we give you...Tags: Dennis Rodman, Hakeem Olajuwon, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Babe Ruth
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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...
Tags: Football, Calvin Coolidge, Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Indiana University
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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: Football, Calvin Coolidge, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, Indiana University
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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. 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: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Ellsworth Vines, Tennis, Association of Tennis Professionals, John McEnroe
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Book review: Frank Deford goes deep, as usual
Special to the Los Angeles TimesA 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: Radio, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Sports Illustrated, Newspaper and Magazine, Paul William Bryant
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'Titanic: The Tennis Story' Tells Tale Of 2 Survivors Meeting On The Court
PIX11.comIs 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: Apple iTunes, Roger Federer, Arts and Culture, Literature, Tennis
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Tennis Channel counts down “100 Greatest of All Time”
Channel Guide MagazineOn 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... -
Del Potro Stuns Federer at U.S. Open
Web ReporterAlways 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: Gwen Stefani, Tennis, U.S. Open (tennis), Rod Laver, Pete Sampras
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Feel at home at Blue Moon and other boutique NYC hotels
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNew 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: Ice Cream, Manhattan (New York City), Jimmy Durante, Babe Ruth, Foods and Beverages
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Old-time events help shape all-time greats
Times Staff WriterBefore 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, Mark O'Meara, Bars and Clubs, Clubs and Associations, Tennis
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Sampras 'at peace' with decision to retire
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThere had to be a way to finish this electric night with grace and elegance, a charming touch that wasn't some forced gesture. Surely there was something to punctuate this celebration of Pete Sampras' marvelous career, a pitch-perfect memory to be...Tags: Family, Tennis, Arthur Ashe Stadium, U.S. Open (tennis), Rod Laver
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