Althea Gibson

Person

Times Online Sport, 07.11.08 00:05 UTC

From Jesse Owens to Barack Obama, via Muhammad Ali and Tiger Woods

Only 60 years ago they had separate baseball leagues for blacks and whites. Now, if you have been able to tear yourself away from such questions as “whither Arsenal?” and “who ...

Forbes, 31.08.08 22:33 UTC

Why Is Tennis Writing So Bad?

I'm not sure if my disdain for most of today's tennis writing qualifies as biting the hand that feeds me or defecating where I eat, but it won't make me many friends. I'm a contributing editor to ...

New York Daily News, 30.08.08 03:02 UTC

Richard Williams remains U.S. Open's first father

"Nothing new I can say, really," the father says, when the session is done. "Lots of times we just laugh. I try to keep 'em relaxed. Tell 'em to have fun." Williams puffs on his cigarillo, takes a ...