Althea Gibson

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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 ...
Berlin  New York  Olympic Games  Major League Baseball  United States of America  United States  +14 more

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 ...
Wimbledon  U.S. Open  BBC  the Financial Times  the Financial Times  Sports Illustrated  +20 more

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 ...
Rome  U.S. Open  United States  Althea Gibson  Richard Williams  Kim Clijsters  +3 more
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