Posted by Manfred Wenas on February 9, 2010 · 1 Comment
The following excerpt is taken from the book LIVING THROUGH THE RACKET: How I Survived Leukemia…and Rediscovered My Self by Corina Morariu. It is published by Hay House (February 2010) and is available at all bookstores or online at: www.hayhouse.com or click here to order it from Amazon.com.
I know my dad always had my best [...]
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By Melina Harris
An exciting new proposal to introduce the first ever World Cup to the already packed tennis calendar (replacing the outdated Davis Cup format) has one glaring fault as far as I’m concerned; it’s men only and there has been no mention of a female equivalent. According to the Times of London Tennis Correspondent Neil [...]
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 15, 2009 · 7 Comments
Juan Martin del Potro, appearing in his first Grand Slam tournament final, overpowered five-time defending champion Roger Federer to capture the US Open on Monday 3-6 7-6 (5) 4-6 7-6 (4) 6-2.
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 10, 2009 · 2 Comments
Although the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd was loudly pulling for her, Melanie Oudin’s dream run at the US Open ended Wednesday night when she was overwhelmed 6-2 6-2 by ninth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki.
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 2, 2009 · 1 Comment
Just before becoming the first top-seeded woman to be ousted in the opening round of the US Open, Safina pulled her game together enough to escape a wild-card entry from Australia, Olivia Rogowska. And it wasn’t pretty.
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Posted by Randy Walker on August 26, 2009 · 1 Comment
The United States, as well as many around the world, mourn the death of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, called by many as one of the greatest U.S. lawmakers ever and the youngest brother of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on August 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Imagine this: You are traveling from continent to continent. Live in hotels one week after the other. You work hard, you play matches , you eat something and it’s back to the hotel room. Week in, week out. Now that gets dull after a while. I don’t blame Marat Safin for being bored with the tour if you put it that way.
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