Showing posts with label Wimbledon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wimbledon. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

The Tale of Two Images: Donald Trump and Kate Middleton

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We live in a 24-hour news cycle and still, news is always breaking. Or let me put this into the double negative—news is never not breaking....
Thursday, July 27, 2023

My Wimbledon Story

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I've been to my fair share of remarkable live sporting events. Not one however has prompted the reaction as what I have gotten from atte...
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Lesson from Wimbledon—A Reminder about the Importance of Equal Access

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Though Pebble Beach has hosted other women's golf tournaments, the inaugural U.S. Women's Open at the iconic, majestic course took p...
Monday, July 17, 2023

In Praise of Tears...Thank you, Ons Jabeur

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At one set down and the score of 2-3 in the second set, Ons Jabeur voluntarily put her back against the wall. She stood for what felt like e...
Monday, July 12, 2021

Breakfast Without Wimbledon

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Dear Sports Fans, Is there a name for this? It's that feeling you get when a major sporting event—The Masters, the World Series, the Sta...
Friday, July 19, 2019

The Sports Hangover....of a different kind

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All week, I suffered from a mini-hangover. It lingered. It came and went at a varying intensity. I didn't get this hangover from too muc...
Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Most Inspiring Female Athlete: Venus Williams

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They say you can't be what you can't see. Another way of saying this might be "you can be what you can see." The first r...
Monday, July 11, 2016

But One Chapter in the Narrative of Sports: Thank you Serena Williams

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Days after Serena Williams lost the French Open, a sportswriter raised an unfortunate question: Will Williams ever win another Grand Slam ti...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Jackie Joyner Kersee: Know the Why

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With her 21st Grand Slam victory at Wimbledon, and one win away from capturing her first Grand Slam, many people consider Serena William...