Articles filed under Tennis
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Newcomers win men's doubles at WimbledonJul 05, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - American Jack Sock and Canadian Vasek Pospisil could have trouble improving on their first tournament as a doubles team. Sock and Pospisil defeated Americans Bo...
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Spellman's Scorecard: Offering up some sparklers for your holidayJul 04, 2014 5:30 am - Happy Fourth of July! Before we get going here, let's start off with my favorite trivia question concerning the Fourth - via the good folks at Reuters: What day did...
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Wimbledon men's final will be Djokovic-FedererJul 04, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Roger Federer was on the decline - or so the thinking went. He was past 30. Had back problems. Tried experimenting with a larger racket. Was a family man, a fat...
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Duval has Hodgkin's lymphomaJul 04, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Victoria Duval, an 18-year-old American tennis player, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma but expects to make a full recovery within months after underg...
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At Wimbeldon, Nadal, Sharapova lose; Serena leaves with illnessJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Rafael Nadal ran out of comebacks at Wimbledon, losing to a brash, big-serving, between-the-legs-hitting 19-year-old kid who might just be a future star. Maria ...
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Mike North video: What has happened to Wimbledon?Jun 30, 2014 1:01 am - Mike North thinks Wimbledon isn't what it once was, and tells you what he watched instead. ...
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Serena Williams loses in 3rd round at WimbledonJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - As Serena Williams began to fall behind in what would become her earliest Wimbledon exit in nearly a decade, her coach could tell something was awry. Not the so...
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Williams exits Wimbledon after 3-set battleJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - For 2 ½ hours, Venus Williams traded big serves and hard groundstrokes with Petra Kvitova on Centre Court. Williams was playing with some of the power and pace ...
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Mundelein's Parola fulfills legacy of all-around excellenceJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - Derek Parola would be the first to admit it: He was a little tag-along when he was a kid. He followed his Dad, Todd, everywhere, especially around the Mundelein baseball...
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Rolling Meadows' Kemph proves to be the complete student-athleteJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - Being able to finish in any sport is so important for an athlete. Nobody did it better than Rolling Meadows' Jackie Kemph. On the basketball court, she seemed to always ...