The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova - Their Rivalry, Their Friendship, Their Legacy
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
When Martina Navratilova learned that Andre Agassi tested positive for crystal meth and got away with it by lying, she compared Andre to U.S. baseball player Roger Clemens. Martina was referring to Clemens’ lies about using steroids in the face of evidence to the contrary. Whether it was intentional or not, by comparing Andre to [...]
This Writing Life (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
November 19, 2009 So. Just off the top o' my head. Started to listen to Diane Riehms today on NPR and it was Julie Andrews and her daughter pushing latest book/collection of poems, etc. This is a particular pet peeve of mine, actually. I respect Julie Andrews' talent and career, but you're encroaching on my territory (books and writing) based on your known name. This annoys me. Whether it's Ilie Nastase...
Celebrity Pregnancy (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Gavin Rossdale is a long way from the rocker man he was pre-children. At the Chris/Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic in Florida over the weekend (during which he and partner Lindsay Davenport beat legend Martina Navratilova), he told Celebrity Baby Blog, “It is magical having two kids instead of one, and I miss them when [...]
kenneth in the (212) (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Marat Safin officially ended his career with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 defeat by Juan Martin del Potro in the second round of the Paris Masters. The 29-year-old Safin, a two-time Grand Slam title winner, "put on a great performance on center court Wednesday against the U.S. Open champion but was unable to extend his career for at least one more day." Afterward, he flashed a rare smile -- he really...
The Daily Blahg (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
I've always thought that Billie Jean King was an accidental rebel. By that, I mean circumstances pushed her into pioneer roles as a spokesperson for women athletes and gays. King is not innately anti-authoritian. Quite the contrary. She has great respect for certain conservative values. She has never been comfortable saying controversial things. At times, she'll tell a journalist something, then get...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Former women's tennis champion Martina Navratilova has compared Andre Agassi to Roger Clemens, the former major league pitching great, who denied using steroids.
Celebrity Baby Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Meet the Famous While wife Gwen Stefani took care of the kids in California, musician Gavin Rossdale wowed tennis fans in south Florida this weekend, teaming with Lindsay Davenport to beat tennis legend Martina Navratilova 6-2 in Sunday’s final match of the Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic. “It is magical having two kids instead of [...]
Queerty (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Andre Agassi is probably going to sell a shit ton of books thanks to revelations that he wore a hairpiece in the early 1990s (about as remarkable as Oprah revealing she's fat again) and that he used crystal meth for, oh, the better part of 1997. Know who tore him up for it? Martina Navratilova. [...]
Sify (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
New York: While former tennis champion Andre Agassi understands the criticism coming his way from peers like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Martina Navratilova for admitting in his autobiography that
A Hearty Life (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Are you an aspiring tennis mom or dad? Is your athlete going to be the next Martina Navratilova or Roger Federer? If so, you may want to be sure that your tennis player does more than just play tennis if you want him or her to stay healthy. A recent study from Loyola University looked at 519 junior tennis players. The researchers found that tennis players who focused only on the game were more likely...
WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Backspin's "Decade's Best" countdown of the top players of the 2000's continues today with the five players ranked #6-10. No discussion about the past decade would be complete without these women, but each of them has one lingering "minus" that prevents them from legitimately challenging for the #1 position. In the case of these players, future Hall-of-Famers from top-to-bottom,...
Sportress of Blogitude (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In an interview scheduled to air this Sunday, November 8th on 60 Minutes, Andre Agassi tears up while discussing Martina Navratilova’s recent comments regarding his drug use and subsequent lies to tennis officials regarding his use of meth. And of course, Agassi got teary-eyed as he responded to Katie Couric’s inquiry: “Yeah…it’s what you don’t want [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Andre Agassi is responding to criticism of his crystal meth use with a plea for compassion, telling "60 Minutes" he needed help when he took the drug while depressed in 1997. Discussing his new autobiography, Agassi became emotional when reacting to comments by Martina Navratilova, who compared him to Roger Clemens. CBS released excerpts from the interview Thursday and will broadcast it Sunday...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Andre Agassi shook the tennis world when he revealed in his book, "Open," that he used methamphetamine in 1997 when he was depressed. After the revelation, Martina Navratilova compared Agassi with Roger Clemens, the pitching great who has been reviled...
kenneth in the (212) (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
A child-custody between a mother and a transman father in Brooklyn is getting ugly, with the woman employing the same homophobic legal arguments Martina Navratilova recently used to try to get things her way after a judge agreed that the boy's father had the right to seek permanent custody. The couple had previously falsified a marriage license claiming the transition man was legally male. "When...
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