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On Sept. 6, 1837, the Oberlin Collegiate Institute of Ohio went co-educational. In 1901 President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. (McKinley died eight days later; he was...Tags: Barry Bonds, National Government, Cal Ripken, Anglican, Air and Space Accidents
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S. Williams to play in Baltimore tournament
As a promising 12-year-old, Serena Williams tagged along with her big sister Venus for Pam Shriver's annual charity tennis tournament in Baltimore in 1993 to play doubles against a pair of brothers, Cal and Bill Ripken. At the time, the buzz about the...Tags: Charity, Serena Williams, Richard Williams, Monica Seles, U.S. Open Tennis
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Timeline: History of the Open Era
1) ASHE OPENS OPEN ERA (1968) -- Arthur Ashe was a 25-year-old lieutenant in the United States Army when he defeated Tom Okker of the Netherlands for his first Grand Slam championship. It marked the first time a black player had won a Grand Slam title,...Tags: Arthur Ashe, Serena Williams, Bjorn Borg, History, Jimmy Connors
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Serena vs. Venus simply lacks rooting interest
shaun.powell@newsday.comAfter the flurry of forehands, big rallies, blistering backhands . . . after 2 1/2 hours of the kind of entertaining tennis that few other women on Earth can muster, who really felt victorious last night? Venus? Not really. Serena? Uh, nope. The...Tags: Jennifer Capriati, Hobbies, Monica Seles, Richard Williams, U.S. Open Tennis
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It's an Open and shut case for unknowns
shaun.powell@newsday.comShe is Sybille Bammer, who has a great name for a tennis player but in every other way is all wrong for this tennis tournament. She's in the quarterfinals, where she'll play Jelena Jankovic tonight, and most likely will be done in time to catch the next...Tags: Mark Philippoussis, Tracy Austin, Serena Williams, Pete Sampras, Multi-Sport Events
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In tennis, doubles can be twice as nice
All match long Monday on the grandstand court at Flushing Meadows, the fans kept rising and screaming, kept cursing and cajoling and shouting to the hot blue sky.
This was not for Venus or Serena. Not for Roger, Rafa or that long-limbed upstart...Tags: Bill Tilden, Court Administration, Venus Williams, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rod Laver
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Is Keith Richards really poster boy for life after 50?
Chicago Tribune reporterSeptember-October AARP, our largest circulation magazine, swears that dissolute Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is proof of the glories of being 50 or older. Hmm. "50 Reasons to Love Being 50" includes the possibility of finally becoming closer to...Tags: Petroleum Industry, NBC, Vladimir Putin, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, John McCain
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More Maryland medalists
Last Sunday we identified 14 athletes from Maryland who won medals in the Summer Olympics. Below are others who earned medals at Summer Games. TOMMY HANNAN •2000 •Swimming •Hannan won gold as a member of the 400-meter medley relay...Tags: Swimming, Health Treatments, Summer Olympics, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Maryland
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Liz Smith: Musical film 'Mamma Mia!' is a winner that takes it all
Mamma Mia!, the international stage musical? It's selling out, SRO, in its normal manner. For years I've been quoted in endless ads as saying this show is "the most fun on Broadway." A lot of insiders tut-tutted this and are already looking askance at the...Tags: Tom Hanks, Music, Colin Firth, Photography, ABBA
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At Wimbledon, tennis stars are still scoring points for fashion
Times Fashion CriticSOMETIME last week, center court at Wimbledon began to look more like a fashion show than a tennis tournament. There was Serena Williams warming up in a chic, belted, white trench coat under cloudless skies, Roger Federer as Jay Gatsby in a white cardigan...Tags: Serena Williams, Nike Incorporated, Court Administration, Suzanne Lenglen, Fashion Trends
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NAME DROPPING
*Tennis champion Martina Navratilova has regained her Czech nationality after saying she was "ashamed" of President Bush. Britain's Guardian newspaper reports that Navratilova confirmed last month that she has again become a citizen of the country of...Tags: George Bush, Music, Janet Jackson, Cancer, Patrick Dempsey
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Football is king because of legends
Sentinel ColumnistLegend has it that Eric Clapton once checked into a hotel, was handed the registration and got to the line that asked his occupation. "Legend,'' he wrote. The front-desk clerk didn't bat an eye. There are famous people, there are people with hefty resumes...Tags: Bobby Bowden, Eric Clapton, Michael Jordan, Otis Redding, Don Shula
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