Article: Sports

The USTA honored the legacy of Althea Gibson, the "African-American Mother of Tennis," with a special tribute at the US Open on Tuesday night, September 7 – the 46th anniversary of Gibson’s second U.S. Championship.

To say that this week has been interesting would be an understatement. For the past few days the Republicans have invaded our city bringing with them mass mayhem. New York City resembled an armed camp, multiple cops on every corner, as the masses of the disaffected march in protest amid the backdrop of the Republican convention.

Arthur Ashe, humanitarian and world class tennis star, will be immortalized on a commemorative postage stamp to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 2005.

It’s tough. I think the offseason, the three months we have, helps a lot as far as getting our bodies ready. But freak things happen, as with Chad last year.

The telephone connection was lousy, with static drowning out Shaquille O’Neal’s voice.

Yankee pitcher Jose Contreras has been reunited with his family. After being away from his wife and daughters for nearly two years they are now a part of his “American Dream.�

The inevitable finally happened. Kobe Bryant’s lead defense attorney Pamela Mackey rammed the ugly head of race into his rape case when she strongly hinted that he’s in a court docket because his accuser is a white woman.