Playing his best
Balancing a love of tennis with realistic professional goals has led Patrick McEnroe to a multifaceted career in this highly individual sport.
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The enduring nature of sport
If sports can come back however imperfectly in what has been a cruel season, we can do no less.
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Whose cap is it anyway?
The universality of the Yankee cap and the tides of design appropriation.
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Tough as Steele
ESPN’s Sage Steele is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in, be it antidiscrimination in sports, veterans causes and support for Alzheimer’s sufferers and caregivers.
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Crazy ‘Love’
Jason Kohn’s documentary, “Love Means Zero,” centers on the impervious tennis coach Nick Bollettieri and his complex relationship with his most famous pupil, Andre Agassi.
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Derek Jeter designs his second and third acts
Highlights from Derek Jeter’s storied baseball career are often famous enough to be described in quick phrases. There’s The Flip, the “Mr. November” World…
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Hometown hero
In the city by the Bay – the one Tony Bennett left his heart in – Steve Young is regarded as the legend who…
Read MoreA long way, baby, but far enough?
I have been haunted by the Billie Jean King documentary that airs on PBS’ “American Masters” Sept. 10 (8-9:30 p.m.) but never more so…
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Serving aces
Quick quiz: What’s the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world? What’s that you say, the Super Bowl? Or maybe the World Series? It’s…
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