Thursday, June 23, 2011

Today's Up-To-The-Minute News On Sports Headlines for Thursday, June 23, 2011

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Wimbledon Head: Grunting Female Tennis Players Are Ruining the Game – Female tennis players are getting criticized -- once again -- for making a racket on the court (This story continues here)


Tennis boss grumbles: Stop grunting – The loud grunting from female tennis players (similar to their male counterparts) has long been fodder for morning radio shows and bad R-rated jokes - but widely accepted as part of the game. (This story continues here)


Why is UK bad at tennis and good at golf? – Some think the sheer cost of tennis and its middle-class image is stopping Britain producing champions. So why is British golf flying high? (This story continues here)


Local tennis column: Minarich holding King and Queen of Court events – Back in the 1950s, popular television host Jack Bailey asked the audience: “Would you like to be queen for a day?” (This story continues here)


Wimbledon Tennis: Is Grunting a Distraction? – For what is perceived by many as the most elite tennis tournament on the calendar, Wimbledon is beginning to sound a bit like the film "Braveheart," with the loud groans echoing off of center court. (This story continues here)


Future tennis stars pump up training – Some of Brevard's top young tennis players have caught on to their sport's approach to strength training. (This story continues here)


Tennis great Jimmy Connors to write memoir – A memoir by brash tennis player Jimmy Connors that promises to address his broken engagement to fellow tennis star Chris Evert as well as his rivalry with John McEnroe will be published in 2012, HarperCollins said on Monday. (This story continues here)


Tennis: Gaga-like jacket tests Wimbledon rules – Decked out in a Lady Gaga-inspired jacket festooned with real tennis balls, Bethanie Mattek-Sands stepped onto Court 14 at Wimbledon and noticed a tour official, walkie-talkie at the ready."I'm not hitting any balls in it. Don't... (This story continues here)


Local tennis: Junior stars advance to finals – The summer heat isn’t keeping players off the courts in the Midlands. With the Junior Team Tennis season wrapping up, we have four teams advancing to the Junior Team Tennis State Championships. The winners were: (This story continues here)


Tennis.com: Venus wins battle of grass styles – Tennis.com: Kimiko Date-Krumm and Venus Williams battled for nearly three hours in a match that incorporated a contest between two different kinds of grass-court tennis, neither of which is terribly popular among the rank-and-file these days. (This story continues here)

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