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Danville Advocate-Messenger sports editor Larry Vaught named Tom Hammond Sports Media Award winner by Bluegrass Sports Commission
gmoyers@schurz.comLong-time Advocate-Messenger sports editor Larry Vaught has been named the 2013 Tom Hammond Kentucky Sports Media Award winner by the Bluegrass Sports Commission. Vaught, sports editor at The Advocate since 1996 after working under his father, the...Tags: Olympic Games, College Football, Entertainment Events, PGA Championship, World War II (1939-1945)
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Instant replay will be great for game
Is anything cooler than tennis' electronic replay system? A player who isn't sure about a line call raises a finger immediately after the call. The chair umpire announces the challenge, and the Hawk-Eye animation system appears on a nearby video...
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Adam Rosales, Tony La Russa, Cy Young Award, Electronics
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ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015
After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament. ESPN on Thursday said it has clinched an 11-year deal with the United States Tennis Assn. for the exclusive TV rights, beginning in 2015, for the annual...Tags: Tennis Channel (tv network), PGA Championship, ESPN2 (tv network), Media Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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Review: Intimate portrait of 'Venus and Serena'
What could be more improbable than the linked triumph of Venus and Serena Williams? African American sisters born 15 months apart, raised in the gritty environs of Compton, these women not only took on the genteel, predominantly white sport of...
Tags: Movies, Tennis, Venus and Serena (movie), Entertainment, Serena Williams
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Tennis: Johnson happy to give back
ORANGE — Steve Johnson was affectionately known as "Stevie" when he ruled the tennis courts at Orange High for three years. Johnson returned to his alma mater Monday afternoon quite grown. He's a professional tennis player, one who is ranked No....
Tags: Steve Johnson, French Open, Teaching and Learning, University of California, Irvine, Students
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Venus Williams drinks Jamba Juice in Santa Monica
Tennis star Venus Williams was in Santa Monica on Thursday, doing fitness demonstrations, leading regular, less-in-shape folks in some exercise and promoting Jamba Juice because she likes to be able to add wheatgrass shots to her juice. Since announcing...
Tags: Tennis, U.S. Open (tennis), Venus Williams, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Wimbledon to increase prize money, add roof over Court No. 1
Two big changes are coming to Wimbledon, one this year, one in 2019. Tournament organizers announced Tuesday that this year’s men's and women's singles champions will each receive $2.4 million, a significant increase over the $1.75 million last...
Tags: Roger Federer, Awards and Prizes, Serena Williams
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Trio of Pasadena legends named to CIF list of greats
Opinions and arguments as to whom the best athlete to come out of the Pasadena area can be found around town from barbershops to basketball courts. Recently, the CIF Southern Section entered the debate, at least on the high school level, when the...Tags: Olympic Games, World War I (1914-1918), Tennis, College Baseball, Jackie Robinson
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The right honey pot can be worth a pot of gold
Honey has a history going back to 2100 B.C. It is mentioned in some Babylonian writings. It was used for sweetening food, for medicine, for religious ceremonies and even as a form of money. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a special serving dish and...Tags: Tennis, Richard Nixon, U.S. Open (tennis), Candlestick Park, Baseball
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Rafael Nadal cements his return with hardcourt win at Indian Wells
On a hot summer-like Sunday afternoon, in a stadium that rises out of the Southern California desert like a huge misplaced castle, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal slid onto his back and into the bright lights of his sport once again. It was match point...Tags: French Open, Andy Murray, BNP Paribas, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer
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Rafael Nadal's win over Roger Federer leaves a strange taste
Tennis did its best to serve up a classic dish Thursday night in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. But a dash of this and a pinch of that were missing. We expect plenty of spice every time Roger Federer plays Rafael Nadal. It is a legacy built on...Tags: Roger Federer, Tennis, Salt, BNP Paribas, Rafael Nadal
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Andy Murray flies under the radar but he's still at top of his game
Andy Murray still doesn't pack 'em in, even on a sultry desert-perfect night in a big-time tennis event. Not even when he has taken his game to a level projected by many to be unreachable by the always-solid Scot. In Murray's case, the perception hasn't...
Tags: Roger Federer, Yen-Hsun Lu, Andy Murray, Goran Ivanisevic, Tennis
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