Preparing for tennis champs
General
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Whenever Frank Green watches Venus and Serena Williams play tennis, he
remembers watching them play as youngsters in their first trip to
Philadelphia almost 20 years ago. Since then, the Williams sisters
have developed into tennis champions.
Trinity Squash Dynasty Unstoppable for 11th Year
Squash
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
We are fascinated by streaks in sports.
Amid the fury of back-to-back Super Bowls in 2003 and 2004, the New England Patriots put together an NFL-record 21 consecutive victories. The NBA standard belongs to the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, who won 33 straight. In the mid-1950s, the University of Oklahoma prevailed in 47 straight football games. The University of North Carolina women's soccer team won 92 consecutive games from 1993 to 1995. Hurdler Edwin Moses went a decade (1977 to 1987) without losing, winning 122 races in a row.
These all are inspired, incandescent runs of consistent excellence that defy rational explanation. But there is a searing streak you probably are unaware of that dwarfs them all.
We give you: The Streak.
Trinity defeated Princeton 5-4 on Sunday for its 11th consecutive national title.
It belongs to Trinity College -- a lovely, gothic slice of 100 acres in Hartford, Conn. The Bantams' squash team -- don't snicker; this is serious, global stuff -- now has won 202 consecutive matches, an almost unimaginable number. This constitutes the longest winning streak in the history of college varsity sports.
US Sailing / Rolex 2008 Yachtsman / Yachtswoman of the Year
Sailing
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
January 7, 2009 – TP52 World Champion Terry Hutchinson and Laser Radial Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Tunnicliffe today were named US SAILING’s 2008 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year.
ISAF determines most 2012 Olympic Sailboat venues
Sailing
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Friday, January 09, 2009
The ISAF Council followed a conservative approach today when it opted for the same classes to contest the same events in the 2012 Olympic as they had done in the 2008 Olympics.
Ryan Trebon - Herb Krabel Intervew
Cycling
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Sunday, January 04, 2009
Herb Krabel interviewed Ryan Trebon recently. Great insights into the athlete's current life.