I abruptly stopped posting anything on this blog after Madison Keys was soundly defeated in the US Open Women’s singles final. Of course, winning and losing is always a possibility in competition. But somehow, that loss and how devastating it was really sucked all the energy I had for posting on this blog. Madison is … Continue reading
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Blog Relaunch
No, I am not relaunching Fairways and Forehands. I am quite happy with this blog. I just never really knew what to do with my original blog. Now, I have to decided to relaunch it as a movie critique site. Not terribly original, I know. But I watch a lot of movies and like to … Continue reading
Pat Summitt (1952-2016)
It took something monumental to break me out of tennis mode during Wimbledon 2016. I wish it were not so. Hall of Famer Pat Summitt, one of the greatest coaches in basketball history…no, in sports history…passed away at the age of 64 from complications of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. I never met Coach Summitt. I’ve only … Continue reading
Christina Grimmie
I loved Christina Grimmie’s voice from the first time I heard her sing on YouTube, which was this song from Les Miserables, “I Dreamed A Dream”…for some wacko to shoot and kill this rising 22-year old dreamer, I have no words to describe my feelings…peace on your journey, Christina Grimmie…keep dreaming. #RIPGrimmie EDIT: With … Continue reading
Tennis Players Dominate Forbes 2016 List Of Top Paid Female Athletes With Serena Williams Coming In At #1
#1 SERENA WILLIAMS (Tennis), $28.9 Million After an 11-year reign as the top female money earner in sports, counting endorsements combined with prizemoney, the provisionally suspended Maria Sharapova fell to #2 as 21-time singles Major winner Serena Williams tops the Forbes 2016 list, measuring money over the last 12 months. Considering that some of her … Continue reading
Bud Collins (1929-2016)
After the Australian Open, I took a bit of a break from tennis and golf blogging and forums, then I became sick just as I was ready to resume. Now recovered, I was going to start posting at the conclusion of this week’s JLPGA event. Unfortunately, sad news from the world of tennis hastened my … Continue reading
Maria Sharapova Tops Forbes 2015 Highest Paid Female Athletes; Tennis Players Dominate With 7 Of The Top 10
For the 11th straight year Maria Sharapova tops the Forbes list of highest paid female athletes. The career Grand Slam winner from Russia benefited from her contracts with Nike, Avon, Tag Heuer, Porsche and Evian among others. Her personal candy line, Sugarpova, doubled in sales over the past 12 months. All of this added up … Continue reading
United States Women’s National Team Wins 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
In 2012, the United States Women’s National Team beat Japan to take the Gold Medal in Women’s Soccer at the London Summer Olympics. Redemption for losing the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup to Japan? Perhaps a small measure of redemption. But this is the one, the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, that the Americans needed … Continue reading
Carli Lloyd Leads United States Women’s National Team Into 2015 Women’s World Cup Final With 2-0 Victory Over Germany
Like millions of others, I’ve watched the United States Women’s National Team play three group stage matches along with knockout stage matches against Colombia and China at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. I didn’t recognize the team that took to the pitch against Germany. And that’s a very good thing. Facing their greatest challenge … Continue reading
United States Advances To 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Semifinals With 1-0 Victory Over China
Maybe United States Women’s National Team coach Jill Ellis knows exactly what she’s doing. After all, entering the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup the American squad’s top threat, Alex Morgan, wasn’t 100 percent and their all-time scoring leader, Abby Wambach, is past her prime. Our ladies have the deepest team, perhaps, but that depth is … Continue reading
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