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Tag: Tennis

Can women be ‘the best’ in sports as long as there are men?

Bob Collins June 27, 2017, 10:15 AM Jun 27, 2017

John McEnroe said today he’s not going to apologize for his comments on NPR last weekend in which he refused to call Serena Williams the best tennis player in the world.

Under McEnroe reasoning, women athletes can never be considered ‘the best’ because they can’t beat men at the game. Read more →

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Girl’s tennis team that never loses… loses

Bob Collins October 26, 2016, 12:18 PM Oct 26, 2016

The last time the people of Edina knew what it was like not to win the girl’s state tennis tournament, there was a Clinton in the White House, the Dow was breaking through 6,000, Princess Diana and Prince Charles were still married, and the DVD player had just been introduced. Read more →