The New York Times – Sports:
A report on dysfunction in women’s soccer showed that abuse of players in the National Women’s Soccer League was “an open secret.” Players had nowhere to turn.
Author: Kurt Streeter
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The NBA’s Investigation of Robert Sarver Reveals More Abusive Behavior in Sports
The New York Times – Sports:
An investigation’s finding that Robert Sarver used racist and sexist language as owner of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury is another exhausting entry to the list of sports figures using their power abusively.
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The Audacity of Big Foe
The New York Times – Sports:
Francis Tiafoe’s rise has been the talk of the U.S. Open, but his path to the pros is all but unrepeatable for other young Black men hoping for a career in tennis.
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The Void Serena Williams Left in Tennis Doesn’t Need to Be Filled
The New York Times – Sports:
Tennis has long thrived on singular stars, no one bigger than Serena Williams. But perhaps women’s tennis doesn’t need one big name to be interesting.
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From Start to Finish, Venus and Serena Williams Always Had Each Other
The New York Times – Sports:
Since the Williams sisters first burst into tennis in the 1990s, their legacy has been tied to one another. They will play doubles in perhaps the final tournament of their careers.
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Serena Williams Brought New Fans to Tennis. Are You One of Them?
The New York Times – Sports:
Part of Williams’s legacy can be seen in the stands of her matches, where the spectators are among tennis’s most diverse.
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Can a Tennis Player Share His Heart, and Courts, With Pickleball?
The New York Times – Sports:
Our columnist grew up playing competitive tennis on Seattle courts that are now caught in the middle of a turf war with pickleball. He took up a paddle to see what all the fuss was about.
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Can a Tennis Player Share His Heart, and Courts, With Pickleball?
The New York Times – Sports:
Our columnist grew up playing competitive tennis on Seattle courts that are now caught in the middle of a turf war with pickleball. He took up a paddle to see what all the fuss was about.
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Serena Williams Will Retire Tennis Just as She Played — on Her Own Terms
The New York Times – Sports:
Williams brought her own distinctive flair to tennis, challenging norms that governed fashion, power, decorum, race and gender. By being herself, Williams’s reach far exceeded the game.