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Barnaby’s beginnings as a squash coach were modest. When he coached at the Harvard Club of Boston in the ’30s, squash pros received little respect and Barnaby was even required to enter the building through the back door...

Author: By David Weinfeld, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Legendary Tennis, Squash Coach Dies at 92 | 2/20/2002 | See Source »

...result, Barnaby was a strong supporter of the development of professional squash in the ’70s and the formation of the World Professional Squash Association. He was also a pioneer in developing a system for the certification of squash pros...

Author: By David Weinfeld, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Legendary Tennis, Squash Coach Dies at 92 | 2/20/2002 | See Source »

...figuring out how to go faster in each segment. That led him to a new technology called shaped skis, which made turning easier for average skiers. Racers had dismissed the innovation, but Miller realized that shaped skis would let him carry more speed into the turns. Eventually, all the pros switched to shaped skis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Make Way For The Gate Crasher | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

...typical New England "hockey town" 11 miles north of Boston. The local high school has boys' and girls' hockey teams. The locals are proud when one of their own goes on to play the sport in college or, like 1998 Reading High grad Chris Dyment, is drafted by the pros. And they have learned to live with strictures on violent behavior. Leagues in Reading, as in many other towns, have explicit rules forbidding parents from assaulting coaches. Some leagues even have security details on hand. Andrew Lauria, a police officer in nearby Revere with a seven-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Penalty For Rink Rage | 1/21/2002 | See Source »

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi The longtime tennis pros and fan favorites declared themselves a deuce and married in October, four days before son Jaden Gil was born. Considering the combined gene pools, watching former women's champion Graf cringe through some of Agassi's current matches might only be a prelude to Wimbledon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People | 12/24/2001 | See Source »

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