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...Wimbledon; in Melbourne, Australia. The son of a trade unionist, Perry was viewed as something of an upstart in the alitist tennis world before he collected three consecutive Wimbledon crowns (1934, '36) and three U.S. Open titles (1933, '34, '36). The first court star to win all four Grand Slam events (though never in one year), Perry retired in the late 1940s. He co-founded a profitable sportswear company that sold the kind of natty tennis garb he favored...
...final, beating Spain's Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 23, the woman who denied Pierce a victory in the French Open last year. "I just haven't realized what has happened yet. I'm still reeling from it," said Pierce on winning her first Grand Slam title in a career marred by family problems: her father and ex-coach, Jim Pierce, has been barred from tour events because of his disruptive conduct during her matches. Despite the loss, Sanchez Vicario will become the world's top-ranked player, while Pierce moves...
Mary Pierce won her first grand slam tennis title, taking the Australian Open singles crown Friday night. For those of you scoring at home, she didn't wave to the camera...
...hold the line against even one cent ofRepublican cuts in college aid," Kennedy said."How dare anyone offer a Contract with Americathat professes allegiance to the middle class butthat would slam college doors in the face of theirchildren...
...only January, but I can hear Dicky V in the background now. "It's a Big East-Atlantic 10 final in the Kingdome! UConn and UMass, baby! Slam dunk for Dr. Naismith! Can you believe it, baby...