Federer Ties Sampras In Career Wins
STOCKHOLM (AP) Roger Federer beat Germany’s Florian Mayer 6-4, 6-3 to win the Stockholm Open on Sunday and match Pete Sampras’ total of 64 career titles. Since 1968, only Jimmy Connors (109), Ivan...
View ArticleFirst Lady Michelle Obama Visits US Open
NEW YORK (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama says she hopes to still be playing tennis when she’s 90. Obama visited the U.S. Open for the first time Friday to promote her campaign against childhood...
View ArticleAfter Run To US Open Title, McEnroe’s Record Within Reach For Djokovic
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Novak Djokovic was on the wrong side of the court, and the celebration, a year ago after the last ball was struck in the U.S. Open final. Somewhere in the back of his mind, though,...
View ArticleHartnett: Lundqvist And McEnroe Rock Out To Benefit Kids
By Sean Hartnett » More Columns Henrik Lundqvist and John McEnroe are two of the most celebrated athletes New York has ever seen. Their intensity and passion for their respective sports has allowed...
View ArticleMary Richardson Kennedy Remembered At Funeral Three Days After Apparent Suicide
BEDFORD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Mourners gathered on Saturday at a modest stone church north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The...
View ArticleAll Eyes On Flushing: Tennis’ Best Ready For Two-Week Grind At US Open
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Champion at Wimbledon in both singles and doubles. Winner again in both events at the All England Club, four weeks later at the London Olympics. Nobody would blame Serena...
View ArticleAndy Murray Into US Open Final
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Dealing with 20 mph winds that blew a changeover chair onto the US Open court on one point and yanked his hat off during another, Andy Murray navigated his way into his fifth...
View Article‘Jeopardy!’ Devotes Entire Category To Queens
By Evan Bindelglass, CBSNewYork.com NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — If you live in a certain outer borough, you might have felt an extra sense of pride Tuesday night. The television quiz show “Jeopardy!”...
View ArticleHartnett: Don’t Buy Into The Fear; Lundqvist Will Finish His Career With Rangers
‘Rangers Inside And Out’ By Sean Hartnett » More Columns Henrik Lundqvist’s not-committal vibes on breakup day sent Rangers fans into shockwaves of panic. For the first time, Rangers fans contemplated...
View ArticleJohn McEnroe Memoir Scheduled To Be Released In 2014
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — John McEnroe is ready for another round of memoir writing. The former tennis champ has an agreement with Little, Brown and Company for a book, currently untitled, that’s...
View ArticleKeidel: Is America Ready To Like LeBron James?
By Jason Keidel » More Columns At a time when youngsters are force-fed the mantra that there are no losers, that the score is incidental and every team gets trophies, we have LeBron James as the...
View ArticleIsner’s Loss Means No US Men In Next Week’s Top 20
MONTREAL (AP) — Next week, for the first time in 40 years of ATP rankings, there will be no American men in the top 20. That’s because John Isner, who is 20th this week, is assured of dropping lower...
View ArticleVIDEO: Legendary NY Athletes Name Top 10 Highlights At MSG On ‘Late Show’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Happen to catch the “Late Show with David Letterman” on Monday night? Well if you didn’t, and you’re a New York sports fan, then you missed a rather fantastic moment. For the...
View ArticleJohn McEnroe’s Son Arrested, Charged With Drug Possession In NYC
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Tennis great John McEnroe’s son was arrested Tuesday night in the East Village during an alleged drug buy, according to police. Kevin McEnroe, 27, was arrested around 11:30...
View ArticleSchwartz: McEnroe Academy Product And N.Y. Native Jamie Loeb Wins NCAA Title
By Peter Schwartz » More Columns In the 2014 NCAA women’s tennis tournament, Jamie Loeb suffered a disappointment when she lost in the quarterfinals. But the North Carolina star and native of...
View ArticleSchwartz: McEnroe Academy Graduates Set Sights On US Open
By Peter Schwartz » More Columns When the US Open begins on Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, most eyes will be focused on names like Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Roger...
View ArticleLISTEN: John McEnroe Discusses Future Of US Men’s Tennis
NEW YORK (WFAN) — It has been 13 years since an American last won a Grand Slam men’s singles tennis title. But John McEnroe sees an opening for that to change in the near future. “There’s a void that’s...
View ArticleWatch: Brigitte Quinn’s ’22 Minutes With’ John McEnroe
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — In this installment of “22 Minutes,” 1010 WINS anchor Brigitte Quinn chats with legendary tennis player John McEnroe about his career and the upcoming PowerShares QQQ Cup on...
View ArticleSchwartz: A Tennis Event Grows In Brooklyn
By Peter Schwartz » More Columns Since opening its doors in 2012, Barclays Center has had its share of landmark events. Jay Z opened the building with eight sold out concerts. The Nets followed by...
View ArticleMcEnroe: Serena Would Be Ranked ‘Like 700’ On Men’s Tour
LONDON (CBSNewYork/AP) — John McEnroe, speaking to NPR about his memoir “You Cannot Be Serious,” says Serena Williams is the best female player ever, “no question.” But when asked about her being the...
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