Former James Bond George Lazenby is accused of being an abusive alcoholic who gave booze to his children and threatened to kill his tennis star wife Pam Shriver. Shriver, claims that Lazenby assaulted her in a drunken rage and often frightened their three young children with his temper. She added that he threatened to kill her if she seeks custody of the children…read article…
John McEnroe was defaulted in his opening-round match of the Hall of Fame Champions Cup in Newport, R.I., for unsportsmanlike conduct and official code violations. Having won the first set against MaliVai Washington, McEnroe was trailing 4-2 in the second when he was issued a code violation for an obscenity aimed at the chair umpire. McEnroe was issued two more code violations, which resulted in Washington winning the point, game and set. McEnroe responded with an obscene gesture and was then given a fourth violation, which resulted in his default from the match…read article…
Chris Kearney, who was named the Atlantic-Coast Conference Freshman of the year for Tennis last year is behind bars after police allege he hit two pedestrians with a sport utility vehicle while driving drunk and then tried to flee the scene on foot. Kearney was charged with driving while intoxicated, two counts of felony hit and run, possession of fake identification, drinking underage and misdemeanor reckless driving…read article…
Wesley Chapel: Pasco Tennis venter approved…read article…
Naples: Club to host Florida Tennis Cup event…read article…
Tallahassee: FAMU to induct Balogun into Hall of Fame…read article…
Panama City: Wachob to compete on Int’l Tennis team…read article…
Naples: Israeli brothers raise a racquet…read article…
Winter Park: Doerfler reached National Tournament…read article…
Daytona Beach: Tennis center pads local economy…read article…
Sarasota: 10th Bollettieri player to be ranked No.1…read article…
LongBoat Key: The ravages of age…read article…
Ormond Beach: Tennis center goes private...read article…
Jacksonville: Tennis event has new site…read article…
Naples: World Tennis club win championship…read article…
Tallahassee: Golden Eagle loses a treasure…read article…
The tennis tournament at Indian Wells has walked away from a proposed two-year deal with title sponsor Pacific Life, thus ending a seven-year partnership with the insurance company. The tournament decided to enter the marketplace to pursue a new title sponsor. The tournament, which regularly features Grand Slam champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova, has shattered attendance records the past two years, attracting 331,860 fans last year…read article…
Boris Becker says he has become engaged to the daughter of his former manager in a weekend ceremony in Porto Cervo on the Italian island of Sardinia. The 40-year-old German tennis star, who became the youngest-ever winner of the Wimbledon’s men’s singles title at the age of 17 in 1985, became engaged to Alessandra Meyer-Woelden, 24, the daughter of the late Axel Meyer-Woelden, Becker’s former manager. She was close to another tennis professional, Thomas Haas, for several years until 2003…read article…
Former tennis champion Tracy Austin on Tuesday joined an all-star cast of sports figures in accusing a prominent Los Angeles investment broker of defrauding them. Austin and her husband, Scott Holt, alleged that Gary R. Fournier charged excessive commissions on bond trades and “churned” their accounts to generate fees from unnecessary transactions. The couple claims damages “in excess of $500,000″ on the trades…read article…
They set out to do something no tennis players had ever done: For almost 15 hours Ettore and his twin brother, Angelo, hit a tennis ball to each other. They set a world record for the longest continuous tennis volley of 25,944 shots, breaking the old mark of 24,696, and were closing in on their goal of 27,000. The brothers’ accomplishment will be listed Guinness World Records 2010…read article…
Former tennis star Pam Shriver has filed for divorce from one-time James Bond actor George Lazenby. Documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court cite “irreconcilable differences” for the end of the couple’s six-year marriage. The pair have three children together, including twins born in 2005. Shriver is seeking custody of the children. The 46-year-old Shriver, who won 22 Grand Slam doubles titles, has served as a tennis commentator since retiring. Lazenby, 68, is best known for his movie stint as James Bond in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”…read article…
Marco Island: YMCA team advances to sectional play…read article…
Melbourne: Jimmy Moore complex to host Florida Tennis Cup event…read article…
Longboat Key: Colony battle could be the end…read article…
Lakeland: Teen beats adversity…read article…
Daytona Beach: Future of US Tennis on display…read article…
Naples: Lely Estates to host club to help students…read article…
Lee County: State funds for new tennis courts…read article…
St.Petersburg: The Smith twins win ATA doubles…read article…
Lakeland: Two local teams qualify for Nationals…read article…
Tampa: Pasco Tennis stadium talks drag on…read article…
Marco Island: Embree continuing strong summer…read article…
Tampa: Conversation with James Blake…read article…
Tallahassee: Charity draws players to tournament…read article…
