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Tennis Coach to the Stars Dies at 91
'Michelangelo of Tennis'
Is Dead at 91
OBITUARY
Dec 5, 2022 1:16 PM CST

'Michelangelo of Tennis' Is Dead at 91

Nick Bollettieri coached the likes of Venus and Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, Monica Seles

(Newser) - Nick Bollettieri, the Hall of Fame tennis coach who worked with some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and founded an academy that revolutionized the development of young athletes, has died. He was 91. Bollettieri died Sunday night at home in Florida after a...

25 Celebs You Forgot Were Once Married

Remember the good old days of Madonna and Sean Penn?

(Newser) - Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson married in July 2006—on a party yacht, no less—but, shockingly, divorced that November. So you'd be forgiven for having forgotten they were ever married. PopSugar rounds up 24 more such couples:
  • Madonna and Sean Penn: Married 1985, divorced 1989.
  • Jennifer Lopez and
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Really Bad Cases of Celeb TMI
 Really Bad Cases of Celeb TMI  
sly explains 'body dialogue'
Feb 21, 2010 5:05 AM CST

Really Bad Cases of Celeb TMI

Sylvester Stallone tells certain body parts to grow, and more ick revelations

(Newser) - The Us Weekly-buying public wants to know every tidbit a celeb will dish. But after reading these gems, which Maxim pulled straight from the pages of 31 celebs' autobiographies, you'll likely be crying, "No more!"
  • Kenny Loggins: “I want to let your love open me like an
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Andre Agassi's Autobiography 'Lively but Narrow'
Andre Agassi's Autobiography 'Lively but Narrow'
BOOK REVIEW
Nov 9, 2009 8:30 AM CST

Andre Agassi's Autobiography 'Lively but Narrow'

Open has griping, conceit, lots of tennis

(Newser) - Andre Agassi’s autobiography has gotten a lot of hype, thanks to his admission of using both crystal meth and a toupee—but most of Open deals with “tennis, more tennis, the misery of tennis,” writes Janet Maslin in the New York Times. Still, even minutely detailed descriptions...

In Memoir, Agassi Admits Using Crystal Meth

In Open , due Nov. 9, tennis star says he lied to avoid punishment

(Newser) - In a forthcoming memoir, tennis star Andre Agassi admits that he used crystal meth during his career, and even lied about it to avoid penalty for a positive drug test. “I can’t speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you’re using anything...

Is Federer Now the Greatest Player Ever?

With 14 Slams, Swiss tennis star enters the pantheon

(Newser) - Roger Federer has tied Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slams after his decisive victory yesterday at the French Open—a title that Sampras himself never won. And as soon as the Swiss player lifted the cup on the red clay of Roland Garros, the arguments began: Is Federer now...

US Tennis Needs More 'Insane Parents'

(Newser) - The next US tennis star will not be the product of a national training push, Huan Hsu writes for Slate, but rather of “crazy tennis parents.” The United States Tennis Association plans to spend $100 million in the next 10 years, but that’s not how it’ll...

Roddick Weds Model Girlfriend
 Roddick Weds Model Girlfriend 
Apr 18, 2009 12:28 PM CDT

Roddick Weds Model Girlfriend

(Newser) - Tennis star Andy Roddick wed swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker last night in a twilight ceremony at his Austin home, People reports. The two began dating in 2007 after Roddick saw her in Sports Illustrated. "I think they knew that from the moment they met that they were perfect for...

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