Archive for September, 2006

After 20 years of Punishment… Farewell to the phenomenal Agassi

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

By Camilla Mancini  Andre Kirk Agassi has been one of the greatest professional tennis players in history. With a rollercoaster career he had shown to all the tennis world followers what it means to love the sport. For a total of 101 weeks he got to be the No.1 in the World rankings. Taught by his […]

Mauresmo Finally Tipped Over the Balance of Power

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

By Ally White
Serena Williams showed an unquestionable progress in her short summer of tennis, but not enough to beat Amelie Mauresmo at the US Open. For some years now, Williams has played some kind of alpha female to Mauresmo, the thoughtful French woman with the elegant strokes and the fragile psyche.
Williams’ advantage had always been […]

1-year deal for Isbister

Monday, September 4th, 2006

By Marshall Smith
To wrap up their offseason pursuit of free agents, the Carolina Hurricanes signed Brad Isbister to a one-year deal this past Wednesday.
Happy with their acquirement, the defending Stanley cup champions now have another threat to replace the injured player Cory Stillman, who, according to the Team president and general manager Jim Rutherford, will […]

Leinart’s injury better than expected

Monday, September 4th, 2006

By Marshall Smith
Injuries are very determining for the future of any player, when this type of unfortunate events occur, everybody hopes for the best, this is the case of Matt Leinart, the rookie quarterback for Arizona who is currently recovering from a shoulder injury, and hopefully, he will be available for regular season opener on […]