STEPHENS’ PIPE DREAM LASTS ANOTHER ROUND
TROON, Scotland — Somewhere on the Channel island of Jersey late Thursday night, a woman flicked on the television and said, “Hey. That’s the guy who fixed our sink. What’s he doing there?” A few blocks away, an old man had the same...
Golf Needs Trevino’S Steady Diet Of Humor
TROON, Scotland — He is everything that’s great about American golf and everything that’s wrong with it. Lee Trevino is a natural competitor and a more natural entertainer, a man who can bang a few heads together and say,
“Hey, guys, why so serious? This is sports. Enjoy it!”
That’s the great part. The problem is, there are so few like him. He is almost 50, in a young man’s game. By rights, there should be a host of less-wrinkled Americans with bigger followings.
13 THROWS TO GLORY ON TROON’S 6TH HOLE
TROON, Scotland — Cinderella story. Former sports writer. About to become the British Open cham–OK. So I exaggerate. A little. But I was out there Wednesday, preparing to tee off — and not just any hole, either. I was on the longest hole in the...
IN THE END, STRENGTH TOPS SENTIMENT
“It is like a fairy tale. . . . Only maybe when we are grandfather and grandmother will people realize what we have achieved today. . . . “Boris Becker WIMBLEDON, England — Well, I guess you don’t have to be young, blond and West German to win...
It’S Always Something For Lendl
WIMBLEDON, England — He is like some tragic hero from Greek mythology; when he catches the man it turns to a horse, when he catches the horse, it flies away as a bird. What more can Ivan Lendl try at Wimbledon? He has elevated his game, learned to move on grass, learned to come to the net, learned to handle the thunderous serves of the Beckers and Edbergs. He is masterfully prepared, kneaded by chiropractors, oiled by psychologists, his rackets and shoes perfectly engineered for his lean, strong body. Effort? Did you say effort?
What Edberg Needs: 5-Minute Make-Over
WIMBLEDON, England — Give me five minutes, that’s all I ask. Five minutes alone with Stefan Edberg, in a quiet room, with the door locked. The man has a problem. The man needs an image overhaul. You can’t go through life handsome, rich and boring. Steve Garvey already did that.
SEMIFINAL BELONGS TO STEFFI; MOMENT BELONGS TO CHRISSIE
WIMBLEDON, England — There she goes, walking off the greatest tennis court in the world, turning, at the last moment, to wave good-bye. It was not with victory that Chris Evert departed Wimbledon Thursday, but it was, as always, with style. A curtsy for the...
MEN’S FINAL FOURSOME MAKE FIELD OF CONTRASTS
WIMBLEDON, England — Well, we are down to the final fours here in the world’s most important tennis tournament, and what a field it is! Particularly on the men’s side, where we have three former champions — John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Stefan...
Steffi, Queen Of Tennis, Shrugs Off Her Crown
WIMBLEDON, England — You would think, with her growing mountain of trophies, her blood-chilling forehand, her nuclear serve, the way she disposes of opponents so quickly she sometimes has to apologize to the crowd — you would think with all that Steffi Graf might give us something about her to . .
. dislike. A little ego, perhaps? A little scandal? Maybe she bet on tennis matches?
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