Arthur Ashe

  This is anything but a slam-dunk. Heck, it’s not even a sky hook. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wants to be the next UCLA basketball coach. The former Bruins star, appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Tuesday night, said, “I would certainly be...

ABC's Robin Roberts has received the prestigious Peabody Award for sharing her health story in frank and detailed terms. The citation to her "Robin's Journey" reporting reads: "By allowing her network to document and build a public service campaign...

Kings great Luc Robitaille donated a 2012 Stanley Cup championship ring to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday, which added it to the Stanley Cup Championship display at the Hall in Toronto. "We are very grateful to the Los Angeles Kings organization,...

Robin Roberts will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, "Good Morning America" announced Tuesday morning. "When my ESPN family called me, I was absolutely speechless," "GMA" anchor Roberts said. "Arthur was a dear, dear friend of mine. We served on...

Charlie Pasarell has long been tennis' answer to baseball's Field of Dreams. Pasarell built it, and they came. Actually, Pasarell kept building, and the players kept coming. No singular sensation for this visionary of the sport. Monday in New York,...

The Broward school board approved new boundaries Wednesday that would kick in next school year. During a public meeting Wednesday, the board reviewed proposed changes including a plan to convert Arthur Ashe Middle School in Fort Lauderdale into an adult...

People always lament how sports stars aren't heroes like they used to be. Lance Armstrong lies. Tiger Woods stains his name. The entire Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is at issue. But what if everyone's telling the wrong stories? Because this is what...

EntouRAJ for Kids is bringing professional tennis back to Indianapolis for the third year in a row! Former Carmel High School tennis star Rajeev Ram will take on his friend and fellow top-100 pro Brian Baker on Saturday night. Both Rajeev and Brian...

Bob Kramer spoke of the loss he is about to suffer, admitting he has a hole in his heart. He wasn't grieving a child or a parent, just a best friend. Kramer is director of a tennis tournament that will be no more. The Los Angeles men's tennis event that...

Washington County Arts Council Chris Brewer is the new gallery manager/administrative assistant at the Washington County Arts Council in Hagerstown. Brewer is a local freelance graphic artist originally from Germantown, Ohio. He holds an Associate of...

The following are the comments made by Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane at Sgt. Ian Loughran's funeral service Wednesday: "I begin with a quote from Arthur Ashe who once said, "True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to...

The key to grooming the top athletes and getting someone in shape--PHL 17's Ashley Johnson just found out at Legacy Youth Tennis And Education.  Not only did the center change its name from Arthur Ashe, but there's also a new fitness program known as...