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James Blake, longtime coach Brian Barker agree to split

One of tennis' most enduring player-coach tandems may have run its course. No. 24 James Blake, struggling to regain the form that kept him in the top 10 for much of a three-season stretch from 2006-08, said he and lifelong coach Brian Barker mutually ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: James Blake,  Kelly Jones,  John Isner,  ESPN,  Rafael Nadal

Source: Radio Shack to sponsor Lance Armstrong's new cycling team

Radio Shack will be the primary sponsor for Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel's new cycling team, an industry source told ESPN.com's Bonnie D. Ford on Thursday. The Web site domain teamradioshack.com was registered by Capital Sports & Entertainment, ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  23 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Lance Armstrong,  Johan Bruyneel,  ESPN,  National Basketball Association,  NASCAR

Justine Henin insists she won't change mind about retirement, writes Bonnie D. Ford

Steve Mitchell/US PresswireJustine Henin plans to begin playing exhibition matches later this year. PARIS -- Justine Henin still attracts a crowd. Looking thinner and blonder than she did when she retired a year ago, Henin stepped into a small clearing ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  28 May 2009
Related Topics: Justine Henin,  Roland Garros,  Kim Clijsters,  Dinara Safina

Cyclist Tyler Hamilton to announce retirement following a positive drug test

American cyclist Tyler Hamilton will hold a teleconference Friday to announce he is retiring immediately following a positive test for the steroid DHEA, which he said he knowingly ingested in an over-the-counter herbal antidepressant. It was the ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  17 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Tyler Hamilton,  Michael Ball,  ESPN,  Lance Armstrong

Ford: This one stings for Federer

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Rafael Nadal punched the pause button on Roger Federer's bid to make history Sunday, but no one should overlook how much history of his own he made in the process. Before Sunday's Australian Open final, it seemed ludicrous to ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  1 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Rafael Nadal,  Roger Federer,  ESPN,  Rod Laver,  Pete Sampras

Ford: Verdasco following in the right footsteps

Rafael Nadal to face Fernando Verdasco in the Semis MELBOURNE, Australia -- Some teenaged boys like action flicks. Some prefer Westerns or science fiction. Fernando Verdasco's favorite film was the 1995 Australian Open final, which he watched over and ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  29 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Andre Agassi,  Fernando Verdasco,  Rafael Nadal,  Pete Sampras,  Jim Courier

Ford: Will Melbourne be magical for Tsonga?

MELBOURNE, Australia -- It seemed like déjà vu, and not just because Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is French. In a scene identical to this point in time last year, the same people were gathered in the same hallway outside the men's locker room in Rod Laver Arena, ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  27 Jan 2009
Related Topics: James Blake,  Rod Laver,  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,  Brad Gilbert,  National Basketball Association

Ford: Revitalized Blake mentally, physically ready for Down Under test

In this instance, though, he waited 12 months. Blake, the two-time defending champion in Sydney last year, lost disappointingly in the first round. He flew to Melbourne, made the most of his extra practice time and proceeded to have his best-ever ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  16 Jan 2009
Related Topics: James Blake,  Barack Obama,  Roger Federer,  Nike,  Michael Jordan

Sources: Ex-Nike exec Helfant will lead ATP

Several knowledgeable sources outside the organization that runs men's professional tennis confirmed Thursday that former top Nike executive Adam Helfant, 44, will succeed executive chairman and president Etienne deVilliers, who is stepping down after ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  8 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Nike,  Harvard University,  Roger Federer,  Rafael Nadal,  Novak Djokovic

Ford: Ruggiero aiming to compete one last time at the Olympics

Trump then took Ruggiero aside and told her how impressed he'd been with her. He wanted to hire her -- for real. The same week, Ruggiero was named to the U.S. team that would compete in the world championships and knew she'd come to a fateful ...

From BONNIE D. FORD, ESPN,  19 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Team USA,  Angela Ruggiero,  Harvard University,  New York Islanders,  Cammi Granato (hockey)

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