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Andre Agassi's "Open": Meth, Bitterness, And Bad Hair (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books

Read More: The Tender Bar, Ghostwriting, Books, Addiction, New Books, Tennis, French Open, Andre Agassi Book, Steffi Graf, Brooke SHields, US Open, Wimbledon, Katie Couric, Andre Agassi Open, Open, Book Reviews, Memoir, Andre Agassi, Moehringer, Andre Agassi Meth, Books News

Andre Agassi's new memoir, Open, out today, has been causing a stir because of major revelations in the book -- that Agassi used crystal meth regular...

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Pro Golf's Young Guns Are Shooting Blanks

Matthew DeBord | Posted 10.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Trevino, Stewart Cink, Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman, Masters, FedEx Cup, Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Padraig Harrington, East Lake, Sergio Garcia, US Open, British Open, Player, PGA Championships, Pga Tour, Tiger Woods, Watson, Bobby Jones, Lucas Glover, Palmer, Entertainment News
Matthew DeBord

The FedEx Cup is one of the stupidest ideas ever inflicted on professional sports, an incomprehensible mash of points-earning and points resetting and players weary from an already overlong golf season.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Serena Williams, U.S. Open, Tim Tebow, Lenny Dykstra, Roger Federer, Michael Phelps, Florida, Dallas Cowboys, Nba, New York News
Len Berman

I feel a twinge of sadness that Lenny Dykstra is putting his 1986 Mets World Series ring on the auction block. Of course he's the one who plunged head-first into his financial mess, but ...

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Celeb Career Thermometer: Taylor Swift vs. Serena Williams

Nicole Williams | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home

Read More: Serena Williams, Taylor Swift, Celebrities, Girl on Top, U.S. Open, John McEnroe, Vmas, Kanye West, Home News
Nicole Williams

Serena Williams just tilted the reputation scale toward insane this week when she threatened to kill the line judge.

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TIFF's Guilty Pleasures

Erica Abeel | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Ricky Gervais, U.S. Open, "The Invention of Lying, Michael Haneke, Jennifer Garner, Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter, Colin Firth, Entertainment News
Erica Abeel

The past day's crop of films has ranged from moderately interesting to guilty pleasure.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Sports, New England Patriots, U.S. Open, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro, New York News
Len Berman

I'm not convinced it's the end of the line for Federer, but just like boxing, tennis players can age in a hurry. There are always younger Turks like del Potro coming along to claim the throne.

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Celebs At The US Open: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gwen Stefani, Olsens & More (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gwen Stefani, Ashley Olsen, Gavin Rossdale, Slideshow, Bruce Willis, US Open, Jake Gyllenhaal, Djimon Hounsou, Mary-Kate Olsen, Josh Hartnett, Entertainment News

A bevy of celebs came to the US Open Monday night to see Juan Martin Del Potro beat defending champion Roger Federer. Bruce Willis brought his wife, m...

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Roger Federer Outburst (VIDEO): Curses At Umpire At US Open

Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

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It seems the women's semi-final at the US Open won't be the only high-profile match marred by a profane outburst. Although it appears that it was not...

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Double Fault: Serenas's Loss of Serenity Reveals Both Race and Gender Bias

Michael Kimmel | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: U.S. Open, Serena Williams, Sexiam in Sports, Racism in Sports, Entertainment News
Michael Kimmel

The context for both the line judge's reaction and the chair umpire's call at Saturday's U.S. Open women's semifinal match depended on Serena being a strong black woman.

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What Congress Could Learn from the USTA and MTV

Cindy Handler | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Usta, President Obama, You Lie, Public Option, Obama Address to Congress to Congress, Kanye West, Congress, Healthcare Debate, Serena Williams, Gop Leadership, US Open, Public Outbursts, South Carolina, Illegal Immigrants, Joe Wilson, Threat to Linesperson, Bad Behavior, Mtv, MTV Video Music Awards, Politics News
Cindy Handler

What do Kanye West, Serena Williams and a formerly obscure congressman from South Carolina have in common?

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The Serena Williams "Incident" Isn't About Racial Bias, But It Is About Bias

Keli Goff | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Venus Williams, US Open, Serena Williams, John McEnroe, Tennis, Sports, Living News
Keli Goff

With the Williams sisters it has always been less about what color they are and more about who they are: from Compton, not from Connecticut.

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Challenges Have Their Faults: What Tennis Can Learn From The NFL

Adam Dub | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Instant Replay, Serena Williams, US Open, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Tennis, New York News
Adam Dub

Umpires have been taken off the hook and in turn been made less accountable for their judgment

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Serena Williams Fined $10,000 For US Open Tirade

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — Serena Williams' profanity-laced, finger-pointing tirade at a U.S. Open linesperson drew a $10,000 fine Sunday, and more punishment c...

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Serena vs. the Tiny Teller

Trish Kinney | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Abuse, Serena Williams, Tennis, Disassociation, US Open, Entertainment News
Trish Kinney

The instant power that is generated when someone "tells" never ceases to amaze me. The New York crowd stuck up for the tiny teller and the abuser loser left the court in shame, boos following her into the tunnel.

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Serena Williams: Unsportsmanlike Penalty Ends Match; Kim Clijsters Advances (VIDEO)

AP | By HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

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***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** NEW YORK (AP)-- Serena Williams walked toward the line judge, screaming, cursing and shaking a ball in the official's d...

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U.S. Open Tennis: The American Tennis Boom Was a Fluke

Matthew DeBord | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rain, U.S. Open, John McEnroe, National Tennis Center, Roof, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Tennis, Serena, Sam Querrey, Venus, Jimmy Connors, John Isner, Tennis Boom, Williams Sisters, Chris Evert, Roger Federer, Entertainment News
Matthew DeBord

We were supposed to see tennis broken out of its country-club, upper-crusty enclaves and delivered to the masses. For a while, it worked. But then the nation lost interest.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: U.S. Open, New York Jets, Titans, Caster Semenya, Brett Favre, Pittsburgh Steelers, 9/11 Anniversary, New York News
Len Berman

Take a moment to reflect on what happened 8 years ago.

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Sports Abbreviating

Jarvis Coffin | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Sports, Commercials, US Open, Baseball, Soccer, Football, New Media, Basketball, Directv, Nfl, Red Zone, Media News
Jarvis Coffin

DirectTV has a program called the "Red Zone Channel" that allows subscribers to feast on only the most exciting, inside-the-20-yard-line bits from all games going on around the league.

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Melanie Oudin Loses At U.S. Open

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK (AP) - Maybe it all was a little too much, a little too soon for Melanie Oudin. The 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., kept erasing big deficits...

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Hottest Female US Open Players (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Photos, Sports, US Open, Us Open Women, Slidepoll, Us Open Hotties, New York News

The bodies are as hard as the courts at this year's US Open. From Maria to Venus to newcomer Melanie Oudin, the female players are showing that the...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Monopoly, Derek Jeter, U.S. Open, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, New York Mets, Ted Williams, New York News
Len Berman

5'5" French President Nicolas Sarkozy bussed in 20 short people to stand behind him for a speech so he would look taller. In a related story, the Knicks have inquired about their availability.

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8 Things You Didn't Know About The US Open (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Greening the US Open, Slidepoll, Sports, US Open, Tennis, Green Sporting Events, Green News

Last week I got a tour of the US Open with Rita Garza, the Director Public Relations for USTA Pro Tennis and the head of the organization's Green Task...

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Andy Murray Upset By Marin Cilic At US Open

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Sports, US Open, Us Open 2009, Andy Murray, Marin Cilic, Mens Us Open, New York News

NEW YORK — Disappointed. That was the word Andy Murray used over and over to describe how he felt about his exit from the U.S. Open....

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Nadal Kiss Video: Man Arrested After Running On Court To Kiss Rafael Nadal (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Video, U.S. Open, Nadal Kiss Video, Gael Monfils, Rafa Kiss, Tennis, Rafa Kiss Video, Nadal Kiss, Nadal Shirtless, Raphael Nadal, Sports, Rafael Nadal, Rafael Nadal Kiss, New York News

NEW YORK — A man was arrested at the U.S. Open after running on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium to kiss Rafael Nadal following his victory Tues...

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