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A Harsh Lesson for Our Daughters: My Open Letter to Taylor Townsend

Kelly Smith Beaty | Posted 11.17.2012 | Black Voices
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Kelly Smith Beaty

Dearest Taylor Townsend: It is when life tells you "no" that you must stand tall and insist "yes!" There will be roadblocks in your path, but know that you stand on the shoulders of many tenacious, unyielding, celebrated sisters that have created the path that you must now follow.

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Baseball Commissioner Selig Gets Environmental Award

Allen Hershkowitz | Posted 11.11.2012 | Green
Read More: Mls, Nrdc, Nhl, Greening, Sports, Usta, Greensportsalliance, Nba, Environmental News, Nfl, Baseball, Greensports, Budselig, Sports Greening, Green News
Allen Hershkowitz

In January 2006 I visited MLB headquarters in New York City for the first time. Our meeting went well and as a result the first sports league greening collaboration was born. At the time, in 2006, there was no sports greening movement in existence. Today, just six years later, things are very different.

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Serena Stands Up For Top Junior Player

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 09.11.2012 | Sports
Read More: Taylor Townsend Out of Shape, Serena Townsend, US Tennis Association, Taylor Townsend Fitness, Serena Taylor Townsend, Serena Williams Taylor Townsend, Usta, Taylor Townsend USTA, Women's Tennis, Taylor Townsend, Serena Williams Townsend, Tennis, U.S. Tennis Association, Sports News

NEW YORK -- Serena Williams says she's alarmed by the U.S. Tennis Association's decision to hold a top junior player out of competition over concerns ...

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No. 1 Junior Girl's Tennis Player Benched Over Weight?

Posted 09.11.2012 | Sports
Read More: Taylor Townsend Out of Shape, Taylor Townsend Fitness, US Tennis Association, Usta, Women's Tennis, Taylor Townsend USTA, Taylor Townsend, Patrick McEnroe, Tennis, U.S. Tennis Association, Sports News

Taylor Townsend is the No. 1 ranked junior women's tennis player in the world but is reportedly at odds with the United States Tennis Association over...

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2012 US Open: Tennis And Technology Hit The Courts At The US Open

Rick Singer | Posted 10.27.2012 | Technology
Read More: Statistics, Ibm, U.S. Open Tennis, Andry Murray, Novak Djokovic, Usta, Rafa Nadal, Real Time, Serena Williams, Big Data Analytics, Smarter Ideas, Tennis, Ipad, Iphone, Bblog-Ibm28, US Open Technology, Sponsored-Content, Sponsored Content, Video, Ibm-Bao, Olympic Games, Roger Federer, Smarter-Ideas, Maria Sharapova, Technology News
Rick Singer

More than 700,000 fans are expected to attend the matches at the USTA's Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, making the US Open the most-attended, single sports event in the world.

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Which Is The Spookiest US Cemetery?

Posted 05.21.2012 | Travel
Read More: Usta, Americas Greatest, Poll, US Destinations, US Tourism, Travel News

This week at HuffPost Travel, national tourism takes a spooky turn. We're taking a look at just a handful of the most visited cemeteries across the US...

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Vote: What's Your Favorite Overlooked U.S. Attraction?

Posted 05.09.2012 | Travel
Read More: Road Trips, US Destinations, Usta, Americas Greatest, Poll, US-Tourism, Summer Vacations, Destinations, Travel News

Here at HuffPost Travel headquarters, the sun is starting to shine and the temperatures are rising, and summer vacations are on our minds. But we want...

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All Eyes On Serena At U.S. Open

Posted 11.07.2011 | Black Voices
Read More: Video, U.S. Open, U.S. Open 2011, United States Tennis Association, Serena Williams US Open, Usta, Serena Williams, Tennis, Black Voices News

By EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Whether or not she ends up holding the trophy at the end, Serena Williams has no competition at th...

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Love Match: NRDC and a Greener US Open

Wendy Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Recycling, Green Cleaning, Post-Consumer Recycled Paper, Usta, US Open, Compost, Food Waste, Plastic Bottles, Green News
Wendy Gordon

The US Tennis Association is greening their operations because it's smart and responsible business -- but also because they want to show their fans that it can be done on any scale.

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The Real Face of American Tennis, Serena Williams Wins Wimbledon

Dexter Rogers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Usta, Serena Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Grand Slams, Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports News
Dexter Rogers

There must be happy times in the Williams' household. Serena defeated Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-3, 6-2 to claim her 13th Grand Slam title and cement her status as the No. 1 ranked player in the world.

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Former USTA CEO Was Paid $9.15 Million In 2008

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — U.S. Tennis Association tax forms show that former CEO of professional tennis Arlen Kantarian received more than $9 million...

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What Congress Could Learn from the USTA and MTV

Cindy Handler | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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MELANIE OUDIN: Maria Sharapova Upset By 17-Year-Old American At US Open

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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NEW YORK — Melanie Oudin's face was flushed from a mix of exertion and excitement and maybe even a bit of bewilderment – "Yes, I DID beat ...

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Gulbis Loses To Murray, Sharapova Begins Return To US Open With Win

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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NEW YORK — Maria Sharapova simply couldn't bear the thought of a U.S. Open taking place without her. So while sidelined with a torn shoulder a ...

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Beware of Federer Fatigue

New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Usta, Sports, US Open, Roger Federer, Tennis, New York, New York News

Last year, when Roger Federer came to Queens without a Slam, New Yorkers did everything they could to pick him up. He became a sentimental favorite. H...

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WATCH: Highlights From US Open History

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Best US Open Plays, Video, Flushing Meadows, US Open, Queens, Slidepoll, Usta, US Open Tennis, Best US Open Shots, Tennis, New York, New York News

Monday marked the kickoff of the 2009 US Open, a two-week period when the sport of country clubs and caviar gets roughed up in the grit and noise of t...

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Rafael Nadal Not In Peak Condition Heading Into US Open

AP | RACHEL COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal concedes he probably isn't in peak condition heading into the U.S. Open. The Spanish star returned to competition this ...

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Federer, Safina Number 1 Seeds For US Open

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: New York, Queens, Usta, Andy Roddick, Dinara Safina, Tennis, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, US Tennis Association, Flushing Meadows, US Open, US Open Tennis, Roger Federer, Grand Slam, Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, New York News

Defending champion Serena Williams was seeded No. 2 for the U.S. Open on Tuesday, behind Dinara Safina, because the tournament stuck to its policy of ...

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John McEnroe Ponders His Prostate

Dave Hollander | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Prostate Exams, Usta, US Open, John McEnroe, Prostate Cancer, Tennis, Prostate, McEnroe Prostate, McEnroe Tennis, Entertainment News
Dave Hollander

Once the enfant-terrible of professional tennis, a middle-aged John McEnroe has grown less concerned with his backhand than with his backside.

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Gambling Scandal In Pro Tennis: Players Report Being Asked To Throw Matches

New York Times | JOE DRAPE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Usta, Tennis Scandal, USTA Scandal, Tennis, Politics News

As the venerable Davis Cup finals begin Friday in Oregon, tennis is mired in a widening gambling scandal in which at least a dozen ranked players hav...

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