ARTHUR ASHE RUMORS & GOSSIP
ESPN to honor “Good Morning America’s” Robin Roberts with Courage Award at ESPYS
ESPN has announced Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2013 ESPYS. Each year the award is presented to individuals whose contributions transcend sports. Roberts began her career at ESPN in 1990 where she was one of the first women to anchor SportsCenter. She made the jump to Good Morning America in 1995.
While Roberts...
Robin Roberts to be awarded Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Sports fans will remember Robin Roberts as a SportsCenter anchor throughout the 1990's and into the early 2000's and one of the bedrocks of ESPN's flagship program. Along with Bob Ley and Charley Steiner, Roberts was one of the most respected anchors at ESPN. Her work at ESPN drew her to ABC News and Good Morning America, where she took over as a full-time anchor...
Roof still on US Open's long list of improvements
Someday, a roof will cover Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open.
But it will cost a lot - at least nine figures - and it won't delay other projects that leaders of the USTA believe are mandatory at the home of the year's final Grand Slam. The main stadiums at Wimbledon and the Australian Open have roofs.
On Sunday, USTA chief executive Gordon Smith said the technology does...
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August 26, 2012
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Jepsen headlines Ashe Kids Day
Tennis is calling Carly Rae Jepsen.
The ''Call Me Maybe'' singer has been tapped for the Annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at the U.S. Open. She'll join The Wanted, Owl City and Cymphonique Miller, along with reigning men's champion Novak Djokovic, past women's champion Kim Clijsters and John Isner.
The Aug. 25 event, held at the Billie Jean King National...
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July 17, 2012
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Carly Rae Jepsen, Djokovic on for Ashe Kids Day
Tennis is calling Carly Rae Jepsen.
The ''Call Me Maybe'' singer has been tapped for the Annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at the U.S. Open. She'll join The Wanted, Owl City and Cymphonique Miller, along with reigning men's champion Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich), past women's champion Kim Clijsters (KLY'-sturz) and John Isner.
The...
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July 17, 2012
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Pat Summitt Vows to 'Keep on Keepin' on' Upon Receiving Arthur Ashe Award at ESPYs (Video)
Pat Summitt has always been a competitor. After all, you don't become the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history without a great deal of drive. Summitt, who revealed last August that she had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, now faces the biggeset challenge of her life. But she's confident that she'll be just as successful in battling the...
Summitt Gets Arthur Ashe Award At ESPYS
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Admittedly, the HQ isn't a big fan of putting up video when someone decides to give themselves a good "attaboy" and, seemingly, rub everyone else's nose in it...
Which is what we think that the award show in Los Angeles is every year the network puts it on television...
We're going to make an exception here...
Pat Summitt is set to receive...
Jimmy V's speech at the 1993 ESPY's.
"Where you started, where you are, and where you're going to be." - Jimmy Valvano
Jimmy Valvano, the 1993 ESPY winner of the Arthur Ashe award for courage, simply stated that he always thought of three things regarding what is important in life. "Where you started, where you are, and where you're going to be."
Simply,...
ESPYs to honor Pat Summitt with Arthur Ashe Courage Award
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Former University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach, Pat Summitt, will be presented with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2012 ESPY Awards.
Summit stepped down as head coach of the Lady Vols in April due to a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
Pat Summitt’s accomplishments as a coach and mentor are unmatched as she has dedicated her life to...
Video: Whitney Houston sings at the opening of Arthur Ashe Stadium
Yesterday we lost arguably the most beautiful and powerful voice of all time, Whitney Houston, at the young age of 48. To pay tribute to the legend, here is a video of her singing her hit 'One Moment In Time' at the opening of the Arthur Ashe Stadium in 1997.
Taking the stage she said, "Like Arthur each of you had your moment in time, so tonight I would like to dedicate...
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