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Ivanka Trump:welcome new baby girl

July 18, 2011

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Trump, 29, announced the birth of her daughter via Twitter, sharing that she and husband Jared Kushner “welcomed a beautiful and healthy little girl into the world.” “We feel incredibly grateful and blessed. Thank you all for your support and well wishes!,” read the tweet. Trump and Kushner married in October 2009. The name of [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Serena Williams

June 2, 2011

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Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1and currently ranked World No. 17 in singles and No. 20 in doubles with sister Venus Williams. The Women’s Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the World No. 1 [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Margaret Court

June 2, 2011

Margaret Court, AO MBE, (born 16 July 1942, also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player fromAustralia. In 1970, she became the first woman during the open era and the second woman in history to win all four Grand Slam tournament singles titles in the same calendar year. Court won a record 24 [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Chris Evert

June 2, 2011

Christine Marie “Chris” Evert (born December 21, 1954) is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. According to the Women’s Tennis Association, she was the year-ending World No. 1 [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Stefanie Maria Graf

June 2, 2011

Stefanie Maria Graf (born 14 June 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No. 1 German female tennis player. In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court’s 24. In 1988, she became the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Calendar Year [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Martina Navratilova

June 2, 2011

Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956) is a Czech American and former Czechoslovak tennis player and a former World No. 1. Billie Jean King said about Navratilova in 2006, “She’s the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who’s ever lived.” Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Magic Johnson

May 27, 2011

Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Dave Cowens

May 27, 2011

David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948, in Newport, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6’9″, he played the center and occasionally the power forward position. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was recently an assistant coach for the Detroit [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Bob Cousy

May 27, 2011

Robert Joseph “Bob” Cousy (born August 9, 1928) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6’1″ (1.85-m), 175-pound(79.4-kg) Cousy played point guard with the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969–70 season. Cousy first demonstrated his basketball abilities while playing for his high school varsity team in his junior year. [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Wilt Chamberlain

May 27, 2011

Wilton Norman “Wilt” Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to playing in the NBA. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 lbs as a [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Mats Wilander

May 24, 2011

Mats Wilander (born 22 August 1964, in Växjö, Sweden) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles (three at the French Open, three at the Australian Open, and one at the US Open), and one Grand Slam men’s doubles title (at Wimbledon). [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Boris Becker (GER)

May 23, 2011

He was born Boris Franz Becker in Leimen, near Heidelberg, the only son of an architect who built the tennis center where Becker and Steffi Graf played against each other as children. On July 1, 1985, he became the first unseeded player, the first German, and the youngest man (17 years, 7 months) to win [...]

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Tennis Greatest:John McEnroe (USA)

May 23, 2011

John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles (three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open), nine Grand Slam men’s doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. McEnroe also [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Jimmy Connors (USA)

May 22, 2011

James Scott “Jimmy” Connors (born September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois, also known as ”Jimbo”)is an American formerWorld No. 1 tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974, to August 22, 1977 (record at that time), and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Ivan Lendl (USA)

May 22, 2011

Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a United States citizen. He was one of the game’s most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s. He is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Andre Agassi (USA)

May 22, 2011

Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is a retired Americanprofessional tennis player and former World No. 1.Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time,Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game. Agassi is the first of two male players [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Rod Laver (AUS)

May 22, 2011

Rodney George “Rod” Laver MBE (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970. He is the only tennis player to have twice won the Grand Slam (all four major singles titles in the same year) – first as an amateur [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Roger Federer (SWI)

May 22, 2011

Roger Federer(born 8 August 1981) is a Swissprofessional tennis player. As of January 25, 2010, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks.Many sports analysts, tennis critics, former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time. [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Bjorn Borg (SWE)

May 22, 2011

Björn Rune Borg was born the 6th of june, in 1956. He is a swedish tennis-player, and one of the best ever. During the period of 1974-1991 he won 11 grand slam titles. Björn Borg is probably mostly known because he won 5 straight titles in Wimbledon. In 1983 he stopped playing tennis. He tried [...]

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Tennis Greatest:Pete Sampras (USA)

May 22, 2011

Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a retired American tennis player and former World No. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles. Sampras debuted on the professional tour in 1988 and played his last top-level tournament in 2002 when he won the US Open, defeating rival Andre [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Larry Bird

May 20, 2011

Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA’s most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problems, he retired [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Dave Bing

May 20, 2011

David “Dave” Bing (born November 24, 1943, in Washington, D.C.) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Detroit Pistons (1966–75). He was a seven-time All-Star. His #21 was retired by the Detroit Pistons, and in 1996 he was named as one of [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Elgin Baylor

May 20, 2011

Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Renowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Rick Barry

May 20, 2011

Richard (Rick) Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a retired American professionalbasketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be one of the greatest pure small forwards of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision, knowledge and execution of team defense [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Charles Barkley

May 20, 2011

Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player. Nicknamed “Sir Charles” and “The Round Mound of Rebound”, Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA’s) most dominating power forwards. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Paul Arizin

May 19, 2011

Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed “Pitchin’ Paul,” was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. He retired with the third highest career point total (16,266) in NBA history, and was named one of the 50 Greatest [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Nate Archibald

May 19, 2011

Nathaniel “Nate” Archibald (born September 2, 1948, New York City) is a former American professional basketball player. He spent 14 years playing in the NBA, most notably with the Kansas City Kings and Boston Celtics. Archibald was a willing passer and an adequate shooter from midrange. However, it was his blinding quickness and incredible speed and shiftiness that made [...]

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NBA’s Greatest:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

May 19, 2011

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis “Lew” Alcindor, Jr., April 16, 1947) is an American retired basketball player, coach, actor, and author. During his career with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers from 1969 to 1989, Abdul-Jabbar scored more points than any other player in league history, won six NBA championships and a record six regular season MVP Awards. In college [...]

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Football’s Greatest: Garrincha

May 19, 2011

Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28, 1933 – January 20, 1983), known by the nickname ”Garrincha” (Portuguese pronunciation: [gar:ĩ´ʃa],”little bird”), was a Brazilian football right winger and forward who helped the Brazil national team win theWorld Cups of 1958 and 1962. He played the majority of his professional career for Brazilian club Botafogo. The word garrincha itself means wren. Garrincha was also known as Mané (short for Manuel) by [...]

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Football’s Greatest: Franz Beckenbauer

May 19, 2011

Franz Anton Beckenbauer [fʁants ˈbɛkənˌbaʊ̯ɐ] (born 11 September 1945 in Munich) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser (“The Emperor”) because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name “Franz” (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. He is generally regarded as the greatest German footballer of all [...]

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