| 3:30p |
Tennis Eliminated at Edinboro U
Edinboro cuts baseball, tennis programs
By Dave Mackall
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, April 14, 2003
The budgetary ax fell recently on the Edinboro University athletic department, reducing the school's sports offerings to six men's and eight women's programs.
"This is a day I have feared for quite some time," Edinboro athletic director Bruce Baumgartner said following Thursday's announcement by university President Frank Pogue.
Edinboro is eliminating its baseball and men's and women's tennis teams at the end of the spring seasons as a result of the poor economy and a decrease in funding from the state.
The sports were dropped after the NCAA Division II school spent years attempting to make budget cuts without resorting to elimination of athletic programs. |
| 10:28p |
James Blake: Gotta Love Him!
The May issue of Tennis Magazine has a feature article about James Blake.
A short anecdote in the story encapsulates the man:
Recently, a writer for Tennis Magazine visits Tampa, Blake's home, to do an interview. As the writer makes his way to a court where Blake is practicing, Blake notices him, stops playing, approaches the writer and says, "Hi, my name is James Blake."
If you already know James Blake's story, the article doesn't reveal anything new. However the writer raises the issue of whether Blake is too low key and self-depreciating to express the killer instinct many believe is needed to win a major. |