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Tournament Partner - EDWARDSVILLE — After a year off due to the coronavirus, the Tiger Classic returned for its 26th edition of the...

20 June, 2021

For at least one day, Nathaniel Jackson achieved a greatness that had been denied him. So the story goes, that's the day when Jackson,...

13 February, 2021

Lenny Simpson stood on the tennis court at 1406 Orange St. in Wilmington where, 67 years earlier, he'd peeked through the bushes to...

20 December, 2020

Arthur Ashe might be the perfect example of an athlete whose impact was just as great off the court. Despite being one of...

05 November, 2020

The world of men’s tennis is full of legendary figures. Two of them—Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal—are still very much in the midst...

28 October, 2020

Lange Johnson has big dreams for his grandfather’s home on Pierce Street — almost as big as the dreams Walter Johnson nurtured there...

27 August, 2020

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