A mural was made of Maja Chwalinska in the place where her tennis journey first began.
She used to play against this wall when she was a kid.
Now, there’s a mural in her honor on that very same wall, created by Polish artist, Kawu.
Maja on the mural: “Oh yes, that really touched me deeply, because I spent the most time there during my career on those courts. And I also played against that wall, warmed up there, so it was truly very moving for me. Thank you.” 🥹
(h/t @z_kortu & art by kawuart on IG)
Larry W. King passed away today following an illness.
Larry was one of the unsung heroes in the establishment of women’s professional tennis in the early 1970s.
Larry and I met at Cal State LA, where Larry opened my eyes to feminism. We were married for 22 years and in business together for decades. He was involved behind the scenes when the Original 9 signed our one dollar contracts, and he and I co-owned several tournaments on the Virginia Slims Tour.
He was integral and did much of the important legal work to establish the Women’s Tennis Association and the historic Battle of the Sexes match in 1973; and the Women’s Sports Foundation and womenSports magazine in 1974. He also was a co-founder of World TeamTennis.
Larry’s intelligence, love, commitment and humor helped me navigate my career for more than 20 years.
Ilana, my wife and business partner, and I are deeply saddened by Larry’s passing and we extend our deepest condolences to his wife, Nancy, and their children - our godchildren -Sky (his wife Caroline and daughter Athena) and Katie.
Photo Credit: Cher Traendly Photography
How fired up is Sale? He entered today having thrown a total of 16 pitch 98 mph or harder this year. Six of the 10 FBs he threw in the first were 98 mph or higher. His heater averaged 97.8 mph during the 24-pitch opening frame.
I don’t think we talk enough about how special Spencer Schwellenbach.
Especially after we’ve seen- AJS, Waldrep, Fuentes and Ritchie going back and forth between AAA/MLB/BP to get adjusted.
Schwelly made 6 high A starts and 2 AA starts in 2024, got called up, and never looked back.
He has 3.23 ERA in 38 career starts.
Getting Schwelly back in the second half would be ground breaking especially if the rest of the big 3 stay healthy.
What’s the #1 thing Jeff Francoeur says when people ask him about Bobby Cox?
His manager asked him which game of a double header he wanted to play at 21 y/o. Here’s the story ⬇️#Braves
With the passing of Ted Turner this morning, I wanted to share this clip from a few years back. @DaleMurphy3 and Bruce Benedict were reflecting on their careers. Funny stories were shared, but Benedict made a point to speak on how loyal Ted was to the #Braves.
Ted was the Braves.
I’m not even sure I have the words…
This is literally one of the NASTIEST moves to score a game winner & win a gold medal that you could ever dream of…
MEGAN KELLER ARE YOU KIDDING?!?! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! SPEECHLESS!!!
US WINS GOLD!!!!!!! 🇺🇸🦅🥇
Winter Olympians:
-I’ve ruptured my ACL but I’m still going to ski 80mph down a hill of ice
-I’ve broken my arm but I’m still going to jump 30 ft into the air on my snowboard while twisting and flipping at the same time
NBA Players:
-I played yesterday. Gonna take today off
NEW: American skier Breezy Johnson breaks down in tears as the National Anthem plays after she won gold in the women’s downhill.
Johnson won Team USA's first gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Awesome 🇺🇸