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Queens of the Court: Maria Bueno, A Latin Sliver of Fire and Ice

You are ice and fire with a touch that burns my hands like snow—Amy Lowell Maria Esther Andion Bueno rose to the top of women’s tennis in the '50s and '60s, employing her natural ability to carve a unique mark on the women’s game...

Written by J.A. Allen about about 11 hours ago 33 reads 8 comments
Roger Federer: Unlucky No. 13 vs. Nikolay Davydenko Ends ATP WTF Run

There is something to be said for the underdog finally winning the prize, grabbing the brass ring, or walloping the big bully on the playground. We love those loser-makes-good stories...

Written by J.A. Allen about 1 day ago 273 reads 22 comments
Lively London Broil: 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

Moving the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals to London in 2009 was a brilliant stroke. The tournament now lives in the moment, relevant and scintillating...

Written by J.A. Allen about 2 days ago 680 reads 26 comments
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Rankings: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

Pre-Barclays Power Rankings As the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals begin on Sunday in London, it is prudent to assess the top eight players' power rankings heading into the tournament...

Written by J.A. Allen about 8 days ago 667 reads 8 comments
Novak Djokovic: Life in the Passing Lane

2007 Remember two years ago at the U.S. Open? Remember how happy Novak Djokovic was and how happy he made the New York crowds with his impersonations of Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick, Roger ...

Written by J.A. Allen about 10 days ago 880 reads 16 comments
Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week 12

Don’t be sad. It had to happen. Zultan faces the inevitable end of the season. Soon you will not have the all-seeing one to kick around anymore to paraphrase the often hilarious Richard ...

Written by J.A. Allen about 12 days ago 766 reads 33 comments
Iowa-Ohio State Football: Do You Believe in Miracles?

Conceivably, a horseshoe can be a crab, an adrenal gland, or even a stadium. For the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday, however, it will transform into the proverbial lion’s den—the place where ...

Written by J.A. Allen about 16 days ago 899 reads 51 comments
In the Zone with Roger Federer, Pt. 2: Australian Open 2007

I’ve grown accustomed to your pace... No one was more acutely aware that Andy Roddick was on a roll during the 2007 Australian Open than Roger Federer. The Swiss No...

Written by J.A. Allen about 16 days ago 933 reads 33 comments
Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week 11

Zultan, in complete disguise, is hiding out in a convent in the upper Himalayas. The Big 10 reduced the mighty seer’s reputation to rubble...

Written by J.A. Allen about 19 days ago 652 reads 53 comments
Final 2009 Women's Power Rankings: Serena Williams Tops the Pyramid

It only makes sense that Serena Williams, who finally reclaimed the No. 1 WTA ranking, should also regain the No. 1 Power Ranking and end 2009 as the reigning top player...

Written by J.A. Allen about 20 days ago 499 reads 14 comments
Iowa-Ohio State: Will 2009's Hawkeyes vs. Buckeyes Be Déjà Vu of 1985?

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The year was 1985 and the setting was Iowa City, where the Iowa Hawkeyes under the leadership of head coach Hayden Fry were enjoying the best season memory could recall...

Written by J.A. Allen about 21 days ago 1,529 reads 11 comments
Andre Agassi: An "Open" and Shut Case...

It goes without saying that drugs are bad, even recreational drugs. That is why it is impossible to get them, right? If drugs are a cancer to our society, then, of course, as a society, we are ...

Written by J.A. Allen about 22 days ago 503 reads 33 comments
Federer Forte: Roger Reaches the Finals in Basel

When you are in Switzerland playing in front of a deliriously happy home crowd in Basel, then you must be Roger Federer. Or not...

Written by J.A. Allen about 23 days ago 418 reads 14 comments
Queens of the Court: Little Mo Connolly's Grand Slam Feat

"There is nothing like competition. It teaches you early in life to win and lose, and, when you lose, to put your chin out instead of dropping it...

Written by J.A. Allen about 25 days ago 70 reads 20 comments
Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week 10

Zultan was betrayed by the entire State of Michigan last Saturday. The mighty seer would have been perfect on the day had it not been for this lowly state...

Written by J.A. Allen about 26 days ago 884 reads 25 comments
Iowa Hawkeye Halloween: The Indiana Hoosiers' Worst Nightmare

In honor of Halloween, the Iowa Hawkeyes disguised themselves in their Jekyll and Hyde costumes. They played like the destructive Hyde, too, until the fourth quarter, when the rational and sane Dr...

Written by J.A. Allen about 29 days ago 1,211 reads 14 comments
Roger Federer Fights for Supremacy in Basel

How many times can you inflate a balloon before the skin gives out—before the form will no longer hold air? Can you extend its life by only rolling it out only once a year to fly above ...

Written by J.A. Allen about 29 days ago 2,205 reads 22 comments
Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week Nine

Zultan abandoned his natural inscrutable psychic forces and went with science last weekend, to his detriment. The bumps on his head should have led the all-seeing phrenologist to realize that ...

Written by J.A. Allen about about 1 month ago 865 reads 20 comments
For the Iowa Hawkeyes, Eight Is Not Enough!

For the Iowa Hawkeyes, it was an ugly affair—traveling to East Lansing, playing in front of hostile fans demanding you go down to defeat...

Written by J.A. Allen about about 1 month ago 1,072 reads 32 comments
Iowa Hawkeyes 2009: Getting No Respect

"Champions believe in themselves even if no one else does." — Unknown The universal problem with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes is that no will will count them out—yet, no one quite believes in them, either...

Written by J.A. Allen about about 1 month ago 1,355 reads 11 comments
Serving It Up in Doha: Women's Tennis Year-End Championships

Finally the end of another agonizing year for the women’s tour is upon us. As the eight top seeds in the women’s game head off to Doha, the tournament will reveal once and for all who will end 2009 ranked numero uno...

Written by J.A. Allen about about 1 month ago 1,237 reads 26 comments
Zultan's Fearless College Football Predictions: Week Eight

What do a Buckeye, a Sooner, and a Hokie have in common? They all lost last weekend and ruined Zultan’s life! The mighty seer expected so much more—like a victory! Now the mighty ...

Written by J.A. Allen about about 1 month ago 948 reads 26 comments
Iowa Hawkeyes Reach a Perfect Seven/Eleven on the Year

Iowa defeated the Wisconsin Badgers on the road Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, 20-10. Prior to kickoff, Iowa fans were edgy and nervous. Sure, Iowa was 6-0, actually 10-0 since November of 2008...

Written by J.A. Allen about about 1 month ago 816 reads 40 comments
Golden Era of the '80s: Tennis Soars in Popularity

It was the best of times, tennis in the '80s, when the thrill of tense tiebreaks entered everyman’s domicile, highlighted by exotic locales like Paris, Melbourne, London, and New York...

Written by J.A. Allen about about 1 month ago 598 reads 22 comments
Zultan's Fearless College Football Predictions: Week Seven

Zultan the magnificent almost achieved nirvana this past weekend, only missing the objective because the Aggies failed to live up to their promise to shoot down the Cowboys. Texas A&M came so close—but failed in the end...

Written by J.A. Allen about about 1 month ago 920 reads 12 comments

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J.A. Allen Article Archive

Queens of the Court: Maria Bueno, A Latin Sliver of Fire and Ice

Roger Federer: Unlucky No. 13 vs. Nikolay Davydenko Ends ATP WTF Run

Lively London Broil: 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Rankings: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

Novak Djokovic: Life in the Passing Lane

Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week 12

Iowa-Ohio State Football: Do You Believe in Miracles?

In the Zone with Roger Federer, Pt. 2: Australian Open 2007

Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week 11

Final 2009 Women's Power Rankings: Serena Williams Tops the Pyramid

Iowa-Ohio State: Will 2009's Hawkeyes vs. Buckeyes Be Déjà Vu of 1985?

Andre Agassi: An "Open" and Shut Case...

Federer Forte: Roger Reaches the Finals in Basel

Queens of the Court: Little Mo Connolly's Grand Slam Feat

Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week 10

Iowa Hawkeye Halloween: The Indiana Hoosiers' Worst Nightmare

Roger Federer Fights for Supremacy in Basel

Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week Nine

For the Iowa Hawkeyes, Eight Is Not Enough!

Iowa Hawkeyes 2009: Getting No Respect

Serving It Up in Doha: Women's Tennis Year-End Championships

Zultan's Fearless College Football Predictions: Week Eight

Iowa Hawkeyes Reach a Perfect Seven/Eleven on the Year

Golden Era of the '80s: Tennis Soars in Popularity

Zultan's Fearless College Football Predictions: Week Seven

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