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About Zip »

I am a big sports fan. I grew up playing almost every sport. Now however, I mostly confine myself to the big
three: tennis, golf, and ultimate frisbee. I went to school in Colorado where I played on my college tennis team and club frisbee team. I play golf for fun on the weekends. Other than sports, I enjoy writing and making short movies. I majored in English -- what I plan to do with that? I'll keep you posted.

If you enjoy some of the stuff I've written, you can also check out my personal blog at http://leah-umyeah.blogspot.com

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Favorite Athletes

Tiger Woods, Rafael Nadal, Derek Jeter, Pete Sampras, Andy Roddick
Favorite Sports Teams

Yankees, Reds, Bearcats, Lakers, Colts
All Time Sports Moment

Aaron Boone hitting the walkoff homerun in the 2003 ALCS and Tiger Woods winning the 2008 U.S. Open on one leg
Most Memorable Game Attended
Most Unbreakable Sports Record
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?
Pele or Maradona?
Federer or Sampras?
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big East

Latest Articles »

James Blake Returns to Tennis World with First Round Match in Cincinnati

08/17/2009

408 reads 4 comments 0 likes

June Is The Best Sports Month

04/03/2009

85 reads 5 comments 1 likes

Fed Express Derailed at Murray Lane

03/21/2009

285 reads 2 comments 0 likes

Earth to Fernando Verdasco: You're Only As Good As Your Second Serve

03/20/2009

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Xeno-philous F said...

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Hey Zip,
Exclusively for you. You would not want to miss this one out.

If you get a chance, please share your thoughts on my new article. I'd appreciate your take.
"Sexiest Beastly Babe To Win the US Open 2009."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/245336-sexiest-beastly-babe-to-win-the-us-open-2009

Thanks,
Xeno

90 days ago

Xeno-philous F said...

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Hi Zip,
The US Open Draw is released. I've analyzed the Men's draw, in addition to the Top Ten players' form and recent performance, and made some projection in an unconventional way.
Check it out. I am sure you'll like it.
Thank you so much,
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243601-us-open-2009-draw-released-hotties-of-mens-tennis

Xeno

93 days ago

Ricky Chan said...

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Hey... come check out my new article...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/141807-lakers-best-nba-franchise-ever?just_published=1

254 days ago

Sergey Zikov said...

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Zip,

Let me know what you think of this Valentines Day ode.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/124430-caroline-wozniacki-whats-not-to-love

Cheers,
-SZ

287 days ago

Pete McKeown said...

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This article has special meaning to me. Please give it a read if you get a chance.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/124059-to-an-athlete-dying-young

287 days ago

J. Michael Morris said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/122082-alex-rodriguez-admits-nothing-we-didnt-already-know

291 days ago

John Louie Ramos said...

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Ms. Zip,

hi..

Hope everything's fine..
I would like to share my recent work to you.. =)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/121928-the-cradles-of-eminence-in-sports

292 days ago

John Louie Ramos said...

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Zip..

the article I am proud of.. my sports hero.. I hope you'll like it..
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/115123-my-sports-hero-not-kobe-never-was-lebron-just-my-uncle

308 days ago

Long John Silver said...

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you are featured on cbs mate

http://www.cbssports.com/tennis

311 days ago

Long John Silver said...

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liked your new article ... just left a comment

311 days ago

Dan Parzych said...

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Zip,

A little holiday treat for all NFL teams, let me know what you think!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/86683-nfl-thanksgiving-32-teams-to-be-thankful-this-holiday-season-part-1-of-3?just_published=1

Dan

367 days ago

Dave Nemetz said...

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Nice work with the fist pumps article, pretty classic.

377 days ago

Paul Zipperstein said...

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Hi Leah,

You probably won't believe this but I've been following your career at Colorado College for a couple of years. Why? Once again, you won't believe this but my daughter's name is Leah Zipperstein (told you you wouldn't believe it!!). We live in Redlands, CA (yep, you were here a couple of years ago for a tennis tournament. I found your name after your visit here otherwise we would have come to cheer you on). My daughter is going to be 15 years old on 11/22. We are originally from Chicago, Illinois. My father is Nathan, his father is Louis. I'm sure our family trees are connected somewhere. Anyway, my Leah plays soccer and basketball and currently attends Redlands East Valley High School. I like your short list but if I were picking between Jordan and Russell I would select Jerry West (hate the Bulls, REALLY hate the Celtics). My family and I hope your life is everything you dream it to be. Say Hi to the Cincinnati Zipperstein's from their long, lost cousins?? (maybe)

Paul Zipperstein
Redlands, CA

379 days ago

James Williamson said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73910-the-cowboys-believed-and-won-13-9-what-miracle-happened
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73403-is-it-just-me-or-is-the-nfl-doing-a-bad-job-of-protecting-players
Comment Please.

397 days ago

Long John Silver said...

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i like your name - Leah

hey - thanks for the first article on tennis - am looking forward to reading more from you, i left comments on the article in itself

cheers

422 days ago

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