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Hall of Fame Ann Arbor tennis coach still has work to do after 15th state title
ANN ARBOR – Eric Gajar isn’t ready to step away from coaching just yet. Despite helping guide Ann Arbor Greenhills’ boys tennis team to its 15th state title last month, the Hall of Fame coach still has the itch to lead his players to success on the court.
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‘From nowhere’: Holger Rune bounces back under new coach Boris Becker
In September, two months after reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, having earlier in the year successfully defended a title in Munich and reached the final of two Masters 1000 tournaments (Monte Carlo and Rome), Holger Rune, world No 6, was facing a player ranked more than 100 places below him, and yet a seventh consecutive…
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Innovations in Racism
People are rightly concerned about the potential for new technology to foster discrimination. You can load parameters into an algorithm, or allow artificial intelligence to make lending decisions based on a statistical analysis of the creditworthiness of people with certain characteristics, and you’ve created a kind of digital redlining. No human hands would dictate the…
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Lakers set a new record for first-quarter futility with yet another laughable opening frame against Rockets
Getty Images Jalen Green made a relatively inconspicuous free throw five minutes and nine seconds into Wednesday’s 128-94 Houston Rockets domination over the Los Angeles Lakers. The freebie gave Houston a 17-7 lead less than halfway through the first quarter. Such deficits are becoming distressingly common for the Lakers. Through eight games, the Lakers have…
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What’s the Future of Books?
The publishing industry is in flux. One major publisher has been acquired by a private equity firm, editors are departing (and getting laid off) from others, there are fewer book media outlets than ever, and most literary discourse is happening online. But what does it all mean for the books themselves, and the ways that…
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Local musicians will be honored at a Dallas awards show for the first time in four years
For the first time in four years, Dallas will host an awards show to honor local performers and content creators. Deep Ellum Community Association is organizing the first Dallas Entertainment Awards, which will be using a nomination process that tries to eliminate bias. “We just want to make this inclusive for everyone,” Dezman Lehman, co-chair…
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The 15 Best Travel Clothes for Fall That Won’t Wrinkle in Your Suitcase
Even though there are plenty of highly functional portable irons and steamers out there, you may not always have room to pack one in your luggage — or, it’s likely that you just don’t want to deal with the extra step of straightening out your clothing after a long travel day. Our solution? Stocking up…
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33 Fast-Food Facts to Pull Off the Interstate For
Quick! Which fast-food chain has the most locations in the entire world? Which fast-food chain has a restaurant in Guantanamo Bay?!?! Don’t have those answers ready at a moment’s notice? Well, you’re gonna have a rough time on Fast Food Jeopardy! — a show that we just made up, but will most likely be a thing…
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Keith Haring walked so today’s queer creatives could run. Five local artists on why the new AGO show matters
It’s been 26 years, but Keith Haring is finally back in town. The Art Gallery of Ontario has imported the “Keith Haring: Art Is for Everybody” exhibit from the Broad Museum in Los Angeles; the show started Wednesday and will run to March 17, 2024. The exhibition marks the seminal 1980s pop icon’s first major…
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Floresta Esporte Clube celebra 69 anos de história
No cenário do futebol cearense, há um clube que carrega consigo uma história de superação e determinação: o Floresta Esporte Clube. Fundado em 9 de novembro de 1954, a equipe teve seu início sob o nome “Às de Ouro”, mas, inspirado pelo clube inglês Nottingham Forest, passou a se chamar Floresta. Em 1976, o clube…