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Gibson Legacy Honored
Althea Gibson
at Wimbledon
in 1956.
First Step Streetjam Champions
(A P ) — Jack ie Jo y n e r-K ersee , w o rld th e s to r y ,” sa id A rle n
A reth a F ran k lin , C arol M oseley K an tarian , the U S T A ’s c h ie f e x ­
B raun and o th e r p io n eerin g black ec u tiv e o f pro ten n is.
w om en w ill com e to g e th er on the
G ib so n w ill also be in d u cted
U .S. O p e n 's o p e n in g n ig h tto c e l­ into the U.S. O pen C ourt o f C h am ­
eb ra te the legacy o f late ten n is p io n s, b ased on the resu lt o f an
star A lthea G ibson.
in te rn atio n a l m e d ia vote, during
T he U STA is co m m em o ratin g the A ug. 27 cerem o n y .
the 50th an n iv ersary o f G ib s o n 's
N ew Y o rk M a y o r M ic h ae l
h isto ric title at the U.S. N ational B lo o m b erg , B illie Jean K ing and
C h a m p io n sh ip s. In 1957, she R a c h e l
R o b in so n ,
J a c k ie
b ecam e th e first b la ck te n n is R o b in so n ’s w id o w , are also e x ­
p lay er, m ale o r fem ale, to w in the p ected to atten d .
to u rn am en t, w hich b ecam e the
G ib so n b ro k e the c o lo r b arrier
O pen.
in te n n is in 1950 and w ent on to
“T en n is has its ow n Ja ck ie w in 11 G rand Slam titles. She died
R o b in so n , and w e w ant to tell the in 2003 at the ag e o f 76.
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Trail Blazer Travis Outlaw (center, back row) joins local kids from First Step Sports Academy who finished their all-American youth
basketball camp with a bang at the Trail Blazers 3-on-3 Streetjam, coming back with five division champions ranging in ages
from 9 to 17 years old. Two of the teams defended their win from last year and the 12-year-old team did it like the Lakers with a
three-peat.
Udoka Signs with Spurs
(AP) — The San A ntonio Spurs
signed Portland starter and form er
Jefferson High School star line Udoka
on Thursday,
The team declined to disclose the
terms o f the deal reached with the free-
agent swingm an who started in 75
gam es for the Trail Blazers last season.
Udoka. who was undrafted out of
college, averaged 8.4 points, 3.7 re­
bounds and 1.5 assists last season. He
ranked 19th in the NBA in three-point
shooting, sinking 89 o f 2 19 attem pts.
He played in the NBA Developm ent
L eague and in te rn atio n a lly before
spending one season with the Los
A ngeles Lakers and one with the New
York Knicks and arriving back in Port­
land, his hom etow n, for the 2006-07
season.
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