Jan 16, 2025 · 1958 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first member of the losing team to win the NBA All-Star MVP award, scoring 28 points and grabbing 26 rebounds, even though the East beats the West 130-118.

Jan 22, 2025 · 1988 — Steffi Graf wins the Australian Open with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Chris Evert. 1993 — Mike Gartner of the New York Rangers sets an NHL record when he reaches 30 goals for the 14th ...

Jan 16, 2025 · 1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St. Louis’ Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis become the first co-winners of the MVP award, leading the West to a 124-108 victory.

Aug 28, 1994 · Steffi Graf, intermittently the most dominant female tennis player of her generation, has thought about all of this. And she has said she doesn't envision playing past her 30th birthday, which...

Jan 23, 2025 · 1959 9th NBA All-Star Game, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Mi: West beats East, 124-108; MVPs: Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers, F; Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks, C; first co-winners of MVP award

Jun 26, 1989 · Peter became so enraged by the proposal that he threated to start his own tour with Steffi. The two sides eventually compromised. Then, in a new low of pettiness, some WITA officials were...

"Steffi's speed - her incredible spring - is her biggest weapon." The victory gave Graf the first of her seven Wimbledon singles titles and kept her on course for the Slam sweep, which she...

These singular ideas (authored by the Butler & Shine agency of Sausalito, California) were paired with a non-conventional filmic treatment, according to the style of Italian American movie director Bob Giraldi, at the time one of the most appreciated worldwide.

Graf married former world No. 1 men's tennis player Andre Agassi in October 2001. They have two children. Graf was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004. Along with Boris Becker, Graf was considered instrumental in popularizing tennis in Germany, where it remains one of the foremost national sports. [17] [18] [19]

In 1982, Steffi Graf, a 13-year-old German and the youngest phenom to turn professional, played her first match against Tracy Austin, a 19-year-old American who had won the U.S. Open three...