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TREVOR PRYCE The New York Times COLLEGE PARK, MD.—An Aston Martin, a Bentley and a Jaguar are among the cars parked at the Tennis Center at College Park. Through the door of the private club one will find luxury locker rooms, 30 courts, a health club and an office, about 120 feet square with one window, that was once a makeshift apartment the janitor called home. From 1999 to 2010, its tenants were three members of the Tiafoe family: Constant and his twin boys, Francis and Franklin. While Tiafoe, the centre’s maintenance man, made his rounds, tending to the courts and emptying the trash bins, Francis would follow, occasionally drifting away to hit a few balls. The costs of elite tennis are prohibitive for many ... Continue reading →

"Not Acceptable" is a powerful and compelling 30 second public service announcement which gives voice to a variety of diverse communities each of whom expresses that it is not acceptable to call them by what were once common words, but are now recognized as offensive slurs. It culminates in actress and self-advocate Lauren Potter from "Glee" stating that it is not acceptable to use the word 'retard' and she and "Glee" co-star Jane Lynch make a call to action to stop using the word and to promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to make their pledge online at http://r-word.org.The PSA was launched by the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign, an on-going initiative from Special Olympics ... Continue reading →

Roger Federer says players were not consulted over the changes to Olympic qualifying criteria © Getty Images Roger Federer has spoken out against the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) decision to ramp up the Olympic qualifying criteria. Under the current rules, a player must be available to play a Davis Cup or Fed Cup tie twice in an Olympic cycle, but ahead of the 2016 Games in Rio, that obligation will increase to four. The world No. 3 will be approaching his 35th birthday when the Olympics begin in Brazil, and although the 16-time grand slam champion expects to be involved, he is not impressed with the amount of Davis Cup tennis he will have to play in order to qualify. As the ATP Player Council ... Continue reading →