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Platform tennis eyed for Wilmette parks

Platform tennis, a late 1970s import to the Midwest from private clubs on the East Coast, has enjoyed low-key popularity until now, when that popularity has grown. And it could be coming to Wilmette, if Park District commissioners decide that cost, and public response to the idea, merits the plunge.

Wilmette Park Board OKs paddle tennis hearings

Wilmette residents and others interested in bringing platform tennis to the village will get their chance to talk about it, now that Wilmette Park District commissioners have agreed to hold public hearings on locating platform courts at West Park. Park Board members who met Monday unanimously approved a recommendation from the board’s recreation committee; district staff will schedule public ...

'Mario Tennis Open' Review - The Ball's In His Court

For a pudgy plumber, Mario is pretty athletic. Over the last 25 years he has really run the gamut of sports games, from soccer to dodge ball, there are very few games that he won't try (or put his name on). Looking back at the origin of Nintendo's fascination with sticking their mascot into sports [...]

Channels bet on soccer, tennis, golf, as cricket becomes too expensive

Driven by rising viewership of sports besides cricket, and the exorbitant prices attached to acquiring cricketing series, Indian sports broadcasting channels are ramping up future focus on non cricketing segments.

Billie Jean King seeks Congress' help spreading tennis

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hall of Famer and women's tennis pioneer Billie Jean King is asking members of Congress to help the U.S. Tennis Association with community outreach efforts.