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NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For two months every year, sports fans have to make a decision - watch football or baseball on Sundays? Based on the numbers of Americans who say it's their favorite sport, one would have to assume that football wins hands down. Over one-third of adults who follow at least one sport (36%) say professional football is their favorite sport while just 13% say baseball is their favorite. The gap between the two sports has widened in the past...

A new approach to motion capture technology is offering fresh insights into tennis injuries – and orthopedic injuries in general. Researchers studied three types of tennis serves, and identified one in particular, called a “kick” serve, which creates the highest potential for shoulder injury. The results, published in a recent issue of Annals of Biomedical Engineering, could aid sports training and rehab, said Alison Sheets, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio...

LYON, France, January 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Innovation is only valuable if it advances the game of tennis to the benefit of the greatest number of people. In 1875, Babolat invented the first strings for tennis racquets. More than 135 years of innovation and progress later, I am proud to present today our vision of the tennis of tomorrow, brought by our 'Play & Connect' racquet." - Eric Babolat, President and CEO (Photo:...

LYON, France, January 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Innovation is only valuable if it makes tennis progress to the greatest number of people. In 1875, Babolat invented the first strings for tennis racquets. More than 135 years of innovation and progress later, I am proud to present today our vision of the tennis of tomorrow, brought by our Play & Connect racquet." - Eric Babolat, President and CEO (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20120113/504181 )...

ROSWELL, Ga., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PGA TOUR Superstore announced today its plans to open a store in the Chicago area in late spring 2012. The store will be located in Schaumburg at the site of the former Great Indoors store at Golf Road and Meacham Road near Woodfield Mall, the largest mall in Chicagoland. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111213/CL21335LOGO ) PGA TOUR Superstore also plans to open a second store in the Chicago metro area during 2012. The...

According to Scott Thyroff, tennis players can double their chances of winning matches if they reduce unforced errors by a mere 12%. New article explains how and provides 6 action steps. Rochesterm NY (PRWEB) December 29, 2011 Scott Thyroff is founder of TennisBully.com, the web's largest tennis serve training website for tennis players and a resource for learning how to improve many aspects of a players tennis game. Scott released a new article to readers of his blog TennisBully.com that...

Why do tennis players struggle to develop an effective tennis serve? Tennisbully.com has been launched to teach players how to improve all aspects of their tennis serve using online video lessons. Learn how tennis players are improving their tennis game with this new website. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) December 22, 2011 Scott Thyroff is founder of TennisBully.com, the web's largest tennis serve training website for tennis players, specializing in quick improvements to the tennis serve....

ROSWELL, Ga., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning this Friday, December 16, PGA TOUR Superstore will be bringing the ultimate shopping experience to golf and tennis enthusiasts in Palm Beach County, FL, with the opening of a 50,000 square-foot superstore in Delray Beach. The store is located in the Delray Crossing Shopping Center next to Target at 1040 Linton Boulevard, east of I-95. (Logo: <font size="2"...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Dec 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BallenIsles Country Club's Director of Tennis, Trish Faulkner has been awarded for outstanding sportsmanship both on and off the court by the National Senior Women's Tennis Association (NSWTA). (Photo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111205/FL16996</font> ) The Margaret M. Russo National Sportsmanship Award was presented to Faulkner by the NSWTA in recognition of "her love of the...

CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Racquet Sports, blending its rich heritage with performance technology and style, today unveiled its Holiday Gift Guide for 2011 (www.wilson.com/en-us/tennis/holidaygiftguide2011/). Wilson's 2011 Gift Guide features an assortment of rackets, apparel and accessories, taking its inspiration from Wilson's tour players that participate in the design process. (Photo: <font size="2"...