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Nikki McCray-Penson, a former basketball star, and two-time Olympic gold medal
winner, tragically lost her life this week. She was 51.

The cause of death was not announced. McCray-Penson was diagnosed with breast
cancer in 2013 and went into remission later that year.

> “Today is a deeply sad and emotional day for everyone who knew and loved
> Nikki,” Rutgers head coach Coquese Washington said in a news release. “Nikki
> had a big smile and an even bigger heart. She was full of life, energy, and
> was so much fun to be around. Nikki touched the lives of many because she made
> it her mission to uplift others and help them achieve whatever dreams and
> goals they expressed. She was so devoted to her husband and son, and still
> gave all of herself to everyone in the program. We will miss her dearly but
> will keep Nikki’s memory alive in our hearts.”

McCray-Penson was a standout player at the University of Tennessee under coach
Pat Summitt. She won two Olympic gold medals as a member of Team USA in 1996 and
2000.




She played two seasons in the American Basketball League, earning MVP honors and
winning the League championship with the Columbus Quest in 1997. She would go on
to play nine seasons in the WNBA, where she was a three-time All-Star.



After her playing career was over, she would win a national title in 2017 as an
assistant coach under Dawn Staley at the University of South Carolina, the first
title for the women’s basketball program. She later served as the head coach at
Old Dominion and then Mississippi State University.

In October 2021, McCray-Penson stepped down at Mississippi State after one
season because of health concerns. She returned to coaching last season and
joined Rutgers, where she was working as an assistant coach before her death.

McCray-Penson was entering her second season as an assistant coach for the
Scarlet Knights.

McCray-Penson was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova recently expressed her heartbreak over tennis
players potentially accepting 'blood money' from Saudi Arabia.

There have been reports that the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund had
'positive' talks with the ATP Tour about a potential partnership. Andrea
Gaudenzi, chairman of the ATP, has revealed that he has discussed a deal with
PIF.

Billie Jean King, a tennis legend and women's rights activist, has now revealed
that the WTA is also open to doing business with Saudi Arabia in the future.
During the WTA's 50th anniversary celebrations in London, King stated that the
collaboration could benefit both parties.

Many tennis players, including Ons Jabeur, Jessica Pegula, Novak Djokovic, Andy
Murray, Casper Ruud, have expressed their support for this potential investment.

In light of this, Martina Navratilova took to Twitter to express her thoughts.
The 18-time Grand Slam champion stated that it is "very wrong" and that she is
"heartbroken" about the idea.



> "I am heartbroken about it. It's just wrong," she wrote.

Martina Navratilova
@Martina
I am heartbroken about it. It's just wrong. twitter.com/jeffjarvis/sta…
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis
@jeffjarvis

I am disgusted with tennis players prevaricating their way into taking blood
money....

Tennis players grapple with possibility of taking Saudi money
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MARTINA NAVRATILOVA OPENED UP ABOUT HOW POORLY THE TENNIS WORLD REACTED TO HER
COMING OUT AS LESBIAN



Martina Navratilova came out as a lesbian back in 1981 and has been married to
her wife - "The Real Housewives of Miami" star Julia Lemigova - for eight years.

However, things weren't easy for the star when she came out of the closet, as
she revealed in 2022 that she was always subjected to jeers and muted applause
because of her sexual orientation.



> "I didn't really see it face-to-face, it was kind of the bigger picture when I
> was introduced to come on the court. Everybody was cheering when Chris Evert
> was introduced or Evonne Goolagong, but when I came out onto the court it was
> muted applause," Navratilova said in an interview with Julie Bindel.

> "There were some jeers, some whistles. It was hard not to take it personally
> but I realized it was mostly because I was gay. Some of it was because I was
> winning too much perhaps," she added.

The 18-time Grand Slam champion went on to say that Roger Federer never received
such a hostile welcome as she did and that even when Federer had more fans,
people cheered for Rafael Nadal when he walked onto the court, which was not the
case with her.



> "But Roger Federer never got that kind of welcome, right? Nobody jeers when
> Roger Federer walks onto the court. Even Rafa Nadal. Even if people are not
> big fans or they're in the Federer corner, they still cheer when Rafa walks
> onto the court. But that was not the case with me," Martina Navratilova said.






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