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STEVE G TENNIS: AGASSI WINS ANAHEIM; COURIER CROWNED POWERSHARES SERIES CHAMPION
December 01, 2012 @ 3:23 PM

During an exciting and unpredictable evening at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Jim Courier was crowned champion of the 2012 PowerShares Series.

Courier, along with Andre Agassi, Michael Chang and John McEnroe all competed at the Acura Champions Cup, the final event of the series. Courier led McEnroe by only 100...
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AGASSI WINS FINAL POWERSHARES EVENT OF THE SEASON
December 01, 2012 @ 2:54 AM

Courier wins year-end points title and $500,000 first prize

 

ANAHEIM,CA – Andre Agassi won his third PowerShares Series event of the season when he dispatched hometown favorite and Orange County’s own Michael Chang, 8-4 in the championship match of the Acura Champions Cup at the Honda Center in Anaheim,...
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TENNIS CHANNEL: SERIOUSLY, YOUR RECREATIONAL ROLE MODEL – JOHN MCENROE
November 30, 2012 @ 9:03 AM

Has there ever been a tennis player more analyzed than John McEnroe? The psyche and the temper, ready to combust at the flick of a linesman’s hand. In San Jose recently for the Champions Showdown, a part of the PowerShares Series Tour, McEnroe said, “It’s gotten to the point where...
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OFFICIAL CHARITY OF THE POWERSHARES SERIES
November 30, 2012 @ 9:00 AM

USTA Serves, the national Charity of the USTA and the PowerShares Series have teamed up in an effort to improve the quality of life among our nation’s youth and people with disabilities through the integration of tennis and education....
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Q&A – TENNIS GREAT ANDRE AGASSI ON RETIREMENT, RETURN TO PLAY
November 30, 2012 @ 8:52 AM

Andre Agassi is playing tennis again.

The winner of eight Grand Slam events has been retired since 2006, but he will compete against John McEnroe, Michael Chang and Jim Courier in Friday night’s Acura Champions Cup at  Read More>>

MCENROE WINS SECOND POWERSHARES SERIES TITLE OF SEASON IN DENVER
November 30, 2012 @ 1:36 AM

Mac stays alive for a chance to win the $500,000 first prize on Friday night in Anaheim

DENVER, CO – John McEnroe rose to the occasion and played some of his best tennis of the 2012 PowerShares Series season when he fought back from a 6-5 deficit to win the last...
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DENVER POST: JOHN MCENROE, FORMER TENNIS BAD BOY, NOW THE CROWD FAVORITE
November 30, 2012 @ 12:37 AM

The former bad boy of tennis is now its sage man of reason. Had someone suggested this possibility 30 years ago, John McEnroe himself might have laughed it off with his trademark phrase "You cannot be serious."

In his autobiography of the same name, it is recounted that Jack Nicholson once...
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ACURA NAMED TITLE SPONSOR OF POWERSHARES SERIES EVENT IN ANAHEIM
November 29, 2012 @ 3:58 PM

Acura Champions Cup to feature Agassi, McEnroe, Courier and Chang in 2012 PowerShares Series finale Friday night

ANAHEIM, CA. - Nov. 29, 2012 -- Acura, a leading global luxury automotive maker, announced today it has signed a deal to become the title sponsor of the PowerShares Series event in Anaheim,...
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DENVER POST: ANDRE AGASSI, JOHN MCENROE AND OTHERS TO PLAY PEPSI CENTER THURSDAY
November 29, 2012 @ 9:00 AM

Andre Agassi was trying to think of the last time he played tennis in Denver, and his mind took him all the way back to the 1980s.

"I know I played some Intermountain tennis there while growing up in Vegas," Agassi said by phone. "We came over the mountain quite a...
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MILE HIGH SPORTS RADIO AM 1510: INTERVIEW WITH JIM COURIER
November 28, 2012 @ 8:08 AM

November 26, 2012

 

Jim Courier speaks with Andy Zodin, the host of Sunday Night SportsZone on Mile High Sports Radio, AM 1510/FM 93.7 in Denver.  The PowerShares Series comes to the Pepsi Center this Thursday night (Nov 29)!

Click here to listen: Jim Courier, Nov 26 Sunday Night...
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AGASSI & MCENROE TO CHALLENGE COURIER FOR #1 RANKING IN FINAL TWO POWERSHARES SERIES TOURNAMENTS
November 26, 2012 @ 6:16 PM

Courier holds a 300 point lead with tournaments in Denver and Anaheim this week.

 

NEW YORK, NY (November 26, 2012) - With the year end #1 ranking on the line, tennis legends Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Jim Courier will battle in the final two events of the 2012 PowerShares Series...
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MICHAEL CHANG ON XX 1090 SAN DIEGO’S SPORTS LEADER
November 26, 2012 @ 9:00 AM

November 20, 2012

Tennis star Michael Chang joined the Dave & Jeff show to talk about upcoming Champions Cup in Anaheim.  The event will be on November 30 at the Honda Center.  Click below to listen to the podcast!

Chang interview, 1090 The...
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