Tennis Scandals and a Job for Don Shula

Jodie Lynn Boduch — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:39:53 +0000

Wow, tennis has been the Britney Spears of the sports world lately.\\r\\n\\r\\nFirst it was the icky-squicky case of pink-panty-wearing coach Claire Lyte bad-touching her 13-year-old pupil. (Enough hyphens there for ya?). Lyte ended up with two years and nine month in the clink.\\r\\n\\r\\nThen we mentioned the Match-Fixing Controversy.\\r\\n\\r\\nAfter that it was the Martina Hingis Snort Party Allegations.\\r\\n\\r\\nAnd now we have a ghastly, toss-your-cookies (especially if your Tommy Haas) revelation ripe for Hercule Poirot: The mysterious ailment that struck German player Tommy Haas during the David Cup match on September 23 is now under investigation. It seems someone played chemistry, skull-and-crossbones style, at Haas\\\’ expense. Was it a gift to the Russians or a Gift from the Russians? (And here\\\’s your secret decoder ring for that pun: Das Gift is \\\”poison\\\” in German.)\\r\\n\\r\\nHmmm. . . . maybe Pats-basher Don Shula (who can kiss our Gossip on Sports asterisk, by the way) should put his busybody sleuthing skills to good use and work for the International Tennis Federation.

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Tennis Scandals and a Job for Don Shula