Jimmy Connors

It has been reported by the ATP tennis blog from the New York Daily News that, “The tennis legend Jimmy Connors was arrrested on Friday after an altercation with police. Connors was attending the UC Santa Barbara basketball game and he did not comply with police asking him to leave the front entrance. This prompting Jimmy to throw one of his classic hissy fits and perhaps he even used Johnny Macs line of “You cannot be serious!” After a few warnings, police took him into custody where he was booked but then released the same day. Maybe Jimmy heard the news about Andy’s new ... Read Full Story

Jimmy Connors, the former #1 ranked tennis player in the world, was arrested Friday night outside the arena where top ranked North Carolina was playing a basketball game against UC Santa Barbara. He was arrested for refusing to leave the area near the entrance to the arena after a confrontation. Details surrounding the confrontation are not known, but Connors was known for his fiery temper on the tennis court. I think it's safe to speculate that this is nothing more than an argument between a couple of drunk guys before a basketball game. Read Full Story

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Filed under: Celebrity Justice Jimmy Connors has just been charged with a crime.As we reported last weekend, Connors was arrested after refusing to leave a UCSB basketball game Friday night. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney has charged Connors with trespassing. The... Permalink Read Full Story

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Tennis star Jimmy Connors was arrested outside the campus arena where UC Santa Barbara and North Carolina were playing a men's basketball game. Campus police say in a statement the eight-time Grand Slam champion was taken into custody Friday night after refusing to comply with an order to leave an area near the entrance of the Thunderdome following a confrontation. A police dispatcher says Connors was arrested at the beginning of the game. No other details of the arrest were made available. Connors was ranked No. 1 for five consecutive years in the 1970s, and had a fiery temperament ... Read Full Story