“My local beach is a few minutes’ drive away, so I surf there, come back to do a bit of work on the property and then play a bit of padel. Life’s good, mate.” A smiling Pat Rafter is speaking from his ...

Q: I have a redwood patio overhang about 16 by 16 feet. The 2-by-8 rafters are attached to the roof of my house and extend to where they rest on a beam held up by three posts. I needed to replace the ...

Roofing might seem daunting to the DIY enthusiast. There are so many terms, methods, and tools to understand. Among them, the term ‘birdsmouth’ stands out. The birdsmouth joint has been a mainstay in ...

It's a scorching hot day at the tail-end of the 1970s in a Queensland mining town. A skinny young Pat Rafter hurtles barefoot along the molten asphalt without even a wince. He's led a remarkably ...

Pat Rafter and Pete Sampras squared off on the tennis court 16 times, but beyond the tennis, it was the duo's off-court interactions that generated greater buzz. The tensions began around 1997 and ...

Pat Rafter may be a two-time back-to-back US Open winner (1997-98), a two-time Wimbledon finalist (2000-01) and the only player to remain undefeated against Roger Federer – on every surface – but ...

The Aussie tennis legend was destined to win Wimbledon in 2001. Pete Sampras had beaten him in the final the year before but this time the draw opened up nicely and pitted him against Croatian Goran ...

A ship that went missing in Lake Michigan 138 years ago was discovered by a rafter and shipwreck hunter from Door County, located on the peninsula of northeast Wisconsin. In mid-July, Matt Olson, ...

Tweed-New Haven Airport Executive Director Tom Rafter will retire in 2026 at the conclusion of his contract, the Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority announced Thursday. The authority’s board has ...