Tribute pour in for award-winning national sports writer Howard Fendrich, dead at 55 (opens in new tab)

Howard Fendrich, who covered a wide range of sporting events but was an expert in tennis coverage for the Associated Press, died Thursday at the age of 55. The Associated Press spoke with Fenrich’s wife, Rosanna Maietta, who confirmed he died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He had been diagnosed with cancer in…