Posted by uspostSportsThursday, November 11th, 2010
Dave Niehaus has died. The voice of the Seattle Mariners and the life-blood of the team, Dave Niehaus died on Wednesday at the age of 75. To say that Niehaus was the voice of the Seattle Mariners goes beyond what he did in the broadcast booth, as his involvement with the team goes back to [...]
Posted by uspostTennisMonday, September 13th, 2010
The men’s U.S. Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be played on Monday after officials made the decision to call off the match due to persistent rain in New York on Sunday. The final was due to start at 4.30pm local time but U.S. Open officials took the decision to postpone the [...]
Posted by uspostTennisSunday, September 12th, 2010
A little more than an hour after wasting two match points and losing in the U.S. Open semifinals, Roger Federer headed for the exit. Dressed in his on-court outfit – powder-blue shirt, brown shorts, custom-made sneakers with the New York skyline sketched on the heels – Federer walked out of Arthur Ashe Stadium, accompanied by [...]
Posted by uspostTennisSunday, September 12th, 2010
It was the man they call the Joker, Novak Djokovic, who ruined the plot, tore up the script, defeating Federer, 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5, Saturday in a semifinal of brilliance and surprise. “One of those matches,” a weary Djokovic said on television moments after the end, “you’ll always remember in your career.” As will [...]
Andy Roddick turns 28 on Monday, and will commemorate the occasion by playing his first-round match against Frenchman Stephane Robert on the Ashe Stadium court on Monday afternoon. Andy Roddick, the 2003 Open champion, is the last U.S. man to capture a Grand Slam title – the longest American major championship drought in the Open [...]