Much Ado About Clay
Madrid is mercifully behind us, and hopefully we can soon stop hearing the lingering refrains lambasting the blue surface at the tournament this year. While Roger Federer kept his usual calm demeanor, rolling with whatever conditions came his way and needing no excuses en route to his third Masters title in the Spanish capital, his fellow contenders in the triumvirate at the top... Read More
Taking Drug Testing TOO Far
The war against doping in sports has ramped up significantly in the past several decades, with drug testers administering more and more tests both in and out of competition for more substances than previous generations could imagine would ever even exist. Under the guise of “fair play”, the war is justified despite the fact that its deterrent effect has proven less than... Read More
Thoughts on Men’s Draw Before U.S. Open Semifinals
The chalk held, that’s all that we can say when we look at the final four that survived the first five round of the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows. There were no real surprises in the end, nothing out of the ordinary that would really leave anybody with a legitimate suspicion that things are in disarray in the men’s game. There’s the world’s top player, Novak... Read More
2011 U.S. Open: Thoughts on the Women’s Draw During the Middle Weekend
We’ve arrived midway through the U.S. Open, and the draws are slowly being whittled away in Flushing Meadows. I’ve been sitting on the opposite side of the country, catching snippets of coverage in between the day job and covering college football over the weekend. Labor Day presented a day away from work, with nothing else dominating the sports calendar, and CBS and... Read More
NTSF: Initial Thoughts on the Green Sports Alliance Summit
I returned from Portland last night after three days spent at the inaugural Green Sports Alliance Summit, and the confluence of so many influential people and teams and businesses and the steps they’ve taken toward sustainable sport have my head swimming with a wealth of inspiring things to write about. I need to sort out everything and get my initial thoughts down before... Read More
