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John McEnroe proud of interview hug of Roger Federer
WatchdogHere is an item about John McEnroe that I wrote for the Friday column that did not make it into the newspaper: With the U.S. Open set to begin Monday, tennis still is basking in the glow of last month???s......Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), Tennis, Douglaston, John McEnroe
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Bob Costas sits down with Jacques Rogge
WatchdogClick below for NBC's transcript of Bob Costas' sitdown with IOC boss Jacques Rogge, as well as Costas' closing remarks last night. Limited blogging this week. Please be brave. You'll get through this, dear readers.......Tags: International Olympic Committee, Diplomacy, Civil Rights, NBC (tv network), Freedom of the Press
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Why isn???t Jimmie Johnson more marketable?
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsJimmie Johnson just made history, becoming only the second driver in NASCAR history to win back-to-back-to-back Sprint Cup championship titles. He???s well-spoken, clean-cut and has one of the sport???s biggest corporations ??? Lowe???s -- supporting him....Tags: Tony Stewart, Marketing, Auto Racing, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR
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NFL: Miami, con un estadio anticuado, se queda sin Super Bowl
El sur de Florida, con todo su glamour y eclecticismo, recibió un duro golpe esta semana cuando los dueños de equipos de la NFL hicieron pedazos el sueño de Miami de convertirse nuevamente en sede de un Super Bowl. En una votación que resultó en...
Tags: Women's National Basketball Association, Adidas AG, Lamar Odom, Melky Cabrera, Nelson Cruz
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These rackets give backhanded — and forehanded — compliments
Put a bunch of brand new, high-tech tennis rackets in front of a handful of pretty good middle-aged 4.0 players (7.0 being Roger Federer and 1.0 being an untrained monkey), and they won't care what kind of Nobel Prize-winning innovations went into...
Tags: Physiology, Entertainment Events
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Rafael Nadal cements his return with hardcourt win at Indian Wells
On a hot summer-like Sunday afternoon, in a stadium that rises out of the Southern California desert like a huge misplaced castle, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal slid onto his back and into the bright lights of his sport once again. It was match point...Tags: French Open, BNP Paribas, Maria Sharapova, U.S. Open (tennis), Tomas Berdych
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Rafael Nadal's win over Roger Federer leaves a strange taste
Tennis did its best to serve up a classic dish Thursday night in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. But a dash of this and a pinch of that were missing. We expect plenty of spice every time Roger Federer plays Rafael Nadal. It is a legacy built on...Tags: Tennis, Salt, BNP Paribas, Rafael Nadal, Wimbledon Championships
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Injuries stop Victoria Azarenka, Samantha Stosur at BNP Paribas Open
On the day after its longest day, the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at Indian Wells had the longest lull in the action Thursday. Two women's stars, No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, and No. 7 Samantha Stosur, pulled out of separate quarterfinals and the day...
Tags: Maria Sharapova, Tomas Berdych, Angelique Kerber, Samantha Stosur, Czech Republic
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It's fans who get burned playing with big matches
It would be hard to determine whether tennis gave itself a shot in the arm or shot itself in the foot Wednesday night. The BNP Paribas Open is a premier event, played in a gorgeous stadium at a gorgeous time of the year in the Southern California...
Tags: Maria Sharapova, Ernests Gulbis, Tennis, Novak Djokovic, Services and Shopping
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Andy Murray flies under the radar but he's still at top of his game
Andy Murray still doesn't pack 'em in, even on a sultry desert-perfect night in a big-time tennis event. Not even when he has taken his game to a level projected by many to be unreachable by the always-solid Scot. In Murray's case, the perception hasn't...
Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), Tennis, Yen-Hsun Lu, Novak Djokovic, Fred Perry
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Techy tennis rackets
![Tungsten. Basalt. Giant holes. "Smart" materials that morph from hard to soft. Tennis rackets, like everything in life, seem to get stranger and techier by the minute — but do they actually make you hit the ball better? We gathered four of the hottest new upper-end models from the biggest brands in the U.S., put them in the hands of enthusiastic players, from college-age to middle-age, and headed to the courts to find out.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/column/2010-05/54007931-29094933.jpg "Tungsten. Basalt. Giant holes. "Smart\" materials that morph from hard to soft. Tennis rackets, like everything in life, seem to get stranger and techier by the minute — but do they actually make you hit the ball better? We gathered four of the hottest new upper-end models from the biggest brands in the U.S., put them in the hands of enthusiastic players, from college-age to middle-age, and headed to the courts to find out.")
Tungsten. Basalt. Giant holes. "Smart" materials that morph from hard to soft. Tennis rackets, like everything in life, seem to get stranger and techier by the minute — but do they actually make you hit the ball better? We gathered four of the...Tags: Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Los Angeles Times, Sports, Physiology
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Los Angeles gives up its once-prominent stop on men's tennis tour
Bob Kramer spoke of the loss he is about to suffer, admitting he has a hole in his heart. He wasn't grieving a child or a parent, just a best friend. Kramer is director of a tennis tournament that will be no more. The Los Angeles men's tennis event that...
Tags: Boris Becker, Ken Rosewall, Arthur Ashe, BNP Paribas, Los Angeles Times Columnists
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