World’s Largest Basketball in Knoxville
Posted on January 21, 2010 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
The United States is replete with items that are the largest in the world — i.e., the world’s largest frying pan in Long Beach, Washington; the world’s largest ball of twine, just outside Cawker City, Kansas. In Knoxville, Tennessee, you’ll find the world’s largest basketball. It weighs ten tons and is perched atop a glass [...]
Read More..>>Andre Agassi: Legend On and Off Court
Posted on January 7, 2010 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
Andre Agassi is well known in the tennis world, and though he will not be the soon to be held Australian Tennis Open, he is still a fixture and figure of tennis. Besides he’s already won the Australian Open in previous years. He has been known for his natural talent which he has honed throughout [...]
Read More..>>Twitter and Swift Rank Recovery
Posted on December 21, 2009 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
Social networking sites have come to stay in the comfy chair of contemporary culture. For better or for worse, our lives are recorded in virtual space, and even if we decide not to participate, chances are that someone will note some of our movements in a way that will be reflected on the cyber highway’s [...]
Read More..>>Dining at the US Open
Posted on August 17, 2009 - Filed Under Dining, Entertainment, Sports | Leave a Comment
If you have decided to make your way out to the New York City area this year for the US Open tennis tournament, there are many things you need to take into consideration. Where you are going to stay and what you are going to eat is going to be top on the list of [...]
Read More..>>Pittsburgh Steelers One of the Oldest Sports Teams
Posted on August 5, 2009 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
The Pittsburgh Steelers won the 2008 Super Bowl against the Arizona Cardinals. Since they were initially founded in 1933 they have been something of a fan based controversial team and are either loved or hated by most football enthusiasts. However, this has not stopped them from winning the most Super Bowl titles than any other [...]
Read More..>>The Kranji Race Track, Singapore
Posted on June 16, 2009 - Filed Under Sports, Travel | Leave a Comment
The Kranji Race Track is an amazing establishment, one that regularly picks the guests of the Singapore hotels up in cars, drives them to the tracks and them will bring them back at night. The only requirement is that two or more people are along for the ride. The track is on just [...]
Read More..>>IPL Final To Be Held in Johannesburg
Posted on April 5, 2009 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
The new schedule for IPL will see the final match held at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 24, 2009. Johannesburg will also host semi-final play, with the other semi-final being held in Pretoria.
The IPL, which was moved from India due to security concerns, will kick off on April 18th in Cape [...]
Upcoming Dance Festivals of Singapore
Posted on March 8, 2009 - Filed Under Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Sports, Travel | Leave a Comment
Singapore has a long standing history of annual festivals. Be it the WOMAD and the Mosaic music festivals, Shakespeare in the Park Festivals, the Wayang Opera street performances these festivals draw crowds from with in the city and from all over the world. Three such festivals are occurring during the year, the Zoukout [...]
Read More..>>U.S. Open Tennis Set to be Dramatic
Posted on July 30, 2008 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
Rafael Nadal won this year’s French Open and then the Wimbledon. I know he has a good draw but I don’t think he can beat Roger Federer in the U.S. Open tennis tournament. Federer is going to make history once again.
What really peaks my interest is the fact that the Olympics occurs during the tennis [...]
U.S. Open and 2008 Olympics Leave Pros with No Rest
Posted on July 29, 2008 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
The 2008 Olympics will begin next month on 8/8/08. This date was chosen because it is lucky according to the Chinese astrological calendar. For professional tennis players, they don’t get a break between tennis season and the Olympics.
In fact, the two occur at the same time. The U.S. Open is played over Labor Day weekend [...]
Rivalries Keep Tennis Alive
Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
I was disappointed this year when French Open champ Justine Henin announced her retirement. I had no idea that she was completely burnt out. She was supposed to win again and set a new record for consecutive wins.
Tennis is somewhat exciting when something like this happens because it opens up a spot for someone [...]
Federer Versus Nadal is Great for French Open
Posted on May 21, 2008 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
The rivalry of Federer versus Nadal is well documented and watched. Nadal has beat Federer in the last two French Opens, preventing him from getting a career Grand Slam. The French Open coverage of these two is always great as it seems everyone involved with tennis news is an expert.
The tournament is always a lot [...]
When San Diego Golf Academy Makes Sense
Posted on May 16, 2008 - Filed Under Employment, Sports | Leave a Comment
Those who play golf are known to be quite passionate about the game and it is believed to be the reason the industry has grown so large. When these same passionate individuals take on careers in golf, it creates a very solid industry that continuously expands and grows. Schools like the San Diego Golf Academy [...]
Read More..>>French Open Results Could Show Improved Records
Posted on April 17, 2008 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
The French Open results for this year’s Roland Garros tournament should be exciting like it has been for the past few years. Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne are both defending their titles while trying to set new records.
Rafael Nadal has won the past 3 years and for last 2 of those years he has beaten [...]
Online Tennis Coverage
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment
Tennis season will soon be upon us!! As well as playing I like to watch it on TV. And the web has increased the potential for getting the very latest information.
My favorites of the Grand Slams include Wimbledon and the French Open. As I mentioned the web has added to the options for Wimbledon tennis [...]