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TV Ratings and Horse Racing: The Big-Event Phenonmenon
Over the past decade much has been written about the decline of horse racing in the landscape of American sports. Certainly, when compared to the glory days of the 30s and 40s, horse racing's impact has lessened significantly, but how far has the sport really fallen? More specifically, how do the...
US Open Day 15 Open Thread - Men's Final
Rafael Nadal (ESP)[1] vs Novak Djokovic (SRB)[3] For the third straight year, the US Open ends on a Monday. Hope most of you will be able to see at least some of it.
When Spectating Becomes a Major Problem
Chambers Bay got the 2010 US Amateur practically sight unseen because of its stunning potential as a true American-style links golf course. Like Whistling Straits, it was molded with heavy machinery, imported dirt/sand, and terraformed into an environment very much different than its original...
Five Matches to Watch on Day 3 of the US Open
1. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v. Zheng Jie (CHN)[21] -- This match being placed on Ashe is vaguely ridiculous, considering that neither player is American, in the top 20, or has ever made the quarterfinals of this tournament before. But it is an undeniably interesting match up, a puncher vs....
Five Matches to Watch on Day 2 of the US Open
Here are my picks for the five best matches on the slate for Tuesday's Day 2 action at the US Open:1. Viktor Troicki (SRB) v. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[3] -- Two incredibly talented Serbs meet early than I'm sure they'd like to in this first round match on Arthur Ashe Stadium Tuesday afternoon. Troicki...
A Quick Jim Gray Story from the US Open
This afternoon, I was looking through some of the pictures on my cell phone - trying to delete the crappy ones - and I came upon a picture of Jim Gray. Of all people. I snapped a quick pic of Jim when in the Lexus tent at the US Open in June. When I walked in, it struck me as totally bizarre...
Oakmont...South Africa...The Open - Back to the Future for Kelli Shean?
The best story of day one at the US Women's Open has to be South African Kelli Shean. She finished her opening round at -1 and ended the day just a stroke back of leader Brittany Lang. It was difficult not to immediately draw parallels to a different major at Oakmont. Ernie Els did the same thing...
Pete Kostis Suggests the USGA Create Their Own TPC Network
My buddy and e-mail nemesis Peter Kostis is back with a new golf.com column and, man, is he trying to stir the pot. Kostis uses the KonicaMinolta Website column to suggest that the USGA should abandon its century-plus tradition of trotting around our national championships to epic courses around...
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