Does Dubai have a shortage of Nadal mimics?: Gator Jesse Levine got a call from Roger Federer, who flew the lefty out to the Middle East for some hitting sessions. (Times Leader) Because Roger could be in trouble: A blogger points out that Nadal is nipping at the heels of R-Fed. The Swiss’ number one […]
selling tennis: take a page from rugby’s book
Another eye-popping rugby ad (remember the adidas posters printed with blood?), this time from French tourism site C’est So Paris. They plan to lure Londoners into the City of Love with these cool ads, hoping to fill seats for upcoming World Cup matches. Tennis needs to take a page from this. We get to use […]
happy pride month, everyone!
From left to right: Amelie Mauresmo, Nikolay Davydenko, Dominice Ripoll, Oscar Hernandez, Nicole Vaidisova, Guillermo Canas.** **Images were chosen solely because of clothing colors. Just FYI.
navratilova receives glaad award
Photo from GLAAD Martina Navratilova received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at last Saturday’s GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. The media nonprofit did a good job getting A-list TV stars to attend (photos via Just Jared here), including castmembers from Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives (very ABC-centric), plus a smattering […]
(OT) A step in the right direction
A New York Times article debunks some car owner stereotypes — specifically, the one associating Miatas and Mini Coopers with the gays. The conclusion? While we can afford two-seaters (no kids) and more expensive monthly payments (again, no kids), at the end of the day, we end up buying the same cars as everyone else. […]