Changing of the (screen) guard: While the victories of Petra Kvitova and Novak Djokovic marked somewhat of a changing of the guard on the respective tours, the biggest change at Wimbledon came in the week after the tournament was over: in its TV coverage. It was announced earlier this week that ESPN had outbid NBC […]
anna k officially the 'biggest loser'
Make ’em run lines! Should Team Anna have re-thought this decision before agreeing? The former tennis star, often cited as the most famous player to have ever hit a ball without actually winning a title, is confirmed to have her hand in the upcoming season of NBC’s The Biggest Loser. Though we are pretty sure of folks […]
weekend programming: let the live blogs begin
We know you’ll be glued to your TV and the last thing on your mind will be to hit the “Refresh” button on the TSF page, but just wanted to let you folks know that we’ll be live blogging both the women’s and men’s finals at Wimbledon this weekend. No, that’s not the keyboard we […]
live blogging the FO finals
4:56 PM, Game, set and match, Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (2) Well big props to Schiavone for closing out the match like she did. We really dig the whole kissing-the-clay thing. Upping Guga‘s classic heart by making love to the clay with your mouth, not your racket. 4:41 PM, Schiavone leads 6-4, 6-all There is now […]
mary the olympian
If you’ve watched more Olympics than me (and I only got to the most important three hours of it, the women’s free skate), then you were sure to have had the pleasure of watching my favorite tennis commentator — and esteemed journalist — Mary Carillo in one of NBC’s delightful featurettes. Carillo’s sports knowledge is […]