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This past week I had the great fortune to attend the men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston to see some amazing tennis. American John Isner defeated Nicolas Almagro (Spaniard currently ranked 12th in the World) in a grueling finals match. My favorite was watching American Wild Card Rhyne Williams blaze all the way to the [...]
American tennis greats Andy Roddick and Venus Williams served up some proof of their relevance in the sport at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayn, Florida yesterday. Andy Roddick defeated Roger Federer while Venus Williams came out victorious over Ana Ivanovic. The tournament was Williams’ first since the 2011 U.S. Open. She will go [...]
Caroline Wozniacki stopped to sign a fan’s tennis ball on her way out of the Fox Studios in New York City earlier today. Wozniacki was ousted from the Dubai Tennis Championships last week after losing in the semifinals. The tennis star will be flying into Florida tomorrow to cheer on her golfer beau Rory McIlroy [...]
The latest installment of the TV show “Dancing with the Stars” will feature a new all-star lineup, among them is tennis great Martina Navratilova and Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver. Navratilova will be dancing with Tony Dovolani, and competing against other stars who include: “Family Matters” star Jaleel White, Maria Menounos, singer Gladys [...]
Shaquille O’Neal hosted the Second Annual Carton Network Hall of Game Awards over the weekend in Santa Monica. The show, which hands out awards in categories ranging from “That’s How I Roll” to “We Got Game” will air tonight on Cartoon Network at 4 pm PST. David Beckham beat out Giants pitcher Brian Wilson, Miami [...]
The 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition has hit shelves, and we were glad to see they didn’t leave all the eye candy for the men. A special section of the magazine titled “Bar & The Boys” shows model Bar Refaeli posing with Chris Paul, Michael Phelps, and Rafael Nadal. Chris Paul’s segment had shots of [...]
Novak Djokovic, who walked down the red carpet with his lovely girlfriend Jelena Ristic, won the top honor of sportsman of the year at last night’s Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in London. Kenyan distance runner Vivian Cheruiyot won the sportswoman of the year award. Other awards given away included best team, awarded to Barcelona [...]
According to the Daily Business Review, retired tennis star and ‘Biggest Loser’ coach Anna Kournikova has sold her water-front Miami mansion for $7.43 million. The original asking price for the 7-bedroom home was $9.4 million. The home, on Miami Beach’s Sunset Island and only a short boat ride away from Gloria Estefan’s Star Island home, [...]
Former tennis star and Biggest Loser trainer Anna Kournikova covered the Russian magazine Tatler this month. For the cover photo, Kournikova is sporting a Bottega Veneta swimsuit and loads of accessories, make-up, and probably some airbrushing too (not that she needs it.) The styling feels overdone, but we’re loving some of the playful looks featured [...]
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The latest video from Nike’s Kobe System features Kobe Bryant teaching Serena Williams about “adaptation.” Check it out.
