Roger Federer won his French Open final rematch Monday, beating Robin Soderling 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). He now stands three wins from the 15th Grand Slam win that at last year’s Wimbledon some said he would never get. Venus Williams advanced to the quarterfinals when Anna Ivanovic retired.
The U.S. men’s soccer team lost to [...]
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Quick hits: Federer, soccer, Pats, Sprint Cup
Quick hits: Favre, Coyotes, NHL, NASCAR
Todays’ Favre tea leaves: He’s coming back and expresses interest in doing so on the Joe Sucks Buck Show. Duh!
A judge rejects the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes and move to Canada. For now.
Lots of people watch Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals: Most in 36 years, highest rating in six years.
NASCAR driver in [...]
Danica Patrick’s gender-bending ad
Danica Patrick has appeared in a commercial for Boost Mobile, a phone service provider. The commercial features a pit crew wearing women’s clothing (high heels, skirts - you know the drill), and it has angered some transgender people who say that showing men in women’s clothing can lead to attacks on transgender rights. Others seem [...]
Quick Hits: Thome, Yanks, Danica, WNBA
Jim “The Anaconda” Thome (right) hit home run No. 550 last night. He’s presently in 13th place on the all-time home run list.
Yankees set an MLB record with their 17th straight error-free game in win over the Indians.
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency calls Danica Patrick’s joke about performance-enhancing drugs “totally irresponsible.” Is anyone else tired of her?
Dumbest [...]
Formula One boss accused of homophobia
The boss of a successful British Formula One racing team is being accused of homophobia and racism in a complaint filed with a British employment tribunal. Peter Boland (right), 27, claims he was fired by McLaren Mercedes head Ron Dennis of firing him because he’s gay. McLaren Mercedes is known for their driver Lewis Hamilton, [...]
Detroit woes impact LGBT autosport
As the U.S. auto industry fights for its life, LGBT autosport and auto buying is gasping too. Gaywheels founder Joe LaMuraglia writes, “While the current situation affects everyone in the country it is taking a disproportionate toll on small businesses, ours included. Auto sales are the lowest in almost 20 years, consumers aren’t researching [...]
Equal Opportunity to Look Stupid
The Patrick/Duno dust-up, followed by the Pierson/Parker dust-up, reminds us that it was male athletes, not females, who filed the first copyright on temper fests during competition. Call it the dark side of sports if you will…or the twilight of sportsmanship. But a lot of fans live for it, especially when [...]
Cat fight in the IndyCar pits
Danica Patrick, the hottie pro racer who won her first IndyCar race in April, also has a hot temper.
She confronted fellow female racer Milka Duno on Saturday after practice at the Honda Indy 200 IRL. Patrick was irked by Duno’ racetrack etiquette. Duno responded by throwing a towel at Patrick – twice. Of course, it’s all on video. –Matt Hennie
Matt [...]
Those Indy Women
Women are continuing to kick butt in Indy-car racing. Brazilian driver Ana Beatriz just became the first distaff winner of a Firestone Indy Lights race. At Nashville Superspeedway this past weekend, on lap 33 of 77, she whisked past pole sitter and teammate James Davison, and held on for the checkered flag in the Sunbelt Rentals 100. Beatriz [...]
On the Racing Front This Weekend…
Re the ongoing thread of whether War Emblem is or isn’t gay:
His Japanese stud-farm owners, the Shadai Stallion Station, continue to deal with his low libido. And their efforts are paying off — the horse has a growing list of progeny — 43 to date, with the oldest now racing as four-year-olds. [...]
Speed Weekend Rules
Yesterday’s USA Today ran the banner headline SPEED WEEKEND in letters big and black enough for the start of World War III.
Nearly half the paper was devoted to one of motor racing’s biggest international weekends of the year. Things kicked off last night in Charlotte, NC, at Lowe’s dirt track, with down-and-dirty World of Outlaws [...]
See you at the races
For people who like any kind of racing the way I do, this is an exciting time of year, with the Triple Crown and the NASCAR Cup Chase both shaping up.
Though motorsports track attendance is falling off because of the rising cost of getting to races, the grandstands were packed at Talladega last Sunday. [...]
IndyCars: Danica finally does it
After three years of trying, and placing as high as 4th in the Indy 500, 26-year-old Danica Patrick finally won her first IndyCar race this weekend. It was the Japan 300 at Motegi on the international Indy series, making her the first female winner in IndyCar history.
“Boys, move over. The lady is coming through,” shouted the [...]
You don’t have to be a young stud
It’s good to know that there are some sports where the old geezers can wipe up the floor with the young studs now and then. Auto racing is one of those…and NASCAR’s Mark Martin is one of the geezers.
Drivers tell me that reflexes and teenager courage may count with the young guys…but the old guys have experience, horse sense and [...]
Girl Driver Makes Truck Debut
Today is the Cool Orange 500 at the Martinsville short track, but I did my motorsports thing for the weekend yesterday. It was the Kroger 250 in the truck series, also at Martinsville, and Chrissy Wallace was racing.
The 19-year-old daughter of veteran stock-car driver Mike Wallace has been a stand-out in Late Models and aims to make [...]
