Sports
The French Open Begins Today
The best thing about the Memorial Day holiday for me these days is that it coincides with the start of the French Open. I love watching tennis on the clay surface, especially when the matches (mens) are five sets long. It is like the Belmont of tennis. The television coverage of tennis on DirecTV is [...]
New Tennis Slam Tournament Widget for US Open
IBM has created a new widget for the US Open tennis grand slam event. It is very nice – full featured, and easy to use.
Widgets Available for Summer Olympics
I had planned to boycott the summer olympics as a show of solidarity with Tibet’s desire to preserve their culture and to be allowed more autonomy from the Chinese government, but I have to admit that NBC is making it difficult for me to stick to my plan. I have been very disappointed with NBC’s olympic coverage for the past several olympics, so I thought ignoring them this summer wouldn’t be a problem. However, NBC and MSN have implemented an excellent web site, and are providing really good quality digital coverage of the US olympic trials that are in progress now, and they are advertising extensive live web coverage of the games themselves. As an avid sports fan, and dedicated user of the Internet, I am very favorably impressed by the extensive, well designed, feature rich web site. Also impressive are the widgets that are available on the site. Some are available now, like the one below, and others will be available once the games begin. Kudos to NBC and MSN for this excellent web site. If the TV coverage is as well done as the web site, we are in for a treat.
French Open Commences
I always look forward to Memorial Day weekend because it is when the summer tennis grand slam season begins at the French Open. I love the French scenery, and the red clay. As you may know, IBM has hosted the tennis grand slam event web sites for many years. They always add new features and [...]
Federer vs Nadal: How Sweet it Is
The match many of were hoping for at Wimbledon has materialized, and what a fantastic match it has been! The sheer amazement and joy that I experience when watching these two fine athletes share the court is unparalleled entertainment for me. The downside is that I like both of them so much that I hate [...]
