Andre Agassi's "Open": Meth, Bitterness, And Bad Hair (VIDEO)
Andre Agassi's new memoir, Open, out today, has been causing a stir because of major revelations in the book -- that Agassi used crystal meth regular...
Andre Agassi's new memoir, Open, out today, has been causing a stir because of major revelations in the book -- that Agassi used crystal meth regular...
Matthew DeBord | Posted 10.01.2009 | Entertainment
The FedEx Cup is one of the stupidest ideas ever inflicted on professional sports, an incomprehensible mash of points-earning and points resetting and players weary from an already overlong golf season.
Len Berman | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York
I feel a twinge of sadness that Lenny Dykstra is putting his 1986 Mets World Series ring on the auction block. Of course he's the one who plunged head-first into his financial mess, but ...
Nicole Williams | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home
Serena Williams just tilted the reputation scale toward insane this week when she threatened to kill the line judge.
Erica Abeel | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment
The past day's crop of films has ranged from moderately interesting to guilty pleasure.
Len Berman | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York
I'm not convinced it's the end of the line for Federer, but just like boxing, tennis players can age in a hurry. There are always younger Turks like del Potro coming along to claim the throne.
Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment
A bevy of celebs came to the US Open Monday night to see Juan Martin Del Potro beat defending champion Roger Federer. Bruce Willis brought his wife, m...
Posted 11.14.2009 | New York
It seems the women's semi-final at the US Open won't be the only high-profile match marred by a profane outburst. Although it appears that it was not...
Michael Kimmel | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment
The context for both the line judge's reaction and the chair umpire's call at Saturday's U.S. Open women's semifinal match depended on Serena being a strong black woman.
Cindy Handler | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
What do Kanye West, Serena Williams and a formerly obscure congressman from South Carolina have in common?
Keli Goff | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living
With the Williams sisters it has always been less about what color they are and more about who they are: from Compton, not from Connecticut.
Adam Dub | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York
Umpires have been taken off the hook and in turn been made less accountable for their judgment
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — Serena Williams' profanity-laced, finger-pointing tirade at a U.S. Open linesperson drew a $10,000 fine Sunday, and more punishment c...
Trish Kinney | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment
The instant power that is generated when someone "tells" never ceases to amaze me. The New York crowd stuck up for the tiny teller and the abuser loser left the court in shame, boos following her into the tunnel.
AP | By HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York
***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** NEW YORK (AP)-- Serena Williams walked toward the line judge, screaming, cursing and shaking a ball in the official's d...
Matthew DeBord | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment
We were supposed to see tennis broken out of its country-club, upper-crusty enclaves and delivered to the masses. For a while, it worked. But then the nation lost interest.
Len Berman | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York
Take a moment to reflect on what happened 8 years ago.
Jarvis Coffin | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media
DirectTV has a program called the "Red Zone Channel" that allows subscribers to feast on only the most exciting, inside-the-20-yard-line bits from all games going on around the league.
AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York
NEW YORK (AP) - Maybe it all was a little too much, a little too soon for Melanie Oudin. The 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., kept erasing big deficits...
Posted 11.09.2009 | New York
The bodies are as hard as the courts at this year's US Open. From Maria to Venus to newcomer Melanie Oudin, the female players are showing that the...
Len Berman | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York
5'5" French President Nicolas Sarkozy bussed in 20 short people to stand behind him for a speech so he would look taller. In a related story, the Knicks have inquired about their availability.
Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green
Last week I got a tour of the US Open with Rita Garza, the Director Public Relations for USTA Pro Tennis and the head of the organization's Green Task...
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — Disappointed. That was the word Andy Murray used over and over to describe how he felt about his exit from the U.S. Open....
AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — A man was arrested at the U.S. Open after running on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium to kiss Rafael Nadal following his victory Tues...
The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books