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...Roger Federer was on his way to equaling Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam victories by winning the French Open, James Blake and a group of fellow pros watched on a television in the players' lounge at the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club in London, a warm-up event to Wimbledon. It's hard to imagine NBA stars congregating to cheer on Kobe Bryant, or pro golfers arranging to watch a Tiger Woods play-off, but for Blake and his mates there was no question where their allegiance lay. "We wanted to see Roger make history," Blake...
...bonding experience was merely a warm-up for the slew of games left to play. The team’s return back east was accompanied by a six-game unbeaten streak, ignited by a shutout win at New Hampshire and a 2-1 victory over previously-unbeaten Davidson...
...three rounds and went 10-1 in the final pool.“It’s a long day, and I haven’t been fencing all that much recently,” Cross said. “I viewed this as kind of a warm-up to NCAAs, and I felt like I was fencing well. The fact that I managed to make it through to the end of the day was promising.” Top-seeded Nicole Ross of Columbia was second, but freshman Shelby MacLeod was right behind, taking third place with...
...Harvard fencing team closed out its warm-up to the Ivy season with wins over Haverford, Yeshiva, and Duke yesterday at MIT. In the last meet before the two-week Ivy Championships, the women (14-1) put in a dominant performance, defeating the Fords 21-6, the Maccabees 25-2, and the Blue Devils 18-9. The men got back on track with victories of 25-2 over Yeshiva, 16-11 over Haverford, and 15-12 over Duke. “It’s nice to have this meet to make sure we’re tuned...
...Monday night's episode of the NBC sitcom Chuck) is designed for TV broadcast and requires a setup that's similar to anaglyph - a newer, higher-quality version called ColorCode. "It doesn't bleed colors out the way the old anaglyph glasses did," says Katzenberg. "But consider this a warm-up for the movie-theater experience, which, honestly, is 100 times higher quality than you could see on TV. This is like a Razor scooter compared to the Ferrari experience of seeing it in a theater...