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Pepper Jack Cheez-Its FTW!

I like the Penn balls that I buy by the case at Costco. I also like the Wilson US Open balls. I absolutely hate the Wilson Titanium balls - they feel very hard and unyielding to me, like the underlying rubber (or whatever the material is) is stiffer than other balls. I don't even like to warm...

Have any of you tried the frozen "Slap" energy drink? I picked some up at Wally World recently. It has a somewhat different profile than the typical sports drink - a lot more B vitamins and even some fiber (possible to prevent a spike/drop in energy level as the sugar is processed). I've tried...

Of course I have no idea how it plays, but I find it hard to watch on TV; it's too harsh.

It was more effort than some other players were willing to subject themselves to.

For a select group of countries, the medal count is important. The majority are actually there for something closer to the actual purpose of the Olympics. In Beijing, only 43 countries won five or more medals of any kind, out of 204 participating nations. 116 countries won no medals. China...

After what happened to Lisa Raymond with the Sydney Olympics, I am absolutely opposed to any rules being stretched, broken, changed, etc. to allow people onto the team who aren't strictly qualified. I think the girls who have been busting their butts for Fed Cup over the last few years are the...

I have this problem, too. (Yes, even if I check "remember me.") I sometimes see it on another board that uses the same software. Anyway, here's a temporary, if unsatisfying fix: After you log in using hte login box at the top of the page, and it takes you to the board page that clearly does...

I did enjoy seeing some of the slow-motion shots of the players doing "extreme" maneuvers - like when they were changing direction very quickly or stretching out wide. It really showed the stress their joints are under and made me even more aware of what amazing athletes the top guys - and Kim...

Wow, Sim and I are oddly in sync!

The only thing I know for sure is that my TV will have the "mute" turned up to 11. Other than that, I'm looking forward to the match!

I think my chronic target-watching has a lot to do with the fact that I used to be a fastpitch softball pitcher in HS. In tennis, it's like I'm looking to see if my shot is a ball or a strike. I was a decent batter, though, so maybe that theory doesn't really hold up...

My #1 reason: Looking at my target instead of the ball.

It seems logical, if Blake's contract with Fila is only for clothes. Why should he promote Nike if they're not paying him? The average person watching (and even the average tennis player, probably) doesn't know that's a Nike shoe unless they can see the logo.

Great - thank you!

I just received your email about Adidas French Open apparel, but I don't see the red dress featured in your email on the TW site. I see a "deepest purple" version, but not the red. Are you planning to carry the red version? Thanks - cgHipp

I was only trying to address the who/whom issue.

You are incorrect. Your adjective clause does not require "whom." If your sentence had read, "Many of these are adults with whom I attended school," that would be correct. As written, it should be, "Many of these are adults who went to the same schools that I did." In most circumstances...

Venus's last dress was almost a tunic, too - as in, almost long enough to be one.

I love that Fila "Heritage" dress that was mentioned a couple of pages back. I tried on this one: ...last week and it was really cute on - but WAAY SHORT for me! And I'm only 5'7" on a "good height day." If there were some coordinating bike shorts to go with it, I'd be all over that. I...

Henin's may have been more effective, but I think Mauresmo's was more beautiful. And I definitely have a renewed appreciation for Gasquet's after seeing him in action over the last couple of weeks.

I think they're cute, but I have to admit that my first thought about the second one was that it looks sort of like a pantiliner tied around the head.

I really like Kohlschreiber's. However, Kuerten's was the most fun to watch!

A lot of the times, if I get hit I'm already laughing before the ball hits me, because I know I was out of position or I didn't have my racquet in front of me. Of course, that doesn't apply to situations where the person was truly going after me. That doesn't happen too often, though.

It's a sport, with combatants, spectators, referees and commentators of its own!

Thanks for the info - I will check those out.

... and I swear that I did not read this "heat seeking missile" comment before I wrote that. It's just the perfect description for that action!

Reading this, I have to tell about something that I did in a match last year. I don't have the best focus in the world, and I was going for an "easy" overhead with my opponent right in front of me at the net. I was thinking about hitting my overhead into the alley to her right. Normally I do...

It's a hedgehog. A Google image search will show you lots of ridiculously cute photos. (Other than the ones with blue hair, of course...)

Just wondering if you are going to bring back the Prince T9 Roadster for women. I saw the blurb on the TW home page and got really excited before I clicked on the link and saw it was for men only... I just bought a couple of pairs on the 'bay out of desperation. I would LOVE to know this shoe is...