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Sloane Stephens Bounced at BNP Paribas Open, Bob and Mike Bryan Win Battle of Americans to Advance to Men’s Doubles Final

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Women’s Singles

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#17 Sloane Stephens saw her time in Indian Wells come to and end against #20 Flavia Pennetta Thursday. Pennetta took sets one and three 6-4 while Stephens did mange to nip the second set 7-5. As usual Stephens was fairly inconsistent in the match and at times looked like she’d get routed and would also come back to win easily. Sloane will now look forward to the Sony Open starting next week and another chance at a big tournament, though at this point we are all waiting for her first tournament win more than a semifinal run.

Men’s Singles

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#12 John Isner takes on #20 Ernests Gulbis on Friday with a chance to move into the semifinals. Gulbis leads 2-1 all-time with the two splitting a pair of meetings last season.

Men’s Doubles

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In the men’s doubles semifinals John Isner/Sam Querrey put up a great fight against #1 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan before eventually falling 6-7 (4), 6-1, 10-7. The Bryans move into the Saturday final where they await the winner of today’s second men’s semifinal.

Broadcasting Information:

The Isner match will be on Tennis Channel with ESPN3.com also having a live stream of the match.

Schedule:

  • March 14th – Tennis Channel – 6:30-11:30 PM ET
    • Men’s Quarterfinals
      • Approx. 6:45 PM ET – #12 John Isner vs. #20 Ernests Gulbis – ESPN3.com
Bobsleigh, Olympics, Recaps, Sochi 2014

Sochi 2014 Bobsleigh Recap: Another Successful Olympics, Bobsleigh At It’s Best in 60 Years

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The US hadn’t won four medals in bobsleigh since 1932. Back then it required winning medals by both of the two-man teams and both of the four-man teams, but of course the field was smaller and the event less developed. They duplicated that number in 2014 by winning medals in all three events and two in the two-woman.

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Two-man

The US team of Steve Holcomb and Steven Langton finished third in Sochi, the only US team in the top ten. It was the first medal for the US in the two-man since 1952! Cory Butner and Christopher Fogt finished 12th with Nick Cunningham and Dallas Robinson placing 13th.

Two-man Yearly Best

Four-man

Four-man

The US had one four man team in the medals and one outside the top ten. Christopher Fogt, Steve Holcomb, Steven Langton, and Curtis Tomasevicz finished third. It was the third straight Olympics with a medal for the US, the first time they’ve done that since 1948-1956. Nick Cunningham, Justin Olsen, Johnny Quinn, and Dallas Robinson finished 12th.

Four-man Yearly Best

Two-woman

Two-woman

 In the newer two-woman event the US had two teams medal. Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams just missed out on gold (by a tenth of a second) and finished second. Aja Evans and Jamie Greubel finished third and took the bronze. Jazmine Fenlator and Lolo Jones finished 11th. The US has now medaled in all four Olympics but this was the first they’ve double medaled.

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The Melting Pot: Americans Winning Medals in Alpine Skiing World Cup, Qualifying Well at Snowboard World Cup

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Biathlon World Cup – Kontiolahti, Finland

The Biathlon World Cup had a men’s 10km sprint race and a women’s 7.5km sprint race on Thursday. The top American man in the 10km sprint was Lowell Bailey who finished 29th, 1:29.1 behind the winner. Tim Burke was 35th in the event, 1:32.3 back, while Leif Nordgren was 55th, 2:21.5 back.

In the women’s 7.5km sprint Hannah Dreissigacker and Susan Dunklee went 28th-29th with Dreissigacker about four seconds ahead. Dunklee was 29th and within 1:39 of the winner despite missing four targets. Annelies Cook finished 75th with Sara Studebaker in 80th.

The same athletes who competed on Thursday will compete in another set of sprint races on Saturday. Same distances, 10km for the men and 7.5km for the women, and a chance to rebound quickly from any disappointment on Thursday.

Schedule:

  • March 15th
    • 6:15 AM ET – Men’s 10km Sprint
      • Lowell Bailey
      • Tim Burke
      • Leif Nordgren
    • 8:45 AM ET – Women’s 7.5km Sprint
      • Hannah Dreissigacker
      • Susan Dunklee
      • Annelies Cook
      • Sara Studebaker

Ski Flying World Championships – Harrachov, Czech Republic

The US stay at the Ski Flying World Championships was not a long one. Anders Johnson finished 33rd and Nicholas Fairall 38th in the qualifying round where only the top 30 moved on. Johnson scored a 109.8 which was still well behind the 30th place score of 129.3. Fairall scored a 73.2.

Attention will turn back to the Ski Jumping World Cup where the final stop is set for Planica, Slovakia starting next Thursday. There will be two individual men’s events and a team event in Planica.

Alpine Skiing World Cup – Lenzerheide, Switzerland

The Alpine Skiing World Cup is at its final stop in Lenzerheide, Switzerland and the action has been going on for several days. The downhill events were held on Wednesday and the US grabbed a medal as Ted Lilly finished in a tie for second in the men’s downhill, just 11 hundredths of a second behind the winner. Travis Ganong followed with a strong sixth, 0.52 seconds back and Bode Miller was eighth, 0.62 seconds back. In the women’s downhill Julia Mancuso finished 10th, 1.34 seconds back, while Stacey Cook was 18th and nearly three seconds behind the winner.

The US medaled again on Thursday when the super-g events were held. It came on the men’s side as Bode Miller finished third, 0.57 seconds back. Ted Ligety did well again with a fifth place finish, 1.09 seconds back, while Travis Ganong was ninth and Andrew Weibrecht took a DNF. There were three US women in the women’s super-g and they all finished in a narrow window. Julia Mancuso led the way in tenth, 2.2 seconds back, with Stacey Cook two tenths of a second behind her in 11th and Leanne Smith about a second back in 14th.

Friday was the team event with the US represented by Julia Mancuso, David Chodounsky, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Tim Jitloff. The event involves a series of four head-to-head races between two countries with the team that wins more of the races advancing. Every matchup in the event ended tied two-to-two and went to the tiebreaker of the fastest combined time of the best men’s run and best women’s run in that series. The US won the first two tiebreakers against France (by 1.02 seconds) and against Austria (by 0.39 seconds) to advance to the final. In the final they lost to Switzerland by 0.14 seconds.

Saturday will be the men’s giant slalom and the women’s slalom events. I’ll have an update on who will start those events for the US later on Friday.

Schedule:

  • March 15th
    • 3 AM ET – Women’s Slalom Run 1
    • 4 AM ET – Men’s Giant Slalom Run 1
    • 5:30 AM ET – Women’s Slalom Run 2
    • 6:30 AM ET – Men’s Giant Slalom Run 2

Nordic Combined World Cup – Falun, Sweden

The Nordic Combined World Cup is at the final stop in Falun, Sweden and set to host a team and an individual event there this weekend. Friday was the provisional competition round with four American vying for spots in the main event. Two of them made it: Taylor Fletcher in 24th and Bryan Fletcher in 44th. Brett Denney came oh so close with a 51st place finish and missed out on the 50th spot by 0.4 points. Nick Hendrickson was further off the pace in 62nd and missed out by 7.6 points.

There aren’t any details on which teams will compete on Saturday yet but I would assume the US will be represented. I’ll have a further update on that later in the day.

Schedule:

  • March 15th
    • 6 AM ET – Team Ski Jumping Round
    • 10:45 AM ET – Team 4x5km Cross-Country Round

Snowboard World Cup – La Molina, Spain

The Snowboard World Cup is at the final stop in Lo Molina, Spain where a snowboard cross competition in underway. In the qualifying runs on Friday American Lindsey Jacobellis was the fastest and will have the #1 seed for the knockout rounds tomorrow. In the men’s event Mick Dierdorff was fourth, Nick Baumgartner tenth, Hagen Kearney 12th, and Jonathan Cheever 15th as they all qualified after the first run. Ross Andrews was the only other American in the field and he failed to qualify after finishing 40th.

Schedule:

  • March 15th
    • 5:30 AM ET – Men’s Finals
      • Nick Baumgartner
      • Jonathan Cheever
      • Hagen Kearney
      • Mick Dierdorff
    • 5:30 AM ET – Women’s Finals
      • Lindsey Jacobellis
FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, Freestyle Skiing, ISU World Cup, Short Track Speed Skating, Short Track World Championships, Speed Skating, The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot: Short Track Speed Skating World Championships and Speed Skating World Cup Finals This Weekend

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Lots of World Cup action this weekend as the seasons continue to head quickly towards their wrap ups.

Freestyle Skiing World Cup – Are, Sweden – Ski Cross

The Freestyle Skiing World Cup hold a ski cross event for the second straight weekend with this one in Are, Sweden. Last weekend John Teller advanced from qualifying in 19th but was knocked out in the next round. He, along with Joe Swensson, will get things underway with qualification today.

Schedule:

  • March 14th
    • 9:30 AM ET – Men’s Ski Cross Qualifying
      • John Teller
      • Joe Swensson

Short Track Speed Skating World Championships – Montreal, Canada

Today is the start of the Short Track Speed Skating World Championships with the women’s and men’s 1500m events to be held as well as the semifinals of the women’s 3000m relay. The US is looking to rebound after a poor Olympics and could have a really nice end to the year with some success in Montreal. The US will have Jessica Smith and Emily Scott in the women’s 1500m with J.R. Celski and Chris Creveling in the men’s 1500m. I’m not sure who will be on the team for the women’s relay.

Schedule:

  • March 14th
    • Women’s 1500m
      • 12 PM ET – Heats
        • Jessica Smith
        • Emily Scott
      • 1:31 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 2:18 PM ET – Final
    • Men’s 1500m
      • 12:31 PM ET – Heats
        • J.R. Celski
        • Chris Creveling
      • 1:47 PM ET – Semifinals
      • 2:26 PM ET – Final
    • Women’s 3000m Relay
      • 2:49 PM ET – Semifinals
        • USA Team

Speed Skating World Cup Final – Heerenveen, Netherlands

The Speed Skating World Cup Final gets underway with races in the women’s 1500m, men’s 1000m, and both men’s and women’s mass start events. Brittany Bowe will compete for the US in the women’s 1500m and sits in second in the season standings, 66 points behind the leader. The gap is probably too large to make up but Bowe has a good shot at finishing second in the season standings.

In the men’s 1000m Shani Davis has already locked up the title but Brian Hansen is sitting in third with an outside shot at jumping into second. Mitchell Whitmore will also be in the field for the US and sits 13th in the season standings and could make a move into the top 10 with a big result.

The mass start events were held for the first time this year last weekend. Maria Lamb finished seventh in the women’s event while Patrick Meek and Brian Hansen went fifth and sixth for the US.

Schedule:

  • March 14th
    • 11:15 AM ET – Women’s 1500m Division A
      • Brittany Bowe
    • 12:12 PM ET – Men’s 1000m Division A
      • Mitchell Whitmore
      • Brian Hansen
      • Shani Davis
    • 1:05 PM ET – Women’s Mass Start
      • Maria Lamb
    • 1:20 PM ET – Men’s Mass Start
      • Patrick Meek
      • Brian Hansen
Paralympics, Sochi 2014

US Coming Close to Medals in Sochi Paralympics, Ice Sledge Hockey Into Gold Medal Match vs. Russia

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The US has won just a single medal in the last three days at the Sochi Paralympics, but several athletes have come very close for the US.

Wheelchair Curling

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The US wheelchair curling team got hot winning three straight games in Sochi and nearly won their final game to qualify for the semifinals. Unfortunately up 6-2 in the 7th end they gave up a five spot to Great Britain. They rallied in the 8th end to force it to an extra end where Great Britain won and ended the US’ chances in Sochi. They finished 5th at 4-5.

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Alpine Skiing – Men’s Combined

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Only the first part of the men’s combined, the downhill, could be run on Tuesday. Mark Bathum in fifth in the visually impaired event and Health Calhoun in fourth in the sitting event both seem to be medal threats. James Stanton sits 15th in the standing event.

Alpine Skiing – Women’s Combined

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The women’s super combined was also limited to just the first half on Tuesday. There are medal threats in all three events. Laurie Stephens sits fifth in the sitting while Danelle Umstead is third in the visually impaired. In the standing the US has Stephanie Jallen in third and Allison Jones in fifth.

Alpine Skiing – Men’s Slalom

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In the men’s slalom event the US only had one man in the top five (Mark Bathum, 4th in the visually impaired) and one more in the top ten (Gerald Hayden, 8th in the sitting). The top finisher in the standing event was Ralph Green in 17th.

Alpine Skiing – Women’s Slalom

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In the women’s slalom the US came close to a medal in two divisions: the visually impaired with Danelle Umstead in fourth and the sitting division with Laurie Stephens in fourth. They weren’t quite as close in standing with Melanie Schwartz finishing tenth.

Biathlon – Men’s 12.5km

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In the men’s 12.5 km biathlon the US had top finishers of Omar Bermejo (17th in the standing) and Andrew Soule (5th in the sitting).

Biathlon – Women’s 10km

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In the women’s 10km biathlon Oksana Masters was the only one competing for the US and she finished eighth in the sitting division.

Cross-Country – Women’s 1km Free Sprint – Sitting

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Four US women competed in the sitting division of the 1km sprint free with only Oksana Masters and Tatyana McFadden moving on. Both reached the final where McFadden finished second, just a tenth of a second off the lead, and Masters finished fourth and missed out on a medal by one second.

Cross-Country – Men’s 1km Free Sprint – Sitting

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There were six US men competing in the sitting division of the 1km sprint free but only Andrew Soule and Daniel Cnossen moved on from qualifying. Both reached the final with Soule finishing fifth and Cnossen finishing sixth.

Cross-Country – Men’s 1km Free Sprint – Standing

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In the standing division neither of the US athletes advanced from qualifying. Omar Bermejo finished 30th with John Oman right behind him in 31st.

Cross-Country – Men’s 1km Free Sprint – Visually Impaired

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In the visually impaired division Jacob Adicoff was able to move on from qualifying but was eliminated after finishing fourth in his semifinal heat.

Ice Sledge Hockey

The Ice Sledge Hockey team wrapped up the group stage with a 2-1 loss to Russia on Monday.  The US fell down 2-0 before an Adam Page goal cut the deficit in half but the US could get no closer. The loss meant the US finished second in their group and would have to face Canada in the semifinals.

That matchup was Thursday and was all US! A 3-0 win behind two Declan Farmer goals in the first period and a Joshua Pauls goal near the end of the second. The win moved the US into the gold medal match where they will face a rematch with Russia on Saturday.

Upcoming:

The US will have 26 athletes competing in 11 events on Friday.

Broadcast Information:

TeamUSA.org will have live streaming of likely all of the events Monday while NBCSN will cover the snowboarding on delay from 3-6 AM ET and a daily coverage show will be on from 11:30 PM-1 AM ET Friday night

Schedule:

  • March 14th
    • 1:30 AM ET – Women’s Para Snowboard Cross – Standing
      • Christina Albert
      • Amy Purdy
      • Nicole Roundy
      • Megan Harmon
      • Heidi Jo Duce
    • 1:31 AM ET – Men’s Para Snowboard Cross – Standing
      • Evan Strong
      • Michael Shea
      • Tyler Burdick
      • Keith Gabel
      • Daniel Monzo
    • 2 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 15km – Sitting
      • Aaron Pike
      • Travis Dodson
      • Jeremy Wagner
      • Sean Halsted
      • Daniel Cnossen
      • Andrew Soule
    • 4:30 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 15km – Standing
      • Omar Bermejo
    • 7:20 AM ET – Men’s Biathlon – 15km – Visually Impaired
      • Kevin Burton
    • 6 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Visually Impaired
      • Danelle Umstead
    • 6:15 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Standing
      • Stephanie Jallen
      • Allison Jones
      • Melanie Schwartz
    • 6:40 AM ET – Women’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Sitting
      • Laurie Stephens
    • 6:55 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Visually Impaired
      • Mark Bathum
    • 7:20 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Standing
      • James Stanton
    • 8 AM ET – Men’s Alpine Skiing – Super Combined – Run 2 – Sitting
      • Heath Calhoun
Soccer

US Women’s Soccer Rights Ship To End Algarve Cup With 3-0 Win Over North Korea

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After a disappointing group stage where the US faced three of the better teams in the world and emerged with no wins they finally got an easier opponent and took advantage beating North Korea 3-0 to end their play at the Algarve Cup with a seventh place finish.

The US got a first half goal from Abby Wambach as well as a second by Wambach 13 minutes into the second half and one by Heather O’Riley to close things out. Jill Loyden started in goal and pitched the shutout without having to stop a shot as the US dominated possession.

USSoccer.com has a full recap of the game. The US will now have a bit of time off before they play China twice on April 6th and 10th. This disappointing tournament one year before the World Cup is probably not a bad thing. The team will get a bit of a wake-up call that they will be challenged next year at the World Cup in Canada and while the US might be favorites, it won’t come easy.

Soccer

US U-18 Women’s Soccer Goes Winless in Three Games in Spain

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The US lost their final game at the Ten Nations tournament 1-0 to France on a goal just five minutes into the game. The loss knocked the US to 0-1-2 in the tournament and they finish 9th in the standings as one of only two teams that lost multiple games. The US scored three in a draw with Sweden in game one but did not score in the final two games at all. USSoccer.com has a full recap.

The US has been playing slightly older teams (U-19 European teams) in the tournament which could explain some of the results.

Ten Nations Tournament 3-13-14

Results:

  • March 8th
    • USA 3-3 Sweden
    • Netherlands 2-2 Scotland
    • England 1-1 Ireland
    • Italy 0-2 Norway
    • Denmark 0-2 France
  • March 10th
    • France 3-2 England
    • Italy 1-1 Netherlands
    • Scotland 0-1 Sweden
    • USA 0-1 Norway
    • Ireland 1-1 Denmark
  • March 12th
    • USA 0-1 France
    • Denmark 2-2 Scotland
    • Netherlands 2-1 Norway
    • Italy 0-1 England
    • Ireland 1-0 Sweden
CONCACAF Champions League, Soccer

All 3 MLS Teams Have Chance to Advance in CONCACAF Champions League After First Leg

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It was a solid week for the three MLS teams that opened up the CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals with Leg One at home. The San Jose Earthquakes were the only ones not to win but a goal by Alan Gordon in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time allowed them to level things at 1-1 and send them to Mexico on a good note. Both Sporting KC and the LA Galaxy won 1-0 in their games off of early first half goals. Sporting got their goal from Kevin Ellis in the 17th minute while the Galaxy got theirs from Samuel Rosa Goncalves in the 11th minute.

After the good defensive display the teams will all prepare for trips to Mexico for next week’s second legs. The Galaxy will be the first team to play, Tuesday night at Tijuana. It’s just a short 132 mile drive down the coast between the Stub Hub Center and Estadio Caliente. The Galaxy need only a draw in Mexico to advance and they could even advance with a one-goal loss if they score!

The Earthquakes are the second team to play, Wednesday night at Toluca. Don’t think any of their fans will be making the drive as it’s a wild 2,200 mile, 34 hour commute. One way. They will need a win in Toluca or a draw with multiple goals in it. A scoreless draw or loss would knock them out.

Finally Sporting KC will also play on Wednesday night, the late game, in Mexico City. It’s actually much closer of a drive (did that shock anyone else like it did me?) at 25 hours and 1,700 miles. Sporting needs the same scorelines as the Galaxy: A draw or win advances them as well as any one-goal loss where they score.

To say the US has struggled against Liga MX opposition is an understatement. Mexico has dominated this competition and nearly everytime they face the US teams in the knockout rounds the Mexican teams have moved on. Perhaps this year will be different. We’ll know for sure next week.

Schedule:

  • March 18th
    • 10 PM ET – LA Galaxy @ Tijuana (Mexico) – Fox Sports 2
  • March 19th
    • 8 PM ET – San Jose Earthquakes @ Toluca (Mexico) – Fox Sports 2
    • 10 PM ET – Sporting KC @ Cruz Azul (Mexico) – Fox Sports 2
ATP Tour, Tennis, WTA Tour

John Isner Into Men’s Quarterfinals, Sloane Stephens Plays For Semifinal Berth Today at BNP Paribas Open

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Women’s Singles

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#17 Sloane Stephens continued her strong play on Tuesday when she beat Alisa Kleybanova 6-3, 7-5 to move into the quarterfinals. Her quarterfinal opponent will be #20 Flavia Pennetta, so Stephens will be favored in Indian Wells to make the semifinals. There’s no doubt she’s showing again why she’s a potential future world #1, when she is on her game she is one of the best around already.

Unfortunately Lauren Davis wasn’t able to reach the quarterfinals and for very sad reasons. She was not able to take the court for her round of 16 match vs. Casey Dellacqua due to food poisoning. She had a great tournament and can hopefully use that to propel her to even bigger future success.

Men’s Singles

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#12 John Isner has not and will not face any higher ranked players unless he reaches the men’s semifinals. After beating #30 Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday in the round of 16 he’s set for a quarterfinal matchup with #20 Ernests Glubis on Friday. Isner has looked good this week and a semifinal appearance in Indian Wells would be a great way to kick start his season after a slow start dealing with injury.

Men’s Doubles

Mens Doubles - 3-13-14

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We know that there will be an American doubles teams in the final as John Isner/Sam Querrey will take on #1 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan in the semifinals on Thursday.  The Bryan brothers will obviously be favored but the way Isner/Querrey have played this week it’s certainly true that anything is possible.

Broadcasting Information:

Tennis Channel will be broadcasting the tournament from 2 PM – 2 AM ET while ESPN3.com should have a stream of the play.

Schedule:

  • March 13th – Tennis Channel – 2-8 PM ET, 10 PM-12 AM ET
    • Women’s Quarterfinals
      • Approx. 6 PM ET – #17 Sloane Stephens vs. #20 Flavia Pennetta – Stadium 1 – ESPN3.com
    • Men’s Doubles Semifinals
      • Approx. 8 PM ET – #1 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan vs. John Isner/Sam Querrey – Stadium 1 – ESPN3.com
FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Ski Jumping

Anders Johnson and Nicholas Fairall to Compete at FIS Ski Flying World Championships

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The Ski Jumping World Cup takes a break this weekend for the Ski Flying World Championships. What is ski flying? It’s basically ski jumping on an even larger hill where flying 660 ft. is not uncommon. Woah.

This week’s event gets started with qualifying on Thursday and Anders Johnson and Nicholas Fairall will represent the US in the field.

Schedule:

  • March 13th
    • 12 PM ET – Qualifying
      • Anders Johnson
      • Nicholas Fairall

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