Courtside Post

American tennis fans are fighting mad that the United States best hope for a U.S. Open title bowed out of the tournament, and a couple of them came to blows last night in Flushing. Ok, perhaps it is not lingering bitterness over the exit of Andy Roddick, but last night’s rumble in Flushing has become [...]

By Raphael Perahia

Uruguay play to the death. They’re three – one down with eighty-five minutes played and five minutes to go, and my friends decide to leave the bar. Poor decision. I decided to stay and suddenly Uruguay score and all hell breaks loose.

They sweep in ball after ball. Dutch women at the bar are screaming. The man who has been quietly supporting Uruguay for the whole game is going nuts. He wants another goal.

Post your best photoshop job of Lebron in a number 6 Heat jersey…

Jared Dudley tweeted today the his sources are telling him that Lebron James will be announcing that he is signing with the New York Knicks tomorrow. On what is being called “Lebron James Day” among some sports fans, King James has scheduled a press conference for 7:00 PM ET tomorrow for a prime time announcement [...]

By Raphael Perahia

Following hot on the heels of the cruelest losses that I have seen in any football tournament, I was hopeful that Saturday would be better. Ghana’s heartache reminded me of my last blog post and how cruel football can be. Unlike most American sports, the better team does not always win. Like life, football can be “the best of times and the worst of times”. Bet you never thought I’d hit you with a Dickens quote. Booyah.

By A.J. Puzzo

The World Cup Quarterfinal match between the Netherlands and tournament favorites Brazil ended with an unexpected 2:1 victory to the Dutch, as they battled back from an early 1:0 deficit. The Dutch, having conceded an early goal to Manchester City’s Robinho in the 10th minute, rallied to progress as the wind ran quickly out of Brazil’s sails.

Raphael Perahia explains how the World Cup can be a cruel mistress and why England diehards, despite years of heartbreak, keep coming back for more.

By Eric Goodman – Courtside Post Reporter

These aren’t my father’s baseball cards. And, having grown up in the sports card crazed world of the 1990’s, I can’t say these are necessarily my baseball cards either.

On Monday evening, a lucky gambler named Robert J. Power turned a nearly $9,000 profit on a Bowman Chrome superfractor 1 of 1 version of Washington Nationals rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg that he had purchased for $16,304 on May 29 from Ebay. While all that geeky superfractor talk might be confusing to the uninitiated collector, remember that baseball and business are all about the numbers and someone netted a nearly five-figure profit in one month’s time on a single product that they had already spent five-figures on.

According to a tweet by the co-author of the upcoming ESPN “The Book”, Erin Andrews will be staying with the network. James Andrew Miller tweeted:
“Erin Andrews will be staying at ESPN, and no, I didn’t get it from the network.”
ESPN has responded saying that nothing is official, but it seems that a deal is close [...]

Following his 183 game match against Nicolas Mahut, John Isner visited Dave Letterman to give the Top 10 thoughts he had during the record breaking match.
Hopefully he is enjoying his moment in the sun, he certainly earned it. However if he is to maintain his public profile the 6′9″ American will have to start winning [...]