Digital Sportspage

Wrote up this post before the Final. Does he hit the ball harder than when Djoko or Federer or Nadal first appeared? Or for that matter Sampras? He might but it just seems by the eye test that he hits a greater number of unforced errors than the other prodigies at his age. So one sign of improvement...

Can't imagine Alcaraz being able to move a well as he ages. So he will have to work to be in optimal shape. And improve on unforced errors so that he doesn't have longer matches than necessary. Nadal at the beginning of his career was known for muscles, but his physical play style has taken a toll, ...

Wow Alcaraz is aggressive.

Some unforced errors and double faults led to losing the first set tiebreak.

But he's definitely a shotmaker, goes for it almost every time.

Why didn't Medvedev play, because of sanctions vs. Russians? That Russian girl who played for Khazakstan avoided sanctions that way? In the NHL, the Washington Capitals drafted a Russian player and it was suggested that he should have been drafted much higher but wasn't because of concerns that he w...

Hoping that younger players are at least making these older players work hard, even if they do win more titles. Their bodies will break down eventually, like Federer and now Nadal has. In the women's side, looks like Serena is probably not going to be able to sustain dominance so plenty of opportuni...

Well they just lost $150 million a year because they were demanding $300 million from EA. So they may be eager to sell that FIFA license again, which apparently is only valuable in WC years, so EA could sells those WC editions and Road to the WC editions, though the latter, it seems they stopped mak...

Last year, The New York Times reported that FIFA was asking EA to double the $150 million the publisher was already paying annually for the rights to its brand name. Meanwhile, EA was reportedly beginning to question how much value the FIFA name brought its popular game franchise. "Basically, what ...

Yeah they're running the highlights. I don't think the Madrid Open was televised in the US was it? So can he play on the hard courts though? I guess the more he strength trains, the better his prospects will be on the hard courts. Does he have a big serve and forehand or backhand? I saw he got Djoko...

Peacemaker was terrific.

That opening credits!

A couple of TV critics on The Ringer Watch podcast says this is one of the most loaded times in history for the debut of quality shows right now.

Right in the spring, not the fall. Shows you how much streaming has taken over.

EA is officially dropping the FIFA licensing this year. EA Sports FC is the new name and will retain all the club licensing. Grubb also expressed surprise that EA Sports had not already gone to the trouble of announcing the name switch. He suggested an announcement and trailer had been "planned" to ...

Crazy trade. Would you give Harden $233 million extension? He'd be making over $60 million at age 38. He' not been good this year, nowhere near an MVP. Is he going to play better now that he would presumably be motivated? Or is he out of shape, maybe don't have the same first step or finishing abili...

Flores will land another head coaching job somewhere in the NFL, just hope this doesn't hurt his chances. Maybe not this year, but I would like to see if he could turn another dysfunctional team around like the Lions or Falcons. Seahawks job most likely will be open next year and that would be a go...

What was the highpoint of the USMNT in WC?

2002?

Which US team scored the most goals in a WC?

But actually, Tim Howard has probably made the most out of his career among players who've played for Tim USA. Not only a long playing career but now he's on TV.

Mike Lombardi said on his podcast that Dolphins should hire Harbaugh than McDaniel or some other coordinator that they've been interviewing. Ross has pledged not to hire Harbaugh away from Michigan. But Harbaugh interviewed with the Vikings this weekend so Ross could say he's leaving Michigan anywa...

Canada shuts out US in WC qualifiers, goes up 4 points over US and Mexico. Are they the best team now in CONCACAF? Haven't followed the USMNT but don't they have the most players on European clubs than they've ever had before? US should qualify for Qatar but if they can't lead CONCACAF, unlikely the...

Mike Lombardi said on his podcast that Dolphins should hire Harbaugh than McDaniel or some other coordinator that they've been interviewing. Ross has pledged not to hire Harbaugh away from Michigan. But Harbaugh interviewed with the Vikings this weekend so Ross could say he's leaving Michigan anyway...

Nadal first to 21 majors. Not a fan of Djokovic but I think he’d have beat Nadal if he played. Not sure if he’d have beaten Medvedev. Nadal is an absolute bulldog. He willed himself to victory against a 25-year old with a big serve — aces were like 28 to 3 — but in a 5.5 hour marathon, it was the gu...

Heard that the unknown Serbian guy that Djokovic would have played in the first round has made it to the fourth round.

So he's earned about $250k as a result.

The PR was horrible. Instead of Tennis Australia and the province/state of Victoria, announcing the decision, you had the player announce it as he was getting on a plane via Instagram. I think if the government announced it first, you would not of had the backlash that it did. Some of the adverse r...

BILLS. What a fundamental ass-kicking. Feels mighty sweet. Could be the start of a rivalry between Bills and Chiefs, Allen vs. Mahomes for at least the next 3-4 seasons. 2-score game a year ago and Bills won in KC earlier this year, though KC has completely turn it around since their early season d...

They're waiting until the last minute to decide whether to deport him. I think first matches start in the next day or so. The false info he gave on his entry forms could potentially result in him being banned for 3 years, not just this year. Australian public seems to want him deported yet the organ...

That is kind of surprising about Flores but his record is only 24-25, though 4-2 vs. Patriots. I don't know what kind of team he inherited, what was their record before his first season? I just saw that Ross said he would not be the one to hire Harbaugh away from Michigan, his alma mater. I think Ha...

OLED will never be as bright as LCD. LG announced TVs with panels which will be 30% brighter than their previous OLED panels but it will only be on high end models. Samsung has developed their own version of OLED called QD-OLED. For whatever reason, Samsung isn't demoing it at CES right now but Sony...

CES is next week, if they hold the event. Some companies have bailed on in-person attendance.

But the TV companies should announce new models next week.