Virgin Mobile USA Believes in Melanie Oudin Partners With World Ranked Teen Tennis Sensation Comprehensive Relationship Includes $1,000,000 Donation to Homeless Youth with U.S. Open Win WARREN, N.J., March 9, 2010 — Virgin Mobile USA has announced its sponsorship of tennis pro Melanie Oudin as she continues on her quest to become tennis royalty, trying [...]
HallPass Media recently secured a deal for Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward Anderson Varejao to participate in an upcoming campaign with KeyBank. Varejao along with the Cleveland Cavaliers and KeyBank are asking fans attending the Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons game to take part in helping to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people [...]
MEMPHIS, TENN. (March 1, 2010) – In recognition of Hoops for St. Jude, a season-long fundraising program benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, the National Basketball Association is celebrating Hoops for St. Jude Week. From March 1-7, league players, coaches and basketball fans will help raise awareness and funds for St. Jude, one of the [...]
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., February 17, 2010 — The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe announced today that John Isner, Sam Querrey and the world’s top-ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan will represent the United States in the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round match against Serbia, March 5-7, on [...]
The Coach of the Hoops for St. Jude team is battling cancer once again. If anyone can fight this, we'll bet on Coach Karl coming out a winner.  Coach Karl is passionate about our youth and fighting cancer. To make a donation to Hoops For St. Jude in his name, please visit www.hoopsforstjude.org.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won their fourth Australian Open doubles title, defeating Daniel Nestor of Canada and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 on Saturday. The top-seeded Bryans picked up their eighth Grand Slam title in doubles. They faced two break points in the ninth game before winning [...]
Melanie Oudin has been recognized by Business Week as one of '5 Athletes to Watch in 2010' as well as one of the 'Top 10 Sports Stories to Watch in 2010.' 5 Athletes to Watch in 2010 Melanie Oudin There are no limits for the 2009 U.S. Open darling. Oudin secured a six-figure multiyear endorsement [...]
All Nine Rookies Competed in 2009 NBA Summer League By Art Garcia, NBA.com The Sophomores own the Rookie Challenge. Seven consecutive wins and an 8-2 overall records suggests that one year of NBA seasoning makes plenty of a difference when the league’s brightest youngsters clash each All-Star weekend. This rookie class, though, isn’t about to [...]
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – American John Isner defeated Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (2) Saturday to win the Heineken Open for his first ATP Tour singles title. The 6-foot-9 Isner had 22 aces and only two double-faults. Isner got good news about his Australian Open draw. With the withdrawal of No. 15 seed Gilles [...]
USA Basketball, Nike and the NBA Portland Trail Blazers today announced that the 13th annual Nike Hoop Summit will, for a third consecutive year, be held at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. The Nike Hoop Summit, the country’s premier annual basketball game for high-school age boys, features America’s elite, young athletes playing against a [...]
