Assorted thoughts and notes

By Flemish American, Section Journals
Posted on Mon Sep 10 2007 at 11:53 PM EST
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Following my article, Justine Henin has gone on to win the U.S. Open.  I am a bit biased of course, but I think she is proving herself to be the best number 1 player since Serena was on top of her game.

I read that the TV ratings for this year's final matches of the Open were down from last year, but what do you expect?  Roddick was not in the men's final this time and Sharapova has more universal appeal than Kuznetsova.  Without Americans, only real tennis fans will watch.  It is the same everywhere.  Many less Belgians would have cared without Henin being there.

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Michigan 0-2...From a Distance

By Flemish American, Section Journals
Posted on Sun Sep 09 2007 at 8:00 AM EST
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 I found out today that Michigan lost again at home to a team they should have beat, at least on paper.  Living over here I am not reading local newspapers, but I must believe that everyone is calling for Coach Carr to be tarred-and-feathered right now.

These kids are 18-22 years old and probably need to mature.  Hart had 127 yards and Henne's game on paper was acceptable for a pre-Big Ten game.  The score, of course, says something different.

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