RESULTS – THURSDAY, 17 MARCH 2016 Singles – Quarter-finals [15] D. Goffin (BEL) d [10] M. Cilic (CRO) 76(4) 62 [12] M. Raonic (CAN) d [13] G. Monfils (FRA) 75 63 Doubles – Semi-finals [7] P. Herbert (FRA) / N. Mahut (FRA) d [8] E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) / N. Zimonjic (SRB) 46 63 10-6 Doubles … Continue reading
Author Archives: Greg Victor
Nadal Defeats A. Zverev To Reach BNP Paribas Open Quarterfinals
While many might have expected former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal to defeat rising tennis star Alexander Zverev, they may not have expected Nadal to have to fight off a match point to do so. But Nadal did, and that victory puts him into the BNP Paribas Open quarterfinals. After escaping a tight third set … Continue reading
New Bluegrass: Dave Adkins’ Self-Titled Album
Dave Adkins — ‘Dave Adkins’ Label: Mountain Fever Records With his new self-titled album, Dave Adkins debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums Chart. And for good reason: the vocal power Adkins unleashes on well-chosen song after song has resulted in an album that is one of the first ‘must-have’ bluegrass collections of 2016. … Continue reading
Davis Cup: Jack Sock Win Brings US Victory Over Uzbekistan
Growing up, Jack Sock dreamt of being on the U.S. Davis Cup team. As he stated, going into the weekend, “There’s no better feeling than putting on the red, white and blue and playing for your country.” Chances are, his experience this week was even better than any dream he had. Not only did he … Continue reading
Donald Young Moves On At The US Open
“USA! USA! USA!” The 6,000 spectators at the US Open came to cheer, and with Donald Young’s rock solid performance on Saturday, they got their chance. He responded by saying to the crowd, “It was 90 percent you guys, and 10 percent me.” Three hours and twenty-five minutes had passed, but American Donald Young looked … Continue reading
It’s the ‘Donald Trump Age’ & We’re Just Living In It (With Nick Kyrgios)
Nick Kyrgios is to tennis what Donald Trump is to politics. Trump isn’t in it for the fund raising, and clearly Kyrgios isn’t in it for the potentially lucrative endorsement deals. What they are is in it to win it. That may or may not happen… but at least, as Frank Sinatra sang for years, … Continue reading
The 56th Venice Biennale Opens Today
You know what they say: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” With that in mind, the art of the Biennale will be on display starting today, through November 22, 2015. The city of Venice, Italy will be here long after. The 56th international Art Exhibition, known as The Venice Biennale, is perhaps the greatest … Continue reading
NYC’s Museum of Biblical Art Set To Close
The Museum of Biblical Art, located near Columbus Circle in New York, will close on June 14. The closing will occur after the final day of the Museum’s current exhibition, “Sculpture in the Age of Donatello.” The museum, which opened to the public in 2005, began as a gallery inside the American Bible Society (ABS) … Continue reading
Kristy Lee Cook’s New Single Defines What It Means To Be A Cowgirl
Kristy Lee Cook’s new single, “Lookin’ For A Cowgirl” came out last week, and it sounds like it will bring this sexy, spirited, authentically country artist to a whole new level of success. With its twangy acoustics, driving guitars and attention-grabbing lyrics (and just a taste of country rap), “Lookin’ For A Cowgirl” is sure … Continue reading
The Google Art Project: Your One-Stop Museum, Without Having To Exit Through A Museum Shop
Google actively encourages employees to take off one day a week to be totally creative, to work on something of their own. This has resulted in some of the web’s most frequently used tools, including Gmail and Google News. But the latest project is not quite so productive, but a lot more fun – The … Continue reading
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