D.C. Sports Bog Archive: Tennis

That Fan Marriage Proposal at the WTT Finals

(Photos courtesy Bruce Porter) So sure, the WTT Finals were more than a week ago, and the Washington Kastles' victory parade has long since ended. But any time a Washington Capitals cheerleader and an Azerbaijani ice dancer get engaged at a D.C. sporting event, the full story deserves to...

Teddy Wins One

(Photos courtesy Kevin Koski) A couple more notable things about the final Kastles match of the season. 1) Teddy and the male tennis ball mascot Topspin defeated the Bayhawks mascot Hawkeye and the female tennis ball mascot Slice last night. Teddy wins one. Yes, I'll still be doing stuff...

Morning Bog: Batista at the Nats Game

After rushing down to Nats Ark sometime in the hazy post-rain-delay hours Saturday night, I took this photo of WWE superstar Batista with family. I'll write more about that later, but you'll notice he's wearing Nats gear, as are his wife and son. Tell me things aren't trending upward...

John McEnroe Loses Temper at Kastles Match (UPDATED)

McEnroe and Paes. (All photos courtesy Kevin Koski.) The thing is, whenever the Washington Kastles face the New York Sportimes, you know tensions will flare. I mean, they're the best two teams in World Team Tennis's Eastern Conference, and they just flat out don't like each other. Plus John...

Morning Bog: Malcolm Delaney Saw LeBron Get Dunked On

Here's a local connection to the neverendingly pleasing story of LeBron getting dunked on: Baltimore's own Malcolm Delaney, from Virginia Tech, was at the camp and was a witness. Here's from his Twitter feed: YES LEBRON GOT DUNKED ON... FACE @ FACE WIT @ HANDS N IT WAS NASTY.. I...

Kastles Coach Guarantees a Win Tonight

Venus with Darrell Green. (By Pablo Martinez Monsivais - AP) "We're gonna start winning tomorrow, and I guarantee it," Washington Kastles Coach Murphy Jensen said over the PA system last night, after D.C.'s World Team Tennis franchise made like the Nats in losing to Philly at home and dropping...

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Some Final Words From Oleksiy Pecherov, Dan Steinberg , July 8, 2009

Morning Bog: A Near Nats Fireworks Fail, Dan Steinberg , July 5, 2009

Morning Bog: The Cooleys Burn a Cow, Dan Steinberg , June 30, 2009

Morning Bog: Marketing D.C.'s "Unbearable Heat", Dan Steinberg , June 25, 2009

Meet Murphy Jensen, Redskins Fan, Dan Steinberg , April 3, 2009

Gimelstob's Apologizes, Kournikova Mutters, Saga Ends, Dan Steinberg , July 24, 2008

Why You Should Go Watch the Kastles, Dan Steinberg , July 16, 2008

Junkies Earn Gimelstob a One-Match Suspension, Dan Steinberg , June 26, 2008

How Justin Gimelstob = Gilbert Arenas, Dan Steinberg , June 18, 2008

New D.C. Athlete Has a Kournikova Feud, Dan Steinberg , June 18, 2008