Stockholm

What do you make of Roger Federer's withdrawal from Stockholm (citing fatigue) and, more importantly, his possible closing of the door on the remainder of his 2008 season (per his noncommital, vague press release)?

Federer or Nadal, who's your pick at the U.S. Open? -- Chas, New York

Almost 50 years ago, Georgia governor Marvin Griffin declared, "The South stands at Armageddon." Griffin, and more than a few likeminded souls, foresaw The End because Georgia Tech was going to play the Pitt Panthers...

STOCKHOLM (Ticker) -- England's Barry Lane made the most of more than a century's worth of experience to fire a first round 7-under-par 64 in the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

I was a little stunned to see Serena Williams seeded above Lindsay Davenport for the U.S. Open. What is the WTA's exact policy regarding special "protected seedings?" If I am not mistaken, over the years there have...