Mardy Fish, the American who upset top-ranked Roger Federer, 6-3, 6-2, in the semifinals of the Masters Series tennis tournament at Indian Wells, Calif., Saturday, has entered the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport in July. Fish was ranked No. 98 on the men's pro tour last week, but after beating fourth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, 24th-seeded Lleyton Hewitt, seventh-seeded David Nalbanian and Federer, his ranking improved to No. 40 today. Five years ago, Fish was ranked as high as No. 19.
This will be Fish's seventh appearance in the Hall of Fame tournament. He reached the quarterfinals in 2000, 2002 and 2006. The event is scheduled for July 7-13 at the Newport Casino. Michael Chang. Mark McCormack (posthumously) and Eugene Scott (posthumously) will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 12. For ticket information, check tennisfame.com or call the tournament office at 866-914-FAME.
Multimedia: Projo SoxTalk with Sean McAdam, Monday, March 24
Click the play button below to hear Sean's comments, recorded today from Tokyo. The topics include the Red Sox' decision to bat Dustin Pedroia leadoff, Mike Timlin's health and what it means for the bullpen, and some lasting memories of Japan.
Rhode Island College is not renewing the contract of women's basketball coach Spencer Manning and has begun a nationawide search for his successor. Manning was 68-65 in his firve years as head coach. The Anchorwomen were 12-13 overall, 5-9 in the Little East Conference, this season. RIC's only post-season appearance under Manning was to the 2007 ECAC New England Division III Tournament.
Get the latest on the Red Sox in Japan as they begin their World Series title defense against Oakland. Also, check out yesterday's results from the NCAA men's hoop tournament. Download file