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Hurricane Irene caused a little bit of a stir for start times, but after a short cleanup, the 2011 U.S. Open is already underway.

Where does horse racing fit in today's sports television world. An in-depth look at the TV ratings for key U.S. sporting events over the last five years.

Rafael Nadal (ESP)[1] vs Novak Djokovic (SRB)[3] For the third straight year, the US Open ends on a Monday.  Hope most of you will be able to see at least some of it.

NY State Assemblyman Bob Reilly lashes out again against MMA, blames them for US Open brawl. This is satire.

The USGA certainly reached a reasonable conclusion for the playing conditions in Tacoma, but we'll need to see what they were able to do for the thousands of peering eyes that will descend on the former mill in 2015.

Five matches to watch on Day 3 action at the US Open, including Oudin, Roddick, and French drama. #usopen

Five matches to watch on Day 2 of the US Open (@usopen), including the Sharapova-Groth throwdown #usopen

This afternoon, I was looking through some of the pictures on my cell phone - trying to delete the crappy ones - and I came upon a picture of Jim Gray. Of all people.

Why I hate Phil Mickelson

The best story of day one at the US Women's Open has to be South African Kelli Shean. She finished her opening round at -1 and ended the day just a stroke back of leader Brittany Lang. Her story has close parallels to 1994 US Open champion and fellow South African Ernie Els.