Mixed Doubles Is the U.S. Open’s Newest Cash Cow
On a rainy, nasty Wednesday night in Queens, Arthur Ashe Stadium was packed under a closed roof despite the start of the U.S. Open, the final tennis grand slam of the year, not officially beginning until Sunday. The week before the start of the tournament has, for the last several years, been known as fan week, where admission is free […]
Mike Foss is Building Something Special at ESPN
At ESPN‘s new Manhattan headquarters at Hudson Square in late June, Mike Foss pulled up to his office for the day at a temporary meeting room at 7 a.m. He was in town as Get Up and First Take debuted their new sets in the building’s basement, completing the network’s exit from its studio space at the South Street Seaport. Not unlike […]