My best and worst of the almost decade

I've got kind of a dumb question: Why is everybody writing all these "decade" retrospectives as we approach 2010? Is my cheap digital watch set to the...

The year's most memorable quotes

As usual, tennis players didn't just let their rackets do the talking this season. Here's a look back at some of the funniest quips, fighting words and foot-in-mouth moments of 2009.

Yes, we're handing out more 2009 tennis awards

...2010. Most improved male: It was a tight race, with guys like del Potro, Fernando Verdasco, Andy Roddick and even Nikolay Davydenko deserving consideration. But at the end of the day, I have to...

Notable 2009 off-the-court events

With the holiday season upon us, some of tennis's stars -- for better or worse -- have further reason to kick back and guzzle the eggnog.

2009: The year of the trophy ceremony

...of his jacket -- was upstaged by the man he had just defeated in heart-breaking fashion, Andy Roddick. Asked about the cruelty of sports, Roddick responded, with stunning stoicism and without a hint of...

Doling out our 2009 ATP awards

With supreme competition and daunting up-and-comers, only one name returned to the summit of men's tennis. Care to guess who?

Scouting the next wave of superstars

...blond hair and dark roots. His name was Roger Federer. There was this beanpole American kid, Andy Roddick. And a scrawny, stringy-haired little dude named Guillermo Coria. I met this Spanish kid who...

Choose Your Moment!

We've picked our top 10 heart stopping sports moments of 2009. Listen and let us know your favorite! Presented by the Heart Institute

Choose Your Moment!

We've picked our top 10 heart stopping sports moments of 2009. Listen and let us know your favorite! Presented by the Heart Institute

BATON ROUGE, LA - DECEMBER 08: Team Billie Jean King's teammate Andy Roddick in action at the 17th Annual World Team Tennis Smash Hits benefiting the Elton John AIDS...

More answers than questions for Roddick

Andy Roddick didn't know what to expect this season. Who could blame him? In 2008, the Texan...

Old music favorites get better with age

Paul Shirley debates author Todd Gallagher about the quality of music high schoolers listen to today compared with 15 years ago, and somehow Pink gets caught in the middle.

Dynastic Spaniards the team of the decade

...talent in the WG era, but the team spirit hasn't always been there (the recent Andy Roddick years have been a high point, even though they've produced just one championship). Spain appears...

Davis Cup whitewash validates Nadal's supremacy

Rafael Nadal might not have put together a wildly sensational year, but he delivered a strong message during the 2009 Davis Cup final this past weeken...

Sampras, Verdasco to play exhibition

Pete Sampras will return to San Jose next year to play in another exhibition.