“I was disappointed; I couldn’t believe it,” he said.

"I was disappointed; I couldn't believe it," he said. "I'd been injury-free all season, and now we're in this position as a team with two games left and something like this happens."
Kinnear will certainly have to adjust for the possibility of playing in the final without Davis, who was serenaded by his teammates with chants of "M.V.P.!" as they left the field after the trophy presentation. Houston beat Los Angeles, 3-1, in the regular-season finale on Oct. 23, but it was a Galaxy team made up mostly of reserve players.
"We're a team that's been treating each of the past eight or nine games as the playoffs," Ching said, "and I think that's prepared us for this moment. And hopefully it'll prepare us for the final."

I didn't think Court 13 was in my future, but I probably could have promised you

'Call It Quits'

"I didn't think Court 13 was in my future, but I probably could have promised you if it ever came to that I was just going to call it quits," Roddick said, drawing laughter, at a news conference.

Roddick next faces Nadal after the defending champion and No. 2 seed from Spain beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (7- 1), 6-1, 6-2. The Spaniard came back to win the first set after play was suspended yesterday with Muller leading 3-0.

Nadal made 11 unforced errors in the 2-hour, 8-minute match, 32 fewer than Muller, whose serve was broken six times.

Williams, a three-time champion from the U.S., beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-1.

Williams, seeded 28th after two injury-filled seasons, will next face Wozniacki of Denmark, who beat Andrea Petkovic, the No. 10 seed from Germany 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) after her match also was moved to Court 13.

"It actually reminded me of juniors, to be honest," Wozniacki told reporters.

Stosur beat second-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-3, 6-3 to advance to a semifinal meeting with Kerber, who topped Flavia Pennetta, the No. 26 seed from Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Retail stocks are seen as the best plays since consumer spending should rise as Puea

Retail stocks are seen as the best plays since consumer spending should rise as Puea Thai policies are expected to drive up consumption and investment spending, with a rise in the minimum wage and higher rice intervention prices.
Among analysts' top picks are convenience store chain CP All , motorcycle-loan provider Thitikorn Pcl , and building material suppliers such as Siam Global House Pcl and Home Product Center Pcl . (Additional reporting by Satawasin Sataporncharnchai, Wilawan Pongpitak and Saranya Suksomkim

In a way, I kind of feel bad for last night’s episode of Real Housewives of New York

Perhaps Bravo planned a boring episode on purpose so as to not waste a good one in RHNJ's wake, and it looks as though the next three weeks of the Great Moroccan Adventure are going to be Scary Island Part Deux, so we'll let this week's ho-hum show slide. But not slide entirely – the recap is after the jump, as always.

In a way, I kind of feel bad for last night's episode of Real Housewives of New York. It was the first Housewives episode to follow the epic Monday night christening smackdown that was Real Housewives of New Jersey, and it was never going to measure up in any way, no matter what.

CNCPTS x New Balance 999 “The Kennedy”

CNCPTS x New Balance 999 "The Kennedy"

Concepts teams up with New Balance on the 999 silhouette for a sneaker they call the "The Kennedy". The sneakers are inspired by the Massachusetts sailing community and the late John F. Kennedy's love for sailing, featuring a nautical-inspired style that's ready to hit the open waters. Several shades of grey suede construct the bulk of the upper, combined with lesser amounts of khaki suede, white mesh and blue nylon. 

Accents of red appear on the lace holders, which secure a pair of white and blue striped laces. CNCPTS is spelled out across the tongue in nautical alphabet flags and again in regular lettering on the insoles. The sneakers are scheduled to release tomorrow exclusively through Concepts in Cambridge Massachusetts. The primary colors of the shoes references the sea faring signposts which explicitly bears its mark in the semaphore pattern grid used in the foot bed. Phone orders will be expected on Monday, April 18th.

With college basketball’s national championship tournament scheduled

With college basketball's national championship tournament scheduled to tip-off later this month, Nike's rolled out several colorways of the Air Max Fly By in what's known as the "March Madness Pack". The collection consists of 8 different color variations inspired by some of college basketball's more prominent teams, with graphic details