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Refuel with NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony

April 4, 2012 by tennisbloggers


New York Knicks and five-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Carmelo Anthony, or “Melo” as he’s nicknamed, may not be well known among tennis fans — but he should be! “Melo” (don’t confuse him with the Brazilian doubles player Marcelo Melo!) has been around tennis and even incorporates a tennis ball in his training workouts to strengthen his dribbling skills.
Off the court, Melo was part of the 2011 Arthur Ashe Kids Day, the family-driven entertainment event on the eve of the U.S. Open, and was also spotted on the red carpet last September as he joined tennis star Serena Williams to promote “New Yorkers for Children” at Ciprianni’s in New York City. As the NBA Lockout continued last fall, Melo stayed involved in the community not only taking on several ventures with the Carmelo Anthony Foundation, but also enjoying his newly married status, New York Fashion Week, and Bette Midler’s Halloween costume party.
The charitable and likable Melo serves as an easy role model for young athletes whatever the sport, and is the latest athlete to team up with “Got Chocolate Milk?” to promote lowfat chocolate milk as the recovery drink of choice. The promotional poster reads:

“After I’ve given 110%, I’ve got nothing left. So I refuel with chocolate milk for protein and to get back key nutrients. ‘Cause I’m gonna do it again — and give even more tomorrow.”

The slogan could easily be read by the likes of Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic who leave everything on a tennis court. Maybe the people at “Got Chocolate Milk?” will come knocking on their proverbial doors soon …
Check out the full video of Melo below.
What’s your “After”?

Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: carmelo anthony, got chocolate milk, NBA, new york knicks, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Tennis

Short Balls: Paris Police Saw Pink, Lleyton Sees Red, And We’ll See a New ESPN.com By Summer

June 12, 2008 by Erwin Ong

She’s back: After a disappointing French Open, Maria Sharapova is back stateside, taking time to follow the NBA finals. (Go Lakers!)
Stretch reaches out: Jamie Murray and Jelena Jankovic will not defend their Wimbledon title because Janks has decided to focus on singles. Jamie wants to give it another shot, though, and is seeking out a new partner. (WTB)
Painting Paris Pink: Police stopped four men in pink dresses running near Paris’ Arc de Triomphe on early Sunday morning. All four — fitness trainer Scott Byrnes, tennis coach Sven Groeneveld, Marcin Rozpedski, and Milos Ivanovic — made good on a promise to Ana Ivanovic to run around the French landmark if she won the French Open title. (Independent)
Happy birthday: Rich’s Down the Line! blog turns one year old. Send him some love!
Biting the hand that fed: Through his official website, Lleyton Hewitt (a Gooch-annointed “Mr. Nice Guy“) hits back at Woman’s Day for making up a story about a public meltdown between him and wife Bec Hewitt. Perhaps he’s just getting himself fired up to gun for a record-breaking fifth Queen’s Club title this week; he’ll need all the help he can get with that bum hip of his. As you may remember, WD is the same rag that Bec wrote for until this year. (Daily Telegraph)
Karl, you’re so fly! Since conquering surfing, cycling, and tennis isn’t enough, Karl Lagerfeld has moved on to fly-fishing with this designer rod. (NY)
ESPN makeover: The network’s homepage will relaunch in late summer or early fall with a sleekr design. Also expect web-only versions of Pardon the Interruption and SportsCenter. (B&C)
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Trunk show: Refinery29 shows off the latest in men’s swimwear.
Where onion and garlic can peacefully coexist: If you couldn’t tell from the URL to this blog, TSF once had a thing for this American classic. (NYT)
God bless St. Germain: Add the elderflower liqueur for a new twist on another TSF fave, the sidecar.

Filed Under: TSF Tagged With: Ana Ivanovic, Bec Hewitt, ESPN, Jamie Murray, Jelena Jankovic, Karl Lagerfeld, LA Lakers, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcin Rozpedski, Maria Sharapova, Milos Ivanovic, NBA, Scott Byrnes, Sven Groeneveld

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