June 11, 2007
The Lowell Hotel in New York has teamed up with ClassicTravel.com to offer tennis fans an impressive U.S. Open package for September 7-10. The trip includes three nights in the Lowell's penthouse, VIP seating for the U.S. Open's Men's and Women's Semi Finals and Finals, airport and transportation to the matches in the Bentley Flying Spur, and a gourmet picnic basket with Champagne and caviar you can enjoy at the matches. The Lowell's penthouse is 2,500 square feet with three bedrooms, four private terraces, a wood burning fireplace, three bathrooms, a gourmet kitchen, and a dining conservatory.
You can read more about the package, and check out the cost, at the ClassicTravel site HERE.
(via Luxist)
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May 7, 2007
I'll admit, NASCAR really isn't my thing, but hey, a free trip is a free trip.
You'll have to enter this one today, as entries are only accepted until midnight tonight (May 7th). The winner gets a trip for two to Charlotte, North Carolina to attend the NASCAR NEXTEL ALL-STAR Challenge™ as a VIP guest, meet SPEED personalities and serve as the honorary "Chief Flag Operator" for the event. Trip includes round-trip air transportation for the winner and guest, a hotel stay for three 3 days/ 2 nights; ground transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina; admission for two to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, admission for two to the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, $250 in spending cash for and a SPEED/NASCAR-licensed "welcome package.
You can sign up for the contest HERE.
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May 1, 2007
An unassisted triple play is one of the rarest feats in baseball, with rookie shortstop Troy Tulowitzki becoming just the 13th person to accomplish it. To give you an idea of how rare it really is, there have been 17 perfect games pitched, and someone hitting for the cycle (hitting a single, double, triple and home run in order in one game) has happened 14 times.
It all came about in the top of the seventh inning of a tied game, with runners on first and second, no outs, and the batter Chipper Jones had a full count. Jones hit a line drive right at Tulowitzki, who caught the ball for the first out. The runners on first and second were running on the pitch, meaning they were already on their way before as the pitch to Jones was being throw. This allowed Tulowitzki to simply step on first to double up Kelly Johnson for the second out, and then tag Edgar Renteria between first and second for the third out, completing the unassisted triple play.
"It's amazing," Tulowitzki said once he'd had time to put the play in perspective. "It kind of just fell into my lap, but I'll take it."
You can read more of the details, and get a little history, over at the MLB site HERE.
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