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Quite a few questions about Querrey
One of the big questions in men's tennis these days has to do with when Thousand Oaks teenager Sam Querrey will break out and join the elite players on the tour.
As the U.S. Open starts Monday, it's clear Querrey hasn't escaped the attention of John McEnroe and Mary Carillo, the lead analysts for CBS and USA.
"I think Querrey's got a lot of game," McEnroe said in a conference call with reporters Thursday. "Hardcourt, without a doubt, I see as his best surface and where he's most comfortable. For a while, the first six months of the year, he was stumbling a bit, but some of that had to do with learning what you have to deal with to even attempt to win on clay and also the difference in playing on grass. But he's found his game now and he's just letting it all hang out. So he's dangerous, there's no doubt about it.
"The question would be, to me, is how fit is he right now? I saw him fade last year after two or three sets and I would expect with a year of playing under his belt that he's in better shape. But he's going to have to be in a lot better shape than he was a year ago to really even make it into the third round and have a real chance there."
Carillo said Querrey's off-court presence serves him well.
"He's got a nice vibe about him," she said. "He's low key, but he's funny and he's casual. It's like having a surfer on tour all of a sudden."
Béisbol en Español: The Dodgers and Angels have each signed new Spanish-language radio deals. The Dodgers are moving from their longtime Spanish home, KWKW (1330 AM) to KHJ (930 AM) and the Angels are switching to KWKW from KLAA (830 AM).
It's a major move for the Dodgers, who have been on KWKW from 1958 to 1972 and since 1987. The broadcasts moved to XEGM (950 AM) from 1973 to 1978 and to KTNQ (1020 AM) from 1979 to 1986. The Dodgers were the first major league team to broadcast in a second language. Jaime Jarrin, Pepe Yñiguez and Fernando Valenzuela will continue as the announcers.
KWKW, the flagship for ESPN Deportes Radio, will also carry Galaxy soccer games next season in addition to the Lakers. When there is a programming conflict, Angels games would move to Pomona station KWKU (1220 AM).
Both teams could also be changing their English flagships. The Angels are expected to move from KSPN (710 AM) to KLAA, which is owned by Artie Moreno, the team's owner. The Dodgers may stay with KFWB (980 AM) or could move to KSPN or to KLAC (570 AM).
In Ventura County, the Dodgers are carried in English on KVEN (1450 AM) and the Angels on KVTA (1520 AM).
Other notes: ESPN will lead up to its Thursday night college football telecasts more than a full day before kickoff. "25 Hours of College Football," which starts at 4 p.m. Wednesday before Thursday's LSU-Mississippi State game, will be hosted by Rece Davis and include coverage of USC's practice and a round table moderated by Brent Musburger with Charlie Weis, Lou Holtz and Ara Parseghian discussing what it's like to coach at Notre Dame.
KTTV (Channel 11) is launching on Monday a Web site called foxhilitesla.com, designed for high school football fans to upload video of the games they attend. KTTV has pitched the idea to Ventura County schools, hoping for their input and support, according to producer Rob Cohen. CBS has changed the name of CBSSportsline.com to CBSSports.com. Those without NFL Network will be able to watch the channel's "Total Access" program on KCOP (Channel 13) starting at 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. NFL Network has struck a deal with MyNetworkTV, which is owned by Fox and of which Channel 13 is an affiliate.
The Barclays, the first of four PGA Tour events for the FedEx Cup, is this weekend on CBS at noon Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday. NBC will show U.S. Amateur golf at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from San Francisco.
In addition to recently being added to the "Fox NFL Sunday" pregame show, Barry Switzer will be a college football analyst for XM Satellite Radio. Correction: In a recent column, I incorrectly said NFL Network isn't available on Dish Network. It is indeed available on that satellite service as well as DirecTV.
— Jim Carlisle




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