9 July 2018 Embed from Getty Images Context The tournament is reaching critical mass. Yesterday was “Manic Monday”, with all of the remaining men and women competitors on the court (that also includes the various permutations of doubles teams). Today, it’s the women only, playing in the quarter finals. The matches are being broadcast on …
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The Nightshift: World News 10 July 2018
Press Clippings Embed from Getty Images People, places, and events for today: Brett Kavanaugh Tab Hunter World Cup Boris Johnson/Brexit Thai Soccer Rescue Wimbledon Do you like Pina Coladas? If you do, this is your day, because it’s National Pina Colada Day. Music for news reading, with new tunes curated by DJ Tschugge and Miles …
Nightshift Sports: Tour de France, Stage 3
9 July 2018 The Tour de France, the world’s greatest long-distance bicycle race, is on. The Tour is being covered by Nightshift Sports as part of our coverage of The Golden Season of Classic Sports. To get you in the mood and increase your enjoyment of the 2018 Tour, Nightshift Sports has put together a set …
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Nightshift Sports: Wimbledon Day 7
9 July 2018 Embed from Getty Images Context Back to work at the Big W. It’s Manic Monday and everybody left in the tournament will play in the tournament today. The middle Sunday break is history (some players practiced, some took the day off) but on this Monday, the Round of 16 Competition begins and …
The Nightshift: World News 9 July 2018
Press Clippings Embed from Getty Images People, places, and events for today: Supreme Court Choice World Cup Brexit Drama Thai Soccer Rescue Erdogan/Turkey Wimbledon Today is National Sugar Cookie Day (ever notice how many National Days revolve around food?) Music for news reading, with new tunes curated by DJ Tschugge and Miles Geauxbye: July Tunes The …
Nightshift Sports: Tour de France, Stage 2
8 July 2018 The Tour de France, the world’s greatest long-distance bicycle race, is on. The Tour is being covered by Nightshift Sports as part of our coverage of The Golden Season of Classic Sports. To get you in the mood and increase your enjoyment of the 2018 Tour, Nightshift Sports has put together a set …
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Nightshift Sports: Wimbledon, Middle Sunday
8 July 2018 Embed from Getty Images Today is the middle Sunday at Wimbledon, the “rest day” for the players, although you can be sure that the people behind the scenes–broadcasters, Wimbledon managers and organizers, groundskeepers and shopkeepers and the whole team it takes to stage the world’s oldest tennis tournament–will be working to keep …
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The Nightshift: World News 8 July 2018
Press Clippings Good Morning, it’s Sunday, 8 July 2018 and this is the Morning edition of The Nightshift, the international news daily. People, places, and events for today: (the Nightshift staff had a video of the World Cup competition, but it was removed by a higher authority–i.e.the World Cup–so off it goes….but we found another …
Nightshift Sports: 2018 Tour de France, Stage 1
7 July 2018 Embed from Getty Images The Tour de France, the world’s greatest long-distance bicycle race, started today. The Tour is being covered by Nightshift Sports as part of our coverage of The Golden Season of Classic Sports. To get you in the mood and increase your enjoyment of the 2018 Tour, Nightshift Sports …
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Nightshift Sports: Wimbledon Day 6
7 July 2018 Embed from Getty Images Context Continuing with our Golden Season of Classic Sports coverage, it’s time for the Big W, Wimbledon (Officially “The Championships Wimbledon”), which started on Monday July 2nd and will end on Sunday July 15th. Wimbledon is, arguably, the largest and most famous tennis tournament in the world. It’s …