James Blake News

I can think of at least one player at the U.S. vs. Switzerland first-round Davis Cup tie who may have been waiting for a long time for this to take place.

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The 22-year-old who hails from Shimane, Japan, but has lived and trained at the Nick Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida since he was 14, owns a bevy of tennis records in his country.

In 1988, still in his tweens, he earned the win at the All-Japan Tsugaru-Shamisen Competition.

As the military's enthusiasm for virtual reality training continues to grow, the Army's got a new plan to make the programs freakily immersive: National Defense magazine is reporting that the Army wants to give every soldier a digital doppelganger - a custom avatar they can use throughout their stints in the military, and in myriad virtual training ... (more)