Rafael Nadal is officially back in top form after missing much of last year with an injury. After winning his fifth French Open championship without losing a set, he now trails Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles by one. These next few months are huge for Nadal. With seven Grand Slam titles, he [...]
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Federer wins the French, is he the GOAT?
Roger Federer survived some rain, an idiot fan on the court and Sweden’s Robin Soderling to win the French Open in straight sets and become only the sixth men’s player to win all four Grand Slam titles in a career. The debate has been renewed as to whether Federer is the Greatest Of All Time. [...]
Quick hits: Federer, Red Wings, OSU, Lions
Roger Federer (right) nearly blew his chance at his first French Open title a day after Nadal lost, but he rallied from a 2-set deficit to advance to the quarterfinals. Red Wings take 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Finals. Pittsburgh to rename their NHL team “the Bills.” Shocking news of the day: Lions [...]
Defending champs Nadal, Ivanovic out of Paris
In a shock of all shocks in recent Grand Slam history, both defending champions at Roland Garros were knocked out of the tourney’s fourth round today. The biggest shock of ‘em all came via Robin Soderling who played some uber-aggressive ball during his stunning 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(2) upset of Rafael Nadal. It was Rafa’s [...]
Venus Williams upset in Paris, falls in third round
A day after saving a match point in her previous match, Venus Williams was knocked out of the Roland Garros third round by Hungarian Agnes Szavay 6-0, 6-4. The 7-time Grand Slammer was unable to find the game that got her past Lucie Safarova the day before, spraying balls and hitting 23 errors to Agnes’ [...]
Quick hits: Brady, Williams, Barcelona, Vikes
Red Wings beat Blackhawks to reach Stanley Cup finals. Lakers beat Nuggets for 3-2 lead. Peter King continues the Tom Brady love affair. Peyton Manning is still upset about coaching changes. Venus Williams saves match point, advances to French Open third round. All told, only eight seeded men have been ousted while 13 seeded women [...]
Quick hits: Magic, Brady, Indians, French
SI columnist thinks Magic fans have reason to worry about potential favorable treatment of LeBron James from the refs. Ever hear of a guy named Michael Jordan? While relocated WWE event in L.A. mocks beating up the Nuggets, Nuggets beat up the Lakers. Peter King has an interesting column this week with tidbits on Tom [...]