Every so often, something happens that reminds me why I love sports so much, why I've always wanted to be a sportswriter -- even if the pay is dismal. That happened for me Monday afternoon. I had been backpacking in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains all weekend, which forced me to have my aunt. . . more
Perhaps it was the greatest Wimbledon final of them all. Even better then all those Borg vs McEnroe matches. Even the highlights are riveting. It was Rafael Nadal finally breaking Roger Federer, elevating the best rivalry tennis has ever had to the stratosphere. Nadal, a wizard on clay and. . . more
Nadal over Federer by Steve Five sets, two rain delays, 15 points in the fifth set, 7+ hours, and a new Wimbledon champion. After watching nearly the entire thing, its kind of tough to put into words how epic a match this was. Everyone says that the most recent whatever was the greatest, and. . . more
Now I know what three and a half years feel like. Of course, I'd rather not have this feeling, not yet, but there's no denying it. In 2005 at the Australian Open, Roger Federer and Marat Safin played one of the greatest tennis matches of all time with Safin upsetting the world's number one ranked. . . more
Those who saw the French Open final between World Number One Roger Federer and clay court master Rafael Nadal, will still be in a state of shock. Not because Nadal won his fourth straight title, but at the way he won it. 6-1 6-3 and 6-0, total annihilation of the best player in the world. Federer. . . more
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