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Federer sharp in opening match in Toronto

Posted on August 6, 2014 by susan

Roger Federer looked very sharp in his opening match at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, taking care of Peter Polansky, 6-2, 6-0. He also looked sharp in his mint green shirt and teal shorts..nice look! Anyhow, Fed broke Polansky immediately … Continue reading →

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Rogers Cup getting underway (yes!!) Federer on tonight!

Posted on August 5, 2014 by susan

The Rogers Cup action is underway and tonight, Mr. Federer will serve in his opening act at this event against Canadian Peter Polansky. This match will be followed by Fed’s fellow Swiss star and good buddy Stan Wawrinka vs. B. … Continue reading →

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Rory Mcilroy wins WGC and regains #1 world ranking

Posted on August 3, 2014 by susan

Just in..Rory Mcilroy came from second place to first place today at the WGC at the Bridgestone Invitational to win the title and regain the #1 world golf ranking. The tournament was delayed due to rain…and just ended after 7:00 … Continue reading →

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Look out Sergio, here comes Rory!

Posted on August 3, 2014 by susan

Look out Sergio, here comes Rory! That would be Sergio Garcia and Rory Mcilroy at the WGC in Ohio! Sergio headed into today at -11 and looking like for all the world he was on cruise control to win this … Continue reading →

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Sergio Garcia surges to top of Leaderboard at WGC!

Posted on August 2, 2014 by susan

Sergio Garcia surged to the top of the Leaderboard at the WGC at Bridgestone…literally! Garcia shot a round of 27 on the back nine, made six consecutive birdies and finished at -11 to surpass the day’s prior leader Justin Rose … Continue reading →

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All Right..Wednesday, Surviving “Paradise”, sports, and more!

Posted on July 30, 2014 by susan

All Right, All Right, All Right (thank you Matthew McConaughey), it is Wednesday and that means Surviving “Paradise” day! First, some sports news…all the sports pundits are currently talking about Johnny Football, ie. Johnny Manziel, and whether he will be … Continue reading →

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Terrific Tuesday on TV and more!

Posted on July 29, 2014 by susan

It is Tuesday folks…and a a terrific Tuesday on TV for those of us “couch potatoes”, ha ha! TNT offers us Rizzoli and Isles and then the great new show starring Eric McCormack, Perception. Meanwhile, FX offers Tyrant (hey, this … Continue reading →

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John Isner wins 2nd consecutive Atlanta Open

Posted on July 27, 2014 by susan

John Isner won his second consecutive Atlanta Open Championship today (that would be the BB&T Open) defeating Dudi Sela of Israel, 6-3, 6-4. Kudos to both these guys, it is a SCORCHER of a day in the ATL. This is … Continue reading →

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Twitter info!!

Posted on July 26, 2014 by susan

Just so you all know, I am on Twitter (heaven help me) and I wanted all of you faithful followers to know my twitter “handle”… Susan W. Shaver@survivingpara! Been a bit of a laid back day today…Isner will face Sock … Continue reading →

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This and that on Friday, 7/25/14 (updated)

Posted on July 26, 2014 by susan

A bit of this and that on Friday, 7/25/14. First, some pretty good tennis going on in Atlanta at the BB&T Tournament (Atlanta Open). Isner and Sock to face off tomorrow in the semifinals! Yes, I do know that Byron … Continue reading →

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