Category Archives: sports figures

Black Wednesday at Wimbledon, Federer out in second round

Posted on June 26, 2013 by admin

There are simply no words. Roger Federer, defending Wimbledon champion, holder of 7 Wimbledon titles, 17 Grand Slams, and so on and on, was sent packing today in the second round by the 116th ranked player in the world, Sergiy … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon day 2 – Djokovic advances as does Serena Williams

Posted on June 25, 2013 by susan

Day 2 at Wimbledon and the two favorites, or at least the number one players in the world and the #1 seeds were both in action. On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic had a solid first outing defeating F. Mayer … Continue reading →

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Wimbledon day 1 – Nadal goes out to a guy named Steve!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by susan

Wimbledon day one shocker, Rafael Nadal (after all the controversy over him being seeded so low at #5) goes out in the first round to a guy named Steve, Steve Darcis from Belgium (ranked 135th in the world), 6 – … Continue reading →

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Let’s get the party started! Wimbledon kicks off on Monday 6/24/13

Posted on June 23, 2013 by admin

The tennis equivalent of The Masters in golf gets underway on Monday, June 24, 2013, Wimbledon, The Championships at the All England Lawn and Racquet Club. This year has some interesting side story lines, some of which got going with … Continue reading →

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Heat “repeat”, win 2nd NBA title in two years with victory over Spurs, 95 – 88

Posted on June 21, 2013 by susan

Not one, not two, not three, not four…and so on, you all remember the speech. Well, let’s give it up for Lebron and the Miami Heat who defeated the San Antonio Spurs last night, 95 – 88 to win their … Continue reading →

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OT in game six, Heat take down Spurs, 103-100

Posted on June 19, 2013 by susan

My, oh my! What a game six! In Miami, the Heat prevail over the Spurs in OT, 103 – 100. I was SO hoping the Spurs would win this game and close it out! They almost did. Now, we will … Continue reading →

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Spurs take down Heat in game 5, 114 – 104

Posted on June 17, 2013 by susan

Way to go Spurs! Manu Ginobili, Manu Ginobili, I cannot say his name enough. Ginobili got his first start of the entire season last night in San Antonio, and immediately he set the course for the game. He and Tony … Continue reading →

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Justin Rose wins US Open Golf Championship, Lefty comes up short again!

Posted on June 16, 2013 by admin

Gee, what a US Open Golf Championship it has been. The weather, well it has been awful! Rain the first two days, nice day on Saturday, today a mix, sunshine, rain and wind, heavy rain, then sunshine again. They really … Continue reading →

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Mickelson leads at US Open at -1

Posted on June 15, 2013 by admin

And then there was one! The only guy under par after three rounds, Phil Mickelson leads the US Open from Merion Country Club at -1. Way to go Lefty! What a heck of a golf course this is proving to … Continue reading →

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Ryan Hunter-Reay wins Milwaukee (Indy Racing)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by susan

Ryan Hunter-Reay won his third race of the season in the Izod Indy Race Series, taking the victory at the oval in Milwaukee. He was followed by 2) Helio Castroneves (the overall points leader), 3) Will Power (not my favorite), … Continue reading →

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