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Happy 33rd Birthday to Roger Federer

Posted on August 8, 2014 by susan

Happy Birthday to Roger Federer who turns 33 today (8/8/14). Fed celebrated a very tough three set win over M. Cilic late last night in Toronto on the eve of his 33rd birthday, winning 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 to advance into … Continue reading →

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Upsets at Rogers Cup, PGA gets underway

Posted on August 7, 2014 by susan

There were huge upsets today at the Rogers Cup, both in Toronto on the men’s side and in Montreal on the women’s side. PGA Golf Championship got underway as well in Louisville, KY. Let’s start with tennis! Novak Djokovic is … Continue reading →

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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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