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Ivanovic v Safina in First-Time-Winner French Open Final The players with the most heart won out Thursday in the French Open semifinals, where Serb Ana Ivanovic and Russian Dinara Safina set up a meeting to see which will walk away with their first Grand Slam title. ADHEREL Ivanovic outlasted her Serbiajn compatriot Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in [...]

Kuzy, Safina Advance to All-Russian French Open Semifinal Down a set and 2-5 in the second, Russian Dinara Safina staged another gutsy comeback Wednesday at the French Open, defeating countrywoman Elena Dementieva 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-0 to advance into her first semifinal at Roland Garros. ADHEREL Dementieva, the former French Open runner-up and a doormat for more mentally-stronger opponents [...]

I have been touting Gael Monfils for a long, long time. And in terms of upside among the new young blood on the tour (Nadal aside) I put him among the Top 3 alongside Richard Gasquet and Novak Djokovic, and like the other two I peg him as a realistic No. 1 candidate and a [...]

1959 Minneapolis Lakers 0–4 - Boston Celtics (win 4-0)
1962 Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 - Boston Celtics (win 4-3)
1963 Los Angeles Lakers 2–4 - Boston Celtics (win (4-2)
1965 Los Angeles Lakers 1–4 - Boston Celtics (win 4-1)
1966 Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 - Boston Celtics (win 4-3)
1968 Los Angeles Lakers 2–4 - Boston Celtics (win 4-2)
1969 Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 - Boston Celtics (win 4-3)
1984 Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 - Boston Celtics (win 4-3)
1985 Los Angeles Lakers (win 4–2) - Boston Celtics
1987 Los Angeles Lakers (win 4–2) Boston Celtics
2008 Los Angeles Lakers – Boston Celtics

Celtics lead the series 8-2.

"I tried to play it at the beginning, but I did not expect such results...He starts playing and his balls bounce up six meters high," Almagro told reporters. "These are things I'm not used to. I'm not used to that on the tour, to have such heavy balls, such pace, such rhythm. His level is very high. It's very difficult to play equal."

Before taking a break from French Open tennis, I want to express my appreciation for Rafael Nadal’s 26 consecutive French Open singles wins, Roger Federer’s 16 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances and Novak Djokovic’s 5th straight Grand Slam semifinal appearance. If Federer beats Gonzo, it will be 16 consecutive semifinal appearances as well. These numbers demonstrate that the big 3 are really in their own galaxy at the moment even if other players can challenge and beat them on any given day. Consistency is a key factor in dominance.

Well, that was pretty empathic wasn’t it? Rafael Nadal didn’t just beat the guy with the most clay court wins on the year, he murdered him.

Most National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) softball teams are 4 games into the 2008 season. The current standings:

Philadelphia Force: 4-0 1.000
Rockford Thunder: 3-1 0.750
Washington Glory: 3-1 0.750
Chicago Bandits: 1-3 0.250
New England Riptide: 1-3 0.250
Akron Racers: 0-0 0.000

See: 2008 NPF Standings & 2008 NPF Schedule

Early leaders:

Batting: .700 - Kellie Wilkerson of the Philadelphia Force
Home Runs: 2 - Courtney Bures of the Washington Glory
RBIs: 5 - Trena Peel of the Philadelphia Force
Pitching wins: 2 - Margo Pruis of the Philadelphia Force
Strikeouts: 16 - Am7 Harre of the Philadelphia Force
ERA: 0.50 - Sarah Pauly of the Washington Glory

See: 2008 NPF League Leaders

"Oh, I was angry," said Sharapova, who was booed by fans upon rapidly exiting the stadium court. "I was angry for making unforced errors, for not taking some of those balls and just ripping them."

Emerald Sports Guides - The Baseball Guide for 2008 and 2007 If you are like me, every year you would look forward to the Sporting News Baseball Guide appearing in your local bookstore. This book contained a complete record of the previous season, with box scores of important games, major and minor league stats and [...]