On this Day.....07-09

Today is Saturday, July 9, 2011
Today in
Sports History
1968 - The first All-Star baseball game to be played indoors took place at the Astrodome in Houston, TX.

1985 - Herschel Walker of the New Jersey Generals was named the Most Valuable Player in the United States Football League (USFL).

1985 - Joe Namath, signed a five-year pact with ABC-TV to provide commentary for "Monday Night Football".

1997 - Mike Tyson was banned from the boxing ring and fined $3 million for biting the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield.

2000 - Pete Sampras of the United States set a record when he won the men's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon. It was his 13th Grand Slam title.

2002 - The major league baseball All-Star game ended in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings. Baseball commission Bud Selig called the game after both team managers informed him that they had run out of players.

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A Few Things......We Learned....This Week-end

And what a week-end it was.......long...hot...

But fun just the same.

What we learned:


Okay......is Tiger Woods ever going to play again?

Tiger To Miss 2nd Straight Major

 

There has .....got to be more to this story:

NBA Top Draft Pick Files Police Report Against Miss Hawaii

 

We still can't figure out why the Feds are involved in  this:

Key Figures In The Roger Clemens Trial

 

Way to put undo pressure on ...Now it'll take him a month for 4 hits:

Jeter's 3000-Hit Chase Gets HBO Documentary

 

The "world wide leader".......grows bigger...& bigger....&  bigger....

Wimbledon Moving To ESPN

 

This is what happens when you only play.......twice a year:

Serena Plummets In World Rankings

 

If it wasn't for Philly.....the Braves would lead the NL:

Hanson dominates again and Freeman propels offense

ATLANTA - Freddie Freeman homered twice to drive in three runs, Tommy Hanson combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Monday night.
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Hope you had great 4th of July week-end. 

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Still the Best........

Even though Venus lost.....and Venus & Serena lost at doubles....Serena came through:

Serena Williams beats Zvonareva to win Wimbledon

Serena Williams of the United States celebrates a point win over Russia's Vera Zvonareva during their women's singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Saturday, July 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

By Stephen Wilson ASSOCIATED PRESS

Updated: 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, July 3, 201

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams swept Vera Zvonareva in straight sets Saturday to win her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship, extending the Williams family dominance at the All England Club.
The top-ranked and defending champion American overwhelmed the 21st-seeded Russian 6-3, 6-2 in a one-sided final that lasted just 67 minutes and showed why Williams is considered one of the greatest players of all time.
Williams served nine aces, broke three times and never faced a break point in nine service games. She finished the tournament without dropping a set.

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Bye bye.......Venus

There will not be.....an all Williams sisters Wimbledon final this year.   Venus is gone:

Venus Williams stunned in Wimbledon quaterfinals

Venus Williams reacts during her women's singles quarterfinal against Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova, at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Wimbledon: Venus loses, ending shot at 5th all-Williams final

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