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6591. wabbit - 6/9/2013 5:00:24 PM Rafael Nadal raced to a record eighth French Open title Sunday with a straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-3 dismissal of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in a final briefly interrupted by a protestor brandishing a lighted flare...It was his 12th grand slam title and particularly sweet after his prolonged eighth month absence from the game with a knee injury -- only returning to the ATP circuit in February. He also breaks out of a tie with Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, who had seven wins apiece in the same grand slam tournament, Wimbledon in their case. Nadal's reputation as the "King of Clay" was further enhanced by his epic semifinal victory over No.1 Novak Djokovic, but his friend and long-time rival Ferrer was to prove stiff opposition despite the scoreline... Serena Williams powered her way to the French Open title Saturday with a straight sets victory over defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia in a compelling final. The top seed from the United States ran out a 6-4 6-4 winner in one hour 46 minutes to clinch her 16th grand slam crown. Sharapova put up a brave fight but could not prevent Williams from claiming her first French Open title since her maiden triumph in 2002... 6592. wabbit - 6/9/2013 5:18:41 PM What a Belmont! Palace Malice left favorite Orb and Oxbow in his wake Saturday to win the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes. The colt's victory means each of the 2013 Triple Crown races were won by different horses. Mike Smith spurred Palace Malice to victory, keeping his tiring horse ahead of the field at the 1.5-mile track, longest of the three thoroughbred racing classics. Oxbow, the Preakness Stakes winner, finished second. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, was third.
When I saw the opening fractions, I was sure Oxbow would fold, like Frac Daddy and Freedom Child did. That he managed to get second was amazing. You can see his legs must have felt like lead, but he's a game horse and kept moving. Same with Palace Malice. They went with Frac Daddy and Freedom Child and managed to keep going. The favorite Orb couldn't catch them and finished third, followed by Incognito, Revolutionary and Unlimited Budget.
6593. wabbit - 9/2/2013 7:42:13 PM Congratulations to Diana Nyad, 5th time is the charm! Looking dazed and sunburned, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked on to Smathers Beach on Key West Monday, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage.
Nyad arrived at the beach just before 2 p.m. EDT, about 53 hours after she began her swim in Havana on Saturday... 6594. arkymalarky - 9/2/2013 9:05:56 PM Wow 6595. alistairconnor - 9/18/2013 11:14:05 PM The Americas Cup is one race away from going home... To Auckland.
Team New Zealand 8 - 1 Oracle. In 24 hours, it'll all be over...
San Francisco looks beautiful from the water. Larry Ellison still looks like a schmuck.
Barring accidents. The other day, the NZ boat very nearly capsized, apparently from a hydraulic failure. Spectacular. 6596. alistairconnor - 9/19/2013 9:07:02 PM oookay. Counting down to the last (?) race, starting at 1.15 Pacific time... about 7 minutes.
I'm hoping Oracle will win this one. To keep the match alive. 6597. alistairconnor - 9/19/2013 9:08:44 PM Watch it here, live or in replay (a real-time game-style simulation, you can choose your camera angles) 6598. alistairconnor - 9/19/2013 9:44:31 PM yup. Oracle won that one handsomely, by 30 seconds, leading from start to finish. NZ gets a second match-point race in half an hour. Unless the wind builds too much (over 22 knots, they call it off, as these big boats are extremely dangerous in high winds) 6599. alistairconnor - 9/21/2013 8:27:58 PM Well, the second race was called off on Thursday because of high winds. Then the first race on Friday, in light winds, was going very well for NZ... a thousand metres in front... then they timed out : the race has to be finished in 40 minutes, and they were still three minutes from the line by then.
The second race yesterday was a beauty, and was won comprehensively by Oracle.
So the match stands at Team NZ _ - 2 Oracle. And it's still match point : Oracle need seven wins. NZ need one...
And today SF has its first significant rainfall since about February. With a southerly wind, which makes it impossible to set a course apparently. So there may or may not be any racing. 6600. Jenerator - 11/13/2013 12:02:42 AM Sic 'em Bears!
GO BAYLOR! 6601. arkymalarky - 12/1/2013 8:31:22 PM AR has been sad, but the Auburn coach is an Arkie. He ought to come back. 6602. robertjayb - 12/7/2013 10:48:15 PM Tfreakingriffic!
Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State and keeps Texas alive, at least
for a couple of hours, in the conference race. Jenerator's Baylor Bears will probably beat the Longhorns later on this afternoon but coming close to glory ought to save
Texas Coach Mack Brown from the mob. Hope so. 6603. Jenerator - 12/10/2013 11:35:53 PM Guess who's going to the Fiesta Bowl?! Oh yeah, bay-bee! 6604. arkymalarky - 12/10/2013 11:54:48 PM Congrats! 6605. robertjayb - 12/15/2013 3:19:10 AM Mack Brown resigns as coach of Texas Longhorns.
He was a good-un. Bastards ground him down. 6606. Jenerator - 12/17/2013 12:07:11 AM All I can say is, UT had better NOT bring in Art Briles.
I wonder if Shanahan of the Redskins will be considered? Interesting thought. 6607. wabbit - 1/25/2014 8:13:48 PM Li Na wins the Australian Open, follows up with a funny acceptance speech. She's known for them.
Today's men's final is Rafael Nadal vs. Stanislas Wawrinka. 6608. judithathome - 1/25/2014 8:51:19 PM Jihadist group vows attacks at Olympics.
What a world.... 6609. lemwalker - 1/26/2014 3:41:15 PM So the teams in Super Bowl come from states with legal pot. I support the Seattle team because I live in NW. Pretty spendy to go to a game. Propose a 13th man for the panhandlers outside the stadium. Saw one fellow with sign "need $ for weed". 6610. arkymalarky - 1/26/2014 9:26:32 PM Lol
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