The acoustics are astounding; they say when there's a bullfight, you can hear the bull groaning and moaning in even the last row. This weekend, you'll hear the powerful grunting by the matador Rafael Nadal as he and his compatriots aim to demolish the Americans on the red dirt. Yesterday Spain won   more...
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Seriously, from the AP: "Nadal said after the match he nearly didn't play because an MRI scan Saturday showed a strained buttock muscle."...and yet he ran over Roddick, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4.
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As much as it pains tennis enthusiasts to miss out on another Federer/Nadal showdown, this match with Andy Murray will still contain the passion and close competition of that rivalry. Murray has a reputation of being one of the most disliked players on the tour. He's been viewed as petulant,   more...
Original Story: http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/09/08/u....

He had to fail in the previous three Wimbledon finals to Roger Federer before he could win here. He had to endure several rain delays. He was up two sets before losing two tiebreakers. He had to go up against history. Federer was on his way to winning a sixth straight Wimbledon title, this was a   more...
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News: Rank Name Nationality Integral the ranking last time 1 Rafael Nadal Spain 7000.00 1 2 Roger Federer Switzerland 5930.00 2 3 Novak Djokovic Serbia 4855.00 3 4 Andy Murray United Kingdom 3040.00 6 5 David Ferrer Spain 2490.00 4 6 Nikolay Davydenko Russia 2400.00 5 7 David Nalbandian Argentina   more...

Relive the dramatics, courtesy of NBC Sports!
Original Story: http://cmnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/07/wi....

This year's U.S. Open has already yielded many spectacular matches, and there's still three days left of play. After 25 years of coverage on the USA Network (ESPN and the Tennis Channel will pick up the rights next year), the athletes are providing a worthy sendoff. We've already seen an epic   more...
Original Story: http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/09/05/u....

There are only a few times in sports when you know history will be made before the event even happens. Sure, each champion in any sport will be duly recorded, but certain games and matches are always remembered as being classics or changes of the guard. Some events transcend the normal interest in   more...
Original Story: http://www.east-coast-bias.com/2008/07/f....

James Blake, our very own Yardbarker!, is into the Olympic quarterfinals. Next up for JB: Roger Federer.Paul Henri-Mathieu will play Fernando Gonzalez for the rights to the winner of Blake vs. Federer.On the bottom half of the draw, Gael Monfils will face off against Novak Djokovic. THIS could   more...

and it doesn't include Rafa Nadal and The Federer Express. Today at the Pacific Life Open in Cali's dessert, Indian Wells, our beloved NoDjo (Novak Djokovic) tore apart wedgy-picker Nadal 6-3 6-2, and American Mardy Fish slapped Feds with the same score. I saw the Federer-Sampras exhibition a   more...
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Rafael Nadal dropped the first set, but took care of business the rest of the way, beating Mardy Fish 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to make it to the semifinals.
Original Story: http://cmnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/09/sp....

Tying Bjorn Borg's 4 consecutive French Open titles, Rafa Nadal barely got any clay on him but threw dirt in Federer's face by embarrassing him 6-1 6-3 6-0. SIX-LOVE IN THE FINAL SET?! Surely Johnny Mac shouted, "You cannot be serious!" Ain't no way Feds can be named "The Best Player of All Time"   more...
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Andy Murray really had Rafael Nadal's number in the men's semifinals of the 2008 US Open, schooling Nadal in Set 1 and winning a grueling tiebreaker in Set 2. Murray was just down 2-3 in Set 3 - then it started raining.Now, due to a God-made phenomenon called rain, the match has been postponed   more...
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Is it finally time for someone to dethrone the mighty Roger Federer? On top of the momentum arguments, the Wimbledon draw noticeably favors Nadal.
Original Story: http://www.east-coast-bias.com/2008/06/n....

Baron Davis led the Golden State Warriors to one playoff appearance in three seasons and he has been injury-prone for most of his career, so the Warriors understandably declined to offer him a long term contract extension--but they inexplicably are reportedly willing to pay more than $100 million   more...
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