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Nadal celebrates his first Wimbledon title

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Rafael Nadal ended the five-year reign of Roger Federer at Wimbledon, winning the tournament on Sunday.
Nadal celebrated his first Wimbledon title on Sunday at Center Court with a smile from ear to ear.
He beat the No. 1-ranked FedererĀ  6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7.
The match lasted for 4-hours, 48-minutes.
Many are calling it one of […]

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Glibert Arenas signs big dollar deal with Wizards

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Boston - Gilbert Arenas has agreed to re-sign with the Washington Wizards in a deal worth $111 million.
Arenas agreed to the new deal with the Washington Wizards, which will span over the course of 6-years.
He agreed to a deal which was actually pretty low in terms of what he could have made.
He stated that the […]

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Antawn Jamison signs for big money with the Wizards

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Two-time NBA all star Antawn Jamison has signed a deal with the Washington Wizards.
The forward has re-signed with the Wizards in what amounts to a four-year, $50 million contract.
Jamison recently stated that he was absolutely positive that he would be back in Washington, and he was right.
He flew from North Carolina to Washington on Monday […]

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Chicago Bulls Pick Derrick Rose For No.1 Draft Pick

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Chicago - The Chicago Bulls picked Derrick Rose as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night.
Rose grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and is staying home to play in the NBA.
He was chosen over the Kansas State forward, Michael Beasley.
Beasley ended up going second to Miami, while Minnesota chose […]

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The NHL files lawsuit against Madison Square Garden L.P

June 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Things are getting nasty between the NHL and the New York Rangers. The NHL has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the Rangers, Madison Square Garden L.P.
The court papers will either kick the owners of the Rangers out of the NHL, or force them to sell the team.
This comes as punishment for the […]

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Beware of the wounded Tiger

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Just a few days removed from a thrilling U.S. Open win, Tiger Woods has announced he needs knee surgery, and will be out for the rest of 2008.
The knee surgery is needed to repair a torn ligament in his left knee, which has been bothering him since July.
On April 15, Woods had arthroscopic surgery to […]

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Patients confused by top and bottom blood pressure numbers

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

London -According to new data that is being revealed by doctors in Britain, tracking the top blood pressure number, or the Systolic blood pressure may be adequate for most patients over 50 years of age.
The information and data suggest that for tracking and keep tabs on hypertension and patients suffering from the effects of high […]

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Tiger Woods wins U.S. Open in fine fashion

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

It took Tiger Woods 19 holes to defeat Rocco Mediate in a playoff and win the U.S. Open on Monday.
This was Woods’ 14th career major and could end up being the most memorable in his amazing career.
Tiger Woods had a bad knee throughout the entire tournament, but fought through and hit a birdie on the […]

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NBA referees fixed certain playoff games

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has come out and filed a document in U.S. District Court in New York stating other referees fixed certain playoff games.
He stated that referees, including himself, fixed important playoff games in 2002.
One of the games was Game 6 of the Lakers-Kings playoff series in 2002, as they wanted to force […]

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Ken Griffey Jr. hits his way into the record books

June 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Ken Griffey Jr. made history on Monday night as the Reds slugger managed to hit his 600th home run as an MLB player.
Griffey hit the home run off of Florida Marlins’ lefty Hendrickson on Monday night at Dolphins Stadium.
This 600 home run club only consists of five other players as Griffey truly joins an elite […]

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