July 6

Betting Corner (4-5 for 42-26 overall +565)
Took a couple of days off to recharge after a little stumble.
Bal +105, LAA -148, CHC -109 and Tor +131

Sports
Tennis
Not an epic because of the shot making as it was more of a serving contest, but will be remembered for its length and the perseverance of its competitors.

Roddick will most likely feel like he should have gotten it done but he had the chance and didn't which is why he is now 2-19 vs. Federer.

Can't seem to pull for Roddick, every time I think he is alright or growing up he acts like a child about something and ruins it. You are not that hard done by get over yourself.

Like to see the Williams sisters have a 3 set classic, never seems to happen. By the way they won doubles ho-hum. Credit for at least playing doubles though.

Federer lost the Aussie final or would be going for the slam, as it is he is halfway to holding all four titles at once with what would be the hardest one for him already dealt with.

What is the number to make Federer the unquestioned all-time best 20? 22? whatever it is he will have to take down Rafa in a couple just to remove that nagging asterisk on his record.

Golf
Another one bites the dust. Tiger wins and Anthony Kim struggles playing with him. I have trouble thinking of another great athlete in any sport who has had a weaker group of pursuers than Tiger. It is not a knock on him, he can only control what he does. Maybe golf has bred the mediocrity of the mass. There is no doubt that fields are deeper than ever but I would definitely argue about the strength at the top. Golf has always had a few players at the top in every generation until now. It is not a question of how good Tiger is, but more that the rest seem to be cheque cashers. It is not a bad job if you can get it. A couple of top 10's and another handful of cuts and you have yourself a decent wage. You can play well into your 50's and make a lot of money, so really how important is winning to these guys? All of them can give you the soundbite about what it would mean to win and how they will try to play their game and one shot at a time, blah blah. It will most likely happen that Tiger will pass Jack and in todays media with the need for superlatives that he will no doubt be crowned the greatest. I don't know if Jones, Woods, Hogan, Nicklaus, Palmer, Snead, Hagen and Nelson all with the same conditions would yield Tiger and the field like it is now. I somehow doubt it.

Hunter Mahan has the look of one of todays better players. Great final round of 62 to come up just short. Another good result for a guy that looks like a real good player. Maybe a major winner someday? Oh yeah and all the good results have yielded one victory so far!?

NFL
As my brother reminded me, the NFL is not far off.

Brutal news about Steve McNair. Tough SOB and while not putting up the big numbers, could win football games.

Hockey
I have a feeling that Vancouver signing Samuelsson might be a sneaky good one. Comes from Detroit, excellent coaching, some size and quiet good numbers.

UFC 100
The 3 Big fights....
Don't know about mouthy bugger Bisping or cocky bugger Henderson. Experience or youth?
Think Henderson might be able to get it done if he can get him off his feet.

Being Canadian I will be pulling for GSP. But you ever have that bad feeling about something. Well as good as GSP is, this seems to be setting up poorly. I admit I don't know enough about Alves but the size and strength edge for a change will go to the challenger and I think GSP will need to stretch this one out to the 4th and 5th rounds to win.

Lesnar is huge, Mir is a big guy as well. Mir was close to being beat in seconds of the first one and grabbed a ankle to end it and I don't think Lesnar will make the same mistake again. The champ wins in the first unless he gets cautious, which isn't really his style.