What a terrible way to start the World Cup. The Czech Republic easily beat a listless US squad 3-0. The Americans are in trouble, as they face the tough Italians next. Italy handled Ghana 2-0 in its opening game. Bruce Arena needs to make some changes.
Author: Gerardo Orlando (Page 66 of 75)
Gerardo is the founder of Bullz-Eye.com along with Black Mountain Publishing, LLC which publishes 30 blog titles across a variety of topics.
Something happened on Roger Federer’s quest to become the greatest player in tennis history – Rafael Nadal. The French Open has been a roadblock for many great players, and the same thing is happening to Federer. Now he has a true rival to contend with after dominating tennis over the past several years.
This is great for tennis. It was a great match. Now let’s see if Nadal can become a force on other surfaces as well. At twenty years old, he can continue to improve.
This is the matchup everyone was waiting for – Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal playing for the French Open title. Men’s tennis is in desperate need of a high-profile rivalry to reinvigorate the sport, and this match could be the beginning of a great one:
For Federer, the pressure is self-imposed. He has already won the other three Grand Slams — the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open — but the French Open will always remain the most difficult because the clay negates his power game. If Federer wins Sunday’s final, he not only will hold all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously but also will be halfway to a calendar Grand Slam, not accomplished since Rod Laver in 1969.
Those close to Federer say he wants this one very badly. The fact that he has now won 27 consecutive Grand Slam matches, second on the all-time list to Laver’s 29, suggests it is possible.
Nadal is playing for history, too. He has never lost a French Open match; the win over Ljubicic raised his record to a pure 13-0. At the age of 20, he would be the youngest man to repeat at Roland Garros since Bjorn Borg in 1974-75.
Commentators are already comparing Federer to the all-time greats, and a win at the French Open would put him near the top of that list. But Nadal is a great talent and is the best player on clay. It should be a great match.
Host Germany got off to a great start with a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica, while Poland was humiliated by a 2-0 loss to Ecuador. Germany’s offense was impressive, but their lapses on defense could be a cause for concern.
Skip Bayless proves once again that he’s a complete moron. After LeBron James led the Cavs to an amazing post-season run, Bayless rips Lebron for not finishing off the Pistons. Here’s his most idiotic line:
The truth is, he’s choking.
There’s no doubt that LeBron still needs to improve in order to reach the levels of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, and naturally there will be bumps along the way. Bayless makes these obvious points, but then destroys his own credibility by ridiculing LeBron for “choking.”
LeBron proved that he could be a force in the fourth quarter with game-winning plays against the Wizards and Pistons. He has made idiots like B.J. Armstrong eat their words. Earlier in the season, when LeBron missed some late shots, Armstrong speculated that perhaps Lebron would never be a “premiere” player. Now Skip Bayless is trying to outdo Armstrong’s ridiculous “analysis.”
This is the price we pay for having too many “experts” with a microphone.
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