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Nadal Excels @ Wimbledon; CFL News

By Brad James

Published on July 04, 2010 at 11:32PM

For all the recognition and plaudits Roger Federer has rightfully earned on tour the past few years in mens’ tennis, he is beginning to be eclipsed by Mallorca (Spain) native Rafael Nadal. Nadal, who in 2 minutes and 13 seconds dismantled Czech Tomas Berdych en route to his second Wimbledon title in three years. Additionally, he has won the French Open five times and has only been eluded at the U.S. Open. This is obviously the next challenge for Nadal and Labor Day weekend, chances are he’ll get a chance to exorcise his previous demons in the states. Tennis historian and NBC commentator, Bud Collins, says the best way for Nadal to overcome these previous failures at Flushing Meadows is to emulate what womens’ tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams have done as they traditionally have run the gamut in all Grand Slam tournaments. For now, I tip my hat to Nadal as at the ripe young age of 24, the Mallorca maven (that’s my name for him, hopefully it catches on!) the future remains bright for him.

Meanwhile, Week 1 of the Canadian Football League drew to a close Sunday with the British Colombia Lions decimating the Edmonton Eskimos, 25-10 at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium. Leading the way for the Lions was muscular tailback Jamal Robertson who ran for 169 yards on only 11 carries and kicker Paul McCallum, the CFL’s oldest player at the age of 40, who made all six of his field goal attempts. The Lions, who have won five Grey Cups in their storied history could be legitimate darkhorses to be the greatest in Canada once again.

Finally, the word on the street is ex-Phoenix Sun, Amar’e Stoudemire, could be a New York Knickerbocker. Could LeBron be joining him (which would make my previous statements on the matter seem foolish)? Stay tuned!