The Week That Was:
NBA: As I type this, the NBA draft is under way. With the first pick in the draft, the New Orleans Hornets selected Anthony Davis from the University of Kentucky. This pick carried about as much suspense as waiting to see if the sun will rise in the East again tomorrow. Aside from Anthony Davis, none of these young guys better get too excited about the city that drafted them. No trades can officially take place in the NBA until this weekend, so it's hard to know who will really end up where once all the chips fall and trades can be finalized.
Nadal suffers the agony of defeat. (Getty Images) |
The real shocker came on the gentlemen's side of the draw. Rafael Nadal was beaten in the second round by Lukas Rosol. Nadal is in the peak of his career, and earlier this month, he won his 11th Grand Slam title at the French Open. Today he was beaten by the 100th ranked player in the world. The big winner in all of this is likely to be Andy Murray. Now that Nadal is knocked out of Murray's side of the draw, the path is cleared for the Scottsman to make a run to the finals at the All England Club.
The Week Ahead: After what I consider to be a week off for road racing, NASCAR will be under the lights this weekend in Kentucky. Other than that, the featured sporting events of the week ahead will be croquet tournaments and corn hole matches at 4th of July cookouts.
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