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Maria Sharapova lost 2011 Wimbledon final to Petra Kvitova today. Earlier today,top Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova hit the All England Lawn tennis courts to play for her 2nd Wimbledon title,but it was not to be as Kvitova apparently outplayed her to take the match in a straight sets victory.

Maria got outplayed from the very start of the match as Petra had the answer for Maria’s best shots. It was quite shocking to say the least. Petra ended up closing the match out with a score of 6-3,6-4. Read the rest of this entry »

Serena Williams burst into tears after 2011 Wimbledon match win today. According to the Huffington Post, four-time Wimbledon champ and former number 1,Serena Williams hit the prestigious grass courts in England earlier today to play against Arvane Rezai.

The match ended up going a full three sets. Serena defeated her with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Afterwards, she burst into tears. Her comeback road has been long and hard as she’s gone through a plethora of injuries and health problems this last year,including something that could’ve been life-threatening. She had two foot surgeries and blood clots in her lungs. Read the rest of this entry »

Dallas Mavericks seen hoisting their 2011 NBA Trophy in Miami in this new video (below). As previously reported,the Dallas Mavericks took home their very first NBA Championship trophy tonight after winning the 2011 NBA finals over the Miami Heat with a score of 105-95 and a 4 games to 2 victory.

In the clip (below), The Mavericks hoisted their first NBA championship trophy after owner Mark Cuban requested that David Stern present the trophy to the original owner of the Mavs Donald Carter and his wife Linda Jo. Read the rest of this entry »

Dallas Mavericks won the 2011 NBA Championship tonight convincingly. Earlier tonight, the Dallas Mavericks went head to head against the Miami Heat in Miami for game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals,and took home their first NBA Championship in convincing fashion with a score of 105-95.

In the first quarter, the Heat came out strong,and got an early 7 point lead on the Mavs,but the Mavs kept their poise,and eventually stormed back to get a 12 point lead,mostly due to their hot three-point shooting that never seem to fizzle.

Dirk Nowitzki was ice-cold in the first half,just shooting 1 of 12 from the field. However, his teammates picked up the slack,especially Jason Terry. He was red-hot the entire game. Really, everyone stepped up their play to take home the title. Jason Kidd knocked down a couple of three-pointers as did feisty point-guard JJ Barea. Read the rest of this entry »

Dallas Mavericks won Game 2 against Miami with 14 point comeback. I just got done watching the Dallas Mavericks vs. the Miami Heat Game 2 of the NBA Finals,and it was an amazing comeback for the Mavericks as they were down by as much as 14 or 15 points during the 4th quarter with about 7 minutes to go.

The Mavs played fairly well during the 1st and 2nd quarters. They even went up by 8 or 9 points in the first half,but then the Heat started to turn it up in the 3rd quarter,leading into the 4th quarter. However, the Mavs were still within 4 points to close out the 3rd quarter after having to chop down an 8 point lead the Heat had established. Read the rest of this entry »

Dallas Mavericks swept the Lakers out of the NBA playoffs tonight. Earlier tonight, the Dallas Mavericks whooped up on the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers some more with a score of 122-86 in game 4 of their series. Magick Johnson said he was shocked because this was the worst he’s ever seen the Lakers play in a game they needed to win.

Phil Jackson was numb to the whole thing. Kobe Bryant said Dallas’ spacing was good,and they shot the ball really well,so the credit totally goes to the Mavericks. Phil Jackson said “It was like the roof fell in on us.” Also, Phil Jackson has never been swept in 65 playoff appearances until tonight. Read the rest of this entry »

Serena Williams spotted back on tennis courts in tight bodysuit. Ms. former number 1,female tennis star Serena Williams recently tweeted a sexy photo of herself back on the tennis courts last week. In the photo,she sporting a a mega-tight,pink,bodysuit that shows off her athletic figure quite well.

According to sources, Serena recently explained the reason why she had to sport such a hip-hugging outfit while out on the courts. She told People Magazine that after her hematoma incident,she has to wear something like a long bodysuit to keep her stomach warm,and that her practices are very interesting now. She went on to say that she didn’t realize that everyone would go crazy over the tweeted photo. Read the rest of this entry »

Bay Rays’ Manny Ramirez quit baseball today after testing positive. According to the New York Times, Tampa Bay Rays’ outfielder Manny Ramirez decided to just go ahead an retire from professional baseball earlier today after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

They say instead of facing a 100-game suspension,he just decided to bow out of the game. He tested positive for the drug during spring training,and was just notified of the results. After the league told Manny there was an issue, he decided to retire as an active player. Read the rest of this entry »

Tennis star Serena Williams rushed to hospital for Pulmonary Embolism. According to TMZ, tennis superstar Serena Williams was apparently rushed to the hospital yesterday for something called a pulmonary embolism.

Serena’s representative released a statement,revealing that Serena Williams underwent an emergency treatment at Cedars for a hematoma she suffered as a result of treatment for a more critical situation.

Last week, Serena suffered from a pulmonary embolism,which is a blood clot in the lungs. They discovered it when she returned to Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »

Blake Griffin slam dunks over car to win 2011 NBA Dunk contest. Los Angeles Clipper rookie Blake Griffin took home the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk crown last night in very convincing fashion (video below). Not only did he cap it off with a super slam dunk over a car,but the dunks preceding it were awesome too.

He did a super 360 cock-back over the head jam,a catch the ball windmill jam,and a dunk so hard his elbow went inside the rim. Read the rest of this entry »