Wimbledon Wows Me!

I was glued to the Wimbledon finals this last weekend. The women played on Saturday morning and the men on Sunday. Ladies first: Maria Bartoli beat Sabine Lisicki in straight sets, meaning two in a row. Maria’s story fascinates me. It is her first win in a major tournament after playing 47 tournaments in the…

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How's It Going?

In keeping with my sports fandom, I should be writing about the NBA Playoffs. But with the 4 out of 7-game format, they seem to go on forever. The good stuff is still a couple of weeks away, when we get the Western and Eastern Finals leading to the BIG FINAL. So let’s focus on…

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Will You Beat the Odds?

  If it is true, as I write in my book, “Opportunity and intention are what football is all about,” where does “beating the odds” come into play?  Last week was week 2 of the NFL season, and I heard these “odds” many times:  Teams that start the season 0-2 have a 12% chance of…

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