I see the writer's point - this definitely makes men's tennis more interesting to watch for sure. But I don't know that I'd really call Nadal a 'defensive' player - he really seemed to be dictating most of the shots in the Wimbledon final...

Quoted: Remember the early 2000s when men's tennis became almost unwatchable—booming serves, points that ended before you blinked, rackets blasting serves 130 miles an hour? With Rafael Nadal dethroning 5-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, that no longer applies. Defense now reigns supreme.

A sports bra that can power an iPod? Genius!

Quoted: The idea of an energy-generating bra isn't as crazy as it might sound. A company called Triumph International Japan recently unveiled a solar-powered bra that supposedly will generate enough energy to power an iPod.

What? No way! She was still ranked as #1! Right before tennis season too...

Quoted: Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and spent more than 100 weeks ranked No. 1.

Really well-researched article on how (and why) teenage girls are suffering from a disproportionate number of sports injuries compared to boys...

Quoted: Everyone wants girls to have as many opportunities in sports as boys. But can we live with the greater rate of injuries they suffer?

India gets a cheerleading squad...

Quoted: How paradoxical, and delightful, that Bangalore, a city that has leapt to global prominence on the back of work outsourced by America, is now itself outsourcing from America. On Sunday, a team of Washington Redskins cheerleaders landed in Bangalore to help create India’s first cheerleading squad.

Damn, I wasn't expecting protests to directly affect the Olympic relay to this degree. Good, though - Olympic officials should be forced to explain what kind of message they're trying to send by picking China to host the games. Still, I feel bad for the athletes - it's not their fault.

Quoted: Security officials snuffed out the Olympic torch and carried it through Paris in the safety of a bus at least five times Monday before canceling the final run of a relay repeatedly disrupted by chaotic protests against China’s human rights record.

We're starting to see Olympic boycotts! Apparently Bhaichung Bhutia, India's soccer captain, is "among the first athletes to refuse to run with the torch."

Quoted: India's soccer captain has refused to carry the Olympic torch through New Delhi later this month to protest China's crackdown on recent demonstrations in Tibet, a sports official said Tuesday.

Dang, good for Roddick! Let's hope this is a sign of what's to come for him this tennis season...

Quoted: Andy Roddick used his strong serve to upset Rafael Nadal 7-6 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Go Giants! Wish I had caught the game... heard it was amazing!

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