It was a sad and shocking 4th of July in the world of sports when it was learned that former NFL quarterback Steve McNair most well known from his years with the Tennessee Titans, was killed along with a female companion by a gunshot to his head in a Nashville, Tennessee apartment. McNair who played 13 years in the NFL with the Titans/Oilers and the last couple years with the Baltimore Ravens was best known for being a good passer and runner and a durable player who led the Titans to the 1999 Super Bowl season when they were defeated by the St Louis Rams 23-16 when McNair’s last second pass came up one yard short of the tying touchdown. It all makes his death seem so senseless similar to when the Redskins cornerback Sean Taylor was killed in his home in Miami last year. All our thoughts and prayers go out to the McNair family as we learn more about the tragedy.
At Wimbledon, over the weekend Serena Williams beat sister Venus Williams in another all Williams final and Sunday Roger Federer regained his Wimbledon crown against tough luck American Andy Roddick, and earned his record setting 15th major title with a 4:15 minute, five set 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, (16-14) yes in games with no tiebreak 5th set. Federer regained his Wimbledon crown after last years tough five set loss to Rafael Nadal who couldn’t make this years tournament because of a knee injury. Federer also won his 6th Wimbledon title and his record setting 15th overall major title with Pete Sampras in attendance who held the previous record of 14 titles, and who flew to to Wimbledon to watch the final along with other past champions such as Bjorn Borg, Rod Laver, John McEnroe and Boris Becker.
In baseball the Brewers lost 3 of 4 to the Cubs this weekend and trail the Cardinals by one game in the NL Cenrtal. Also the Red Sox lead the Yankees by one game in the AL East, the Rangers and Angels fight it out atop the AL West and Manny Ramirez of the Dodgers returned from his 50 game suspension and hit a homer just like Alex Rodriguez did when he returned to the Yankees. Life and baseball go on along with sports and once again we were sadly reminded how short life is with Steve McNair’s untimely passing.
Take care and best wishes to all of you. Thanks for reading and talk to you soon again. badgerbratwurst
July 6, 2009 at 11:55 am |
Crazy stuff. Great tennis. Who knows what happened in the condo. The truth will come out Bobby Gee Check out my blog
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July 6, 2009 at 1:52 pm |
McNair’s death is tragic and senseless. Looks like murder/suicide to me. I guess we’ll see what the Nashville PD ultimately say.
Wimbledon was fantastic. I haven’t watched tennis in years, but glad I tuned in to see the 5th set. Roddick was a stud but Federer was just more skilled. Great scenes at the end with Sampras, McEnroe and Borg.
July 6, 2009 at 3:00 pm |
Thanks for the great comments Bobby Gee and Scott. I didn’t get to see the fourth and fifth sets at Wimbledon but hope to see it on replay later. As for McNair’s death it is very sad but nothing surprises me much any more when we find out facts about their private lives later and they are different from their public perspective. I enjoy them on the playing field but they are not my heroes at home. Great comments guys. Talk soon. badgerbratwurst