http://www.bookperhead.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:57:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Men’s quarter finals brought a lot of excitement, and 8 outstanding tennis players fought to eliminate the competition and get the Wimbledon glory. The best are still on the competition. Let’s see the 3 strongest ones: Rafa Nadal: This fierce Spaniard faced Andy Murray, beating him in straight sets. Nadal’s resistance ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/07/03/wimbledon-players-ready-for-semifinals/ Yes, it is real! One of the most bizarre events took place at Wimbledon, where Maria Sharapova got kicked out of the Grand Slam tournament during the second round.  What happened to the determination of repeating the glory of 2004? The weirdest thing was the opponent that beat Sharapova: Alla Kudryavtseva, ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/06/27/maria-sharapova-kicked-out-of-wimbledon-by-low-profile-player/ Venus Williams, 7th seed and one of the biggest tennis stars, had a great start at Wimbledon, winning the opener and seems like an excellent candidate for the Grand Slam title. Will this be Venus’ 5th Wimbledon title?   Williams showed a lot of energy and a great performance, defeating British player ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/06/24/venus-williams-is-a-good-defending-champion-at-wimbledon/ Now that NBA games are over and NFL games won’t start yet, it’s a great chance to look to the other events that will have as much adrenaline running as the rest of sports. Tennis betting is high this month with the upcoming Grand Slam event: Wimbledon. The Wimbledon draft has ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/06/20/action-is-ready-after-wimbledon-draft/ Finally!! As a Boston Celtics fan I’m grateful and relieved. On Tuesday night the Celtics defeated the L.A. Lakers to become the new NBA Champions. The Spurs said goodbye (well, they already had) to their Championship title, since they failed at keeping it this NBA season.   It seems the Celtics parade ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/06/18/boston-celtics-win-game-6-say-hello-to-the-new-nba-champions/ Boston Celtics betting fans could catch their breath again when the NBA team gave one more step to the 2008 NBA Championship on Thursday. However, Sunday put things on doubt again when the Lakers had another victory, creating one more game for the NBA Championship. The L.A. Lakers certainly didn’t expect ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/06/17/nba-finals-game-6-now-or-never-for-the-celtics/ Many wagering fans were disappointed when Big Brown screwed up at Belmont Stakes, making them hesitate with special events and stick to the traditional sports betting. But I hope they change their minds now that the 2008 Golf US Open is coming. For starters, it will be easy to follow the ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/06/12/tiger-woods-is-back-and-he-has-good-rivals-at-us-open/ The Boston Celtics really knew how to take advantage of those first games at home. Last week it was celebration all over Boston, where the Celtics set a 2-0 score over the L.A. Lakers for the 2008 NBA Finals. According to the NBA schedule, Tuesday night will be the Lakers’ ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/06/10/nba-finals-game-3-lakers-still-have-hope-if-they-win/ MLB games haven’t been hightlighted news lately. The bad part is that the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays maybe managed to get more attention than the NBA Finals today... but it was because of an awful fight. Thursday night had more than baseball action on Fenway Park, when ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/06/06/red-sox-and-rays-fight-at-fenway-park/ Let’s face it: these won’t be easy NBA Playoff games at all. We’re talking about two big forces, facing each other, trying to take an early lead no matter what. Tonight the challenge begins at Boston, 9PM ET. The Celtics will have to win this game if they want to ... http://www.bookperhead.com/blog/2008/06/05/nba-finals-game-1-celtics-have-all-set-to-win-this-game/