It looks like the big college football match-up of the week will be LSU at Auburn. Both schools are undefeated and ranked in the top 10. Let’s hope we get a repeat (in terms of the excitement and not nessisarily the outcome) of last year’s contest…
Roger Federer is looking to make history this week by attempting to win his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title. He is tied with Bjorn Borg, who won 5 straight from 1976-1980.
For your viewing pleasure here is the final few points of Borg’s win over Jimmy Connors 30 years ago.
Big Brown will try to secure the second leg of horse racing’s triple crown this weekend at the Preakness Stakes. His attempt reminds us of the run by Funny Cide in going two for two five years ago…
Being a football fan, this weekend’s NFL Draft will be must see TV, at least during the first round. I will not be hanging around much past the Patriots’ pick at number seven, or wherever their first pick will take place. I have a life.
Other than the Pats. the highlight for me is to see who the Jets and Giants pick, given that the draft is held in New York and the fans come out to sit in the audience to witness, first hand, the shaping of their team’s future.
The Jets’ draft fortunes have been well chronicled..and with them picking just before the Pats at number six, the drama should be high. In case you don’t remember some of the infamous picks made by the Jets here’s a look back…