Had a buddy yesterday gloat to me that Memorial Day Sunday is "one of the greatest sporting days of the year!"
To which I replied, "Huh?"
I remember a time when the Indianapolis 500 was must-see TV along with the Harlem Globetrotters, heavyweight boxing matches, Oklahoma-Nebraska football and NBA All-Star Saturday. Alas, those events long ago passed their prime. At this point they should be on the endangered species list, because they've gone the way of stewardesses, stationary&nb
In '04 Federer-Roddick gave me this ball. In '09, they gave me a classic.Sunday's instant classic Wimbledon final was one of those magical moments that only sports can provide. As Roger Federer and Andy Roddick battled past four hours and into the longest fifth set in Grand Slam history, you forgot about the second wife and the third mortgage and those post-Fourth of July plans.
Federer's 16-14 survival - and ascension as tennis' all-time king - was one of those spine-tingling images that
Not really a local, Dallas-y angle here. Other than the fact that I know you guys appreciate sports greatness when you see it.
And since this moment happened in the U.S. Open tennis semifinals while y'all were probably still high-fiving Cowboys 34, Bucs 21, perhaps you didn't see it.
