Hello all. Sorry for the long break between posts; I've been busy training for last weeks NBA draft. Sadly, I went undrafted yet again, I thought the Knicks would surely overpay for my services this year. Back to reality, it is time to awaken the Goal Posters from their hibernation. Lets touch on the major sporting events that occurred while we were a
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- The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in 7 games to claim the 2010 NBA Championship, their second in a row. It was the franchise's 16th title, one short of the Celtics for the League lead. The championship was Finals MVP Kobe Bryant's 5th and coach Phil Jackson's 11th.
- The 49 year wait for a Stanley Cup title in Chicago is over. The Blackhawks defeated the Flyers in 6 games to claim the Cup, winning the deciding game 4-3 in OT. Jonathan Toews won the Conn Smythe Trophy, leading his team with 29 postseason points.
- John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut in the longest tennis match ever, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3), 70-68. No that last set is not a typo. Wimbledon does not incorporate tie-breaks in the fifth set, finishing only when one player goes ahead by two games. The match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes, 8 hours and 11 minutes of which came in the fifth set. The 138 game set featured strong service games from both players, with the only break coming in the deciding game of the set. Isner finished with a record 112 aces, while Mahut had 102.
- The Fifa World Cup has reached the quarterfinal stage, and while many of the usual suspects have made it this far, both participants in the 2006 final, Italy and France, have headed home early. The United States was eliminated by Ghana in the round of 16 after finishing first in their group.
