Sister Act...........Part IV

Serena........and .....Venus........

Taking their "Sister Act" to the finals......across the pond....at Wimbledon.....again (Venus-Serena final for fourth time ).......

Tomorrows' Wimbledon tennis championship match will .....for the 4th time.....feature these two amazing athletes from Compton, CA.

Serena beat her older sister in 2002 and 2003, with Venus winning last year.

“I feel very calm, actually,” said Venus, who is 2-5 against Serena in Grand Slam finals. “But, of course, I’m going to bring the tough feet to the court.”

For Serena, it’s just more of the same.

“We’re used to being in this position now, so we pretty much have it down,” Serena said Friday after she and Venus beat top-seeded Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-1, 6-2 to reach Saturday’s doubles final, where they will face Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs.

“I feel like going into this final I have nothing to lose,” said Serena, who is 27 years old, two years younger than Venus. “I feel like obviously she’s playing the best tennis at this tournament.”

No matter what happens.......one thing is for sure. A Williams will be crowned champion.

A Yahoo............Sports Minute

From Yahoo Sports........


Major League Baseball is coming up. With the help on MLB.com........and Yahoo Sports........ESPN is not the sports monopoly it once was. A breath of fresh air.......something different.......to the point. And not self promoting.

Here's a look........at last nights' games.....from " killer bees " to an Atlanta Brave sweep of the World Champion Phillies.......

It's all here..........enjoy:

The Best........of the .......Best.....of the .....Best

From CnnSi.com..........We're only showing the top 20.....

These.....are the most talented athletes in the world.......and they're getting paid....because of being the very best........in their sports.

For the full list of "The Fortunate 50" Click ..... here.

1

Tiger Woods

Pro Golf

Last Year's Rank: 1

$7,737,626

$92,000,000

$99,737,626

Tiger sacrificed millions in appearance fees during his year off to recover from knee surgery, but replaced his lucrative Buick deal -- voided by mutual consent -- with a new one from AT&T.

2

Phil Mickelson

Pro Golf

Last Year's Rank: 2

$6,350,356

$46,600,000

$52,950,356

Like Tiger, Phil no longer counts on a car-maker in his endorsement portfolio. (Ford chose not to re-sign him.) He still has lucrative deals with Rolex, Callaway, Exxon, Barclay's and KPMG.

3

LeBron James

Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 3

$14,410,581

$28,000,000

$42,410,581

LeBron has one more season left under his deal before he can opt out. If Cleveland doesn't show it's Finals-worthy by next spring, expect the Knicks to come in with a huge offer.

4

Alex Rodriguez

New York Yankees (MLB)

Last Year's Rank: 6 (tie)

$33,000,000

$6,000,000

$39,000,000

We're in the middle of A-Rod's peak earning power in his middle-loaded, 10-year megadeal: He'll make another $33 million in 2010 and then gradually decrease to a "normal" $20 million by '17.

5

Shaquille O'Neal

Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 6 (tie)

$20,000,000

$15,000,000

$35,000,000

The Big Bargaining Chip? Regardless of his trade to Cleveland, Shaq is in the final year of the five-year, $100 million deal he signed while with Miami. It's the largest expiring deal in the NBA.

6

Kevin Garnett

Boston Celtics (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 8

$24,750,000

$10,000,000

$34,750,000

After earning a team-high in salary this past season, KG shoots down to $16.4 million in '09-10 as his three-year extension kicks in, making him the lowest earner of Boston's Big Three.

7

Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 5

$21,262,500

$10,000,000

$31,262,500

While Kobe's league-high $23 million salary next season is certainly befitting of an NBA Finals MVP, it'll also eat up more than a third of the Lakers' cap room to rebuild under the luxury tax.

8

Allen Iverson

Detroit Pistons (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 12

$21,937,500

$7,000,000

$28,937,500

AI just finished the final year of the six-year, $76 million extension he signed in '03 with the Sixers. Larry Brown would be open to signing him in Charlotte -- no doubt at a big discount.

9

Derek Jeter

New York Yankees (MLB)

Last Year's Rank: 10

$20,000,000

$8,500,000

$28,500,000

Yankee captain now has a place to get the kids involved in his Turn 2 Foundation in shape: He opened his second co-branded 24-Hour Fitness gym in Manhattan, and a third is scheduled.

10

Peyton Manning

Indianapolis Colts (NFL)

Last Year's Rank: 9

$14,500,000

$13,000,000

$27,000,000

NFL's top endorser has distributed $500,000 in grants in '09 through his PayBack Foundation to charities in Indianapolis, near his alma mater (Tennessee) and his hometown, New Orleans.

11

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Auto Racing

Last Year's Rank: 11

$4,611,290

$22,000,000

$26,611,290

Junior was voted NASCAR's most popular driver for the sixth straight year. But what NASCAR needs to win back fans and sponsors is for him to win more often than once every 76 races.

12

Dwyane Wade

Miami Heat (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 16

$14,410,581

$12,000,000

$26,410,581

Even if he doesn't get a contract extension this summer, D-Wade will get his nine figures one way or another. He's suing an ex-business partner for slander and libel for $100 million.

13

Dwight Howard

Orlando Magic (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 22

$13,758,000

$12,000,000

$25,758,000

Last year Howard bought the 11,000-square foot "Chateau d'Usse" near Orlando for $8 million. The mansion includes four kitchens, 15 TVs, two game rooms and three "mini-beaches."

14

Mark Teixeira

New York Yankees (MLB)

Last Year's Rank: NR

$25,000,000

$250,000

$25,250,000

Big Tex's $181 million deal includes a clause where he has the option to buy the eight best available season tickets. Finally, someone who can afford the $2,600 Legends Suite seats.

15

Tracy McGrady

Houston Rockets (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 17

$21,126,874

$4,000,000

$25,126,874

Injured T-Mac spent less time on the court last season, but spent more time involved in aide to Darfur -- he visited refugee camps in Chad in '07 and continues to donate to schools.

16

Tim Duncan

San Antonio Spurs (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 19

$20,598,705

$3,500,000

$24,098,705

Though Duncan's $22.2 million salary next season is the team's highest, the fiscally responsible Spurs still have nine players from last year's roster signed at around the salary-cap limit.

17

Stephon Marbury

Boston Celtics (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 25

$21,937,500

$2,000,000

$23,937,500

Starbury netted some $18.6 million while riding the pine for the Knicks last season, then latched on with the Celtics in January for the veteran's minimum, earning him a prorated $1.3 million.

18

CC Sabathia

New York Yankees (MLB)

Last Year's Rank: NR

$23,000,000

$250,000

$23,250,000

Sabathia's seven-year, $161 million deal is by far the richest ever for a pitcher in baseball history. He'll earn roughly $675,000 for every game he starts over the course of this season.

19

Jason Kidd

Dallas Mavericks (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 24

$21,372,000

$1,500,000

$22,872,000

Future Hall-of-Famer would like to stay in Dallas, but he must lower his asking price. With skills in decline, he'll be lucky to get a third of the $20 million range to which he's grown accustomed.

20

Jermaine O'Neal

Miami Heat (NBA)

Last Year's Rank: 27

$21,352,500

$750,000

$22,102,500

Miami could be without its two biggest-name players next summer when O'Neal's contract expires and Dwyane Wade can opt out. That would let the Heat rebuild around Michael Beasley.

Hump Day..........News & Views

Sometimes....

We dabble....in a little more....than just .......sports....

Sometimes.......we deal with ..........the real world........politics........current events.....life in general.

This.....is one of those times.....and .....it doesn't feel........half bad.....In fact.......it feels kind of good to express feelings .....not associated with "balls & strikes"....."touchdowns".....or "slam dunks"....



Here's a few stories.......we are following.....




There is an old saying.....

" A fish can never be caught........until....he opens his mouth". Enter that governor of South Carolina.....You know him (Mark Sanford). He is the one who went AWOL ....with his wife.....and state.....and wound up in Argentina having an affair with a lady....(we use that term loosely)........Well, here is what this moron is saying now:

"I don't want to blow up my time in politics," he told the AP. "I don't want to blow up future earning power, I don't want to blow up the kids' lives. I don't want to blow up 20 years that we've invested. But if I'm completely honest, there are still feelings in the way. If we keep pushing it this way, we get those to die off, but they're still there and they're still real.

He has trouble, he said, shutting down the love he feels for Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentine woman he first met in 2001.

Sanford also said he's "crossed the lines" with a handful of other women during 20 years of marriage, but not as far as he did with Chapur and not since the two met.

"Without wandering into that field we'll just say that I let my guard down in all senses of the word without ever crossing the line that I crossed with this situation," he said, referring to his affair with Chapur.

Is this guy dumb? Or just plain stupid? Even .....if you're feeling this.......don't say it publicly....Have some sort of common sense. And dignity....You're a governor....for crying out loud......You....(expletive deleted).......up! You ....are the biggest...(expletive deleted)....on the planet!!!!!!!

And I thought we Georgians ........had a "Gomer Pyle".......as a governor. And this guy.......had aspirations........to some day....be president? Of .....the U S of A??????

Just........shut up!

The.........Michael Jackson ....hysteria .....among the media.....gets wilder by the day.....In their haste to be the first to get news breaking stories........here's just a sample of some head lines........just this week.

And.......remember.......this is only Wednesday.......He's not even buried ........yet....

Who Could Cash in From Michael Jackson's Death?

Author: Jackson Accidentally Killed Himself in Attempt to Get Sick

Michael Jackson's children 'not his'

Michael Jackson Cuts His Dad Out Of His Will

Michael Jackson's Changing Face

And....so on .......on........and on.

Don't we love.....our "free press"?

Only.......in .......America.....

Have........a .......great.......Wednesday.