This time, the little sister came out on top. Serena Williams bested sister Venus in straight sets, thwarting her older sister's chance to win the prestigious title for a fifth time. This was Serena's first championship on the famed grass courts in England since besting her sister in 2003, and avenging last year's straight set loss.

Serena took the first set in a tiebreaker, but the second set was never in doubt. The younger Williams sister's serve was too much to handle, and she was able to break early and rolled 6-2 in for the straight set win.

I thought I would try to watch an Indians game again, well at least more than a couple innings even if it got to the usual 6-1 opponent lead by the third inning. So far as I’m writing this the Indians bats have come alive and they are leading 8-3, but it’s wayyyyyy early. There is still that thing called the bullpen waiting in the wings. I’m guessing win or lose the Indians and A’s players will want to escape from Progressive Field like smooth criminals before the MJ tribute fireworks show starts.

Here are some things that caught my script, and after this season, black and blue “I”:

-There is still some incentive to watch Indians games. STO is giving away Browns tickets during the Oakland series.

-It’s weird to see Jason Giambi on this A’s team. He’s not the star he once was but in my opinion he’s literally and figuratively too big for a small market team like Oakland, he looks out of place.

-To a lesser extent, the same can be said for Nomar Garciaparra.

-Changing gears a bit, good news for Columbus Blue Jackets fans as Rick Nash signed an 8 year, $62.4 million extension to remain in C-Bus earlier today.

-The am/pm and ESPN voice-over guys must be related in some way.

While it is normally male athletes in the news for their bad behavior, one of the members of the fairer sex is in a bit of a legal bind today. Diana Taurasi, the WNBA star who made a name for herself after 4 stellar years at U Conn, has been charged with DUI. Taurasi, who plays for the Phoenix Mercury, was stopped by police at 2:30 Thrusday morning and failed sobriety tests. She was then given a blood test and released.

Shaquille O'Neal lived up to his larger than life persona as he was welcomed to Cleveland with a press conference earlier this afternoon. The star brought an embarrassing picture of Danny Ferry from his playing days when the two met in an awkward way on the court. As for his goals for the 2009-2010 Cleveland Cavaliers, well that is all business. The 37 year old stated:

"My motto is very simple. Win a ring for the King."

The 15 time all star also broached a subject that will heat up as the year goes on. On LeBron James, who can become a free agent next year, O'Neal stated:

"He's an intelligent young man. Sure he is going to do the right thing. Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Ferry have given him the world right here. If we do what we came here to do, everything will fall into place."

Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas is hosting a celebrity fishing derby on July 18th. The event is being held at the Westlake Rec Center and runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

If you want to enter you better act fast. The fishing derby is limited just 200 kids and you must register ahead of time. You can do so online by following this link or by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE

Each child entered will receive a free fishing rod and shirt. The day of fun also includes food and entertainment.

The Eric Wedge and Mark Shapiro era in Cleveland can be summed up pretty well from the well-known quotation from Charles Dickens "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". The Cleveland Indians were up 3-1 on the Boston Red Sox in the 2007 ALCS and looked poised to win their first championship since 1948. The Tribe pulled a major league choke job and lost the next 3 games, falling in the series to the eventual World Series Champs. It had at one time looked like the Indians would take the mantle as one of the top American League teams for years to come.

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Tennis Legend Roger Federer asked his fans on Facebook to ask him some questions and picked three questions to answer from them. The 27 broached the subjects the Wimbledon roof, when he plans to call it quits from tennis, and offerded advice to the next generation of tennis players. You can follow Federer on Facebook by following this link.

Here is what he had to say in the exchange with fans.

When do you plan to retire from tennis?

When I stop playing tennis, which I hope will not be for a very long time, I plan to dedicate a lot of time to my foundation. I will also get involved with some businesses I enjoy and try to continue to give back to tennis. I will also try to catch up with my family and friends that I don’t get to see very often and I will make sure I am a great Dad and husband.

But, I don’t like to think about life after tennis as I am enjoying the sport so much now and don’t see stopping anytime soon.

How do you feel about the new Centre Court roof?