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A Great July
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Most years, we find July to be a yawner in terms of sports. Not in 2008. The month began with Rafael Nadal besting Roger Federer at Wimbledon in a match called the greatest ever by none other than John McEnroe. John knows a thing or two about great matches. By defeating top ranked Federer at Wimbledon on grass, Nadal looks primed to move into the top ranking at some point soon. A changing of the guard. This guy could be up there for a long time.

This year's baseball All-Star Game went a remarkable 15 innings. Too bad that meant the game finished about 1:30 a.m. Eastern time. Despite a valiant effort, the National League suffered yet another defeat. Both managers make a concerted effort to play most everyone on their rosters in the first nine innings. When the game goes to extra innings, you can be assured that the starters are no longer playing. What we saw in the extra innings was extraordinary pitching. We from Colorado were especially proud of Aaron Cook, who delivered three scoreless innings for the NL with the game on the line.

Finally, we had a terrific British Open golf tournament. Some felt the tournament might suffer from a lack of Tiger in the field. Things didn't really play out that way, as venerable Greg Norman provided plenty of excitement in this weather hammered tournament. Could a 53-year-old former champion get it done on Sunday? Norman started badly on the final day, but still was tied for the lead after playing 11 holes. After that, Padraig Harrington went out and won the tournament with a fabulous performance. The big story was really the near miss by Norman, who had to be convinced to even show up. Once a champion, always a champion.