Viva Rafa!!!

RAFAEL NADAL IS KING OF THE HILL, TOP OF THE LIST, "A",
NUMBER ONE IN OLD NEW YORK ~ NEW YORK, NEW YORK

I can't say anything. At 24, he won a career gland slam. Whew.
Rafa's really amazing.. (and hot!)..Way to go Rafa!

Rafael Nadal of Spain rolls on the ground in celebration of defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the men's singles final on day fifteen of the 2010 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2010 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the championship trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the men's singles final on day fifteen of the 2010 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2010 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images North America

Rafael Nadal of Spain bites the championship trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the men's singles final on day fifteen of the 2010 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2010 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images North America

US OPEN 2010
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Rafa Nadal defeats Novak Djokovic
6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Monday, September 13, 2010
~ a day late due to rain on Sunday ~
The second set had a 2 hour rain delay at 4-4, 30-30 Djokovic serving

Rafa is only one of three tennis players to win an Olympic Gold Medal and a Career Grand Slam
The three players are Andre Agassi, Stefi Graf and Rafael Nadal. Rafa is the first player since 1969 (Rod Laver) to win the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in the same year

Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming

Any sequel of a movie will always be compared to the first one. I can say that the FIRST movie is still the best - the story, the dance, and the emotional impact. I think this movie is in desperate need of a sense of humor. There’s a few witty jokes sprinkled throughout the movie but what it really needed was to not take itself quite so seriously. The characters here are great especially tWitch. DJ's (Columbus Short) appearance in the movie as "the legend" of TNT added a slight impact when he had the inpirational message at the end when everything seems to be ruined. I didn't quite like the scipt overall because it's very predictable but when Chance’s step team performs their final dance dressed as rejects from Mortal Kombat - that’s pretty special.. goosebumps all over! Of course, Explosions in the Sky's music will always add the intangibles. I didn't see the brilliance of Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming compared to the first one. I guess they didn't focus much on the dance routine and they highlighted more of the melodramatic plot. But still, it is worth watching for me. Just don't expect a lot of amazing crazy moves! My thought on the movie was that it was overall pretty good. I think it's a three out of five stars.

2010 FIBA World Basketball Championships

Watching FIBA is not healthy for me - staying up late isn't fun but the 2010 World Championships were extremely entertaining and competitive. Kevin Durant is a beast - winning tournament MVP - really showed the world the calibre of player he is, scoring at will but also showing a tenacity on defense. I'm afraid he will develop and improve more on his scoring, defense, overall versatility and ability to facilitate on the offensive end - beware Kobe. Luis Scola, Linas Kleiza, and Milos Teodosic also made their team on the hunt for Gold. Congratulations to my Laker Odom who is a big key to US win over Turkey. All 15 of Odom’s points and eight of his rebounds came in the second half, and he scored nine of his team’s first 13 points to open the fourth quarter, helping to keep Turkey from getting back into the contest. Well done US Team!