(click on image for more information) On Monday, September 8, 2008 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York, Roger Federer of Switzerland defeated Andy Murray of Britain in straight sets of 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win the 2008 Men’s Tennis US Open championship. This is 27-year-old Federer’s fifth straight US Open Title and his 13th Grand Slam title, which is 1 title away from tying Pete Sampras' 14 Grand Slam titles. Federer is the second man since Bill Tilden in 1924 to win the US Open... Read Full Story
(click on image for game highlights) On Thursday, September 4, 2008 in Giant Stadium, at East Rutherford, New Jersey, the New York Giants defeated the Washington Redskins 16-7. Eli Manning started the scoring with a 84-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Giants kicker, John Carney, kicked 3 field goals. The Giants scored on their first 4 possessions. The Redskins scored with a Jason Campbell 12-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss with 13 seconds left in the first half. This was the... Read Full Story
(click on image for Republican Convention information) On Monday, September 1, 2008 in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, the 2008 the Republican National Convention started and will last until Thursday, September 4, 2008. Read Full Story
(click on image for more information) On Friday, August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio, John McCain of Arizona deputed with Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, as his Republican running mate. Read Full Story
(click on image for Democratic Convention information) On Monday, August 25, 2008, in Denver, Colorado the Democratic National Convention started and will last until Thursday, August 28, 2008. Read Full Story
(click on image for Biden speech) On Saturday, August 23, 2008, Barack Obama of Illinois deputed with his Democratic running mate, Joseph Biden of Delaware. Read Full Story
(click on image for medal count) On Sunday, August 24, 2008, the 29th Olympiad closed in Beijing China. China was the winner of the 2008 Summer Olympic games with a gold medal count of 51 gold medals. United States came in second with 36 gold medals. Russia was third with 23 gold medals. This is the first time that China has won the gold medal count. The next Summer Olympiad which will be the 31st Olympiad will be held in London, Britain in 2012. Top 3 medaling countries of the 29th... Read Full Story
(click on image for more information) On Friday, August 22, 2008 in Beijing, China, 23-year-old Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the gold medals in the track 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4x100meter relay of the 29th Olympiad. Bolt broke the world record for the 100 meter race with a time of 9.69 seconds. Bolt also broke the world record for the 200 meter race with a time of 19.30 seconds. Bolt and his teammates, Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, and Asafa Powell broke the world record for the 4x100meter... Read Full Story
(click on image for information on Phelps) On Sunday, August 17, 2008 in the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, China. Michael Phelps set the new 8 gold medals in a single Olympiad world record. Phelps beats Spitz’s 7 gold medals record. Phelps also received the FINA, the sport’s governing body, best swimmer of the meet award. Phelps received gold medals in these swimming events: 1. 400 individual medley 2. 4x100 freestyle relay 3. 200 freestyle 4. 200 butterfly 5. 4x200 freestyle relay 6. 200... Read Full Story
(click on image for more information) On Sunday, August 10, 2008, at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Padraig Harrington of Ireland won the 90th PGA Championship. Harrington won $1,350,000 for first place. Sergio Garcia of Spain and Ben Curtis of USA won $660,000 for tying second place. Read Full Story
