Lately ESPN has had a few articles that have left me amazed at the quality of the writing. There was a story about Michael Phelps last summer that I loved, which i think was written by Jerry Cransick. Then there was one about why no one will be better than Michael Jordan which may have been written by Bill Simmons. The one I read today talks about the rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. I have taken an excerpt of just to show how good it truly is, this is the last paragraph.

"Spent, both men are in tears for the trophy ceremony. Only they understand why. Each is less without the other, though the other may destroy him. The legacy of one must now become the legacy of the other. Trapped, they define each other. Paris, London and New York still lie ahead of them. And ahead of us.

If we're very lucky, this rivalry between The Swiss and The Spaniard, this epic thing, may become the sports story of the year."

I was extremely happy that Nadal managed to win his first Australian Open, he now only needs the U.S. Open for a career grand slam. Roger Federer has been only one Major away from the career grand slam for about 3 years now. The difference is that Federer needs to win the French Open which is on clay courts. If Rafael Nadal is healthy during the French Open he is completely unstoppable on that surface so Federer may be waiting for a long time to complete that slam. The fact that Nadal has won on the hard courts in Melbourne gives him hope he can win on the hard courts in New York later this year. 2009 will be an epic year for tennis, I can feel it already.

The Super Bowl was played in Tampa Bay on Sunday and the Pittsburgh Steelers won, which wasn't a surprise. I think what was a surprise was how close the game was in the end. The Steelers have a young enough team that should be able to put together a couple championships in a row, much like the Patriots at the beginning of the decade.  ¶ 5:45 PM