From what should look like one epic battle from Jurassic Park, the Williams sisters will relive their sibling rivalry this Saturday.

And for all ya’ll calling me a racist already after reading that first sentence, you’re a jackass. I have nothing against African Americans, it just so happen that the Williams sisters ain’t my type. And as much as I would love to see Maria Sharapova play in the final match of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, all I could do now is accept the fact that the Williams sisters were simply better at this point of the year.

You read it right, Venus and Serena Williams made it this far to earn a shot at each other hoping to win the 2008 All England Lawn Tennis Championships, as well as the title ‘’daddy’s little girl'’ probably, although both of them are absolutely NOT, in any way, ‘’LITTLE.'’

Venus knows her sister will be up to the challenge come Saturday. Serena Williams, after disposing China’s Zheng Jie, 6-2 7-6 (7/5) definitely has what it takes to beat the four-time Wimbledon champion.

‘’At this point our main focus was obviously both of us getting to the final. Then from there it’s every Williams for themselves,'’ Venus Williams said.

‘’Our goal is just to be healthy. I think if we can be healthy, then we can do well and continue to climb the rankings. Of course we believe we can be on top, but we just have to keep our…'’

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Yes, the world’s most popular golfer is unsure when he’ll be a golfer again.

That’s right, with Tiger Woods having undergone surgery, now wearing a knee brace and would need to be in crutches for at least three weeks, the world’s No.1 golfer is uncertain when he’ll be able to make a return to the golf course and play competitively.

Woods, speaking for the first time since his reconstructive surgery on June 24, didn’t have any timetable whatsoever to speak of when he made his first public remarks for the media since his operation.

‘’I really don’t know,'’ Tiger Woods said during a conference call to promote his AT&T National, a tournament near Washington, D.C., that he hosts but will be unable to attend.

‘’We’ll have to see how this thing heals and everyone heals at a different rate. Some six months, some at nine and some at 12. To be honest with you, no one really knows until we start the rehab process and see how this thing goes.'’

‘’My ACL wasn’t all that great to begin with,'’ he said. ‘’There wasn’t a whole lot left. You need to train and develop your hamstring and glutes as much as possible to hold it. Everyone was surprised it lasted as long as…'’

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Yes, and team Ferrari will be able to do that without any penalties whatsoever.

Thanks to a new rule introduced at the start of the 2008 F1 season, Ferrari will be able to change their engine in the middle of the year. And after their ace driver Kimi Raikkonen suffered a broken exhaust in France, the engine change was drastically needed.

Ferrari saw Kimi Raikkonen missed out on winning the 2008 F1 French Grand Prix after his car suffered a broken exhaust. That gave away concerns over the power unit of the new F2008.

Mechanics from the Ferrari pit crew have opted to change Raikkonen’s engine for Silvertone in the 2008 F1 British Grand Prix and because of this new rule introduced at the beginning of the season, they can do just that without penalties.

A new rule was introduced at the beginning of this season that says any team can now have one free engine change at any point of the racing year after the same ruling refrained F1 teams from changing engines as much as they like in the past.

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali expects his team to be…

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And while stories about people switching poker teams rarely land on the pages of OddJack, it’s Shannon Elizabeth and that’s reason enough.

Shannon Elizabeth turned heads with her roles in the Scary Movie, Tomcats, and Cursed. She also appeared in That ’70s Show and appeared in Playboy and Maxim magazines.

If her name still doesn’t ring a bell, think of the name Nadia, Shannon Elizabeth’s role as the sultry foreign exchange student in the comedy, American Pie is hard to forget.

Well, here’s hoping her opponents at the poker table forget lest they start folding their winning hands in an effort to win the heart of the Hollywood pin-up girl, who for some reason, plays poker very very good.

Fresh from her appearance in the hilarious poker film The Grand, Shannon Elizabeth is now ready to take on real-life poker on a serious level.

This ‘Dancing with the Stars’ beauty is the most recent member of DoylesRoom’s celebrity roster. She is certainly a welcome addition to Team Brunson’s already potent mix of acclaimed poker professionals and card-playing celebrities.

But don’t start thinking Shannon Elizabeth was chosen for her beauty alone.

In the poker community, Shannon has been slowly making a…

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This is as obvious as J.J. Jack being labeled a racist by some idiot every single time he writes about Manny Pacquiao.

The 2008 Wimbledon Championships are about to conclude and while the women’s division already have two gorillas battling it out for the championship, nothing is settled in the men’s side of things yet.

But still, even you can see Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal already on their way to a classic face-off for the men’s title in the 2008 All England Lawn Tennis Championships right? Standing on Federer’s and Nadal’s way are Marat Safin and Rainer Schuettler respectively. Can both guys overcome this Friday?

As good as Roger Federer has been this year, the guy is just happy to earn a spot in the semi-finals. ‘’I'm just very happy I didn’t have to burn unnecessary energy,'’ Federer said, referring to his somewhat easy quarter-final face-off with Mario Ancic. He’s the only man who has not dropped a set in this year’s Wimbledon.

‘’I was in complete control. I was never really under pressure. I served well. I didn’t have to save a break point. When you go through a match like that, you know you’re…'’

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Here we go again…

With still weeks before the 2008-09 NFL football season begins, people from Wisconsin are probably still shocked after hometown hero, Brett Favre, announced that he’ll finally retire after three years of postponing what was probably the inevitable.

But wait, here come some rumors that claim Brett Favre is itching to return to the field and once again don the No.4 Green Bay Packers colors and dance. Is this really real? Will we have the privilege of watching one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game, make a run for it one more time?

With all the excitement this rumor generated, the ‘’ultimate Packer'’ was quick to put an end to it. ‘’It’s all rumor,'’ the former (as of press time…) Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said. Too bad eh? He he… As for the excitement the news generated, Favre says, ‘’No reason for it.'’

After that incredible run in the playoffs, you can’t really blame these rumors for clamoring for Favre to make another comeback. Hell, even Favre’s Packer teammates refuse to dismiss that No.4 already has football out of his blood.

‘’I've talked to Brett and I know he has the…'’

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Apparently, PokerStars want all the poker stars they can have.

His total live tournament winnings as of 2008 is over $1,800,000. He made a name for himself by appearing in two final tables at the European Poker Tour. He has also cashed four times at the World Series of Poker. Now, Swedish poker star William Thorson has joined poker notables Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem and Barry Greenstein at Team PokerStars.

With the 2008 World Series of Poker heating up the poker tables, PokerStars need all the help they can get. And they certainly didn’t go wrong with William Thorson.

Not bad for someone who started playing poker online at the play money tables. William Thorson has been playing at PokerStars since 2002 using his screen name ‘’William.'’ When he started playing with real money, his first deposit was a measly $50. He’s gone a long way considering that he can now afford to shell out $10,000 to join World Series of Poker main events.

Considered by many as the number one player on the Swedish poker scene, Thorson humbly admitted in interviews that despite his many accomplishments, he still considers being chosen for Team PokerStars Pro an honor.

‘’It’s a great team with many of the world’s greatest players and I’m…'’

Read More » PokerStars sign William Thorson to be their newest Poker Star (wha?!?) in the 2008 World Series of Poker

This is probably the first significant news ever to hit the tournament since it was announced that it will be played in South Africa.

With still two more years before the 2010 FIFA World Cup gets here, we are already hearing some rumblings, if you will, about the biggest football tournament in the world.

Hell, the Euro 2008 championships have just concluded and football fans already have their eyes on the next big thing, if not the biggest. And as far as this story goes, it’s all about these doubts pertaining to how safe will the tournament’s participants be in South Africa.

You see, there seems to be rising concerns over continued security problems in the very area where the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be played. The World Cup is still the sport’s most prestigious and biggest tournament and with these security problems, it has put the possibility of South Africa hosting it in doubt.

Fortunately for FIFA, their president has another ace up his sleeve.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter, for the first time, has confirmed that there is a ‘’Plan B'’ for the host nation of the…

Read More » 2010 FIFA World Cup is set in South Africa! Or is it?

Apparently, there’s this other guy who failed to pay his tab to Wynn Las Vegas too.

After news about Charles Barkley failing to pay up his debt to Wynn Las Vegas broke out last May, it seems we have another guy who fell to the same embarrassing episode.

And this time, we have Joe Francis, the founder of the Girls Gone Wild videos. He he… And while Barkley had a whopping $400,000 debt to settle, (which we assume he did already…) this guy did Barkley one better, a whopping $2 million more.

It was last May when Charles Barkley announced that he’s done with gambling after settling his $400,000 debt (or so he claims…) with Wynn Las Vegas. With Joe Francis owing the gambling spot a whole lot more than that, I wonder what this will do to a guy who films tits and asses for a living.

‘’I like to go into Vegas, it’s a fun place, but you know what, I’ve got to stop gambling. That’s the bottom line.'’

That’s what Barkley said then. As for Joe Francis, he ain’t saying the same kind of shit yet. After all, who in the right frame of mind can say that he’s really done with gambling? I certainly can’t say that.

(Then again, only guys reading gambling sites like…)

Read More » Girls won’t be Going Wild over a broke Joe Francis now

The Red Sox and the Yankees have met each other for so many times now that I lost count already.

Nevertheless, one of the most storied rivalry in all of sports will be renewed this 2008 MLB baseball season this Thursday and I reckon New Yorkers won’t be gracious hosts to the visiting Red Sox.

One of the longest, most bitter and most storied rivalries in professional sports will explode once again as the New York Yankees host bitter rivals, Boston Red Sox in a four-game season series at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY.

For over 100 years, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees have been chief rivals, compounded by their geographic proximity. Since the inception of the wild card team and an added Division Series, the rivals have squared off in the American League championship series three times, with the Yankees winning twice in 1999 and 2003 before 2004 saw Boston celebrating.

In addition to that, both teams have met each other in the last regular season series of a season to decide the title in numerous occasions. Boston won one in 1904 before the Yankees…

Read More » Boston Red Sox V New York Yankees part… (XI? XII?)