Meet Ray Lewis. Game Over.

Before we go off singing praises about how good a defensive football player Ray Lewis is, let's at least recall he was once charged with murder (recap and bio here). He was, of course, acquitted which is why he is back out playing football like he always has.

This past Sunday, at age 34, and with the clock winding down on the road at San Diego, the Chargers were closing in on the winning score but needed to clear a 4th and two. Enter Ray Lewis.



Wow. Out of all the defensive plays you will ever see in the NFL this one brought a game abruptly to a close. Game over.

It is the perfect highlight to sum up the unbelievably talented career of one of the NFL's best defensive players of all-time, the Baltimore Ravens #52. He has played with one NFL team his entire career. The Ravens won Super Bowl 35 and Lewis was named MVP. He is a 10-time Pro Bowl selection (every NFL season that he has started at least 14 games) including 1997 (his 2nd year in the NFL) and the last 3 seasons. He was picked #26 in the 1996 NFL Draft out of the University of Miami. Career stats here.

2009 U.S. Open

This year, the U.S. Open has gone all out in promotion via ESPN coverage and a path-breaking web site that features interactive draws, printable draws, and the ability to watch tennis live online. Top Men's seeds are Roger Federer (Switzerland), Rafael Nadal (Argentina), Andy Murray (Britain), and Novac Djokovic (Serbia). The top Women's seeds are Dinara Safina (Russia), Serena Williams (USA), Venus Williams (USA), and Elena Dementieva (Russia). Official U.S. Open website here. ESPN coverage here. The Men's Final is Sunday September 13 at 4pm on CBS (TV schedule). The Women's Final is Saturday night 9/12/09 at 8pm also on CBS. If Serena and Venus advance to the semifinals they would play each other on Friday afternoon 9/11 with the winner advancing to the final. Roger Federer has won the last 5 men's singles titles (beating Andy Murray last year). Complete U.S. Open winners list here. Serena Williams won the women's title last year (list here).