US Open
Angel Cabrera wins U.S. Open! Cabrera looked like the underdog athlete yesterday as he walked around the course looking stressed beyond belief while nonstop smoking. Cabrera just edged out TigerWoods and Jim Furyk who both flubbed the 17th hole. Apparently, Oakmont is considered one of the hardest courses and every golfer suffered a little (actually a lot). In fact, there were only 8 rounds under par and Cabrera won two of them.

Bonds Watch
San Francisco homerun king Barry Bonds hit number 748 this weekend. The reaction from every crowd is intense. He’s consistently booed (even in San Francisco). In case you haven’t been following, Bonds is pursuing Hank Aarons’ hollowed career home run record of 755. Normally, it would be pretty exciting knowing that a record of this stature will be broken by the end of the season, but no one (at least no one I know) actually likes Bonds. He’s alienated countless sports fans, partly because people say he’s a jerk, and mostly because of his steroid use. The big question is if (more likely when) Bonds breaks the homerun record, should we celebrate or should we try and ignore it since he did it while using performance enhancing drugs?

Kobe Watch
Kobe Bryant the LA Lakers’ superstar keeps threatening to leave the Lakers because he’s disappointed in their commitment to excellence. Who knows if the Lakers will actually try and trade him or if he’ll just opt out of his contract? Kobe has four years left on his $136.4 million contract but apparently can terminate it after next season.