SERENA WINS 5TH WIMBLEDON

   After spending 2011 not playing tennis due to surgeries and a blood clot in her lung that could have cost her life, not to mention her career, Serena Williams is once again the Wimbledon queen. Winning her 5th title was obviously a great joy, but winning it after what she had gone through made it that much sweeter.

Williams serve was huge with 17 aces and she compiled a lopsided 58-13 in winners against her competition Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. She dominated the first set 6-1, but Radwanska picked up momentum after a rain delay and won the second set 5-7. Williams regained her composure finishing the third set strongly 6-2 giving her the 5th Wimbledon win of her career.

Radwanska played a pretty good game, but at times seemed overpowered by Williams. Combined with a some errors and there you have it. Radwanska will be ranked #2 in the world and I'm sure we'll be seeing her again in that arena.

Congrats to Serena not only for her Wimbledon win, but for fighting through her own personal tragedies and disappointments to get back to being one of the best there is in the game.

STEP SMART TO GET SLIM FASTER

Got any walkers out there? Want to improve your burn? Check out these steps to help you walk faster and burn more calories.

1.  Keep your gaze focused directly ahead, not down at your feet.

2.  Stand tall, head straight and chin up; avoid leaning forward.

3.  Roll your shoulders back and down, not scrunched up by your ears.

4.  Make a relaxed fist, as though cupping a fragile potato chip.

5.  Tighten your abs, pulling belly button toward spine. 

6.  Bend your arms; naturally swing them forward and back without crossing the center of your body.

7.  With each step, land on your heels and push off with your toes. (Aim for a midfoot strike when running.)

HOT DOG EATING CONTEST WINNER

    Joey Chestnut ate his way to his sixth straight win at the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island. This guy ate 68 hot dogs with buns in 10 minutes. Yes, 68 hot dogs. In winning, he takes home $10,000 and the mustard yellow belt. 68 tied his best ever.

Chestnut only wished he could have eaten more to break the record for the audience and is looking forward to next year already. The 2nd place winner had eaten 52 hot dogs.

Not too healthy of course since 1 hot dog has about 180 calories, depending on the brand. Not including the bun, that's 12,240 calories! That's about 3 1/2 pounds. Quite a accomplishment though.
WOW!

TIGER WINS CONGRESSIONAL

Tiger Woods does it again! By winning the Congressional, he's won his 3rd PGA tour this year. With this win he passes Jack Nicholas for 2nd place in career PGA tour wins with 74.