The Championships, Wimbledon 2014 Begins Monday!

All England is back for business for the Championships starting Monday! The only grand slam played on grass. Although defending women's singles champion Marion Bartoli won't defend the title (she retired shortly after her win after a critic made comments regarding looks), Andy Murray will defend his men's singles title there. Murray became the first Brit since Virginia Wade in 1977 to win at All England in singles competition (in general). It was also Murray's second grand slam. Will he repeat?

Notable first round singles matches of interest
GENTLEMEN
(1) Novak Djokovic v Andrey Golubev
(2) Rafa Nadal v Martin Klizan
(3) Andy Murray v David Goffin
(4) Roger Federer v Paolo Lorenzi
(5) Stan Wawrinka v Joao Sousa
(6) Tomas Berdych v Victor Hanescu
(7) David Ferrer v Pablo Carreno Busta
(8) Milos Raonic v Matthew Ebden
(9) John Isner v Daniel Smethurst
(10) Kei Nishikori v Kenny de Schepper
(11) Grigor Dimitrov v Ryan Harrison
(12) Ernests Gulbis v Jurgen Zopp
(13) Richard Gasquet v James Duckworth
(14) Jo Wilfried Tsonga v Jurgen Melzer
(15) Jerzy Janowicz v Somdev Devvarman
(16) Fabio Fognini v Alex Kuznetsov
(17) Mikhail Youzhny v James Ward
(18) Fernando Verdasco v Marinko Matosevic
(20) Kevin Anderson v Aljaz Bedene
(21) Alex Dolgopolov v Samuel Groth
(22) Philipp Kohlschreiber v Igor Sijsling
(23) Tommy Robredo v Lukas Lacko
(24) Gael Monfils v Malek Jaziri
(25) Andreas Seppi v Leonardo Mayer
(26) Marin Cilic v Paul Henri Mathieu
(27) Roberto Bautista Agut v Steve Johnson
(29) Ivo Karlovic v Frank Dancevic
(30) Marcel Granollers v Nicolas Mahut
(31) Vasek Pospisil v Robin Haase
(32) Dmitry Tursonov v Denis Istomin
Lleyton Hewitt v Michal Przyieszny
Gilles Simon v Konstantin Kravchuk
Radek Stepanek v Pablo Cuevas
Julien Benneteau v Gilles Muller
Sam Querrey v Bradley Klahn
Sergiy Stakhovsky v Carlos Berlocq
Jeremy Chardy v Daniel Cox
Bernard Tomic v Evgeny Donskoy
Jack Sock v Pierre Hugues Herbert
Donald Young v Benjamin Becker
Edouard Roger Vasselin v Filippo Volandri
Benoit Paire v Lukas Rosol
Dustin Brown v Marcos Baghdatis
Andrey Kuznetsov v Daniel Evans
Adrian Mannarino v Pere Riba
Nick Kyrgios v Stephane Robert

LADIES
(1) Serena Williams v Anna Tatishvili
(2) Na Li v Paula Kania
(3) Simona Halep v Teliana Pereira
(4) Agnieszka Radwanska v Andreea Mitu
(5) Maria Sharapova v Samantha Murray
(6) Petra Kvitova v Andrea Hlavackova
(7) Jelena Jankovic v Kaia Kanepi
(8) Victoria Azarenka v Mirjana Lucic Baroni
(9) Angelique Kerber v Urszula Radwanska
(10) Dominika Cibulkova v Aleksandra Wozniak
(11) Ana Ivanovic v Francesca Schiavone
(12) Flavia Pennetta v Jana Cepelova
(13) Eugenie Bouchard v Daniela Hantuchova
(14) Sara Errani v Caroline Garcia
(15) Carla Suarez Navarro v Shuai Zhang
(16) Caroline Wozniacki v Shahar Peer
(17) Sam Stosur v Yanina Wickmayer
(18) Sloane Stephens v Maria Kirilenko
(19) Sabine Lisicki v Julia Glushko
(20) Andrea Petkovic v Katarzyna Piter
(21) Roberta Vinci v Donna Vekic
(22) Ekaterina Makarova v Kimiko Date Krumm
(23) Lucie Safarova v Julia Goerges
(24) Kirsten Flipkens v Tamira Paszek
(25) Alize Cornet v Anna Schmiedlova
(26) Anastasiya Pavlyuchenkova v Alison Riske
(27) Garbine Muguruza v Coco Vandeweghe
(28) Svetlana Kuznetsova v Michelle Larcer de Brito
(29) Sorana Cirstea v Victoria Duval
(30) Venus Williams v Maria Teresa Torro Flor
(31) Klara Koukalova v Taylor Townsend
(32) Elena Vesnina v Patricia Mayr Achleitner
Vera Zvonareva v Tara Moore
Tsvetana Pironkova v Varvara Lepchenko
Heather Watson v Ajla Tomljanovic
Christina McHale v Chanelle Scheepers
Monica Puig v Madison Keys
Bojana Jovanovski v Johanna Larsson
Karin Knapp v Karolina Pliskova
Casey Dellacqua v Anett Kontaveit
Silvia Soler Espinosa v Olga Govortsova
Alexandra Cadantu v Camila Giorgi
Mona Barthel v Romina Oprandi
Virginie Razzano v Irina Camelia Begu
Johanna Konta v Shuai Peng
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova v Alla Kudryatseva
Misaki Doi v Elina Svitolina
Kristina Mladenovic v Zarina Diyas
Vania King v Yvonne Meusburger
Lauren Davis v Alisa Kleybanova
Yaroslava Shvedova v Kristyna Pliskova

Radio Wimbledon is back for the next two weeks! Follow the action on the Wimbledon website. Here in the states, it's on ESPN networks exclusively and DIRECTV mix channel (I think for this week only).

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships 2013 This Weekend!

History could be made this weekend for Cornell senior Kyle Dake in the 165-pound (74.25 kg) class. In his first three years, he wrestled his way to three national titles in that class. No one in NCAA history has ever done such a defeat, as he begins on Thursday morning with the number 1 seed.

Des Moines will be the host city for the Division I wrestling championships this weekend, which will be live on the ESPN family of networks.

Did you know there is also a bracket? Link.

The Championships at Wimbledon 2012, a Preview!

It's late June and it's time for The Championships at Wimbledon 2012! Nothing beats tennis on grass. The way it should be!

Among some of the big stories of this year's Championships is the possible final match of Kim Clijsters, a Grand Slam champion, who is slated to retire after USTA Open in New York in September. She will try to get into the London games as well pending the rankings and qualification procedure standards of the ITF.

Also since the Games of the XXX Olympiad is in London, All-England will be the venue for the tennis competitions beginning the first week in late July.

Anyway, here are some notable first round singles matches, beginning Monday!

MEN
singles first round
(1) Novak Djokovic v Juan Carlos Ferrero
(2) Rafa Nadal v Thomaz Bellucci
(3) Roger Federer v Albert Ramos
(4) Andy Murray v Nikolay Davydenko
(5) Jo Wilfried Tsonga v Lleyton Hewitt
(6) Tomas Berdych v Ernests Gulbis
(7) David Ferrer v Dustin Brown
(8) Janko Tipsarevic v David Nalbandian
(9) Juan Martin del Potro v Robin Haase
(10) Mardy Fish v Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
(11) John Isner v Alejandro Falla
(13) Gilles Simon v Paul Henri Mathieu
(16) Marin Cilic v Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
(17) Fernando Verdasco v Jimmy Wang
(18) Richard Gasquet v Tobias Kamke
(20) Bernard Tomic v David Goffin
(21) Milos Raonic v Santiago Giraldo
(22) Alex Dolgopolov v Alex Bogomolov Jr.
(25) Stan Wawrinka v Jurgen Meltzer
(26) Mikhail Youzhny v Donald Young
(27) Philipp Kohlschreiber v Tommy Haas
(28) Radek Stepanek v Sergiy Stakhovsky
(30) Andy Roddick v Jamie Baker
Ryan Harrison v Yen-Hsun Lu
Paolo Lorenzi v Nicolas Mahut
Benjamin Becker v James Blake
Vasek Pospisil v Sam Querrey
Albert Montanes v Marcos Baghdatis
Xavier Malisse v Marinko Matosevic
Ivo Karlovic v Dudi Sela
Andrey Kuznetsov v Florent Serra

WOMEN
singles first round
(1) Maria Sharapova v Anastasia Rodionova
(2) Victoria Azarenka v Irina Falconi
(3) Aga Radwanska v Magdalena Rybarikova
(4) Petra Kvitova v Akgul Amanmuradova
(5) Sam Stosur v Carla Suarez Navarro
(6) Serena Williams v Barbora Zahlavova Strycova
(7) Caroline Wozniacki v Tamira Paszek
(8) Angelique Kerber v Lucie Hradecka
(9) Marion Bartoli v Casey Dellacqua
(10) Sara Errani v Coco Vandeweghe
(11) Na Li v Ksenia Pervak
(12) Vera Zvonareva v Mona Barthel
(13) Dominika Cibulkova v Klara Zakopalova
(14) Ana Ivanovic v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
(15) Sabine Lisicki v Petra Martic
(16) Flavia Pennetta v Camila Giorgi
(17) Maria Kirilenko v Alexandra Cadantu
(18) Jelena Jankovic v Kim Clijsters
(20) Nadia Petrova v Maria Elena Camerin
(21) Roberta Vinci v Ashleigh Barty
(22) Julia Goerges v Shahar Peer
(23) Petra Cetkovska v Vania King
(24) Francesca Schiavone v Laura Robson
(27) Daniela Hantuchova v Jamie Lee Hampton
(28) Christina McHale v Johanna Konta
(30) Shuai Peng v Sandra Zaniewska
(31) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Sofia Arvidsson
(32) Svetlana Kuznetsova v Yanina Wickmayer
Venus Williams v Elena Vesnina
Kimiko Date Krumm v Kateryna Bondarenko
Timea Babos v Melanie Oudin
Iveta Benesova v Heather Watson
Sloane Stephens v Karolina Pliskova
Ursula Radwanska v Marina Erakovic
Laura Pous Tio v Anne Keothavong
Sorana Cirstea v Pauline Parmentier
Mirjana Lucic v Alexandra Panova
Anabel Medina Garrigues v Simona Halep
Vesna Dolonc v Tsvetana Pironkova
Irina Camelia Begu v Romina Oprandi

For the first time in 43 years, NBC will not have any coverage of the Championships for us in the states. ESPN will have coverage all through to the finals as ESPN outbid NBC last year. Cable only for us here in the states. But you can go here for live scores and of course the best commentary around with Radio Wimbledon!