This weekend in sports have the conclusion of interleague play in baseball, an extremely good Sunday of soccer at the Confederations Cup, and a first week at Wimbledon that produced few shocking upsets.
TOP 5 PERFORMANCES
5. Melanie Oudin
The 17-year old American upset former #1 Jelena Jankovic on Saturday at Wimbledon. Oudin won in 3 sets, 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 in her third round match in her first ever Wimbledon. She will now face Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in her Round of 16 match on Monday.
4. Joey Logano
Logano won his first NASCAR race Sunday in Loudon, New Hampshire. Not only was it his first win but he became the youngest driver in NASCAR history to win a race at 19 years, 35 days. The win moved Logano up to 21st in points and he needs to string together a chain of very good results to be in the chase.
3. Andre Ethier
On Friday night against Seattle, the Dodgers right fielder hit not one, not two, but three home runs off of Mariners' starter Jason Vargas, and relievers Roy Corcoran and Miguel Batista. Unfortuneately, Ethier could not continue his stellar offensive performance for the rest of the weekend going 0-for-7 on Saturday and Sunday.
2. U.S. Men's Soccer Team
The cinderella run to the final ended on Sunday with a heartbreaking loss to Brazil. Goals from Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan in the first half gave the U.S. a 2-0 lead at the half and then Brazil scored 3 to win the game 3-2. Despite the loss, the Americans proved that they are no longer a push over on the world stage.
1. Brazil Men's Soccer Team
The Brazilians came back from a 2-0 deficit at the half to beat the United States 3-2 to win the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. With 2 goals from Luis Fabiano in the 46th and 73rd minutes, Brazil tied the game and then in the 83rd minute, Lucio, the team's captain headed in the winning goal to give Brazil the title.
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