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Both American sisters Venus Williams (seeded 8th) and Serena Williams (seeded 5th) made their exits yesterday in the third round of the Roland Garros 2008 French Open . It is not that it is so surprising that they lost in the third round as much as it is so surprising that they both lost in straight sets to the 26th and 27th seed respectively. One has to wonder if one losing affects the others play. If you want to see the playes overview, just click on their respective pictures.

With the departure of these two greats of the game, it definitely makes the task a little bit easier now for number 1 seeded Russian Maria Sharapova to walk away with another trophy for her case.

Today college baseball kicks up some dirt on the infield with the start of the 2008 Road to Omaha. The 64 team field will commence play in there respective Regionals and I have include the weekend schedules for you. I have to say in my book there is no clear champion here. North Carolina has played well all year. Georgia has had a strong showing throughout this season also. And then there is Miami. And who could cut out any of the California teams. The one thing that I will say is this might be the closest pure game to the pros that you can get. So, let’s play ball.

Ann Arbor Regional

Host: Michigan Where: Ray Fisher Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Coral Gables RegionalFRIDAY Game 2: No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. Game 1: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Kentucky, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 2 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., If necessary

Athens Regional

Host: Georgia (No. 8 seed) Where: Foley Field in Athens, Ga. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Raleigh RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Lipscomb, 3 p.m. Game 2: No. 2 Georgia Tech vs. No. 3 Louisville, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 2 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., If necessary

Baton Rouge Regional

Host: Louisiana State (No. 7 seed) Where: Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Lincoln RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Texas Southern, 2 p.m. Game 2: No. 2 Southern Miss vs. No. 3 New Orleans, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 2 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 2 p.m., If necessary

Cary Regional

Host: North Carolina (No. 2 seed) Where: USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Conway RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 3 Elon, 2 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Mount St. Mary’s, 6 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 5 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 5 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m., If necessary

College Station Regional

Host: Texas A&M Where: Olsen Field in College Station, Texas Super Regional pairing: Winner of Houston RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 3 Houston, 1:30 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Illinois-Chicago, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1:30 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1:30 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7:30 p.m., If necessary

Conway Regional

Host: Coastal Carolina Where: Watson Stadium Stadium in Conway, S.C. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Cary RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 1 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 4 Columbia, 1 p.m. Game 2: No. 2 East Carolina vs. No. 3 Alabama, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m., If necessary

Coral Gables Regional

Host: Miami (No. 1 seed) Where: Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Fla. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Ann Arbor RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 Missouri vs. No. 3 Ole Miss, noon Game 2: No. 1 Miami vs. No. 4 Bethune-Cookman, 4 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, noon Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, noon Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., If necessary

Fullerton Regional

Host: Cal State Fullerton (No. 5 seed) Where: Goodwin Field in Fullerton, Calif. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Stanford RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 3 Virginia, 7 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 CS Fullerton vs. No. 4 Rider, 11 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 7 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 7 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 p.m., If necessary

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Houston Regional

Host: Rice (No. 6 seed) Where: Reckling Park in Houston Super Regional pairing: Winner of College Station RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 Texas vs. No. 3 St. John’s, 3 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 Rice vs. No. 4 Sam Houston State, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., If necessary

Lincoln Regional

Host: Nebraska Where: Hawks Field in Lincoln, Neb. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Baton Rouge RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m. Game 2: No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 3 Oral Roberts, 8 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 2 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 2 p.m., If necessary

Long Beach Regional

Host: Long Beach State Where: Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Tempe RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 San Diego vs. No. 3 California, 5 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 4 Fresno State, 9 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 5 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 9 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 4 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m., If necessary

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Raleigh Regional

Host: North Carolina State Where: Doak Field in Raleigh, N.C. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Athens RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Charlotte, 2 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 N.C. State vs. No. 4 James Madison, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m., If necessary

Stanford Regional

Host: Stanford Where: Sunken Diamond Stadium in Stanford, Calif. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Fullerton RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 Pepperdine vs. No. 3 Arkansas, 4 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 4 UC Davis, 8 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 4 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 4 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m., If necessary

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Stillwater Regional

Host: Oklahoma State Where: Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Tallahassee RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 Wichita State vs. No. 3 Texas Christian, 2 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Western Kentucky, 8 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 2 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m., If necessary

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Tallahassee Regional

Host: Florida State (No. 4 seed) Where: Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Stillwater RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 Florida vs. No. 3 Tulane, 1 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 Bucknell, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., If necessary

Tempe Regional

Host: Arizona State (No. 3 seed) Where: Packard Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Super Regional pairing: Winner of Long Beach RegionalFRIDAY Game 1: No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 3 Oklahoma, 5 p.m. Game 2: No. 1 Arizona State vs. No. 4 Stony Brook, 10 p.m. SATURDAY Game 3: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 5 p.m. Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 10 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 4 p.m. Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m. MONDAY Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m., If necessary

What a season Mark Kotsay has put up so far. And what a terrible start Andruw Jones is going through. Currently, Andruw is sitting on the pine riding the Disable list. In the next few days, the braves fans will know if Mark Kotsay will in fact see the same fate with a bad back.

What is bad with the whole trade is it looks like both teams will currently be doing without the center fields for a while. And even if Andruw comes back, I would have to say the nod goes to the Atlanta Braves. And if for some reason they can not get Mark back, they have the luxury of finding out that Gregor Blanco is an outstanding center fielder in his own right and he is ready to step up to the plate.

The Atlanta Braves position themselves to make the series finale a barn burner as the New York Mets send Johan Santana to the mound to see if he can cool off the red hot bats of the Braves. Standing ready to do battle against the Mets bats is one of Atlanta’s finest in Tim Hudson. Now, if I was a betting man, I would have to say the the Braves send the Mets off licking their wounds tonight. And you can bet that Turner Field will be rocking tonight.

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