Blake Disappointed in Lack of Olympic Spirit

Am I the only one not offended by Chilean Fernando Gonzalez's supposed lack of ethics in his men's semifinal tennis match against American James Blake? For those of you who might have missed it, Blake is upset that Gonzalez didn't admit the ball hit his racket before bouncing beyond the baseline late in the third set, thus not rewarding Blake--his opponent--with a point. The chair umpire said he didn't hear or see anything, and Gonzalez was awarded the point as Blake stared at the Chilean waiting for him to admit that he made contact with his racket. Blake makes a good point that tennis is a sportsman's game and the Olympic spirit is about sportsmanship. But if the referee didn't see it, then I'm certainly not going to give away a point. Would you?

On the baseball beat, the player benefitting the most from the Manny Ramirez deal has been Jeff Kent. Since the Dodgers acquired the controversial slugger, Kent has hit 24 points higher with him in the lineup. And don't discount the value of Ned Colletti's acquisition of Casey Blake, either, as the NL West race will certainly go down to the final week of the season with the added pop in the Dodgers' lineup and Arizona's inability to consistently score runs.