What Roger Federer did over the last fortnight is no small wonder. For years now, the mainstream media (who only follows tennis 3 times a year…sorry Australia!) has said that Roger is done. Wimbledon was supposed to be Novak Djokovic’s time. The Serbian seemed poised to officially separate himself from Federer and Nadal. This looked even more likely when Nadal was eliminated by Guy Whose Name We’ve Already Forgotten, early on in the tournament.

Federer and Djokovic’s seminfinal matchup really wasn’t ever close.  Federer won in 4 sets to advance to the finals. In the championship, he would face Brit Andy Murray. Murray arrived in the finals with the weight of Queen Elizabeth on his back as he was the first Englishman to play in a Wimbledon final in over 70 years.

Murray jumped out to a rather easy first set victory. Then Roger (and the rain) arrived and put to bed any hopes that Murray could vault himself into the true upper echelon of men’s tennis. Federer’s Wimbledon victory is his 7^th and first since 2009. Today, Roger will return to the #1 spot in the ATP rankings of tennis players.

Federer turns 31 next month. He is, by most metrics, at the point when his career will begin to decline. But for two weeks in London, in the summer of 2012, he looked like a 20 year old again.

With the NBA’s free agency period underway, there has been a lot of movement over the last week.

The biggest story, of course (sorry Nick Young) was Steve Nash agreeing to a sign-and-trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. Nash will give LA the floor general they’ve lacked since Magic Johnson left (don’t go into a thing about Derek Fisher…just don’t).  Nash might be 93 years old, but he still possesses better on-court vision than anyone in the sport. He makes LA an instant contender for the 2012-13 season.

3,000 miles away, Ray Allen decided to leave the Boston Celtics and join their current Eastern Conference rival, the Miami Heat. He’ll give Miami the aging wing player with aching legs that they so desperately already possess.

Elsewhere, Deron Williams resigned with the Brooklyn Nets, thanks, maybe (?) to the Nets acquisition of Joe Johnson from Atlanta for a package of spare change, Devin Harris, and Thanksgiving leftovers.

In non-free agent news, Team USA announced their final roster for the 2012 Olympics. It is as follows: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Andre Igoudala, Kobe Bryant, Blake Griffin, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Love, Eric Gordon, Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Davis, Chris Bosh, and Rudy Gay. They are considered the light favorites.

Baseball entered its All-Star break last night. The Home Run Derby will be played tonight at 8:00 (ESPN). Matt Kemp, Andrew McCutchen, Carlos Gonzalez, and Carlos Beltran will swing for the NL. Robinson Cano, Prince Fielder, Josh Hamilton, and Jose Bautista will swing for the AL.

Tomorrow will feature a first-half recap. There is no game of the day today (other than the Derby) because there are no games.