Sports: 21

I've blogged about Rafael Nadal's epics in the Australian open for years now, and I even had the chance to see him play live in one of Andy Roddick's last great wins, but what I saw today was special even by those standards.  Nadal won a record 21st major title, breaking a tie with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic:

It's a well-deserved, historic championship run from Rafa that thankfully overshadows the mess that started this year's Australian Open, where Djokovic was deported, undeported, and then deported again for not being vaccinated. Novak's loss is Rafa's gain, and with the French Open just a few months away, there's every chance for the Mallorcan master to add to his Grand Slam tally.