A huge drop in confidence and a couple of injuries has seen the Serb drop from the top spot to outside the top 20 in just over a year and a half but at just 22 years old time is on her side. Ivanovic is slowly coming back and still has the guts and the determination to succeed in tennis. . * Says rate of business renewal and new wins 'good' in Q1 * Says on track to meet its '09 goals * Shares up 2 pence (Adds details) April 30 (Reuters) - British insurance broker Jardine LloydThompson (JLT.L) said its first-quarter performance was aheadof the same period last year, in line with its view and itremained on track to meet its full-year financial goals. Jardine Lloyd, which makes money through fees andcommissions on insurance policies it arranges, said the companyhad seen good rate of business renewal and new business winsduring the quarter. Shares of the company were up 2 pence at 442.25 pence at1033 GMT on the London Stock Exchange. (Reporting by Purwa Naveen Raman in Bangalore; Editing byTresa Sherin) ((; +91 80 41355800; Reuters Messaging:)). It looks like Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder is really going to enjoy an uncapped year.

We all know he likes to spend money, he’s done it time and time again since becoming the teams’ owner, with no success. With an uncapped year we all would expect him to go on a Steinbrenner family type spending spree and guess what? He’s not disappointing.There are already rumors that the ‘Skins are ready to deal with Julius Peppers and Darren Sproles.Jason Reid of the Washington Post reported today that the ‘Skins are very high on Peppers as the team is looking to move to a 3-4 defense.Peppers is the best defensive end on the market and also a perfect fit for such a defense. Peppers knows he is such a fit that he earlier expressed his desire to join a team that plays the 3-4.Makes sense as we know he’s all about the dollar dollar bill. The question with such a signing is what happens with Albert Haynesworth, but we’ll get into that a little later in the post.Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune says that the San Diego Chargers are hoping to bring back Sproles but that the team knows they’ll be bidding against the “deep-pocketed” Redskins.

Just like in adding Peppers, adding Sproles would make a ton of sense for the team.Sproles for one could take over punt returning duties from Antwaan Randle-El and pretty much be a big improvement. But more importantly he could help spell an aging Clinton Portis. I’d assume Sproles would become the teams third down back and even their back in clear second and long passing situations. Adding a player like Sproles could help in keeping Portis on the field and effective for an entire season, something that hasn’t happened in a while.Just like Haynesworth thou, the question would be how does Portis take such a signing? Signing Peppers and Sproles would be huge for the Redskins on paper, but how would it actually affect the team?Mainly, Haynesworth and Portis, both would be askedto change their game significantly. Haynesworth is making $100 million to be a terror on the defensive side of the ball.He’s asked to get to the quarterback and be as disruptive as he can.While his sack numbers have never been high he’s excellent at collapsing the pocket and even stuffing the run. With the Redskins switching to a 3-4 defense they are thinking about asking him to move inside and be the clogging the middle type nose tackle as he’s the closest player they have to play that role.That could do one of two things.One, it could make him a highly over paid nose tackle who struggles against the slightly larger interior lineman.Or two, it could make the Redskins geniuses.

Haynesworth could consistently blow up the middle of the offensive line and let his linebackers blow right through.In my eyes, that move could either be a huge boom or bust type.I think what it winds up will depend on Haynesworth’s attitude. If he’s OK with becoming second fiddle on the defense then this could work.The situation at running back thou is where I’m worried. Portis has always been known for his ego, how will he feel about a younger player coming in and taking some of his carries???Personally, I think he needs to swallow that ego because he’s not the player he once was. If he does then the uncapped year will make the ‘Skins some serious players in the NFC next season.If he doesn’t well then they’ll just be your usual Washington Redskins. This article is also featured on My Sports Rumors.  Bobby Valentine might be taking over Joe Morgan ESPN job Joe Morgan been in booth for 20 years I like Joe Morgan as a broadcaster and ball player He gives you a very good view of game.

Plus, ESPN is making moves Aaron Boone  was added this week to ESPN's Baseball Tonight panel J.P Ricciardi was added too. Watch out New York Mets maybe next? Sunday nights will never be the same Watch out METS!. I first remember hearing about him sometime in 2002.Somebody I don't remember who was claiming he was a combination of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and John Stockton.They said hepossessed Jordan's tremendous athleticism, Magic's spectacular passing ability, and Stockton's mental toughness.Everybody, I mean everybody, was saying he was going to skip college and be the top pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.They were also saying he was going to become one of the greatest players the NBA world has ever seen.Who was this high school kid everybody was talking about?His name was LeBron James.I watched a few of his high school highlights and I was impressed, but I wanted to see what this so-called "Next Jordan" could do in the NBA. Was he going to live up to all the hype that surrounded him or was he going to turn out to be just another bust?LeBron signed a whopping $90 million shoe contract with Nike in May 2003, before he ever set foot onto an NBA court.And as expected, he was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the '03 draft, ahead of future stars like Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade.The "King James" era was officially underway.Four months later, the regular season began LeBron was finally set to make his NBA debut  Oct 29, 2003 Cavaliers at the Sacramento Kings ESPN Fans everywhere were tuned in.LeBron put on a show. The "fresh out of high school" 18-year-old dazzled the crowd withfast break dunks, fancy passes, and baseline jumpers. He played as if he were a  10 year pro.He recorded 25 points, nine assists, six rebounds, and four steals Not bad for a debut.I was completely sold Everybody was sold. He was instantly my new favorite player after just one game.I then knew he was going to be that special player.LeBron went on to have a fabulous rookie year (20.9 ppg, 5.9 apg, 5.5 rpg) and beat out Anthony for the 2004 Rookie of the Year.He joined Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson and Jordan as the only rookies to average over 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists.And although the Cavs won 18 more games than the previous year, they failed to reach the playoffs.