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Novak Djokovic threw a temper tantrum for the ages
Novak Djokovic has effectively chosen to remain unvaccinated over his bid to break the men’s Grand Slam singles record. That may not have been his aim, but his choice nonetheless has consequences....
Let me breakdown this Djokovic-Aussie mess
Let’s just begin by talking about Novak Djokovic’s skills. He is very, very good at hitting fuzzy, yellow, bouncy tennis balls. He can hit them very hard, and yet he can also hit them very softly. He makes people clap with delight with how he hits tennis balls. He wins very large trophies. Hitting f...
New Yorkers! Tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine, boasts a trio of sports business reporters. Albert Chen of Sports Illustrated, Matthew Futterman of The New York Times, and Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated will all be reading. You should go! More information is avai...
New Yorkers! Tennis fans should check out the Varsity Letters reading series tonight, presented by Gelf Magazine. Speakers include former top-five player Julie Heldman, whose memoir Driven: A Daughter’s Odyssey details her struggles with her mother and with mental health. Also: author Rowan Ricardo ...
New Yorkers! If you like basketball, you should attend tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine. Speakers include Rafe Bartholomew, who, along with Jackie MacMullan and Dan Klores, wrote the book Basketball: A Love Story to accompany ESPN’s documentary series of the same ...
Veteran MLB Umpire Sues Commissioner's Office For Racial Discrimination
Angel Hernandez, a Cuban MLB umpire currently in his 24th year in the league, filed a lawsuit today in federal court saying that the league discriminated against him and other minority umpires on the basis of race....
New Yorkers! If you’re interested in the history of American sports, head on down to tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine. Gary Belsky and Neil Fine will be reading from and discussing On the Origins of Sports: The Early History and Original Rules of Everybody’s Favo...
New Yorkers! Tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine, is going to be a great one. Ben Lindbergh will be reading from his excellent new book The Only Rule Is It Has To Work (excerpted here), and he will be joined by 538's Nate Silver, Allison McCann, and Oliver Roeder. ES...
New Yorkers! If you enjoy the Wall Street Journal’s sports section—and you should, because it’s one of the best in the country—then you need to attend tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine. Past and present staffers will be paying tribute to Sam Walker, who is moving o...
New Yorkers! If you like basketball, you should definitely attend tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine. SI senior writer Alexander Wolff will be there to discuss his new book, The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama. He’ll be joined by Shawn Fury, author...
Are you a Mets fan? Are you finally ready to talk about this past season, and that World Series defeat? Then head on down to tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine. The Mets-themed evening will feature readings from Jared Diamond, David Roth, and Greg Prince. It should ...
New Yorkers! Tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine, should be a good one. It’s Madden-themed, so 538’s Walt Hickey and Neil Paine will be there to discuss their story on how the game gets made, and SB Nation’s Jon Bois will talk about his Breaking Madden series. More d...