mbl Page 75 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Embrace Your Fate
Send stories, photos, and anything else you might have to [email protected]....
Petra Kvitova Wins Wimbledon In Straight Sets
Petra Kvitova won her second Wimbledon and it didn't even take an hour. Kvitova demolished Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 today in Bouchard's—and Canada's—first appearance in a Wimbledon final. The point you see above is not match point, but representative of the Czech's dominance. Even when Bouchard see...
Maria Sharapova Managed To Piss Off About A Billion Cricket Fans
It was an especially star-studded Royal Box at Wimbledon on Saturday, including recently retired cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, very likely the greatest batsman of all time. For some reason, Maria Sharapova was asked about him:...
Andy Murray Will Not Win Wimbledon This Year
Wimbledon defending champion and Britain's great hope Andy Murray was defeated by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets Wednesday. A nation sneers....
This 19-Year-Old Just Kicked Rafael Nadal Out Of Wimbledon
Nick Kyrgios, a wild card entry to Wimbledon, just won against world number one and number two seed Rafael Nadal. Who the fuck is this guy?...
Dazed And Uncoordinated Serena Williams Retires From Doubles Match
Something really weird was going on with Serena Williams at Wimbledon today. Two games into her and her sister's doubles match against Kristina Barrois and Stefanie Vogele, Serena suddenly became very disoriented and physically unable to hold onto the ball or hit a serve. It was scary to watch....
Watch Novak Djokovic Celebrate Winning A Match He Hadn’t Won Yet
During Wimbledon Monday, Novak Djokovic thought he'd won a spirited match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. But as he headed up to the net to kiss opponent Jo-Wilfried Tsonga goodbye/start celebrating, Tsonga was less than ready to give up: Djokovic's winning point had actually been calle...
Gambling Addict/Airport Scammer Spills His Life Story On Message Board
There is a fascinating thread over at the Two Plus Two poker forums that starts off as an everyday tale of an attempted scam at Las Vegas's McCarran Airport, but spirals into something else entirely....
Novak Djokovic Gives Point To His Opponent Instead Of Replaying It
There was a rare moment of sportsmanship in today's match between Novak Djokovic and Radek Stepanek. Even in a tight fourth set, Djokovic was nice enough to concede a point to his opponent....
Luis Suárez Bites A Guy And Gamblers Rejoice
A reputation is firmly in place when you can place a bet based on it. Luis Suárez is now a more notorious biter than Mike Tyson, and before he was even able to snack on Giorgio Chiellini, people with serious gambling problems could wager whether or not he would bite someone in this World Cup. Severa...
Gore Vidal Has Been Dead For Two Years—So Where Are His Remains?
The opening scenes of The United States of Amnesia, the new Gore Vidal documentary, find the protagonist, back when he was still somewhat vital, hanging out in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington D.C., resting place of Supreme Court justices and ambassadors and various other worthies. At one point, ...
Kevin Durant And The Game Have Settled Their Beef
It looks like Kevin Durant is back to feuding with just one rapper. The Game has taken to his Instagram page and explained that it was just a simple miscommunication that led him to call out Durant for ducking a $20,000 bet, thus starting the hottest beef of the week. (This beef was real hot)....
Here Are Some Fun Ways To Lose Money Betting On The World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is Earth's single greatest sporting event. It also happens to be Earth's best excuse to gamble at noon on a weekday for no reason passing degeneracy. And given that the World Cup is the rest of the world's Super Bowl, and any Super Bowl-level event is at its heart a chance to make...
Phil Mickelson Investigated For Insider Trading
Update, June 11: The New York Times rows it back a little:...
H-U-S-T-L-E-R
The great John Lardner's take on Titanic Thompson (True, 1951):...
Gambling Hot Streaks Are Actually Real
A fascinating new study on online gambling published in this month's issue of Cognition comes to an unexpected conclusion: winning a bet does, seemingly, make you more likely to win your next one. The researchers looked at 565,915 wagers placed by 776 online gamblers in Europe and the U.S., and foun...
Wes Welker May Have Been Giving Away Money That Wasn't His At The Derby
So, about all that money Wes Welker was walking around with at the Kentucky Derby, some of which he passed out to adoring fans: Churchill Downs wants it back. ...
Lolo Jones Is Not A Track Virgin
Fifteen hundred fans crowd the bleachers on a Friday night in Bloomington, Indiana. They're here for the American Track League's debut meet, sure. But really, they're here to see Lolo Jones. ...