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Oh, you thought you were different, Lions?
Really thought you’d built something, didn’t you, Detroit Lions? The uniform change, the positivity, the belief, the empty catchphrases, whatever they were. Thought you’d shed that old Honolulu blue-and-silver skin and become something new, something better, didn’t you? Were sure you’d left the deca...
Novak Djokovic had a bad day at the office, for once
If beating Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros is sport’s toughest assignment, beating Novak Djokovic in Melbourne can’t be too far behind it. He hadn’t lost there in some 3,000 days (a COVID deportation playing some role in that), he’s won the tournament 10 times and he was still coming off a previous se...
Coco Gauff-Aryna Sabalenka is tennis' best rivalry
Women’s tennis hasn’t had a great rivalry in some time. The tour was dominated by Serena Williams for so long and no one could have managed to look her in the eye for very long. The closest was her sister Venus, yet matches between the two regularly and mostly were hard on the eyes, because both see...
Taking the Daniil Medvedev ride at the Australian Open
Most of my life, I have found tennis very easy and yet very hard to watch. It’s easy in that it’s a beautiful sport to gaze upon, the players’ ballet-like movements and the steady rhythm of the sound of the ball hitting the racket and then the court over and over can lull one into a lovely state of ...
The case <i>against</i> Deion Sanders as Sportsperson of the Year
We are on the brink of our last full college football Saturday slate before bowl season. So, it’s apropos that Deion Sanders’ overhype earned him Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year. After announcing Sanders as the recipient of the honor, Sports Illustrated is dodging tomatoes from the Int...
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Novak Djokovic is tennis' unquestioned GOAT. Is there anyone who could catch up to him?

Novak Djokovic is tennis' unquestioned GOAT. Is there anyone who could catch up to him?

Thu Sep 21 2023
Djokovic and Gauff were machines at the US Open

Djokovic and Gauff were machines at the US Open

Mon Sep 11 2023
Coco Gauff will write her own story

Coco Gauff will write her own story

Sun Sep 10 2023
Ben Shelton's moment has arrived

Ben Shelton's moment has arrived

Wed Sep 06 2023
Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales is a creep

Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales is a creep

Thu Aug 24 2023
History has its eyes on Carlos Alcaraz and his early quest to become tennis’ GOAT

History has its eyes on Carlos Alcaraz and his early quest to become tennis’ GOAT

Tue Jul 18 2023
Carlos Alcaraz out-Djokovic’d Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz out-Djokovic’d Novak Djokovic

Tue Jul 18 2023
Tomorrow is going to have to wait on Novak Djokovic

Tomorrow is going to have to wait on Novak Djokovic

Mon Jun 12 2023
Alcaraz’s cramps robbed us of satisfying conclusion to dream match against Djokovic

Alcaraz’s cramps robbed us of satisfying conclusion to dream match against Djokovic

Sat Jun 10 2023
The Mets are gonna Mets, even if Jacob deGrom is in Texas

The Mets are gonna Mets, even if Jacob deGrom is in Texas

Wed Jun 07 2023
French Open fans are the best

French Open fans are the best

Sat Jun 03 2023
Life after greatness: What happens when a sport loses its GOAT?

Life after greatness: What happens when a sport loses its GOAT?

Fri May 26 2023
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