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Kei Nishikori Had All The Tools To Beat Andy Murray, But He Spilled Them All Over The Floor
That these three sets sprawled for three hours and 20 minutes should explain a lot about this grind session between tennis’s two fastest players. Eventually Andy Murray—or at least his empty, deadened husk—edged out Kei Nishikori, 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4, in their consistently high-quality, often infuriati...
Give Theo Epstein And Bill Murray A Buddy Cop Movie, Now
Theo Epstein was rightfully and marvelously tanked last night on national television. Bill Murray, the better of the two Cubs mascots, helped him along his way....
Ben Zobrist Has Your Attention Now
It’s good to be Ben Zobrist. After leaving Tampa, where he put in nine productive seasons, he’s now a back-to-back World Series champion, helping bring championships to both the Royals and the Cubs, two midwestern teams with disparate, but notable droughts. Oh, and he delivered the decisive hit to m...
Bill Murray Douses Reporters With Champagne
The ever-incorrigible Bill Murray dropped by the Cubs’ clubhouse tonight to celebrate with his favorite team, and gave reporters standing by a taste of victory champagne—whether they wanted it or not....
Draymond Green Shares Totally Genuine Expression Of Sympathy For Cleveland<em></em>
He really had this one holstered all night, huh....
Ray Allen Paved The Way
Ray Allen hasn’t played in an NBA game since July 2014, but the 41-year-old shooting guard was not officially retired until this morning, when he announced his exit from the NBA in an essay published on The Players’ Tribune....
Bill Murray Sings "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" In His Own Unique Manner
Boy, Bill Murray’s really enjoying himself tonight, eh? We don’t know what’s up with the Daffy Duck bit, but we’re sure someone will have an answer down in the comments....
Draymond Green's Taekwondo Skills Are Already In Midseason Form
Draymond “The Human Vasectomy” Green, whose reputation is rooted in his kicking ability as much as it is his actual basketball skills, is back at the martial arts-ing, even in preseason. Here he is last night against the Blazers, leveling his big foot toward Allen Crabbe:...
Draymond Green Will Be Tolerated As Long As He Continues Helping The Warriors Win<em></em>
Draymond Green is the straw that stirs the Golden State Warriors’ drink, and that is precisely the problem, posits an ESPN deep dive into Green and the Warriors. All last season, small instances of Green simmering—chasing triple-doubles, yelling at his teammates—were reported, but mostly filed away ...
Dick Attacker Draymond Green Rips "Stupid" Critics Of Kevin Durant, Compares Him To Apple CEO<em></em>
Here’s Draymond Green going off on Paul Pierce and the other NBA-adjacent critics of Kevin Durant’s choice to join the Warriors. I’m less interested in him saying there are “so many guys in this league that are so stupid” than I am in his extended analogy comparing Durant joining the Warriors with S...
Andy Murray Dryly Recounts The Time He Was Stalked Across Europe
Andy Murray just did a dull interview, revealing nothing of note, other than more of the usual banal athlete platitudes. After being asked “Do you have the ‘dry English humour?’” and confirming that he did have the dry English humour, he delivered a yawn-worthy anecdote about unsatisfactory room ser...
Abdi Abdirahman Still Wins The Party
Abdi Abdirahman said he is “way more relaxed” at 39 than he was when he was younger, causing me to experience a mutifying, brow-furrowing dissonance....
Dustin Pedroia Scores Winning Run By Dancing Around Rays Catcher
Dustin Pedroia scored an incredibly wacky run today, jumping around Rays catcher Luke Maile and eventually putting his nuts in Maile’s face to give the Red Sox their 11th straight win....
Premier League Player Suspended Four Games For Homophobic Tweets From Four Years Ago
The F.A. has concluded its investigation into controversial tweets made by Burnley striker Andre Gray in 2012, and has imposed upon him a four-match suspension. The tweets in question ranged from sexist to homophobic, with the most inflammatory including his apparent wish that gays would “burn” and ...
Thanks To Draymond Green, NBA Refs Will Be Cracking Down On Hits To The Dick And Balls
Draymond Green was the loudest, brashest, most dick kicking-est player on the NBA Finals-losing Golden State Warriors, and he has already secured a legacy of sorts for himself: starting next season, NBA referees will be making a point to spot and penalize strikes to the dick and balls, or what the A...
He Kicks You In The Financial Balls
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Ray-Ray McCloud Boner Costs Clemson Touchdown<em></em>
Ray-Ray McCloud’s 74-yard punt return went to waste after the Clemson returner dropped the football prior to crossing the goal line, handing possession back over to Troy with a touchback....
Butterfly Ghost Gets Revenge; Andy Murray Loses To Kei Nishikori
Life is not easy for Andy Murray, who has spent most of his career laboring away under the long shadows of three all-time greats—Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic—without ever tasting the No. 1 ranking. But nor is life particularly precious to Andy Murray, who slew a butterfly on court during the fifth s...
Andy Murray Maimed (And Probably Killed) A Butterfly
Oh, you thought Andy Murray was just a cool down-to-Earth Scottish bloke who liked to swing his tennis racket in peace? You thought he wouldn’t commit lepidoptericide on the court? Wrong, he’s a monster....