Articles Tagged with #sports
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End Zone
The Jets Stink
Which is how I found myself, as 2010 ended, witness to possibly the most poignant and prescient Jets-themed gift exchange ever. (Possibly there is not much competition in this particular category.) ...
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The Tennis Handsomes
Some Sunny Day
At the time, Roddick was the latest in a long line of American tennis players extending our global dominance, stretching at that point from Connors to McEnroe to Chang to...
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The Tennis Handsomes
Hang on Till Tomorrow
The rain moved in bands across the blue hardcourt like a firehouse had been trained on it. It was sudden and vicious and definitively the weather of summer. But the...
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The Tennis Handsomes
All the Children Singing
Could do well Yesterday, when 20-year-old Louisiana hothead Ryan Harrison ran into a TV camera while losing his first round match in Cincinnati, he said, “Get the fricking TVs...
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TMN Weekender
The Obscurathlon
This weekend, a selection of stories about athletic endeavors you won't see on ESPN. Ready to read here on TMN or in an e-book you can export to your...
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The Tennis Handsomes
Where the Air Is Sweet
The major stuff I watch too, and weeks like this past one are as good as any. The Olympics satisfied all my blockbuster tennis needs, while the Citi Open in...
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The Sports Desk
Submerged
Every four years, the world rediscovers swimming—that pleasant recreation turned into a furious race of hulks. But not everyone watches simply as a fan. The former competitive swimmer is never fully a land-bound mammal.
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The Tennis Handsomes
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Open
London isn’t the only site of play that has gotten a little odd. Because the top few tennis players from each country are in London for the games,...
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The Sports Page
How to Attend the Olympics Without Really Dying
Rules are strict. Instructions are confusing, intimidating. Are your possessions “unclean” and therefore banned? Will you survive? A guide through the rules and corporate yatter of London’s sparkling Olympic mess.
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The Tennis Handsomes
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
They’re all here, and it makes things like this happen: This week, teenage Jack Sock (back, finally, after a groin injury) lost in an American dream quarterfinal in...
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The Tennis Handsomes
Watch Out, the World’s Behind You
Even if we’re just interested in the top couple hundred tennis players in the world, it raises the question: Where were the other 198 players yesterday? Most of them...
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The Tennis Handsomes
Bleak House
Our young heroes’ current standings are low: Melanie Oudin lost her first match; Donald Young lost his first match; John Inser lost his first match; Ryan Harrison lost his...