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I’m pretty sure Roger Federer beat Gilles Simon last night in the second round of the 2011 Australian Open. But it was hard to tell after reading this recap from the Australian Open website. In the span of nine paragraphs, Federer is referred to 13 times by something other than his given name. The synonyms include record-breaking Grand Slam champion, young father, world No. 2, former...
Published: January 18, 2011
January 14, 2011 From the desk of Sarah Palin Somewhere in Alaska Re: Safari Club International Gun Convention Dear Tiger, How ya doin’? Since we last spoke, you crashed your Escalade into a fire hydrant and your wife tried to bash your brains in with a seven-iron. Then your mistresses spilled out like horses from a starting gate and you quit golf. Then you went into sex therapy...
Published: January 16, 2011
For sports fans, some transfers of power are harder to stomach than others. When Jack Nicklaus became the world’s dominant golfer in the mid-60s, he not only usurped a King but vanquished Arnie’s Army in the process. My dad puts it simply: “I hated Jack.” More recently, Lee Westwood overtook Tiger Woods as the world’s top golfer. Westwood’s a fine...
Published: January 14, 2011
Bobby Jones and Rod Laver commiserate over the Grand Slam. January 14, 2011 From the Desk of Bobby Jones Heaven Re: The Grand Slam Dear Rod, I just wanted to write and say how sorry I am about you being subjected to all this talk about Rafael Nadal and the Grand Slam. You handled yourself quite well in that interview yesterday, but I know how frustrated you must be. I felt the same...
Published: January 14, 2011
In 1969 Rod Laver accomplished a feat no man has matched in 41 years of tennis: winning all four majors in a calendar year. Even Roger Federer hasn’t sniffed the Grand Slam, although in 2006 and 2007 he had a chance to hold all four majors titles. Nadal denied him both times at Roland Garros. Now it’s Rafa’s chance to claim the “Successive Slam.” ...
Published: January 13, 2011
Sports fans love good sports movies. They love watching them. And they really love talking about them. Who hasn’t debated Hoosiers vs. The Natural vs. Raging Bull for multiple hours over multiple Coronas? Almost every major sport offers its share of great flicks. Basketball has Hoop Dreams and Blue Chips. Baseball has Bull Durham and The Bad News Bears. Football has Rudy...
Published: January 11, 2011
January 1, 2011 From the desk of Roger Federer Former No. 1 Ranked Tennis Player Sixteen-time Grand Slam Champion Re: 2011 Majors Hi Rafa, and Happy New Year! So, I’ve been thinking about those exhibitions matches we played in December. Weren’t those fun? One for me in Zurich, and one for you in Madrid. And you got to ride around in my sick SLM ASG Mercedes. ...