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Tennis
Roger Federer Knew The Play Was The Thing
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Giri Nathan
September 28, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Going Long In September And October [Update]
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Giri Nathan
September 16, 2022
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Tennis
Roger Federer Is Retiring
63
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Giri Nathan
September 15, 2022
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Is The Spectacle
58
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Giri Nathan
September 12, 2022
Tennis
Against Iga Swiatek, Keeping It Close Is All Anyone Can Hope For
16
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Giri Nathan
September 11, 2022
Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Proved It
31
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Giri Nathan
September 11, 2022
Tennis
Iga Swiatek Lightened The Load
27
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Giri Nathan
September 9, 2022
Tennis
Sinner-Alcaraz Was Five Sets Of The Future
35
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Giri Nathan
September 8, 2022
Tennis
The Summer Of Nick Kyrgios Is Over
72
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Giri Nathan
September 7, 2022
Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Refined His Bits And Toppled Rafael Nadal
40
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Giri Nathan
September 6, 2022
Tennis
Serena Williams Played Her Way To Mythos
77
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Giri Nathan
September 6, 2022
Tennis
Nobody Wants Serena Williams To Lose
133
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Giri Nathan
September 1, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
We Were Bowled Over By ‘Beyond A Boundary’
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Laura Wagner
August 31, 2022
Tennis
Ben Shelton Is Ready For The Real Thing
30
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Giri Nathan
August 19, 2022
Tennis
Fan With Ukrainian Flag Booted From Cincinnati Open Match Between Russian Players
72
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Giri Nathan
August 16, 2022
Tennis
Serena Williams Says She Will Retire From Tennis This Season
63
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Giri Nathan
August 9, 2022
NBA
Dejounte Murray Welcomes Paolo Banchero To NBA With Baffling Pre-Preseason Beef
81
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Giri Nathan
August 8, 2022
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Has Found His Rival In Jannik Sinner
8
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Giri Nathan
August 2, 2022
NBA
Bill Russell Saw Where It Was Going
21
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Giri Nathan
August 1, 2022
NBA
Basketball Maneuvers I Would Feel Comfortable Performing In Front Of An NBA Player, Ranked
126
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Giri Nathan
July 28, 2022
NBA
Andrew Wiggins, At His Career Peak, Still Gripes About Getting The Vaccine
131
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Giri Nathan
July 20, 2022
Tennis
Rafael Nadal’s Torn Abdomen Forces Him To Withdraw From Wimbledon
39
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Giri Nathan
July 7, 2022
Tennis
Jannik Sinner Kicked Ass, Had Ass Kicked
47
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Giri Nathan
July 5, 2022
Tennis
Wild Cards Don’t Get Much Wilder Than Tim van Rijthoven
25
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Giri Nathan
July 1, 2022
NBA
Zion Williamson Will Remain A Pelican After All
133
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Giri Nathan
July 1, 2022
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