CAPRIATI LOST MATCH BUT SAVED HER YOUTH
WIMBLEDON, England — I don’t want to sound cold here, but losing Thursday was the best thing that could have happened to Jennifer Capriati. She needed to win Wimbledon like she needed a bleeding ulcer.Better to exit in the semifinals, still smiling, still...
PHILOSOPHIC MCENROE LEARNS FROM LATEST LOSS
WIMBLEDON, England — My old girlfriend used to date John McEnroe. Really. Back at Stanford. That’s what she said. She always would tell me how smart he was, how sensitive he was, how misunderstood he was by the general public. And I would say, “Yeah,...
GIVE ANDRE A HAND – OR THE BACK OF ONE
WIMBLEDON, England — Don’t worry. I will not gloat. Just because exactly one year ago I predicted that Ivan Lendl, no matter how fit he was, would never win Wimbledon — not unless he had a brain transplant — and lo and behold, on Monday, in the...
REAL PEOPLE BRING LIFE TO STODGY STADIUM
WIMBLEDON, England — Well, I finally arrived at the world’s greatest tennis tournament and just in time, it seems. Things have gotten pretty weird around the old green yard. And I’m not even talking about Andre Agassi’s taking his clothes off....
Baseball Ignorance Is Bliss At A Distance
LONDON — Ah, England. My favorite place to watch baseball.
“Baseball?” you say. “They don’t have baseball over there.”
You are correct. They also don’t have cursing at umpires, free agency, domed stadiums or Rickey Henderson.
They don’t have players driving drunk. They don’t have agents moaning “$3 million a year is an insult to my client.”
All they have on baseball is what you find on the back pages of the British newspapers: the scores from two days ago, and the standings.
You know what? You could fall in love with the game all over again.
Nothing For New King To Stick Tongue Out At
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* I must admit, I am glad the NBA season is over.
* Not thatNIKE I’ve been affectNIKEed or anyNIKEthing. Sure, it’s been twoNIKE months of nonstop basketNIKEballNIKE, but I’ve done a good job of keepNIKEing my persNIKEpecNIKEtive.
Bulls Barrel To Championshipin Funny Way, Chicago Is More Than Just Jordan
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Bulls win. I think. At least I’m pretty sure that was Michael Jordan dancing off the court with his first NBA title, and Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant and John Paxson hugging in a tight circle on the Forum floor. It sure looked like them, anyhow. As for the final game of this championship series, I would like to tell you what happened, but I must confess an embarrassing mistake: I obviously drove to the wrong arena. That couldn’t have been Bulls-Lakers. It looked more like Kings-Clippers.
BULLED OVERWHAT A WAY FOR CHICAGO TO WIN ITS FIRST TITLE!
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Bulls win. I think. At least I’m pretty sure that was Michael Jordan dancing off the court with his first NBA title, and Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant and John Paxson hugging in a tight circle on the Forum floor, as fans obviously...
Magic’S Disappearing Act A Grim Prospect
LOS ANGELES — Go ahead. Break my heart. Tell me Magic Johnson is serious when he says, “I’m thinking about retiring. I’ll go home after this season and see if I want to come back.” There comes a time in every athlete’s life when words like that escape his lips. And with some guys, you are only too happy to hear it. But with others. . . .
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