One Shot Away from Combustion: A Family of Angry Men

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David Stanley sees four generations of angry men in his family. Will they be able to control their tempers, or will the tempers control them?

First Crush

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When Andy Bodle’s first feelings of love were not returned in kind, he succumbed to desperation.

Love All: Words of Appreciation for the Pro Athlete and the Amateur Fan

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Do you require experience playing the game to truly appreciate it?

Learning to Love Tennis As Religious Experience

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When the greatest writer of his generation wrote about the greatest tennis player in history.

Romance Is Not Dead

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Two philosophy students go sailing and end up making music (and love).

An Open Letter to Serena Williams

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Bo Guthrie thinks that tennis star Serena Williams should learn how to share.

Roger Federer: Sport as Art

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Liam Day explores how the art of sport is represented through some of the greatest athletes alive, most prominently in Wimbledon champion Roger Federer.

For the Love of Serena, Will Someone Phuleeze Get Me Pregnant?!

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If men were to bear children, we would survive the process. Why? How? For the same reason women do: we’d have to. One does what one must when one desires something enough, like children for instance. Or medical school; or becoming a pole vaulter.

The epiphany

It actually doesn’t matter what the reason for pulling away is because it’s not cool. I’m her dad and I’m the one responsible for raising her and for making sure she knows what healthy relationships look like. At dinner on Sunday night I brought it up and apologized to her.

My Son the Pusher

The broken racket of David Ferrer of Spain is seen on the court after his match against Robin Soderling of Sweden at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris

What can make you smash four tennis racquets?

How many balls are too many?

…the more balls the better. First off, this is NOT a post about balls.  I swear.  I’m a guy and when the opportunity to make a ball joke pops up, I have to roll with it.  Ya know? So if it’s not about juevos, what is this post about?  I’m glad you asked. Wednesday was [...]

Sports Matter: Jason Gay

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Jason Gay talked to us about taking Dennis Eckersley deep, selling apples from a donkey cart, and what sports mean to fish.

My Summer Boyfriends

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Something about summer makes Tom Matlack yearn for a real man-friend.

Rafa’s Face

Kevin Lincoln’s entry into tennis fandom culminated with Novak Djokovic’s world-beating victory over Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon final.

The 10 at 10

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President Obama might be worried, the Pope tweets, and some Indian parents are horrible.

Women Love (Some) Athletes

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According to Torey Strahl, not all athletes are created equal.