Half the Men Who’ve Ever Lived Did Not Reproduce

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Andy Bodle thought being a redhead would keep him a virgin forever, until Boris Becker won the 1985 Wimbledon and gave gingers a second chance.

As Dead as a Greek Wrestler

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​The International Olympic Committee voted wrestling out of the Summer Games. Liam Day says it’s a travesty.

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.

Andy Murray Takes Back Wimbledon at the Olympics!

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Today Scotsman Andy Murray took back the courts of WImbledon in an Olympic victory over Roger Federer.

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.

Soccer’s Mad Men

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JP Pelosi investigates how handshakes and martinis impact international soccer.

My First R-Rated Movie with My Dad

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Jamie Reidy shares the funny story of the first time he and his father watched an R-Rated movie together: “Animal House.”

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.