Venus Williams Needs to Retire

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Shortly before her second-round match Wednesday, Venus Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open due to a recently-diagnosed autoimmune disease, Sjogren's Syndrome. The disease causes fatigue and joint pain, something Williams has experienced for quite some time but with no clear diagnosis. Until this week. Sjogren's Syndrome ̶ in a explanation that ...

Rory McIlroy As Skilled Off The Course As On

Monday, June 20th, 2011

What caught my eye about Rory McIlroy on Sunday was not how he dissected Congressional and the field for an eight-stroke win in a 16-under par demolition at the U.S. Open. It was a moment that happened shortly after the tournament was over. One that you could only see on TV ...

Melanie Oudin’s Grunting Is Uncomfortable

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

I was watching the U.S. Open Wednesday night, since I had to check out this young tennis phenom everyone has been astir over. Melanie Oudin is apparently the real deal - though she got destroyed last night. She's the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open since ...

Link Dump! Brought To You By Kenny Powers

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Can I wear the scream mask? The mask from Scream...when I do you from behind? - Busted Coverage Billy Gillespie is "considering" entering rehab. Aren't we all? - Strait Pinkie Good answer, douche - Outside the Boxscore Apparently, the win against Georgia is worth about $6 mil. I hope OSU doesn't have any ...

Nineteen Years Ago An Angel Appeared In Flushing

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

The U.S. Open, more than any other tennis tournament, is the showplace for tennis hotties. As a Grand Slam, it has one of the largest fields (therefore more chances for hotness) and the TV exposure is far greater. Plus, at Wimbledon you're encouraged to dress lady-like. And the French is ...

Link Dump! Brought To You By Maria Kirilenko

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Maria Kirilenko won her match and moved on to the third round today at the US Open. Harold, it's Bateman. Patrick Bateman. You're my lawyer, so I think you should know: I've killed a lot of people - Deadspin Three college football players to watch - Josh Q. Public So how is Morgan ...

Uh Oh.

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Remember almost exactly a year ago when Tiger Woods was a scary, unstoppable force that made all other professional golfers irrelevant? Yeah, he might be back to that. Okay, so he beat Jim Furyk and a bunch of nobodies to win The Memorial on Sunday, but I'll be damned if ...