Roger Federer becomes the first man to win 15 Grand Slam titles. Virtually every commentator talking about it dubs him “the greatest men’s tennis player of all time.” The match that puts him over the top ends with a 16-14 tiebreak in the fifth set of Wimbledon, the sport’s crowning glory. And days later, Sports [...]
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SI columnist rips swimsuit issue
Finally, a straight man who’s creeped out by Sports Illustrated’s all-girl swimsuit issue. I say all-girl and not all-woman because that’s Jeff Pearlman’s major beef with the sexy photo spread:
Now, I just find the issue strange. The average SI reader is probably a male in his mid-40s. The average SI swimsuit model is a girl [...]
A-Rod story gets a new wrinkle
So yeah, every sports channel you turn on now will probably have some talking head screaming at the top of his or her lungs at how much of a heel Alex Rodriguez is for allegedly testing positive for steroids. But one item that’s not being talked about that much is that the author of the [...]
Phelps is SI’s Sportsman of the Year
I’m not a big Michael Phelps fan, but even I would agree 100% with this selection. Sports Illustrated has named Phelps their Sportsman of the Year for his eight gold medals in Beijing and for his work with kids since the Olympics. I don’t know about all the “greatest Olympian ever” talk, but no athlete [...]
