When I was a scrawny 12-year-old with bad knees, my grandmother paid for my tennis lessons. I wasn’t too bad at it–even with my old-lady joints–so when I started high school I went out for the team and made third-string singles. I dove into tennis. I got Smash magazine. I was on a weekend USTA
There was once a girl named Maria Who said, “Journalists, I must see ya” Then in a hotel They knew all was not well But the problem? They had no idea.
It’s time for an end-of-the-year exam based on 2015 sports stories. Please put away all cell phones, study materials, and Tom Coughlin autobiographies. 1. Which teams were decimated by injuries during the 2015 NFL season? a) All of them 2. Which of the following is an appropriate response to Serena Williams winning Sportsperson of
Sports Illustrated announced its Sportsperson of the Year on Monday, and it selected Angela Merkel. Wait, wrong pointless year-end honor! The editorial team actually selected tennis great Serena Williams. Very fitting, as she destroyed all sorts of competition on her way to winning three of the year’s four major titles. My money was on JaVale
