Gus (whispering): “got him”

I like your tennis coverage a lot, but this piece doesn’t give Del Potro enough credit. Is Del Potro’s backhand unlike it used to be? Yes. But how many errors did he really make on that side last night? Not sure what the answer is, but Del Potro was way more solid and overpowering than he is given credit for here. For…

I should have stopped reading as soon as I saw Milwaukee’s Best wasn’t #36.

Seconded on loving the tennis coverage. The ATP and WTA have always been deprived of sensible journalism, and as I’ve been coming here for NBA and soccer for a while, I’m glad I get to grab these updates as well.

This is absolutely perfect. Edit: The comment is absolutely perfect. The incident described is pure evil.

Most important stat: Cle 14-27 from the line

Freudian Trip

No, he’s not!

James Harden is the MVP, and then LeBron and Westbrook are in a close race for 2nd.

For starters, James Harden is more efficient than Westbrook. He has a better FG%, a better 3pt FG%, and a better FT%, and that’s on higher 3pt and FT volume as well. He averages more assists than Westbrook, and although he…

Vamos Rafa.

Okafor + Noel isn’t even remotely enough to get Boogie, let alone Boogie and another player. Not sure if you meant Okafor + Noel + other random pieces, though.

I’ve watched every Liverpool game for the past few seasons, and I agree with nearly everything written here. Liverpool is an interesting team because they rely so much on the movement and work rate of their teammates that it’s difficult to say who is the “best” player on the squad.

However, one thing worth adding on…

sends a zingle down my spine

pep: “no tiki-taka past midnight”

yaya: “wait, what?” *calls agent* “don’t apologize to this guy”

I’ve just now caught up on the recent flurry of articles that have attempted to vilify or discount Nate Silver’s takes on this election cycle, but the truth is that almost all of them suffer from the same defensiveness that this article perpetuates. Was the FiveThirtyEight team completely wrong about Trump throughout…

Wipe those Moyest eyes