Yeah, your broader point still makes sense: it’s impressive that Andreescu was able to keep her focus and finish off the match after Serena tied it at 5-5.

It isn’t a technicality, it’s an inherent part of the definition of assault as distinct from battery. That’s like saying robbery is only technically different from burglary, or manslaughter is only technically different from murder.

Because your reply was non-responsive to my post. You initial post stated that it wasn’t assault if there wasn’t physical contact.  That’s incorrect, and that’s what my initial reply and second reply were in response to.

You stated that because there was no physical contact there was no assault. That’s categorically incorrect:

He can’t play this weekend, even if he signs in time.  (I assume that’s what you were implying?)

And Lauren mentions in her article, and I posted on comments about this, that a guaranteed contract that has guarantees which no longer are guaranteed does seem like something that shouldn’t be.

There doesn’t have to be physical contact for something to legally be assault.

Should the Chiefs mascot be KC KC’em?

Keeping him to 0 sacks is a troubling sign for the Bears.

Teal t-shirt wearing Jeff Daniels is the best Jeff Daniels.

This new rule, by the way, is very bad and last night we almost saw why

Mahomes, I get - I’m not sure why people keep acting like Deshaun Watson is some future Hall of Famer, though.  Verdict is still out on that guy.

God, watching you guys suck his dick is embarassing.

Shhh... the adults are talking.

Yeah, it’s football culture. It’s the Raiders! It’s Mike Mayock!!!

I hate those jerks in Pod Six.

I love to see people from out of state get all butthurt how in Oregon there’s no self serve gas.

More like 0.4 stone, if you believe what Gwen Stefani says.

As opposed to Eddie Lacey, who went out and gained 22 pounds over the first 3 games of 2015.

“Someone who donates a lot of money to help out other incredibly wealthy people” is an odd definition of philanthropist.