Came here to say this.  I had to watch those first three multiple times, in slow motion, to tell if the runner was out or not.  The last one was indefensible.  

Someone tweeted there were something like 80 code violations for men at the US Open and 20 for women. I don’t know if that’s true, and obviously more context is needed. But if true, those raw stats call into question the assumption people are making that sexism played a role in this.

I’m not sure if you’re referring to something else, but when he announced the third violation, he only said “Code violation. Verbal abuse. Game penalty. Ms. Williams.” Maybe he said the thief part later, but I haven’t seen that.

She didn’t get a game penalty because what she said was so horrible. She got a game penalty because it was her third violation. The penalties are escalating.  If it had been her first violation, it would have been a warning. If it had been her second, it would have been a point.  Because it was her third, it was a…

Your last two paragraphs are spot on and something I haven’t seen enough people point out.  It definitely felt to me like Serena was trying to rattle Osaka, or ice her.  Didn’t work.  The way Osaka keeps her nerves under control was amazing.  

A lot of people are making this argument - men call umps way worse than thief by men players. But as I was watching the match, I didn’t think she got the third penalty for calling him a “thief.” It was more like a culmination of her complaining. After he gave her a warning for coaching, she complained about it, they…

Either he’s trolling or didn’t watch the match.  Osaka was so impressive.  

So good to know that I can now do no wrong? I wasn’t speeding officer. I HAVE A DAUGHTER!!! How dare you accuse me of speeding!

I agree with each of your points. I watched the whole match. Serena was getting her ass kicked, and trying everything she could to rattle Osaka. She couldn’t do it. Then Serena lost it. She screamed at the ump, what, three different times?

To me, it felt like Serena was trying to rattle Naomi, and basically used her protracted tantrum to try and ice Naomi.  Didn’t work.  Naomi kicked her ass from start to finish.

Thiem missed a couple of gimme’s there at the end, but I’m not sure if he choked on those points or just missed. He hit some amazing, clutch shots to even put himself in that position, especially when he was down 0-40 at 5-5.  Thiem definitely choked away the third set.  Anyway, yes, Thiem definitely had his chances…

Thiem absolutely choked away the 3rd. But Thiem seemed to get stronger after that, and it was impressive to watch both of them go back and forth in the 4th and 5th sets, neither wiltering under the pressure.

If last night’s match between Nadal and Thiem was bad tennis, I want more of it! I’m a Fede-phile to the core, so I always cheer against Nadal, but man did he earn that win last night. Thiem was outstanding as well, and probably should have won the match, but Nadal just never lets up.  Nadal used to have my grudging…

Serious question: Has Manny Machado been skipping leg days?  Because that picture makes it look like he’s been skipping leg days.  

For what it’s worth, the league is backing up the refs. From the last two minute report:

I’m trying to divorce myself from my quickly growing hatred of the Warriors, but when I watch the games, it seems like they, and especially Draymond, get away with an awful lot of contact on defense.

Exactly right. The call could have gone either way. No way you can reverse it. Especially not on the pretext of reviewing whether he was in the restricted area.

Disagree that it’s “absolutely” a block. I think it’s more of a 50/50 play. He beats Durant to the spot, but he’s still sliding left when contact occurs. To me, it’s a call that can go either way. But you’re spot on that the review was bogus. Once they make that call, how in the world can they reverse it. The refs are…

I haven’t watched Capela enough to know, but can he actually post up? He might not know how. A lot of bigs don’t anymore.

Boston played well, but that doesn’t explain Cleveland’s complete lack of effort on D. Guys were just standing around during the second half watching Boston take uncontested jumpers. In that first clip, Brown backs Korver all the way down to the basket, and no one rotates to help. They just watch.