Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
At the risk of looking the fool, I come not to praise but to bury. But as the old saying goes, “The king is dead; long live the king!”
I’ve done this before, mind you. Athletes who dominate a sport must eventually, inevitably come back from the zenith of their flight through the record books and back to the earth that is the provenance of the everyman. But picking that date of expiration is such a volatile and finicky pseudo-science... Read More
Filed under Golf, More, Tennis · Tagged with 1, ATP, Eldrick Woods, Golf, Grand Slams, Jack Nicklaus, majors, money list, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, PGA, Rafael Nadal, Rankings, roger federer, tennis, Tiger Woods
Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 22, 2010 · 2 Comments
As much as a summer can feel as though it is slowing down, there is still a ton of action ongoing both around the globe in the world of sports as well as more locally in my own life. It’s funny — I recently sat down to read fellow Sports Nickel writer Marcelo‘s current offering from his weekly “The Outer Limits” column, and the opening passage really got me thinking:
If you haven’t noticed, we’re in the middle of... Read More
Filed under Columns, Cycling, Formula 1, Golf, More, Olympic Sports, Soccer, Tennis · Tagged with Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Alexander Vinokourov, Andrea Anderson, Andy Schleck, athletics, BBC, British Open, Cadel Evans, Cascade Cycling Classic, Chief Oren Lyons, Chryste Gaines, Cycling, Erik Zabel, F1, Ferrari, Formula 1, Geelong, German Grand Prix, Great Britain, Haudenosaunee, headbutt, Henri Desgrange, Hillary Clinton, Hockenheim, IAAF, ILF, International Lacrosse Federation, IOC, Iroquois Nationals, Jack Nicklaus, Jearl Miles-Clark, Jenson Button, Joaquin Rodriguez, lacrosse, LaTasha Colander Clark, Laurent Jalabert, Lewis Hamilton, Louis Oosthuizen, Mario Cipollini, Marion Jones, Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, Monique Hennagan, Nanceen Perry, Olympics, Passion Richardson, Pyrenees, Red Bull, Robbie McEwen, Roger Federer Rafael Nadal, Sebastian Vettel, Serena Williams, St. Andrews, Sydney Olympics, tennis, Thor Hushovd, Tiger Woods, Torri Edwards, Tour de France, track and field, U.S. Open, Venus Williams, World Lacrosse Championships
