Kei Bien: The Ambush At Ashe Stadium

Kei Bien: The Ambush At Ashe Stadium

We kept waiting. We, the global community of tennis reporters, bloggers and fans alike, kept waiting for the moment when Novak Djokovic — tired, listless, dragging, generally lacking answers — would do what he’s done dozens upon dozens of times in...
A Friday Of Friends, Fear, And The Future

A Friday Of Friends, Fear, And The Future

One match didn’t even last two whole sets. The other match felt over well before two whole sets had been completed, and although it tightened up, it ended without an abundance of suspense. Yet, the U.S. Open women’s semifinals on Friday afternoon at the...
10 To Tackle: Week 2

10 To Tackle: Week 2

The larger theater of early-season football is defined and dominated by chaos. It’s not as though teams generally figure everything out in week two, especially if they played a cupcake in week one. We’re still very much in that part of the season when...
FLORIDA STATE SURVIVES: THE WEEK ONE MANTRA IN EVIDENCE

FLORIDA STATE SURVIVES: THE WEEK ONE MANTRA IN EVIDENCE

You’re going to read a lot more about week one of the new college football season in the coming days at The Student Section. After eight months of speculation, live games have returned to our world, and the annual vastness of the offseason makes week one feel...
The Future Of College Football: Endgame Management

The Future Of College Football: Endgame Management

In terms of Xs and Os, the future of college football lies in what SB Nation’s Ian Boyd refers to as “the pop pass,” the focus of a terrific piece on Auburn’s tying touchdown against Alabama last year. Xs and Os represent one part of the fuller...