Thanksgiving for a Tweet from Jimmy Connors

On the lighter side of things, I was very happy that Jimmy Connors read and enjoyed my reflection on his career. @DanMartinTennis thanks for that and happy you have a memory of some great times. Hope you are still loving the game — Jimmy Connors (@JimmyConnors) June 15, 2013

Rafa Roundup: November 23, 2013

Rafael Nadal Fans ARTICLES: Rafael Nadal Could End GOAT Debate With Calendar Slam in 2014 (via sports.yahoo.com) … The likelihood of Nadal completing the calendar does seem very low — microscopic, if you will. But don’t all great achievements start as a small improbability? Nadal sparkling on diamond anniversary (via marca.com) … According to a survey of…

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My Take on The Outer Courts

My fellow Kentuckians, Matt Jones and Drew Franklin, run the nation’s most successful independent college sports website.  Kentucky Sports Radio is a go to source for any University of Kentucky fan and is revolutionary in the same manner of the 1970s launch of The Cats’ Pause. Both of these innovations were born from and are directed…

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Krickstein’s Own 30 for 30

Prologue: Jimmy Connors as Scarface The recent This is What They Want ESPN 30 for 30 documentary focusing on Jimmy Connors certainly portrayed Connors as a guy who is comfortable with who he is.  It reminded me of the “I’m the bad guy” speech from Scarface (a wildly overrated film in my view): So… what…

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Nadal, Djokovic headline Abu Dhabi field

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
The field and draw for the annual Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi was announced earlier this week. Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the marquee attractions. Nos. 1 and 2 on the ATP Tour will be joined by an impressive quartet consisting of David Ferrer, Andy…