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A Long, Sad American Tennis Drought Is Over

WIMBLEDON, England — And on the 2,933rd day, an American man reached a Grand Slam semifinal. Sam Querrey, a 29-year-old from California, ousted defending champion Andy Murray at Wimbledon on Wednesday and became the first American man to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament since Andy Roddick here in 2009. Happiness rarely graces […]

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A Long, Sad American Tennis Drought Is Over

WIMBLEDON, England — And on the 2,933rd day, an American man reached a Grand Slam semifinal. Sam Querrey, a 29-year-old from California, ousted defending champion Andy Murray at Wimbledon on Wednesday and became the first American man to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament since Andy Roddick here in 2009. Happiness rarely graces […]

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The Wales vs. Portugal Match Is More Than Just Bale vs. Ronaldo

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (July 5, 2016), we break down the numbers behind Kevin Durant’s move to the Golden State Warriors and ask if this means they have a real chance of going 82-0. Then, we talk to Michael Caley of the “The Double […]

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The Wales vs. Portugal Match Is More Than Just Bale vs. Ronaldo

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (July 5, 2016), we break down the numbers behind Kevin Durant’s move to the Golden State Warriors and ask if this means they have a real chance of going 82-0. Then, we talk to Michael Caley of the “The Double […]

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