Tag Archives: Competition
Shedding His Burdens, Murray Embraces New York
On Saturday afternoon, Andy Murray conducted television interviews; chatted with John McEnroe; signed hats, giant tennis balls, programs and somebody’s arm; and somehow managed, through this madness, to monitor his fantasy soccer team (name: Formality) via cellphone.
He seemed relaxed, pleasant and happy, except with Formality’s seventh-place standing in the league. Yet the scene seemed at [...]
Isner Wins in Three Sets, Not Days
The last time John Isner was involved in a first-round match at a Grand Slam tournament, he needed 138 games in the fifth set, and more than 11 hours over all to defeat Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in the longest match in history. On Wednesday night, Isner dragged a badly sprained right ankle around Armstrong [...]
As Mediocrity Rules, Takahashi Is Exception
To be known as “an interesting .500 team” is faint praise, but that is the reality of the Mets this season.
One of the reasons they have done that well is Hisanori Takahashi, a versatile left-handed pitcher from Japan.
At the start of Tuesday’s series opener with the Florida Marlins at Citi Field, the Mets were 62-62 [...]
Gimelstob Starts Marathon Quest Way Behind
Rafael Nadal was walking along West 59th Street by Central Park last week, talking on his cellphone, when he spotted the gangly figure of Justin Gimelstob, a retired tennis player, puffing and panting while jogging by him. Nadal pulled down the phone for a moment and said, “How many miles are you up to?”
A week [...]
Mets Trying to Stay Focused on Baseball
As Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez prepared for his court appearance Thursday after being charged with assaulting his father-in-law at Citi Field Wednesday night, his teammates were trying to stay focused on the field.
“To lose the way we did yesterday was tough, and then everything that happened after, there’s no way to fix that, except [...]