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Head and Shoulders Above The Rest

April 12, 2012 By James A. Crabtree Leave a Comment

According to 1 Samuel 17:1-58, Goliath was an oversized, if not giant soldier from Gath. Legend told he was a big mouth who protested he could beat anyone in a fight. Subsequently all the Israelite soldiers were afraid to fight until David, a little upstart, showed up with his sling. We all know how it ended. Perhaps it is time that this story was rewritten. Firstly John Isner comes across … [Read more...]

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Decline of U.S. Tennis: The Stats Behind the Story

March 7, 2012 By Matthew Laird Leave a Comment

Pete Sampras (L) of the US walks arm-in-arm with c

The 1990's were a golden age for American tennis. Of the 40 grand slams contested between 1990 and 1999, more than half were won by U.S. players. This is by a wide margin the most dominant that any one country has been at the game's highest level since the start of the Open Era. Between October of 1992 and February of 1996, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi traded the number one ranking … [Read more...]