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PittsburghTiger

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  1. I like Novak. Out of the Big-3 I probably like him the most. That said, it's been 22 months now since he won the U.S. Open in 2023. I just don't see him winning another major. I would not be upset if I were completely wrong but, he is 38-years old. I think time to exit stage left. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/11/reality-is-im-getting-too-old-to-win-grand-slams-admits-beaten-djokovic Sinner dismantles ailing Djokovic to set up Wimbledon final against Alcaraz Novak Djokovic said he must accept the reality that his ageing body continues to make it extremely difficult for him to win another grand slam title after struggling physically in his emphatic defeat by the world No 1, Jannik Sinner, in the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Friday. A month after suffering a straight sets defeat by Sinner in the semi-finals of the French Open, Djokovic was subjected to an even more one-sided 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 defeat by an imperious Sinner. The 38-year-old moved sluggishly throughout and he took a medical timeout after losing the second set. “I don’t think it’s bad fortune,” said Djokovic. “It’s just age, the wear and tear of the body. As much as I’m taking care of it, the reality hits me right now, last year and a half, like never before, to be honest. Novak Djokovic, who suffered a nasty fall in his quarter-final win, took a medical timeout after losing the second set against Jannik Sinner. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian “It’s tough for me to accept that because I feel like when I’m fresh, when I’m fit, I can still play really good tennis. I’ve proven that this year. But playing best of five, particularly this year, has been a real struggle for me physically. The longer the tournament goes, the worse the condition gets. I reached the semis of every slam this year, but I have to play Sinner or [Carlos] Alcaraz. These guys are fit, young, sharp. I feel like I’m going into the match with the tank half empty. It’s just not possible to win a match like that. “It is what it is, you know? It’s one of these things I accept and embrace in some way, deal with the reality the way it is, and try to make the most out of it, I guess.”
  2. The run is over for Novak. He should just retire. Go out as one of the greatest. Don't keep abusing his body.
  3. WBA lightweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis, 30, was arrested on Friday morning in Miami Beach on a battery charge stemming from an alleged domestic dispute with his ex-girlfriend of four years. According to WPLG Local 10, Davis' arrest comes nearly a month after he allegedly assaulted the mother of two of his three children on Father's Day outside of her home in Doral. Talk show host Andy Slater was the first to report the incident and stated that Davis was "accused of hitting his ex-girlfriend on the back of the head and slapping her." He was taken into custody in Miami Beach before being transported by the Doral Police Department. According to Miami-Dade county's inmate report, Davis is currently being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with his bond "to be set." The star boxer has had numerous run-ins with the law over the years that included domestic violence and multiple traffic offenses. His last run-in came in Dec. 2022 when he was arrested for allegedly striking a woman with a "closed hand type slap." The charges were later dropped. Davis reportedly had been linked to a rematch with Lamont Roach Jr. in August after the two battled to a controversial majority draw in March. However, Premier Boxing Champions has yet to formally announce the fight. https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/45717587/boxing-star-gervonta-davis-arrested-miami-battery-charge
  4. https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a65367912/new-red-bull-f1-boss-laurent-mekies-challenges/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_aut&utm_medium=email&date=071025&utm_campaign=nl02_071025_AUT40642693&oo=&user_email=31c2dfdc9d26b279ccc984f1c0dc5129a85bd4b745edae0328269b064ab70be7&GID=31c2dfdc9d26b279ccc984f1c0dc5129a85bd4b745edae0328269b064ab70be7&utm_term=AUT_Autoweek_Racing_Daily_Newsletter_HorL Story about the RedBull boss.
  5. Totally awesome pictures! 👆
  6. https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en/welcome-to-the-team-laurent-mekies?utm_source=RBR_CRM&utm_medium=crm&utm_campaign=welcome-laurent&utm_content=crm Statement from RedBull.
  7. here's another look at it all. the guy doing his own sound effects is awesome.
  8. So, no more reasons to look at nude pictures of Ginger Spice, AKA Geri Halliwell or Mrs. Chris Horner, now that Horner has been fired? Well, yeah, I guess there are still reasons.
  9. let the silly-season insanity begin!
  10. Insanity.
  11. They were cleared to go back to the house. The bomb was taken care of and taken away. Crazy.
  12. Lawrence of Arabia is on tonight on TCM. It’s just starting, 8 p.m. EST. The restored version.
  13. Looks fantastic! Love The Blue!
  14. For real, that man was a badass of the highest order. Damn!
  15. A fellow who used to come into the barbershop I went to was one of the “penguins” in the camp. They were the guys who disposed of the dirt through the legs of their pants. He was a great guy. One day I was in there and he brought some material in from a reunion that Procter & Gamble had sponsored and included was a really slick bit of literature, sort of what we used to pick up at the car shows. This though gave detailed explanations of everything these guys did. He allowed me to borrow it and take it home and just promise to bring it back the following week. He was a great guy. On a side note, I just received a note from my German cousin that she had to evacuate their house in Ettlingen, basically at the northern part of the Black Forest, because less than a minute’s walk from the house there was an unexploded bomb, a really big one, found at a construction site. Pretty damned interesting. I was just there last month and I walked around the construction site where the bomb was found. YIKES!
  16. I think your final paragraph is where I am with the guys who were not on the squad. I think they should have been there. Not for 90 minutes a game but, to play some, and lead by example and start building the squad for the World Cup.
  17. Just don’t surrender possession the entire half.
  18. I was going to say just that same thing. After the goal, and in the semifinal, with the lead. Can’t just hunker down.
  19. Shit. That was a beautiful goal, but shit.
  20. Looking through that smoke is just like those old NHL photos from Boston Garden, or the old MSG, when folks were still allowed to smoke at games.
  21. That was fuckin’ SWEET! Beautiful goal. EDIT: if it counts
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