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Giri Nathan
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Tennis
Aryna Sabalenka Conquers The U.S. Open At Last
6
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Giri Nathan
September 8, 2024
Tennis
Iga Swiatek Came Up With No Answers Against Jessica Pegula
35
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Giri Nathan
September 5, 2024
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Tennis
Taylor Fritz Gets Over The Hump
31
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Giri Nathan
September 4, 2024
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Is Out
37
Comments
Giri Nathan
August 30, 2024
Tennis
A Sweltering U.S. Open Inspires Many Ways To Stay Cool, Most Of Them Useless
56
Comments
Giri Nathan
August 29, 2024
Tennis
Jannik Sinner Has The Resources To Take A Doping Violation With Dignity
51
Comments
Giri Nathan
August 22, 2024
Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Samples The Air At The Top Of The Tour
31
Comments
Giri Nathan
August 20, 2024
Olympics
The U.S. Women Win Gold In An Unfamiliar Nail-Biter
66
Comments
Giri Nathan
August 11, 2024
Olympics
Steph Curry Kept The U.S. On Top
184
Comments
Giri Nathan
August 11, 2024
Olympics
Joel Embiid’s War With The French Nears Its Conclusion
128
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Giri Nathan
August 9, 2024
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Finally Adds Olympic Gold To His Hoard
55
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Giri Nathan
August 5, 2024
Politics
Donald Trump Bumbles His Way Toward A More Perfect “Kamala”
287
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Giri Nathan
August 2, 2024
Olympics
Coco Gauff’s Olympic Singles Run Ends With An Umpire Argument And Tears
51
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Giri Nathan
July 30, 2024
Olympics
Rafael Nadal And Novak Djokovic Play One More For The Road
16
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Giri Nathan
July 29, 2024
NBA
Joel Embiid Continues His Summer Of Grousing
97
Comments
Giri Nathan
July 25, 2024
Wings Week
Who Was Getting Buckets At The JFK Airport Basketball Court?
74
Comments
Giri Nathan
July 18, 2024
Wings Week
A Bird’s-Eye View Of Tennis’s Post-Wimbledon Landscape
24
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Patrick Redford
,
Owen Lewis
, and
Giri Nathan
July 18, 2024
Wings Week
Celtics Wing Kisses Ring After Dissing King’s Offspring
47
Comments
Giri Nathan
July 16, 2024
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Is Eating Well At The Big Table
43
Comments
Giri Nathan
July 15, 2024
Tennis
No One Can Invent A Guy To Be Mad At Quite Like Novak Djokovic
63
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Giri Nathan
July 9, 2024
Tennis
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s Aces Are A New Nightmare
9
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Giri Nathan
July 3, 2024
NBA
The Knicks Spend Five First-Round Picks On A College Reunion
85
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Giri Nathan
June 26, 2024
Tennis
The Defector Tennis Desk Bids Adieu To The French Open
16
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Giri Nathan
,
Owen Lewis
, and
Patrick Redford
June 11, 2024
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Conquers Jannik Sinner In Choppy Ninth Installment Of The Best Rivalry In Men’s Tennis
27
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Giri Nathan
,
Owen Lewis
, and
Patrick Redford
June 7, 2024
NBA
Behold The Defector NBA Finals Mega-Preview
143
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Patrick Redford
,
Giri Nathan
,
Tom Ley
,
Albert Burneko
,
Chris Thompson
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
, and
Ray Ratto
June 6, 2024
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