By Art Spander
For GlobalGolfPost.com
The missed putt. That’s what everyone remembers. That’s what Doug Sanders can’t forget.
There went the 28-incher sliding past the cup. There went the 1970 Open Championship. There went the late Pat-Ward Thomas, the esteemed and critical British golf writer, to his knees, peering across the 18th green at St. Andrews and later …
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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com
LONDON — Is this the end or the beginning? Does soccer, football to the rest of the world, finally capture the United States? Or was this World Cup fascination only a brief affair, a fling encouraged by ESPN, and little more?
Does it become only a sweet memory in anticipation of Drew Brees and …
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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com
LONDON — This nonsense about where LeBron James signs, in truth, is simply harmless fun. Except to James. And the team that signs him. And the teams that want to sign him — can anyone say New York? — and don’t.
Over here, they may not know a bounce pass from a bouncer …
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By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner
LONDON — “I want winners.” That was the plaintive cry on billboards a year ago by Niners coach Mike Singletary. We all want winners. We all want champions. Losing, wrote John Tunis, is the great American sin.
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By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
WIMBLEDON, England — The reign of Spain stays mainly wherever Rafael Nadal swings a racquet, whether the clay of Roland Garros or the grass of Wimbledon.
Oh, that wrap-around top-spin forehand. Oh, that gleeful fist pump. Oh, that unusual somersault at Centre Court.
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By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
WIMBLEDON, England — Maybe they should rename the tournament “Williams-don.”
Those sisters have a forehand grip on women’s singles and that beautiful plate, the “Venus Rosewater Dish,” given to the champion.
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By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
WIMBLEDON, England — And so the streak remains unbroken. Unlike Andy Murray’s serve.
Not much changes around here. People still say braces when they mean suspenders. Beer is served cool instead of cold. And a Brit is unable to win Wimbledon.
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By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
WIMBLEDON, England — Something still makes sense at this Wimbledon. Or should that be someone still makes sense? The woman No. 1 in the seeding, No. 1 in the WTA rankings, is into the finals.
A small American cheer is allowed for both Ms. Serena Williams and realized expectations.
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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com
WIMBLEDON, England — In team sports someone else makes the decision. You’re traded or waived or, in that left-to-twist-in-the-wind category unique to baseball, designated for assignment.
In tennis, however, it’s all about ego. And doubt.
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By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
WIMBLEDON, England — The champ left like a chump. The man who always made the shots this time became the man who could only make excuses. Roger Federer knew how to win. Someone ought to teach him how to lose.
It was a poor showing by Federer on Wednesday, but less …
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