By Art Spander
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Golf is different. In team sports, when those in charge no longer believe you are ineffective, that you’re too old, they put you on waivers or drop you — as the San Francisco Giants did recently with longtime favorites Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval.
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By Art Spander
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NAPA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson knows, as we all know. The tournament this week, the Safeway Open, here in the smoke and haze at Silverado, is a trifle. A warm-up, if you will.
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Phil Mickelson, Safeway Open, U.S. Open Email Article By Art Spander
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NEW YORK — The match that seemed destined to last forever showed what we already knew, that Rafael Nadal is one of the all-time tennis greats and what we now know, that Daniil Medvedev has the skills and resilience to be the same.
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Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal, U.S. Open Email Article By Art Spander
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NEW YORK — It’s not accurate to say Serena Williams failed again, unable for a fourth straight time to win that ultimate tournament, the one that ties her for the Grand Slam record.
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Bianca Andreescu, Serena Williams, U.S. Open Email Article By Art Spander
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NEW YORK — History. Such a small word with large connotations. A word that Serena Williams cannot escape — until she becomes historic. Until she wins that 24th Grand Slam.
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