So Close, So Cruel

Bill Simons There are reasons clichés are clichés. And the biggest cliché in sports is “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” Today, after four hours and 38 minutes of battle, we saw that, in one gut-wrenching moment. The unseeded, under-the-radar Californian, Alex Michelsen, had let victory slip away. In the biggest match […]

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