The grass on Center Court at Wimbledon over the decades shows a change in the wear patterns. This transformation is not the result of new, more resilient turf or grounds keeping technologies, but due to changing racket technology.
In the era of wooden rackets, the heavy weight of the racket resulted in a "serve and volley" game. Given the impossibility of finishing a point from the back of the court, players resorted to volleying to win points at the net.
With the shift from wooden rackets to modern materials, the game moved towards powerful baseline play. Today's players are taller, hit hard from both sides, serve aggressively, and finish points predominantly from the back of the court.
Another picture for the Lopes scrapbook. If you think we are overdoing the Pico v Messi aspect, FIFA pick out a standout player from each team for a pre game head to head on the screen
He could have been playing away in Sligo tonight
🚨#BREAKING: A police officer in Phoenix has rented out an ENTIRE 144-SEAT MOVIE THEATER for over 100 middle schoolers after their end-of-year field trip fell through, so they could see Toy Story 5.
When they got there, he realized many couldn't afford popcorn or drinks...
..so he bought EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM popcorn, candy, and a drink too.
His name is Sean Reavies,
For many kids, it was their first time ever inside of a movie theater in their lives.
When the kids asked how they could pay him back, he told them:
"As you get older in life, help other people. As a payback to me. Would you do that? That's all I ask of you."
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In July 2013, five-year-old Jocelyn Rojas vanished while playing near her home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, triggering an urgent community search.
Among the volunteers were 15-year-old Temar Boggs and his friend Chris Garcia, who decided they couldn't just stand by.
The two teenagers grabbed their bicycles and joined the effort, riding through nearby streets while keeping an eye out for anything unusual.
Not long into their search, they noticed a young girl matching Jocelyn's description sitting inside a vehicle.
Convinced they had found her, the boys began pursuing the car on their bikes, staying behind it for roughly 15 minutes and refusing to give up despite being vastly outmatched.
Realizing he was being followed, the driver eventually stopped and let the little girl out of the vehicle before fleeing the scene.
Jocelyn was found unharmed and safely reunited with her family.
Police later arrested 73-year-old Troyer Robert Glass in connection with the abduction.
Temar Boggs' determination and quick thinking transformed an ordinary summer afternoon into an extraordinary act of courage, proving that sometimes heroes are simply teenagers who choose to act when others might hesitate.
He didn't leave a note. He didn't say goodbye. On September 25, 2000, Kevin Hines boarded a bus to the Golden Gate Bridge with one thought in his mind: nobody would stop him, because nobody ever did.
Hundreds of people passed him that morning-tourists, joggers, commuters—but no one asked if he was okay. So he climbed over the railing and jumped.
The fall takes about four seconds.
In the first, Kevin felt the wind.
In the second, he saw the water rushing up.
In the third, his mind cracked open with devastating clarity: every problem he thought was impossible to fix was fixable-except this one.
He hit the water feet-first, shattering three vertebrae.
Paralyzed from the waist down, he fought to stay afloat. Then something moved beneath him, circling and nudging him upward. He thinks it was a sea lion. Whether real or imagined, it kept him alive until the Coast Guard arrived.
Recovery was grueling—multiple surgeries, months of rehabilitation.
Doctors doubted he would walk again. He did. And then he began speaking publicly, not just to process his trauma but to reach others in crisis. He told them about those four seconds, about the lie that pain is permanent, about the regret that comes the moment you let go.
His memoir “Cracked, Not Broken” and his speeches became lifelines for countless people who heard his story and chose to hold on.
Kevin also fought for something tangible: suicide prevention nets beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.
After decades of resistance, they were finally installed in 2023. The bridge that nearly claimed his life now catches others before they fall—a physical manifestation of hope.
Today, Kevin is in his forties, married, traveling, and alive with purpose. People write to him, saying his story stopped them in their darkest moments. He doesn't know how many lives he’s touched, but the number is not small.
Also “not small”⁉️ The number of “Kevins” out there, wondering if they should jump today.
Be kind — you NEVER know what someone’s going through ❤️🩹
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As bad, if not worse than the Glazers
Asset stripped the club, his refusal to invest in replacements for the ageing 1968 European Cup Winning team led ultimately to relegation
Been actively supporting United for 60+ years & we’re yet to have a decent owner
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha after his man-of-the-match display against Spain:
"I cried after the game because I grew up with my grandparents when I was a kid, and they could not be there. They passed away a few years ago.
"My mum could not be here either for a VISA issue, and the money we had to pay for it. We did not manage to do this in time."
@Millar_Colin He is from my area Crumlin in South Dublin. Quite near where the great Paul McGrath grew up. Also close enough where Phil Lynott used to live.