2004 Davis Cup final. Spain vs United States.
World No.2 Andy Roddick leads the American team.
In lieu of Juan Carlos Ferrero, who's struggling with confidence, captain Jordi Arrese pulls an 18-year-old Rafael Nadal out of the hat.
The rest is history.
Things I’ll never take for granted:
Being able to watch Lemieux, as a kid, on a bi-nightly basis if I wanted to.
Being able to watch Crosby, as an adult, on a bi-nightly basis if I wanted to.
The people of Pittsburgh have been so fortunate 🖤
Toledo -- getting a $1.2 million guarantee from Mississippi State -- has just scored again to take a 35-3 lead over the Bulldogs in Starkville early in third quarter
We live in a divided country. I understand that. But can't we all agree, regardless of one's personal beliefs, that the Mariners need to bring back their fucking relief pitcher boat?
In all seriousness, I don’t know how old you are or where you’re from, but 9/11 was one of the absolute hardest, worst days that anyone now over the age of 30 — and especially anyone from the tristate area — can possibly remember.
Father NotGaetti went to work in Manhattan that morning and I have never known fear or panic like I experienced when he didn’t come home that day and there was no way to reach him.
I have never known relief like when he finally walked through the door the next day with his briefcase and suit and shoes caked in ash and debris.
If you didn’t experience 9/11 the way some of us did, you will never understand how latching onto moments like Piazza’s home run or Sosa’s sprint through the outfield carrying the flag gave us something vital, something restorative.
Piazza’s homer rallied an entire city to get back up. Sosa, a Dominican-born player, sprinting around Wrigley and rounding the bases with an American flag showed an inspiring, compassionate solidarity when people needed it most.
The love of baseball is something I have shared with Father NotGaetti for my entire life and, 23 years after the scariest day of my life, I’m more grateful than ever that we still get to talk ball.
Pretty big news on the WPIAL basketball coaching front. Rob Carmody resigns at Mars after 26 years. Put Mars basketball on the map. https://t.co/fSSHfxP8gc
I don’t want to hear how good any running back today is until he bulldozes an All-Pro linebacker like he’s a third grader and leaves the field without his jersey because the defense had to rip it off just to slow him down.
Battle between #1 UNC and # 2 Virginia. UNC down by 1 less than a minute remaining and you know who with the steal & bucket, then the rebound on the other end over the 7 footer to seal the game.