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Tennis' ultimate equation solved by Carlos Alcaraz: head + heart = magic
I see myself in Alcaraz, the 2025 French Open champion, as I too never met a low-percentage shot that I didn't want to try. But unlike me, he knows how…
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Welcome to the death zone for big time college sports...yay team!
July 1 is looming, the financial line in the sand for power 5 programs. Except, the court decision that was supposed to happen hasn't, and the lawsuits…
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Joanne C. Gerstner
Why a photo of Pope Francis always makes me smile
Well, it's more than a photo, it's proof that something crazy really did happen in 2022. Francis invited me to his place, I came, and the rest is…
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Opening slammed-shut doors requires courage
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Rest in Peace, Mr. Baseball
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No more thoughts and prayers
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The risk is never zero
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Taking a breath...and being present
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A conversation 4 months in the making: "idiot" versus Open Court reader
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Sometimes the best way to be sad is to giggle, because remembering the past is all that's left
I wasn't sports writer Bryce Miller's bestie, more like an Olympic foxhole buddy. I'm reflecting on his life, because he's gone way too soon, with too…
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Joanne C. Gerstner
A conversation 4 months in the making: "idiot" versus Open Court reader
This could have gone the way of the flamethrower, given today's rough vibes. But it's turned into something better, a lost form of art: a running chat…
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The need to remember: Michigan State's shooting two years later and continuing struggle in the aftermath
Everything changed the night of Feb. 13, back in 2023. The world has gone on for two years, but where is our closure?
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Joanne C. Gerstner
Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Let's not take it for granted.
We know having women and girls in sports has produced amazing benefits across the board in society since Title IX passed in 1972. But our progress may…
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Rest in Peace, Mr. Baseball
Bob Uecker, aka the face and voice of the Milwaukee Brewers my entire lifetime, died today. Which leads to a small tale from my secret sportswriter…
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Open Court Road Edition: Twinkling lights, snowy mountains and all the good things in Barcelona
The second-to-last road trip of 2024 was a great adventure, with three countries and a lot of jamon, Cava, churros, Gaudi, manchego and vamos.
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Open Court: road edition, in search of the Christmas lights.
It's sort of the land of where the palm trees sway, along with Gaudi and Miro. Time for Barcelona.
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