The Weekly Best for 12/8

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Britain's Andy Murray, out of the competition because of injury, and his girlfiend Kim Sears, watch tennis from a...

CINCINNATI - AUGUST 22: Andy Murray of Great Britain wipes sweat from his face in his semi final loss to Roger Federer...

Greatest ever? We have a surprise

Any discussion of greatest tennis players begins with Roger Federer and Pete Sampras. But Page 2 argues the case for Jimmy Connors.

Debating the 25 greatest seasons

All this talk about the 25 greatest seasons got even the Page 2 writers talking.

MacKinzie Kline can restore your faith in sports

In the midst of a polluted sports world, Jemele Hill found a reason to smile after talking with 15-year-old golfer MacKinzie Kline.

The greatest day of tennis

Scoop Jackson was running from court to court to catch all the action of an unbelievable day of tennis at the U.S. Open.

The U.S. Open is the place to be

Not a tennis junkie? Doesn't matter. Patrick Hruby has eight reasons you need to watch the U.S. Open. And yes, one of them is Miss Sharapova.

Time to root for France

Now that England is out, Michael Davies might have to support the French and pours out his feelings in haiku after being devastated by England's loss.

Take it easy on Big Wiesy

The Cooler was into Michelle Wie's historic victory ... until, well, she fell apart in the final round.

Hooray for coaches with courage!

Tuesday Morning Quarterback applauds all the coaches who went for it on fourth down in Week 2.

Mike Williams was a two-time All-Star?!

Page 2 assembles the ultimate list of quirky Midsummer Classic tidbits. It's All-Star trivia madness!

The Big Unit and the mullet that roared

Jim Caple takes a look back at Randy Johnson's career, from exploding birds to trendsetting hairstyles.

Tweet, tweet! The mailbag flies again

From his ultimate cell-phone message to stories that would have melted the Internet, Bill Simmons is just getting warmed up in Part 1 of the mailbag.

In the NBA, and life, it's all about getting your reps

Before Bill Simmons breaks down the NBA, he has to get in his column reps.