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We interrupt the Olympic Games to bring you this shift of NBA power, courtesy of Dwight Howard and the Lakers.

Everybody had a reason to be nervous about Sunday's Wimbledon Gentlemen's singles final. The long-suffering British were nervous they'd have to go yet another year without a local champion. Andy Murray, the unenviable object of their stress, had to b...

For the casual tennis fan, one of the most noteworthy sights of the last week of Wimbledon action was the near-constant sight of '80s tennis legend Ivan Lendl. He was seen in the stands, watching on, as his pupil Andy Murray made it all the way to th...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. Roger Federer defeated local hero Andy Murray in four sets to win his seventh Wimbledon title, tying Pete Sampras's record for the most all-time tit...

Reporting live from the All England Club, from Rafa's fall to Roger and Serena reclaiming the throne.

Thoughts on tennis, Title IX, and pride after an emotional Wimbledon weekend.

The triumph of Federer and the end of everything else.

Note: Technically it's just "Wimbledon Shop," but technically Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson," either, and technically he never said it in a sweet checkered twill deerstalker cap that he picked up at the Wimbledon Shoppe for l...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports since Tuesday. Phoenix Sun? More like Phoenix done! Steve Nash is headed to the Lakers ... the Los Angeles Lakers, that is. The Suns point guard worked out a sign...

David Ferrer, Andy Murray, and Independence Day at the All England Club.

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. The Atlanta Hawks agreed in principle to trade Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for point guard Devin Harris, and sources report that they've also reached ...

Toilet evaluations, stampeding elderly ladies, and further adventures in reporting at the All England Club.

Here's a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month's edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats. Number of Seattle Mariners who combined to pitch a ...

Of all the strange events that took place during the first week of Wimbledon - right down to the theft of Rufus the hawk - the most unbelievable was Yaroslava Shvedova's flawless set against Sara Errani, the French Open finalist, on Saturday. The so-...

Even if Wimbledon, as Brian Phillips proved, weren't a dream inside of a big skull, then Lukas Rosol would still be the man of my dreams, or the man in my dreams, or whatever preposition dream grammar requires. I watched his match against Rafael Nada...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Thurday. Lukas Rosol, virtually unknown in the tennis world, upset Rafael Nadal in the second round at Wimbledon, prevailing with a spectacular fifth set on cente...