French Open; The Revolution; Get Behind Me Satan; Cinderella Man; Tim Kurkjian; George Mikan and More With Charlie Pierce; Letters; Samurai Bears

Mary piece’s unlikely victory over Lindsay Davenport at the French open on Tuesday reminded me of one of the reasons I root for certain athletes.

Jeremy Schaap makes a fair case that James J. Braddock’s victory over Max Baer in 1935 qualified for that distinction.