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Geoffrey Gray

Tyson’s Last Match

“I don’t stress,” Mike Tyson said. He was lying awake a little past 4:30 a.m. Los Angeles time in his room at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The looming assault charges awaiting him in his native Brooklyn seemed a continent away.

“You die too young that way,” he said. “I learned that from a friend. Read More

John McEnroe’s Tennis Paradise is Getting Aced

John McEnroe plays at Tennisport so much, he even built his own court there. It sits on a peachy chunk of real estate, too: so close to the East River that a shanked ball-or errant racquet-would likely plunk into the passing water. But Mr.McEnroe’s court (which cost an estimated $40,000 to build) could soon be Read More