TWEETS OF THE DAY
On Frank Deford, the legendary “Sports Illustrated” writer and NPR commentator who died Sunday at 78: @miklasz Sportswriters wanted to write like Frank Deford. Impossible. And his abundant talent was exceeded only by his kindness and grace. Bernie Miklasz of 101Sports.com in St. Louis and a former “St. Louis Post-Dispatch” columnist @JeffPassan It always felt like Frank Deford was too smart, too classy, too good to be a sportswriter. We are all better for him having been one. RIP. Jeff Passan, Yahoo Sports baseball columnist LAST WORD “I DIDN’T EXPECT TO LOSE IN THE FIRST ROUND. IT WAS A PRETTY BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE.” Jack Sock, the highest-seeded U.S. man in the French Open tennis tournament at No. 14, on falling to Jiri Vesely.