Coming Back to Win the Game
Facing match point in 2009's Wimbledon semis vs. Elena Dementieva, her return clipped the tape, but landed in; the title followed
Serena Williams
The first one of these was made in 1973 from a Motorola executive to his competitor at AT&T
a cellular phone call
Tried to kill visitor Matt Damon in a 2015 movie
Mars
This Canadian pop guy, in "Boyfriend": "Swag swag swag on you, chillin' by the fire while we eatin' fondue"; well, it does rhyme
Justin Bieber
Benjamins are slang for these
hundred dolla bills
Down 35-7 at the half to the Saints in 1980, this hall of fame QB led the 49ers back to win 38-35
Joe Montana
In 19th c. New York politics, a repeater was a man hired to do this several times in a day, shaving to change his identity
vote
Billed as having a Great Red Spot, recently more like a medium-sized orange pimple
Jupiter
"There were plants & birds & rocks & things", noticed America in "A" this "With No Name", & that's hard to argu
a horse
Maybe from their shells being used as currency, these bivalves are slang for money
clams
In 2008 the Mavericks used a 22-2 run to erase a 70-41 deficit, making this Minnesota team howl
the Timberwolves
Although his Supreme Court case changed the way police talked to suspects, this Arizona man was retried & sent to prison in 1967
Miranda
Didn't say goodbye when Pluto left the club, leaving it as the farthest planet from the Sun
Neptune
This "colorful" singer: "Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday, today is Friday, Friday"; she threw in "Tomorrow is Saturday
Rebecca Black
From the color of the ink on one side, paper notes during the Civil War were called these
greenbacks
Down 5 to the Oilers in 1982, this "royal" NHL team tied it with 5 seconds left & won the "Miracle on Manchester" in O.T.
the Los Angeles Kings
The Platt Amendment of 1901 became a treaty between the U.S. & this new country & even became part of its constitution
Cuba
Showed no remorse after the MESSENGER probe crashed into it
Mercury
This British singer-songwriter has at least one thing figured out: "& I know you love Shrek, 'cause we've watched it 12 times
Ed Sheeran
An item might cost you a few of these basic monetary units of Israel, literally or figuratively
shekels
In the 2004-05 Champions League Final, this English club, the Reds, overcame a colossal 3-goal deficit
Liverpool
A 1621 treaty says English settlers & these native people led by Massasoit will "leave their bows & arrows" when visiting the other
Wampanoag
Always covered by clouds of sulfuric acid. No silver linings
Venus
Warrant: "She's my" this dessert, "cool drink of water, such a sweet surprise", the surprise being its transformation from food to drink
Cherry Pie
Slang for a 10-dollar bill, it's also an alternate name for a frame on which to cut wood
a sawbuck