improbable

What happened next was the most improbable series of events inside a season that has come to be defined by last-minute craziness across the league.

So wildly improbable were the conditions necessary for the so-called big bang, it seems to Mr. Murray, that the whole business, whenever it happened, sounded very much like what Christians call creation.

Yes: Alcaraz is the faster, showier player, capable of mad sprints to pull out improbable winners, but Sinner’s developed real range.

By the final day of the Ryder Cup, captain Keegan Bradley knew Team USA’s chances were so bleak that he could only point to one of the most improbable comebacks of all time.

And while the near comeback briefly delivered a glimmer of hope that the U.S. could pull off something improbable, it ultimately magnified how disastrous the first two days really were.