No. 1 Ranked Rafael Nadal: Where He Ranks Among the Last 10 Years

Outside of a few Soderling-sized blips on the radar, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have owned the collective consciousness of men’s tennis for the past six years. Before their ascension to tennis royalty, the men’s tennis tour was in shambles for much of the early 2000s. Legends like Pete Sampras were on their way out and there appeared to be nobody prepared to ascend the throne. With... 

Super Conferences Would Make a College Football Playoff Inevitable

With talks of conference expansion running wild throughout the college football landscape, it seems inevitable that if not this year, some time in the near future we will witness the formation of “super conferences.” While some may not like the idea, it could very well lead to more waves of change throughout college football, namely a much needed playoff system. Think about it.  What would it... 

College Rugby: Utah Upsets Cal To Win Sevens Title

The University of Utah defeated rugby powerhouse California 31-26 in sudden death overtime to win the first-ever USA 7’s Rugby Collegiate Championship, which featured the top 16 teams in collegiate sevens rugby.  The Utes and Golden Bears met in the finals of the three-day, 38 match event held at Columbus Crew Stadium. Utah was led throughout the tournament by the powerful running and play... 

Men’s Tennis Power Rankings: Rafael Nadal Claims the Crown With a Roar

“Rafa Nadal best ever on clay…period,” said Andy Roddick in a Twitter message after the Spaniard completed the unprecedented “Clay Slam” on Sunday. I guess most of us would agree. Though we all knew that Rafael Nadal is really good on clay, what he accomplished in this year’s clay-court season was just mind-boggling. The “King of Clay” is once again the... 

2010 French Open: What Roland Garros 2010 Means For…

Rafael Nadal There was a sense going into this final that the Majorcan Mauler was vulnerable, based on the premise that he faced a player who had demonstrated the ability to beat him and whose game appeared a good matchup with his. When he denied those four break points in the second game of the second set, retrieving huge forehands that would have won the point against pretty much anyone else,... 

Tiger Woods: Is Tigermania Finally Beginning To Wane?

Despite colorful 21-year old phenom Rickie Fowler tying a 36-hole scoring record at The Memorial (13-under 131, which was set by Scott Hoch back in 1987), the man formerly known as Eldrick was the one who stole the headlines on Friday evening.   Tiger Woods finished the second round at three-under-par for the tournament, just inside the cut line and 10 shots behind Fowler, yet ESPN.com’s... 

Red Bull Collision Could Be 2010 Turning Point

The high profile and dramatic collision between the Red Bull Racing drivers, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, not only cost them the Turkish GP but could potentially end up being the turning point of the 2010 season. All Formula One championships have that one major turning point which many agree was the pivotal moment which swung the championship one way or the other. If you look back... 

Re-Fuelling Ban Created Thrilling Turkish GP

The re-fuelling ban may have attracted many critics after a very processional Bahrain GP but it was the catalyst that created the thrilling Turkish GP. There have been many criticisms of the re-fuelling ban, including the fact that there is less strategy than before, it’s now more about nursing the car rather than pushing hard, and it’s more difficult to make progress from a poor grid position. However... 

Mark Webber Stays at Red Bull for 2011

Formula One championship leader Mark Webber has agreed a contract extension to remain with Red Bull for 2011. The 33-year-old Australian, recently linked with a move to rivals Ferrari, has signed a new one-year extension to his existing contract in a move to dispel rumours of Webber’s unhappiness at the team, and the team interested in other drivers. In recent weeks, Ferrari’s Felipe... 

Ten Parting Thoughts On Roland Garros 2010

It’s been a strangely fortuitous fortnight, but now that the dust has settled on the red clay of Roland Garros, we’re reminded of how strangely fulfilling this years French Open has been. Here’s what I’ll remember of the past couple of weeks: 1) Rafael Nadal is not just good on clay. He’s scary good. No disrespect to Bjorn the legend but there’s only one thing that... 

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