2010 French Open: Why Robin Soderling Finally Beat Roger Federer

  There are many reasons why Roger Federer finally failed to make it to the semifinals of a Grand Slam. Foremost among these is the fact that all streaks which involve winning have to end. And this wasn’t a “participating-in-a-major kind of streak”. It was more of a “beating-five-of-the-world’s-top-players-at-every-major-for-six-years” kind of streak! Notice... 

The Memorial: 10 Players To Watch at Muirfield Golf Club

With less than 24 hours to go before the start of the 2010 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Golf Club, a lot of the talk will be centered around Tiger Woods who hasn’t been seen since he withdrew from the Players Championship with an apparent neck injury. But, Tiger Woods aside, there are plenty of golfers out there that have an outside shot at winning Jack Nicklaus’ annual tournament. It... 

Tiger Woods Speaks at Memorial, Brings Back His Smile

On Wednesday morning, while addressing members of the media on the eve of the Memorial, Tiger peered out into the audience, a shadow being cast over his eyes, giving the appearance that he was scrutinizing the press as if it were a putt on the 18th. Tiger addressed the media before the tournament begins on Thursday. He answered questions about his ailing neck, which forced him to withdraw from the... 

Serena Williams Loses: Where She Ranks Among Superstars Who Tank at French Open

Another day and another shocker at Roland Garros. One day after Roger Federer bowed out in the quarterfinals, Serena Williams succumbed to a surprising defeat in the quarterfinals at the hands of No. 7 Samantha Stosur. Williams, the top—ranked woman in the tournament, cruised through her first set before falling in consecutive tie—breakers for a 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6 loss. Williams’... 

2010 FIFA World Cup: Gareth Barry Is England’s Key To Winning the Title

The reason that England manager Fabio Capello decided to hand an injured Gareth Barry a ticket to South Africa 2010, may be deeper than the obvious. Although the Manchester City midfielder is recovering steadily, he will miss England’s opening group stage game against the USA on Saturday 12 June in Rustenburg. Capello’s decision to take an injured player, who will only be fit... 

French Open Results: 10 Reasons Serena Williams Is Awful At the Open

We find ourselves once again talking about Serena Williams and a deflating loss at the French Open. It’s sadly a long—term trend that became even more dramatic Wednesday when the No. 1 seed lost to Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals after having match point in the third set. There’s a pox against Serena at Roland Garros. That’s what we all want to say. The truth is Williams... 

The 2010 Memorial Championship Six Pack

Congrats go out to Zach Johnson (50:1) for his impressive come from behind victory to outlast both Brian Davis and Bryce Molder at last week’s Crowne Plaza Championship. My buddies over at www.hardcoresportsradio.com were impressive last week. Mr. Robert Pizzola Jr. needs to be commended on his amazing picks of THREE top five finishes! That netted him almost 41 units! He had Verplank, Overton,... 

Tiger Woods Did Not Transform His Body Overnight

Contrary to popular belief, Tiger Woods did not transform himself from Steve Urkel into the Incredible Hulk overnight. With all the talk about Woods’ link with Dr. Galea and accusations of HGH usage, it has become convenient for people to place a photo of Woods in 1997 alongside a photo of Woods in 2010 with a large STEROID label stamped across them. Here is a slide show which consists of photos... 

Why Do Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Always Need To Be Separated?

Since when has the PGA Tour turned into a kindergarten classroom? Can’t you just see Mr. Finchem sitting at the head of the class and saying, “Tiger and Phil need to be separated at all times because they don’t get along”? But Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are not five years old; they are grown men. So what would happen if these two players were paired together during a skins... 

French Open Tennis: Robin Soderling Knocking Off Roger Federer Not So Shocking

            I will admit that I was not awake for the majority of Robin Soderling’s win over top-seeded Roger Federer at the French Open. But when I saw it on the Bottom Line of ESPN during lunch (my first meal of the day), I immediately ran to my laptop, only to find these headlines: ESPN.com – Paris Plunge That Hilton girl really does love her sex tapes. Yahoo!... 

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