Wimbledon 2010: Rafael Nadal and Faking and Coaching

Rather than celebrating Rafael Nadal’s tough victory over Phillip Petzxchner, I am left asking uneasy questions.   Where have I seen this scenario before?  Ah yes, Monte Carlo, or was it…Rome?!  Yes. Rome.  2006, against Roger Federer.  One of the classic matches.  Roger is charging; he’s got momentum.   Suddenly, Rafa calls for the trainer, and... 

Wimbledon 2010: Andy Murray Ready To Spoil the Party After Straight Sets Win?

A safe bet at the start of Wimbledon would have been to put your money on a Federer-Nadal final. The men’s draw looked predictable. Andy Murray was still in recovery from injury and would surely suffer as a result. He would not be at his best, and so we could not rely on him to bring home the bacon. The likes of Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic would also be unable to perform at a consistent enough... 

Imagining Tennis without Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

Over the past decade, two names have dominated men’s tennis, and they are obviously Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Well, if you did a little research, you would learn many facts that would seem quite mesmerizing about these two in the world of tennis.  After Roger Federer won his first ever Grand Slam title in 2003 at Wimbledon, 27 Grand Slam tournaments have taken place (excluding the... 

PGA TOUR: Champions Dick’s Open in My Hometown

Featured Columnist Andy Reistetter is on site at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open at En Joie Golf Club in Endicott, N.Y. Endicott is one of the Triple Cities along with Johnson City and the author’s hometown of Binghamton. Here are his initial thoughts on arriving on site covering his first Champions event.   It is much too early to fully comprehend the experience of coming home. As... 

USA VS. Ghana World Cup 2010 Live Blog: Results, Scores, Play By Play

Welcome to the Bleacher Report’s live blog for the 2010 Second Round match between USA and Ghana. Hopefully the second game of the day will be as exciting as the first without, of course, the close scoreline. The United States comes in having to fight the emotional swings of their final groupstage match, and Ghana enters being the only African team left in the tournament. They’re assumed... 

Wimbledon 2010: Victor Hanescu Leaves In the Middle of Match

Victor Hanescu lost to Daniel Brands. This could be just another game recap, but Hanescu didn’t just lose—he did it on purpose. Before the match ended, some German fans had to be expelled from the arena because they were drunk and verbally attacking Hanescu. Instead of ignoring them, as any other player would have, he confronted them spitting at them and saying “F*ck you” in... 

2010 FIFA World Cup: Power Ranking Each Group’s Difficulty, Looking Back

With Spain’s 2-1 victory over Chile on Friday afternoon, the 2010 FIFA World Cup’s Group Stage concluded its 48 grueling matches. The original 32 teams had been cut to just 16 advancing squads, despite quite a few dramatic games to determine which two of the four teams in each group would move on. There were last-second goals, crushing defeats, scoreless, meaningless draws, and times when... 

Sebastian Vettel Scores Pole In Valencia

Sebastian Vettel scored his fourth pole of 2010 in qualifying Saturday for the European Grand Prix in Valencia. Vettel’s time of 1:37.587 was quickest for pole followed by Red Bull Racing teammate Mark Webber. They make up the front row for Sunday’s Grand Prix Of Europe. Lewis Hamilton, the winner at Canada two weeks ago, starts third followed by the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe... 

Payne Stewart Was Remembered Again at Pebble Beach

At the 2000 United States Open at Pebble Beach, the defending champion of the national championship could not defend his title. Payne Stewart had won the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst in a dramatic fashion, draining a 15-foot putt on the final hole to edge Phil Mickelson by a stroke. Stewart died in a plane crash a little more than four months later, on October 25. The golf community decided to use the... 

Justin Rose Ties 36-Hole Scoring Record at The Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, CT – The concept for the Travelers Championship first came about in 1952.  After a failed attempt to raise money for charity with a turtle race in 1951, a golf tournament was created in 1952 and it has been hugely successful ever since. Well, so far this week Justin Rose has been a hare racing against a field of turtles..and at TPC River Highlands, slow and steady is NOT going... 

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