2011 Irish Rugby: Jonathan Sexton Should Start Ahead of Ronan O’Gara for Ireland

The conclusion of the 2011 Six Nations brought with it more questions than answers for Irish fans. Significantly Declan Kidney failed to settle on an out half as Jonathan Sexton started three games while Ronan O’Gara started two. Each player replaced the other in every game also. Irish rugby fans aren’t too unfamiliar with this situation. It was just over a decade ago when Ronan O’Gara... 

PGA Tour 2011: Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Leaving No Mark

We might be witnessing the end of an era on the PGA Tour. Through 13 events, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, maybe the most dominant pair of players since Nicklaus and Palmer, have won exactly zero tournaments. Mickelson has been doing better than Woods, to say the very least. In six events played, Mickelson has posted two top 10 finishes, including a second place finish. This is during the time of... 

Sebastian Vettel Wins a Great F1 2011 Opener in Australia

I must admit I was concerned after qualifying that we would get a bit of a dull race this afternoon, but thankfully the Australian GP delivered, and the 2011 Formula One season has started with a bang. Now I’m not saying that this race was a stunner, because to be frank, it wasn’t. However, I think there was enough action at key moments to prevent this from being a dull procession. I also... 

Australian Grand Prix: Vitaly Has Impressive Start for Renault, Petrov Takes 3rd

With reflective and emotive banners proclaiming, “We miss you Robert,” it would have been logical to expect complacency in the Renault camp before the start of the season. Their second driver, Vitaly Petrov had signed a two-year extension to his contract, however, this was mainly seen as a financial decision and not a talent-based choice. In fairness, the Russian was... 

United States vs. Argentina: American Player Rankings

In usual American fashion, the men’s national team came from behind in what turned out to be a more competitive match than the first forty-five minutes foreshadowed for the second half. The Argentinian side dominated the first half, and truly there wasn’t a single U.S. player that stood out. But how could any when the formation and strategy was exactly what Argentina would want:  Drop... 

Men’s Tennis: Andy Murray Suffers a Third Straight Loss at Miami

This is something noteworthy. Andy Murray, the hitherto great challenger to Federer and Nadal, has today posted a fourth straight loss. Well, to be really technical, it’s kind of a third straight loss, if one counts the Miami ATP Masters as his third straight tournament at which he has failed to win a match. This sort of statistic is something of concern. Murray, clearly, hasn’t gotten... 

US Men’s National Team: Second Half Changes Against Argentina Show the Potential

The regulation soccer net is 8 feet high and 24 feet wide. Tim Howard stands at 6’3″. Argentina, despite countless opportunities, could not find an inch of space beyond Howard. It was only a matter of time before they would put at least one in the net, as Cambiasso converted in the 42nd minute on a loose ball rebound in the box off Messi’s pass back into the area and Howard’s... 

Mexico 3-1 Paraguay, USA 1-1 Argentina; Good Day for CONCACAF’s Giants

Mexico finally has reasons to smile—at least in sports. In the second game of the José Manuel de la Torre’s era, El Tri defeated Paraguay 3-1 at Oakland, California. Javier “Chicharito” Hernández (7th, 34th) and Andrés Guardado (28th) secured the victory for Mexico in the first half, while Cristian Riveros (86th) made the score more respectable for Paraguay... 

Euro 2012: Germany and England Shine in Saturday’s Qualifying Matches

The first half of the Qualifying Round for the Euro 2012 is over. Let’s take a quick look at each game of this Saturday.   Euro 2012 qualifying – Group A Germany 4-0 Kazakhstan As expected, Die Mannschaft had no problem crushing a weak opponent. Miroslav Klose and Thomas Müller scored two goals each to get their fifth victory in five qualifying matches. Quick Analysis: Germany... 

Rickie Fowler Buys Bubba Watson Dinner after Third Round at Bay Hill

HUMOR—Good friends Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson are in the mix for Sunday at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Invitational. Tonight, Fowler buys dinner for Watson. “I was talking off four tee, and we mentioned dinner, and I said, ‘High score buys!’ “ he explained. “I made too many bogeys.”   Fowler is just one back of Watson, but he is looking forward... 

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