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If Ernie Els owned the final few holes at the 2012 British Open from Royal Lytham & St. Annes on Sunday, then Brandt Snedeker owned the first half of the historic major. Both golfers shined all tournament long, remaining at the top of the leaderboard throughout and playing unbeatable golf on multiple occasions. They are not alone, though, and are joined by a promising talent who started and...
Published: July 24, 2012
Tiger Woods had a chance to win the 2012 British Open, but faltered down the stretch and let a winnable tournament escape from his grasp. It marks yet another failure for Woods, who hasn’t earned a major victory since the 2008 U.S. Open over four years ago. If Tiger is going to start winning again at the most prestigious and important events on the schedule, he’s going to have to make some...
Published: July 24, 2012
Entering Sunday at the 2012 Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Anne’s, Tiger Woods was the player to watch. He wasn’t in the lead, but he was well within striking distance. His three-over par 75 took him out of contention, yet it was his overall performance that should have the rest of the world shaking. Lest anyone start talking about a choke, remember that if Woods hadn’t...
Published: July 24, 2012
For a player so accomplished as Roger Federer, it is hard to find an ornament lacking in his crowded crown. Having already one of the most complete tennis games in history, he has possessed just about every tennis great’s career in nutshells. He has Borg’s five straight Wimbledons, Agassi’s Career Grand Slam, has been to the final of all four grand slams in a calendar year multiple...
Published: July 24, 2012
Continued from Part 1 Turning Professional In early 2003, at the age of 15, Djokovic received wildcards into three Futures events in Germany and Serbia, but failed to win a match. Then in June, having just turned 16, he received another wildcard into a Futures in Belgrade. There, in the first round, he beat the No. 4 seed and then another four matches to win the title, gaining him his first world ranking...
Published: July 24, 2012
Either Stefano Domenicali is a hypocrite, or he thinks we’re all idiots. The Ferrari boss has come out with an incredibly disingenuous defence of struggling driver Felipe Massa, telling ESPNF1.com that Ferrari are out to protect Massa, no matter what. We need to believe that Felipe can do the right job for the team and that’s why we always said there’s no pressure in that respect....
Published: July 24, 2012
Robert Lewandowski has been linked to a lot of big clubs since his prolific season with Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund. Lewandowski scored 22 goals and added eight assists in the league as Dortmund retained its title. He didn’t do himself much harm during Euro 2012 either, scoring one of his team’s two goals in the tournament and proving a nuisance for many of his opponents throughout....
Published: July 24, 2012
Over the past year, the United States Men’s and Women’s National Teams have experienced some pretty extreme highs and lows. In February, the men experienced an iconic victory over Euro runner-up Italy, and last summer the women defeated Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals in one of the most exciting games of all time. During that same year, the men were humiliated by Mexico in the final...
Published: July 23, 2012
Rafael Nadal‘s recent withdrawal from the 2012 London Olympics seemed to most—at face value—as a necessary sacrifice required to prolong a career that has been repeatedly plagued by injury. And it was, but it was also more than that. Participating in the London Olympics was important to Nadal for a number of strategic reasons. The most obvious of these was that it was a chance...
Published: July 23, 2012
Even coming off another championship at Euro 2012, Spain’s roster is strong. The squad being sent to London sends a message that the Spaniards are serious about winning. They’re not the only ones, and that will make for the most entertaining Olympic Games in recent history. Unlike years past, all the big-name teams are in it to win it this time. If Spain manages to win another tournament,...