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Still in his early 20s, Ganso is widely regarded as one of the best young talents in world football. It’s easy to see why. He’s strong in possession, with enough vision to see a killer pass and the technique to play it. I’m sure he’s on the shopping list of many top clubs across the world, so I’m going to look at five possible destinations for him. As always, feel free...
Published: July 16, 2012
Behold, Internet peeps. Neymar has done something, and we all must watch. Today, the Mohawked wonder is making the rounds online for a trick he produced in training recently with Brazil’s Olympic football team. While his teammates were busy conducting drills calmly and methodically, Neymar was off doing ball tricks. Newsworthy? Hardly, until you realize that he performed the trick—its many...
Published: July 16, 2012
As a former UCLA basketball manager and then announcer, Tony Luftman has been a part of a great deal of Bruins hoops history. He was on the court when Jim Harrick’s squad won the 1995 NCAA title, he was there for the ups and downs of Steve Lavin’s tenure and he has been in and around Pauley Pavilion for Ben Howland’s highs and lows. He even had a front-row seat on sports history with...
Published: July 16, 2012
He is about to turn 31 in less than one month, but that does not seem to be having any affect on Roger Federer. It seems, at the moment anyway, there is no stopping the Federer Express from still being a dominant figure in the world of tennis. There will come a time, however, that he will eventually have to step aside and make way for younger and more talented players. So far, however, there have not...
Published: July 16, 2012
Starting in 1988, the Olympic Committee decided to return tennis to the Summer Games, which was sadly missing from the international event since 1928. Since the re-emergence of tennis as a sport in the official Olympic program, the United States has captured the most medals in tennis—17 in all. Ten were gold. Leading them all is former world No. 1 Venus Williams, who earned a gold medal in...
Published: July 16, 2012
Rafael Nadal’s early exit from Wimbledon launched a thousand articles. Headline articles and tennis followers chatted about his loss, with talk running the gamut from concern to outright doom. What will happen to Nadal? With Nadal there rarely are easy explanations. His losses are stormy and cast with turbulence. How did he congratulate his opponent? Is he signing autographs to pretend he...
Published: July 16, 2012
The ATP Tour features three tournaments this week—one in North America and two in Europe. In the United States, Atlanta hosts a stop on tour. The city will feature a 250-level hard court event. John Isner is the top seeded player in the tournament and he is fresh off a title from ATP Newport. Back-to-back titles are hard to pull off on tour, and there is a fair bit of talent in the draw...
Published: July 16, 2012
“A tennis masterclass” “A near faultless display” “Completely dominant” “Unleashed his full array of shots” “Inspired play” “Federer maintained his brilliance” “Federer completed what promises to be the first of many Grand Slam victories” The excerpts above were extracted from a prophetical article published by the...
Published: July 15, 2012
“Roger Federer certainly is my claim to be the best of all time – if there is such a thing. With Rafael Nadal not far behind,” said Rod Laver, on July 5th in London. High praise indeed from one GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) to another. But to be honest what was “Rocket” supposed to say? “Oh yeah, Roger’s a great player, but I was better!” GOATs tend...
Published: July 15, 2012
The 2012 London Olympics is Brazil’s time to shine—at least according to former legend Ronaldo, who recently spoke out about his country’s chances at the upcoming Olympics. Despite never winning the tournament, the former striker believes that Brazil are in a great position for the upcoming Olympics and that they can go all the way and win the gold medal, speaking via Reuters. “There’s...