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The French national soccer team has done it again. They have disgraced themselves and their country on a multi-national stage for the second time in a row at the Euro 2012 tournament, after doing the same thing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It may cost the players their 100,000 euro bonuses for reaching the quarterfinals, too, according to AFP’s Yann Bernal, via Yahoo! Sports: Each member of the...
Published: July 3, 2012
With Euro 2012 behind us, it is time to cast some blame upon those who fully deserve it. Here’s a starting XI of players who had certain responsibilities and promises to live up to but failed miserably. Goalkeeper Designating the worst goalkeeper of the tournament is perhaps the most arduous task, as howlers had been kept to minimum throughout the tournament. However, selecting one...
Published: July 3, 2012
As usual, England have returned home from a major tournament having been dealt a harsh reminder of their limitations. While going out in the quarterfinals to eventual finalists Italy on penalties might have exceeded most fans’ pre-Euro 2012 expectations, England’s performances in Ukraine did not exactly fuel sky-high hopes for the future. But manager Roy Hodgson is only two months into...
Published: July 3, 2012
Wimbledon has been full of surprises, but action on Tuesday went mostly as expected. It was a rough day for the American men, Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova met in a premier match of powerful, top-ranked ladies and a battle of German doubles partners went down to the wire. Wimbledon may have already lost elite players like Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova, but this tournament still has plenty of...
Published: July 3, 2012
Pressure at Wimbledon is always on Scotsman Andy Murray because of the home court advantage he has during every match. But when second seeded Rafael Nadal fell in the second round, that pressure intensified as many predicted a clear path to the finals for Murray. Now in the quarterfinals, Murray needs just three more victories to win his first Grand Slam title. That said, his competition will be tough...
Published: July 3, 2012
You can argue all you want, but how many times do you want to be wrong in life? LeBron is really good. Tebow is not. And Tiger Woods is really, really good…Are you the same idiot who said LeBron would never win a ring? He is too good to not win a ring…And let me tell you about Tiger—he is the best golfer in the world. He’s never going to be Tiger-Tiger, that meteor, that...
Published: July 3, 2012
Novak Djokovic is into the Wimbledon quarterfinals once again, and this year he will face Germany’s Florian Mayer. Mayer is the 31st seed at this year’s All England Club, and he is a somewhat unlikely quarterfinalist. However, he is in a section of the draw that saw sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych fall in the first round to Ernests Gulbis. Mayer himself also pulled off an upset in his section...
Published: July 3, 2012
Serena Williams doesn’t just want to win at Wimbledon; she needs it. The former world’s No. 1 already boasts four championships at the tournament, but never before has the tennis icon needed to prove herself. Years ago, a victory over Yaroslava Shvedova would have been a cakewalk. On Monday, it was a shootout. After dropping the second set to the Russian, Williams had to scratch out a 7-5...
Published: July 3, 2012
In case you haven’t noticed, the Spanish national team is pretty good. With their victory over Italy in the Euro 2012 final, Spain has now won three major tournaments in a row. The 2014 World Cup is their next chance to add to that mark—and they will. La Furia Roja has everything going for them: youth, experience, talent and momentum all speak greatly in their favor. None of these things...
Published: July 3, 2012
This week we are at The Old White TPC in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia for the Greenbrier Classic. Scott Stallings is the defending champion. The winner will take home $1,080,000 and 500 FedEx Cup Points. The Old White TPC is not an easy track. It ranked as the 13th most difficult course (out of 51 courses) on the PGA Tour in 2011. It has hosted the Greenbrier Classic here since 2010. On this...