Super Rugby Awards 2012

Another Super Rugby season has come to an end, with the Chiefs emerging as victors in a rather one-sided final after a highly competitive season. It was a season that produced some great rugby— nine teams were still in the running for the top six heading into the final rounds. Many new stars emerged, while plenty of other established stars flourished. So before we move on to the new Rugby Championship,... 

USA vs. Japan: Why Carli Lloyd Was the Star of Olympic Soccer Gold Medal Match

In a game filled from start to finish with thrills, the USWNT outlasted Japan at Wembley Stadium 2-1 Thursday to claim Olympic Gold. While many of the USWNT players had outstanding games, including a lights out effort by goalkeeper Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd’s effort deserves special recognition. Prior to the tournament, Lloyd lost her starting position in the center of the U.S. midfield. In the... 

2012 Olympic Games: Canada’s Soccer Bronze Glitters Like Gold

In a nation of puckheads, there has seldom—if ever—been a fond embrace for the beautiful game. Heck, Canadians don’t even call it football. We call it soccer because football to us is a game played by rather large, often angry lads in gladiator gear and—even though only two fellows on any one team actually puts foot to ball—it’s called football. Today, however, the... 

US Open 2012 Preview: Juan Martin Del Potro Not Real Contender for Final Slam

The Rogers Cup, also known as the Toronto Masters, is underway and already we are getting a picture of who will be the stars of this year’s 2012 U.S. Open. In a series of articles that will run until the start of the U.S. Open, I will analyze the contenders and non-contenders for the title at Flushing Meadows. My first non-contender is Argentine world No. 8 Juan Martin Del Potro, recently knocked... 

Men’s Tennis: The 5 Best Clay-Court Players of All Time

Most people consider either Roger Federer or Rod Laver the greatest tennis player of all time, with a few outliers mentioning Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal or Pete Sampras.  But let’s make it narrower and look at the greatest clay-court players of all time, despite the difficulty of comparing players from different eras. The criteria for my rankings are the following: French Open finals reached;... 

US Open 2012: Is the Fed-Djoko-Nadal, Top-3 Dominance Good for the Men’s Game?

In the 37 Grand Slams played since Roger Federer won his first Wimbledon in 2003, Federer has amassed a record 17 Slam titles, Rafael Nadal 11 and Novak Djokovic five. The only players to have broken the top three’s Grand-Slam-winning monopoly during this time were 2003 and ’09 U.S. Open champions Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro respectively, 2004 French Open champion Gaston Gaudio... 

Why US Open Is the Most Exciting Major of the Year

On the eve of every Grand Slam tournament comes a major headline. Whether it’s if Andy Murray will join the big three with a Grand Slam, or whether anyone can knock off Serena Williams; it gets the excitement brewing among tennis fans.     What makes the U.S. Open extra special is that it tells the final story of the Grand Slam season. It’s the last chance players have to define... 

US Open Tennis: 10 Young Players Set to Shock at Flushing Meadows

In the tennis world these days, once you turn 25, you are no longer considered “young” except in rare circumstances. You become “seasoned” between 25 and 30, with “old” following quickly from age 30 to 35. Breaking through to win a major at a young age has become increasingly difficult in the past decade for several reasons. Recently, the juggernaut at the top of... 

Roger Federer Birthday Wish: Will the Tennis Superstar Win 20 Grand Slam Titles?

Roger Federer is tennis’ Grand Slam king with 17 titles, and he shows every desire and capability of adding more to his legendary total. Today is his 31st birthday, so perhaps his wish would be to one day win a 20th Slam. The race to Pete Sampras’s 14 Grand Slam titles has been in the rear-view mirror for three years. The distance continues to widen. In 2010, Rafael Nadal’s No. 1... 

Andy Murray and Perhaps Roger Federer: Winners in a Year When Many Have Lost

Three Grand Slams in and two Masters 1000 events away from the last major of the year and deciding whose year it has and hasn’t been isn’t particularly easy. Novak Djokovic added to his slam total by winning the Australian Open. Rafael Nadal, expected to win at least the French Open, won the French Open title. Roger Federer, expected not to figure at the tail end of slams, has... 

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