Team GB Football: Winners and Losers so Far at the Olympics

Initially excitement surrounding Team GB was limited. Three of the home nation’s four football associations were reluctant to allow their players to participate, questions were raised about the competition’s importance and the star attraction, David Beckham, was omitted from Stuart Pearce’s squad. Poor performances against Brazil and Senegal dampened any expectations UK football fans... 

Olympics 2012: 5 Players Who Failed to Shine for Uruguay Men’s Soccer

On Wednesday, the Uruguay men’s soccer team failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament with a 1-0 loss to Great Britain. If Spain hadn’t been eliminated as well, Uruguay would have gone down as the biggest name not to make the final eight. Even if they aren’t the biggest disappointment of the tournament, the Uruguayans not making it past Group... 

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: Adam Scott Remains Elusive Contender

Adam Scott probably feels like the groom whose bride just ditched the wedding. He may appear hopeful and optimistic in the media tent and as he signs boatloads of autographs, but there’s no denying the lingering, boiling, torturous pain of his final four-hole collapse two weeks ago at the British Open. The Aussie, who sometimes looks more like a Ralph Lauren model than a professional athlete,... 

Olympic Football 2012: Neymar Proving He’s World’s Best Young Footballer

With the Olympics using the under-23 format for men’s Soccer, those who are casual fans of soccer may not have heard of many players in the competition. While many of the teams have young standouts, there is one who has elevated himself to mega-star status thanks to these Olympic Games. His name is Neymar, and he is the next big thing in the soccer world. Many of us who follow the game closely... 

2012 PGA Championship: 10 Players Without a Major Who Will Score Low at Kiawah

  The game of golf is far from cookie cutter.   This is not the Daytona 500 where cars whiz around an oval track again and again.  This is raw terrain.  And, the Ocean Course at Kiawah is the most stark kind of playing course the world’s best players have seen this side of the Atlantic.   Add sand waste areas, gnarly bunkers, wind and water.  When Pete Dye designed... 

Why Oscar Has Been the Star of the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament

Brazil came into the 2012 Olympics as one of the gold medal favourites, and with good reason, bringing along with them a squad crammed full of exciting young talent and a few players who have already had an impact on the full international squad. The likes of Neymar, Leandro Damiao, Thiago Silva, Marcelo and Sandro have all been part of the full squad and lend some high class along with experience... 

Team Great Britain Olympic Soccer: Winners and Losers from Group Stage

Many expected the Team GB experiment to fail, but here they are in the quarterfinals of the Olympics and unbeaten after the group stage to boot. A draw against Senegal in their opening match was enough to fray the nerves of those who had decided to invest in the team, but they were rewarded with back-to-back wins against United Arab Emirates and Uruguay, which books them a place in the last eight against... 

Roger Federer vs. John Isner Olympics 2012 Quarterfinals Preview: Upset Special?

The Roger Federer Express rolled along after another strong performance over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 7-5, 6-3. Big John Isner served his way to victory over Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 7-5, 7-6—including a lengthy 16-14 tiebreaker. Since the Olympics tennis draw was announced, Federer fans have kept an eye on Isner’s matches. Though Federer is the heavy favorite to win and move on to... 

Mexico Olympic Soccer Team 2012: 6 Key Duels to Watch in Quartefinal vs. Senegal

Mexico will be the favorites heading into their quarterfinal matchup against Senegal. With that said, it will be a highly contested match. Somewhat surprisingly, Senegal emerged from Group A with five points, which was good enough for second in the group. Now they are hoping to take down an upstart Mexico team that gutted out a victory over Switzerland on Wednesday. Now the two teams are facing off... 

Team GB: Uruguay Defeated as Stuart Pearce’s Men Top Olympic Football Group

Maybe, just maybe, a British football team is not such a bad idea after all. Team GB have qualified on top and undefeated in their group; is it too soon to start dreaming about a gold medal? After original skepticism, it seems the Island is finally warming to a unified football team—even England manager Roy Hodgson was present to attend the event. Stuart Pearce’s men triumphed over Uruguay... 

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