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With the 2012 U.S. Open action already underway, it’s time to ensure that you don’t miss a second of the Grand Slam pressure and glory. The schedule is full of today’s top tennis stars ready to steal the show, and the combination of the men’s and women’s tournaments will have every fan of the sport excited about the wild final Grand Slam of 2012. With all of the following...
Published: August 28, 2012
Rain fell on Flushing Meadows interrupting the first day of play at the U.S. Open, but the forced break was short enough that all of the day’s scheduled matches were completed, and it was a fairly interesting first day. There were a few upsets, and some good performances from top seeds. Check out the scores, and we’ll discuss some of the more notable first-day events. Scores Here...
Published: August 28, 2012
At last the final Grand Slam of the tennis season has arrived. After a short delay because of the incorporation of the Olympic Games into the 2012 schedule, it is finally time for the stars of the tennis world to converge upon Flushing, NY for the US Open. Once more all of the best of the best will line up to hopefully get a chance to play under the lights of the famed Arthur Ashe stadium. For some,...
Published: August 28, 2012
When one of the best players in a particular sport finds himself sidelined for a major event, that usually spells doom for those involved. We want to watch the best go head-to-head with the best. If for no other reason we don’t want any “what-ifs” when it comes to the legacies of our most celebrated players. That’s all true, but Rafael Nadal‘s absence from this week’s...
Published: August 26, 2012
Before the start of the season, I highlighted six drivers who had a lot to prove going into 2012. The article can be found here. The midseason break is as good a time as any to revisit those men, to see how they’re progressing. Today, it’s the turn of Williams driver Pastor Maldonado. Background The recipient of almost every single barrage of criticism fired off in 2011, Maldonado...
Published: August 26, 2012
Sergio Garcia is golfing like it’s 1999. A week after winning his first PGA event since 2008, a two-shot win at the Wyndham Championship, he has pulled out to a two-stroke lead at the end of the third round at the Barclays. Garcia fired a two-under 69 to now sit at 10-under for the tournament. Nick Watney, who began the day tied with Garcia, was even, and he is alone in second place. During...
Published: August 26, 2012
Tiger Woods is having another disappointing showing at the Barclays, verifying that the lofty expectations for this year have been overwhelming for the legendary golfer. Tiger Woods is sitting in a familiar setting at the Barclays after hitting a one-over-par 72 in the third round. He’s sitting in a tie for 10th place, with notables like Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen at minus-four. This...
Published: August 25, 2012
Jason Dufner, the third-ranked player in the FedEx Cup point standings, is absent this week at The Barclays. “Need a week off,” Dufner said at last week’s Wyndham Championship, where he recorded his eighth top-10 finish of the season. “Playing the Tour Championship and then the weeks before, after that the Ryder Cup. It’s big events with me for the rest of the year. Going...
Published: August 25, 2012
Tiger Woods battled through back pain during the second round of The Barclays and finished the round with a 69 to go to minus-5 for the tournament. With the pain visible on Woods’ face throughout the day, it would seem that the injury is going to hold Woods back. This won’t be the case, and if anything, the injury will fuel Woods to play better. There is little questioning of Woods’...
Published: August 25, 2012
With an “interesting” new development recently introduced by the Lotus team, part 3 in the series looks at what effect the new system may have in the second half of the season. In first practice of the German grand prix in Hockenheim, Kimi Räikkönen’s car emerged from the pits with a scoop on either side of the roll-hoop, a tube running down the middle of the car to the...