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While most of us are familiar with the current crop of stars that dominate on the PGA Tour, the concept of an actual professional tour dates back to the early 1930s. If you go back to 1930, you would see that of the four tournaments we call major championships now, only two of them were considered majors at the dawn of professional tour golf. In fact when Bobby Jones won what was considered the grand...
Published: October 12, 2012
The Frys.com Open is underway in San Martin, California, where some of golf’s biggest stars have their sights set on the $5 million purse and a good start on the PGA Tour Fall Series. With the first round in the books and the second round in progress, some players in the field have already set themselves up for an opportunity to have a big weekend. While some off to a good start are sure to fizzle,...
Published: October 12, 2012
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych all succeeded in reaching the semifinals of the 2012 Shanghai Masters. Historically speaking, never have the top four seeds reached the semifinals at the Shanghai Masters. After a wild scare, Federer was solid in his win over Marin Cilic in a 6-3, 6-4 decision to help establish a semifinal matchup with defending champion Andy Murray. Djokovic...
Published: October 12, 2012
The United States men’s national team will receive a golden opportunity to claim points when they travel to North Sound, Antigua to take on Antigua and Barbuda in the semifinal round of 2014 Wold Cup qualifying Friday night. As of Friday, the United States is tied with Jamaica and Guatemala in Group A with seven points, though the Jamaicans sit behind in third due to lower goal differential....
Published: October 12, 2012
In what was probably the marquee matchup of Europe’s World Cup qualifying fixtures Friday, Russia picked up a huge victory over Portugal in Group F. Here is what you need know about the match: How it happened On the rain-soaked pitch of the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, both teams took the field for what was sure to be an important match in UEFA’s Group F. Portugal started the match...
Published: October 12, 2012
The first match in UEFA World Cup qualifying to kick off on Friday was one that had plenty of importance in who would automatically qualify out of Group F. Russia played host to Portugal at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow in a match that saw the hosts win 1-0 in a battle of the two favorites to win the qualifying group. Much of the attention going into the match, as it always is when Portugal...
Published: October 12, 2012
2012 was a redefining year for Maria Sharapova, winning her first Slam in four years in the most unlikely place, on the red clay at Roland Garros. With the win, she joins an elite group of champions completing the career Grand Slam. Once likening herself as “a cow on ice” when it came to the clay, she is now the queen of the terre battue in 2012, winning her first singles title of...
Published: October 12, 2012
While most of the tennis world focused on the resurgence of US Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka, who captured titles in Beijing last week, they weren’t the ones breaking records. Mike Bryan captured his 84th career doubles title at the China Open with brother Bob, defeating Carlos Berlocq and Denis Istomin 6-3 and 6-2. Mike Bryan set a new record for most career...
Published: October 12, 2012
It appeared that explosive Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli was set to return to Italy’s starting lineup in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture against Armenia on Friday. Suddenly, the star scorer has been scratched with a fever, which will perpetuate the trend of a lacking Italian attack. Earlier this morning, the Associated Press broke the news over Twitter: Italy forward Mario...
Published: October 12, 2012
Germany seeks to snap a two-year home winning streak for Ireland as qualifying for the 2014 World Cup continues Friday. The Germans are off to a great start in qualifying as they are 2-0 in 2012 with wins over Faroe Islands and Austria. With only two defeats in its World Cup qualifying history, it’s tough to envision the Germans not being favored in just about any match on its way to the World...