Try the powerful search:
Selected WPSN searches:
Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: October 4, 2012
David Ferrer. The other Spanish player. Is 2013 his best chance to capture a grand slam? Long overshadowed by Rafael Nadal at home and abroad, Ferrer is a strong player in his own right. The 30-year-old world No. 5 is playing some of the best tennis of his life right now, winning 5 of his 16 career titles in the past year. Ferrer is also the player with the most wins so far in 2012, edging out...
Published: October 4, 2012
The PGA tour is filled with promise. Every year, new golfers get their tour card, and that gives them a chance to play in some of the richest and most prestigious tournaments in the world. Getting there is a big part of the battle, but the other part is competing and doing well. Some golfers struggle to make cuts, while others might do well one week and play poorly for the next four tournaments. It’s...
Published: October 4, 2012
Step into Dr. Mike’s laboratory and observe a science project much more fun than anything you did in your 10th grade science class. This assignment: put together the perfect golfer, piece-by-piece. We’re going to take every important aspect that the perfect golfer would have from the greatest players in the game. Where to start? Part Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson? Well,...
Published: October 3, 2012
Welcome to what is the first of what will be a monthly roundup of the Premiership, Pro 12 and Top 14. With so much action to break down, I will pick three sides that have done well and three that haven’t in the top three professional leagues in Europe. After a hectic opening to the season, there is much to debate, so I will try my best to get as much of the relevant information out there as possible. Begin...
Published: October 3, 2012
Every year there are players who transition from grinding it out on the challenger circuit to slowly fulfilling their promise and begin to win some matches on the tour. In 2011, we saw Janko Tipsarevic go from No. 49 in the world to Top 10. There are many things that contribute to a rise in rankings. A coaching change, a full year of health and renewed confidence can be the difference between...
Published: October 3, 2012
With the Ryder Cup heading back to Europe, we can start looking ahead to the Presidents Cup that will be held October 1-6, 2013, at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Muirfield Village is the design and home of golf legend Jack Nicklaus. It annually hosts the Memorial golf tournament, and is the only course that has hosted a Ryder Cup, a Solheim Cup and now a Presidents Cup. International...
Published: October 3, 2012
The Formula 1 world descends on Suzuka this weekend for the 39th running of the Japanese Grand Prix. It will be the 26th time the race has been held at this venue. Suzuka has been the scene of numerous championship-deciding battles over the years. Thirteen champions have been crowned here to date, including Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Mika Hakkinen. No one can win the title at Suzuka this year,...
Published: October 3, 2012
There aren’t many premium drives still open in the Formula 1 paddock for a once-retired and now-unemployed seven-time world champion driver like Michael Schumacher to secure. The vacancy at McLaren was filled suspiciously quickly, almost as if they had already assumed that Lewis Hamilton would abandon them. Not that Sergio Perez would have needed too long to accept the offer of a drive. Red Bull...
Published: October 3, 2012
The worlds of pop culture and professional golf collide this week when Justin Timberlake kicks off his J.T. Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin. And sadly, this will be the last year that the actor and pop star headlines the tournament. According to USA Today‘s Maria Puente, Timberlake—whose name has been at the forefront of the tournament for the last four years—and...
Published: October 3, 2012
As the saying goes, “you’re only as good as your weakest link.” In soccer, you’re only as good as your last line of defense—your goalkeeper. Between those two pipes stands the one person a given team entrusts with its life. For a great team suffers at the hands of a weak goalkeeper just as a weak team can thrive at the hands of a strong goalkeeper. Yes, believe it...