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The Monaco Grand Prix of 1984 is remembered for several reasons. Most people remember it for the horrendous weather and Ayrton Senna in the Toleman hunting down Alain Prost in the McLaren before the red flag fell. What is less remembered is the fact that Stefan Bellof in the Tyrrell was catching both of them. Had the race continued, chances are it would have resulted in a Bellof victory with...
Published: December 24, 2012
The news was “leaked” on the same day that the United State Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club announced proposed Rule 14-1b—a change to the Rules of Golf that will rock the world of all those who found solace in anchoring their putters, long or belly style. Under the cloak of that darkness, it became known a little later that alterations were being made to, gasp,...
Published: December 24, 2012
The golf world witnessed some great golf and experienced the thrill of one of the best years in golf history. Rory McIlroy showed us a glimpse of his talent and ascended to the No. 1 spot in the golf rankings. Ernie Els won his fourth major title. Stacy Lewis became the first American woman to win the LPGA Player of the Year award since 1994. The Ryder Cup at Medinah was spectacular and touched...
Published: December 24, 2012
With the CONCACAF hexagonal, the final round of 2014 World Cup qualifying on the horizon, 2013 will be an extremely important year for the United States Men’s National Team. Between February and October, the U.S. is set up to play 10 games against its hexagonal opponents who will include Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and Jamaica. Here are three reasons why Michael Bradley will be the key...
Published: December 24, 2012
2012 was another monster year for tennis. From Andy Murray‘s breakthrough victory at the U.S. Open to the continued dominance of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, both the men’s and women’s game had huge years respectively and left tennis fans desperately looking forward to next season. However, the year was not without its fair share of surprises, with several events and performances...
Published: December 24, 2012
Had HRT entered Formula 1 20 years ago, they would have fit in a lot better than they did over their three-season life, which recently ended. The late ’80s and early ’90s were part of the golden age for teams with more optimism than cash. Teams such as Life, Coloni, Pacific, Eurobrun, Simtek, AGS and Forti all attempted to crack the Formula 1 world with nothing more than a few quid...
Published: December 24, 2012
Golf Writer Andy Reistetter and Merri Daniel, golf’s foremost woman advocate, accepted an invitation to play the Pete Dye Course at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana, stopping by on the way to the Ryder Cup at Medinah in Chicago. Two resorts which are now one—the West Baden Springs Hotel and the French Lick Resort initially confused them but actually made the visit all the...
Published: December 24, 2012
Golf Writer Andy Reistetter attended the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and watched the play of the World Golf Junior Series (WJGS) event this week at the World Golf Hall of Fame on the Slammer & Squire golf course. Soon-to-be 2013 LPGA rookie Marina Stuetz, last year’s American Junior Girls Champion, was on hand for the festivities as well. When an event takes place in Shell Hall, the heart...
Published: December 24, 2012
In 2001, when Ty Tryon and Kevin Na both turned professional at age 17, the PGA Tour Policy Board established the minimum age for full membership on Tour to be 18. Given Si Woo Kim’s recent Q-School performance, however, and the impending modifications to the Q-School format and the PGA Tour qualification process, it’s the right time to revisit the age restriction on Tour, both to nip a...
Published: December 24, 2012
It was an interesting week for Americans abroad with a number of wild scenarios playing out for the Yanks in Europe. Notably, Eric Lichaj and Brad Guzan were involved in Aston Villa’s embarrassing 8-0 defeat to Chelsea, Clint Dempsey was a surprise scratch in Tottenham’s 0-0 draw against Geoff Cameron’s Stoke City, and Tim Howard was involved in Everton’s crazy 2-1 win at West...