Hyundai Tournament of Champions 2013: Steve Stricker Looks to Defend Title

After three days of canceled play due to extremely high winds at Kapalua, the 2013 season officially teed off with its first round on Monday. With PGA Tour officials shortening this winners-only competition to a 54-hole tourney, the marathon began when players teed off yesterday set to play 36 holes. Defending champion Steve Stricker kicked things off with a two-under round of 71 to start... 

5 Reasons Why Alex Morgan Is Every American’s Favorite Female Athlete

Alex Morgan is phenomenal. The soccer superstar burst on to the scene during the 2011 Women’s World Cup by being a spark off the bench and carried that momentum all the way through 2012 as the new face of the United States Women’s National Team. Morgan elevated her stock from a relative unknown to the star of all of U.S. Soccer. She also transcended past just being the favorite soccer player... 

Picking a Brazilian All-Time Flair XI Feat. Pele, Socrates, Ronaldo and Co.

Picking an all-time best side is always a difficult task. When it comes to a country like Brazil, that has had so may truly great players, it is made that much more difficult again. This is not just a simple all-time best XI, though. The aim is to pick a “Flair XI”, which will consist of the best attacking and creative talents that the Seleção have had to offer. Over the years,... 

Grigor Dimitrov’s Run to Brisbane Final Should Put Tour on Notice

Despite succumbing to Andy Murray in the final at the Brisbane International Open, Grigor Dimitrov‘s level of play has the tennis world buzzing.  During his final run in the season’s opening tournament, Dimitrov upset Milos Raonic, Jurgen Melzer and Marcos Baghdatis. In those victories, Dimitrov focused on playing more aggressively, and it paid off.  In Dimitrov‘s victory over Raonic at... 

2015 Rugby World Cup Draw Analysis: No Easy Road

In early December, the pool draw for the 2015 Rugby World Cup took place in London, following the IRB’s November international test window. The results of those November matches helped determine which of rugby’s elite nations would win a place in one of the top two bands of the draw by virtue of their standing in the IRB world rankings.  Positions such as these are historically coveted,... 

Australian Open 2013 Predictions: Under-the-Radar Players Set to Make a Deep Run

Nikolay Davydenko is one name that 2013 Australian Open fans will want to keep in mind.  The 31-year-old Russian made four appearances in the Aussie Open quarterfinals from 2005 to 2010, and looks to be back on track after two lackluster campaigns in 2011 and 2012, which included two first-round exits from the tennis season’s first Grand Slam. Davydenko reached the final of the ATP Qatar... 

Men’s Tennis: What We Can Expect from the Americans in 2013

September 5, 2012 began a new chapter in American tennis as Andy Roddick lost the last match of his career in New York and handed the invisible torch (and weight of critics) off to John Isner, Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey—all of whom had mediocre 2012 seasons, at best. Whether you were a fan or not, it’s safe to say that Roddick left a big hole to fill in the American game.  The question... 

Women’s Tennis: What We Can Expect from the Americans in 2013

Unlike for the American men, 2012 was a welcome surprise for the women. We saw the American women reach the second week at all four Grand Slams, and we had new faces to cheer on. From Serena Williams, who ended 2012 with a firm grip on the WTA tour, dominating the second half of the season, to Sloane Stephens and Christina McHale continuing to break through into the Top 20—it makes 2013 very... 

Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Reportedly Dating Grigor "Baby Federer" Dimitrov

Maria Sharapova is no longer single, reportedly dating a fellow tennis player who is referred to by fans as “Baby Federer.” How adorable.  The Post Game reports on the budding romance between Sharapova and 21-year old Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.  In fact, the relationship was confirmed by ESPN’s Darren Rovell with the following tweet. Maria Sharapova is off the market again.... 

Tennis Star Martina Hingis Battled 5 Men in Bizarre Japanese-TV Showdown

For some odd reason, Martina Hingis took on five Japanese tennis players and the outcome happens to be rather amazing.  With an overabundant use of overlays and some odd chyron choices, we have about 12 minutes of fun for you tennis fans.  Actually, you don’t even have to like tennis to enjoy this zany moment from Japan.  Big Lead Sports spotted a video that was uploaded last... 

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