Why the USMNT Needs Landon Donovan to Boost Listless Offense

The United States wes dreadful against Honduras. That is probably putting it lightly. That is how awful they looked in their first match of The Hex. The U.S. is missing a crucial piece of the puzzle, and his name is Landon Donovan. I will be the first to admit when I am wrong. And I was dead wrong. I believed the U.S. could get by without him. Jozy Altidore had been playing better, Clint Dempsey was... 

6 Changes Jurgen Klinsmann Needs to Make to U.S. Team After Honduras Defeat

While the United States men’s national team’s players, coaches and fans are still licking their wounds from the team’s poor performance and loss to Honduras earlier this month, World Cup qualifying has just gotten started and the team needs to right the ship quickly. With the second hexagonal qualifier against Costa Rica just over a month away, here are six changes USMNT head coach... 

Forget Calendar Slam, ‘Surface Slam’ Almost as Rare

The holy grail of professional tennis is, without question, the calendar Grand Slam.   In this sport, a calendar Grand Slam is achieved when a player wins four consecutive Grand Slam events in the same calendar year. Although they have, at times, gone by different names, these four tournaments are now best known as the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.   Winning... 

World Football Quotes of the Week: Ibrahimovic on Ali to Ayew on Fashion

Never does there go a week in the world of football where anything dull is uttered from the mouths of players and coaches alike. Sure, cliches infiltrate practically every facet of pre-match build-ups, but with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario Balotelli in the media, there is more than enough material to keep the rumour mills ticking and media pumping. And there were some absolutely brilliant... 

Super 15 Preview: How the New Zealand Teams Will Fare

It’s that time of year again. We have successfully made it through our three months without rugby in the southern hemisphere, and it is time for another exciting season of Super Rugby.  Now in its third year, the conference system adopted for this competition is by no means perfect and has some quite obvious flaws. What it does bring is an increase in the number of local derbies and increased... 

Accenture Match Play 2013: Most Exciting First-Round Matchups to Watch

The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship is one of the more unique tournaments in the world of golf. Instead of the stroke play format of most tournaments, players will again have the opportunity to compete head-to-head for the Walter Hagen Cup. Sixty-four of the biggest names in golf will take to Dove Mountain in a bracket-format tournament, divided into four groups of players seeded one through... 

Rafael Nadal: Breaking Down the Tennis Star’s Return to Form

Two weeks ago in Chile, Rafael Nadal hit the court for the first time since Wimbledon and showed that, while he still has the ability to play tennis at a high level, it will be a long road back to form for the former world No. 1. After seven long months rehabbing his knees, Nadal returned to the court for the first time in early February hoping to quickly return to form as one of the “Big... 

PGA Tour’s Hottest and Coldest Golfers Heading into Week of Feb. 19

John Merrick is flying high after his first career PGA victory while world No. 1 Rory McIlroy is just sitting on the runway as the 2013 PGA season is getting geared up with the year’s first major just over a month away.  Following the Northern Trust Open, most of the world’s best golfers are preparing for the bracket-style Accenture Match Play Championship which begins on Wednesday.  In... 

The 5 Most Unappreciated Stars of the PGA Tour

This might seem to be the kind of list on which highly paid, highly visible professional athletes might dread finding their names, but not all golfers would agree. As in every other walk of life, the spotlight shines too brightly for some and not nearly bright enough for others. While professional golfers are always in the spotlight, here’s a list of five who qualify as being unappreciated stars... 

Picking a Nigeria Starting XI That Could Mount a Serious Challenge at World Cup

After a first Cup of Nations victory in 19 years, and with ‘Big Boss’ Stephen Keshi committing his immediate future to the Super Eagles, confidence is high in Nigeria. Currently leading a World Cup Qualifying group containing Kenya, Malawi and Namibia—the national side look well placed to return to the World Cup, in what would be their 5th appearance at the international stage. Bleacher... 

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