Rafael Nadal: Biggest Takeaways from Rafa’s Title Run at 2013 Brasil Open

Rafael Nadal‘s triumphant return to the ATP Brasil Open in 2013 was a telling one, after the 11-time Grand Slam champion cruised through the field to take home his first singles title since last June’s French Open. In addition to learning that Rafa is finally back on course after spending seven months away from competitive tennis to rest his left knee, fans saw enough from the 26-year-old... 

PGA Tour’s Advisory Council Holds Teleconference About New USGA’s Rule

It has been reported by Golf Channel’s Alex Miceli that the PGA Tour Players Advisory Council (PAC) held a teleconference among its members on Monday, Feb 18. As many as 80 percent of the PAC disagrees with the USGA’s proposed ban on “anchored strokes,” which would essentially make the use of belly and long putters illegal in tournament play. The PGA Tour Policy Board is also... 

Why the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Is the Easiest WGC Event to Win

At first glance many golf fans might assume that the WGC-Accenture Match Play is a grueling 108-hole match-play event where the winner has to defeat the top 64 players in the world. Many might even consider this event to be the most difficult tournament to win in all of golf. But that is by no means the case. In fact, the path to victory at the WGC-Accenture Match Play championship is far easier than... 

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 2013: Tee Times, Date and TV Schedule

The Accenture Match Play Championship is one of the most entertaining tournaments of the golf season. Instead of stroke play, it’s a bracket-style event similar to March Madness in college basketball with 64 of the world’s top players going head to head for the title. Hunter Mahan is back to defend his title after beating Rory McIlroy, this year’s top overall seed, in the finals.... 

FIFA Approves the Use of Goal-Line Technology for 2014 World Cup

After arduous years of waiting, world football‘s governing body, FIFA, has allowed for the use of goal-line technology for the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup. The decision comes after the technology was successfully implemented in a trial run during the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. A statement released on the official FIFA website reads: After a successful implementation of Goal-Line... 

Accenture Match Play 2013: Power Ranking Event’s Top Contenders

Hunter Mahan will try to defend his Accenture Match Play Championship title following a late Sunday collapse from the lead of the Northern Trust Open.  He is definitely among the favorites, but this field is so deep, he doesn’t even crack our top three.  Of course, there is no guarantee anyone will be in contention. As if the PGA was not already hard enough to predict, we... 

8 Implications of the United States Not Qualifying for World Cup 2014

With the United States Men’s National Team starting off the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying with a loss to Honduras and away games against Mexico and Jamaica looming on the horizon, some USMNT fans are already worrying about the unthinkable prospect of the U.S. not qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. While the U.S. is only one game into the hexagonal and they are currently only one... 

Phil Mickelson’s Brush with 59: Dissecting Golf’s Most Enigmatic Record

The enigma we can simply call “59” awoke recently in Arizona following a three-year hibernation.  Its capacity to breed hysteria remains formidable.  Even in a context as undramatic as the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.   That Phil Mickelson was involved ensured the drama would be disproportionate to the event. Golf is a game where better shots can... 

5 African Nations to Steal the Show at the 2014 World Cup

The Afcon may have ended only recently, but Africa’s nations are already in the midst of a gruelling qualifying campaign that will see five of them claim the continent’s spots in Brazil’s summer showpiece. Only Tunisia have ever represented the continent at a World Cup on South American shores before (in the oppressive Argentina of 1978), but with African football ever increasing... 

9 Golfers Sink 9 Putts into Same Hole, Video as Amazing as It Sounds

Apparently, the number of simultaneous putts it takes to astonish and amaze rests at nine.  Sure, four guys sinking four different balls into a hole at the same time would have been nice. And I am fairly certain I would have smiled at the image of eight golfers doing the same.  As it turns out, nine is the number of golfers it takes to have my jaw drop figuratively to the computer desk as... 

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