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“He’s a great ballstriker!” your buddy says. “Oh yeah!” you reply, “Great ballstriker.” And then it dawns on you: You have no real idea what constitues great ballstriking, and you’ve just been mindlessly repeating the phrase all these years because it sounds good. Objectively, the PGA Tour has quantified ball striking with the aptly named ball striking...
Published: March 4, 2013
When Rory McIlroy walked off the Champion Course at PGA National last week—forfeiting any chance of a repeat as the defending champion at the Honda Classic—he appeared frustrated, worn out and downright disgusted. It was a new look for the world’s best golfer, known for his confident stride and carefree attitude on the golf course, a far cry from the pensive and troubled young man...
Published: March 4, 2013
Rory McIlroy’s biggest problem is not his new Nike equipment, his wisdom tooth or the inevitable adjustment period that comes along with newly found fame and fortune. Nope. McIlroy’s biggest problem is Tiger Woods. McIlroy and Woods may very well duke it out on the golf course over the next five years or so, but that isn’t really McIlroy’s problem either McIlroy’s problem...
Published: March 4, 2013
The 2013 Algarve Cup is set to kick off on March 6, 2013 and run until the end of the week—one of the premier tournaments in women’s world football. Twelve teams from around the world will travel to Portugal (specifically the region of Algarve) for the tournament to compete for Cup, which is now in it’s 20th year of succession. And as with everything, is growing in reputation and...
Published: March 4, 2013
Lydia Ko is golf’s latest wunderkind from New Zealand. Who is this precocious youngster and why does she warrant such interest? Ms. Ko at the ripe old age of 15 has won three professional golf tournaments and the 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur. She was born in South Korea, but her family moved to New Zealand when she was quite young. She began playing golf when her mother took her to a golf...
Published: March 4, 2013
In the CONCACAF U-20 Championship final Sunday night in Puebla, Mexico, Mexico took advantage of two goals in extra time to take down the United States 3-1. The win gave Mexico their 12th U-20 CONCACAF championship and continued their dominance at the youth levels throughout the world. Here are five thoughts from the game: There are plenty of positives to take forward for the U.S. While U.S....
Published: March 4, 2013
With the notion that they are not suited to English football now widely dismissed, Brazilians are playing an ever increasing role in the continued development of the Premier League. Last summer, Chelsea added playmaker Oscar to the Brazilian ranks that helped secure Champions League success, while Manchester United‘s Rafael has upped his game to put in some top-class performances this season. Then,...
Published: March 4, 2013
It’s been an important weekend of action right across Europe and, once more, Brazilian players have had their say in some of the week’s biggest games. Whether contributing in attack or defence, there have been several players who have stood out and written headlines with the importance of their contributions and over the next few pages we will look at just a few of these stories. Some are...
Published: March 4, 2013
The 2013 PGA season is in full swing, and the best golfer on the PGA Tour currently isn’t Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson. Sure, McIlroy is the No. 1 player in the Official World Golf Rankings, Woods coasted to a four-shot victory at Torrey Pines and Mickelson’s score of 28-under made TPC Scottsdale look like an average municipal golf course. However, people want...
Published: March 4, 2013
After a record-breaking 2011 and a 75-12 singles campaign in 2012, Novak Djokovic continues to elevate his game to new heights. The 25-year-old Serb has gone a perfect 12-0 in singles play in 2013, winning the Australian Open and now Dubai. Djokovic took care of No. 4 seed Juan Martin del Potro and No. 3 seed Tomas Berdych in the semifinals and final, respectively. He beat both of them in straight...