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ESPN The Magazine‘s annual “Body Issue” will once again ask athletes from a wide array of sports to drop their clothing in the name of fan appreciation. The fifth annual installment will also draw talent from several generations, as 77-year-old golfer Gary Player will take it all off for the magazine. As ESPN.com reports, 21 athletes will tear off their jerseys and...
Published: June 25, 2013
Rafael Nadal‘s early exit in the 2013 Wimbledon Championships headlines a group of shocking developments in the early going at the All England Club. The two-time Wimbledon champion’s first-round loss was something nobody saw coming, but it wasn’t the only huge surprise in the first two days of action. Major upsets occur every year during every Grand Slam event, but due to the extreme...
Published: June 25, 2013
Day 2 at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships featured the top-seeded man and woman, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, roll to easy opening-round victories. But not every top seed was so fortunate, as British up-and-comer Laura Robson pulled off the day’s biggest upset, taking out ranked Russian Maria Kirilenko in straight sets to give the hometown tennis fans something to cheer about during...
Published: June 25, 2013
If you aren’t excited by the Brazil vs. Uruguay semifinal at the 2013 Confederations Cup, you aren’t a football fan. With Brazil exempt from World Cup qualification, fans have been deprived of seeing these two sides face off in meaningful matches for quite awhile now. The stars will be out for both managers who will be playing full-strength sides in order to build positive momentum toward...
Published: June 25, 2013
Day 2 at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships has been rather dull thus far compared to the excitement Monday’s results provided. Instead of monumental upsets, we’ve seen most of the world’s top players taking care of business. Not to say there weren’t any upsets, but none compared to Rafael Nadal and Sara Errani’s early exits. Elite players putting on a clinic against lesser...
Published: June 25, 2013
The Wimbledon Championships are off to an entertaining start as the 2013 Grand Slam tennis schedule continues to unfold. Many top seeds have had cruising victories—while two-time champion Rafael Nadal was upset on an epic scale by 135th-ranked Steve Darcis. However, while many of the game’s big names in both the men’s and women’s draws will likely continue cruising without much...
Published: June 25, 2013
Rafael Nadal’s Wimbledon journey has again been cut short. Last year he ended his quest for a third All England Club title in a five-set thriller against No. 100 Lukas Rosol in the second round. This year, he fell victim to the physically less daunting No. 135 Steve Darcis. So what does this mean for the tournament? I won’t say I’m Nostradamus. Although I did hint in a previous...
Published: June 25, 2013
Wimbledon is arguably the most anticipated event in tennis on a yearly basis and things are no different this time around. There have already been plenty of great matches and huge surprises through the first couple days of the tournament, so there is no telling what waits around the corner. The second round hasn’t officially been set, but there are plenty of matchups to look forward to at this...
Published: June 25, 2013
Laura Robson looked every bit like the future of British women’s tennis when she dumped world No. 10 Maria Kirilenko out of the first round of Wimbledon in straight sets on Tuesday. In front of a packed crowd on Court No. 1, Robson blitzed by the Russian, 6-3, 6-4 in 78 minutes in their first-ever meeting. It marked the first time a British woman had defeated a Top 10 player at Wimbledon in 15...
Published: June 25, 2013
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is well under way in Turkey, so who’s been impressing the B/R team so far? Jese, of Spain, has predictably excelled in a free-flowing 4-3-3 formation, dominating the left flank and bagging three goals, but who else is running riot? Check in on the top five stars of the tournament so far. Begin Slideshow Read More →