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There was a time when Tiger Woods‘ name on the leaderboard at a major championship was a death blow to the rest of the field. Just knowing Woods was charging used to send grown men into mental retreats. By the time Sunday afternoon rolled around you could count on the fact that the rest of the world’s best golfers would be scrapping for second place. But after another uninspired performance...
Published: July 24, 2013
There’s a reason Tiger Woods has racked up 15 top-10 finishes and seven wins on the PGA Tour since the start of the 2012 campaign but not captured a major: The pressure is getting to him. A few years ago, that statement would have been ludicrous. His victory at the 2008 U.S. Open via a playoff with Rocco Mediate signified his 14th career major championship. But Woods hasn’t captured a major...
Published: July 24, 2013
Rafael Nadal’s lifetime coach, his Uncle Toni, recently admitted that he has talked to his nephew during matches. The problem is that on-court coaching is not allowed on the ATP tour. Coach Nadal said, via Matt Cronin for Tennis.com, “I talk to Rafa during matches. I know that it’s not allowed but I think that at my age I have nothing to hide.” The ATP response? Well, it’s...
Published: July 23, 2013
The World Golf Rankings are endorsed by the four major golf championships as well as the six primary tours around the globe. A golfer’s ranking is determined by his performance in the tournaments he participates. The overall importance of the tournament and the strength of the field are two of the more important factors that are also used to determine the rankings. Based on the way golfers are...
Published: July 23, 2013
The United States Men’s National Team is currently on it’s greatest run of all time, as they enter Wednesday’s Gold Cup Semifinal against Honduras riding a nine match winning streak. The US has faced little adversity on their way to the Gold Cup Semis, but that is surely about to change as they head towards a clash against the always tricky Hondurans. The Yanks will need to...
Published: July 23, 2013
Roger Federer has been called many things during his tennis career, but underdog isn’t usually one of them. Or is it? The “FedEx” train is no longer rolling along. Since 2009, when he made it to the finals of all four majors, he has only triumphed twice. In fact, he hasn’t even made it to two slam finals in the same year since flirting with the Grand Slam itself. Federer clearly...
Published: July 23, 2013
The 2013 Gold Cup has been very kind to the Americans thus far. They are on their way to the semi-finals after a dominant 5-1 performance over El Salvador. The Gold Cup is also providing players on the roster a chance to impress head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. With the rest of the 2014 World Cup Qualifying coming up soon, and the World Cup itself around the corner, it is important they make their presence...
Published: July 23, 2013
Mexico and Panama will meet again at the 2013 Gold Cup, this time in the semifinals. Los Canaleros defeated El Tri 2-1 in the opening game and thus won Group A. This rematch means a lot for Mexico’s future. The team is not going through its best moment. This year, Jose Manuel de la Torre has not been able to grab a win at the Estadio Azteca, which marks Mexico’s worst record in a World...
Published: July 23, 2013
This article chronicles some of the African players considered to have been the continent’s answers to football’s demi-deity Lionel Messi. Once upon a time, you couldn’t move for young hopefuls belaboured with a moniker likening them to Messi’s predecessor Diego Maradona. Stars like Javier Saviola, Pablo Aimar and Ariel Ortega never managed to emulate the former Albicelestes...
Published: July 23, 2013
With the United States men’s national team fielding largely a “B” squad in this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is getting a good look at many players on the fringe of the U.S. roster. So, after a warm-up friendly, three group-stage games and the tournament quarterfinals, who on the U.S. roster has done the most to help or hurt their hopes of making...