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Europe absolutely crushed the United States in the 2013 Solheim Cup, and there were plenty of poor performances to go around for the women competing on the losing squad. Many thought the United States would be able to take advantage of a home course at Colorado Country Club, but it was not to be. Winning in hostile territory for the first time since the event began back in 1990, Europe’s...
Published: August 19, 2013
Monday morning, Roger Federer found himself somewhere he had not been since November 2002: seeded seventh in the latest ATP rankings, as reported via twitter by BBC Sport. Coming off a dismal performance at Wimbledon—a court that has historically been his best—that saw him fall in the second round to 116-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky, the 17-time champion has now gone a full calendar year since...
Published: August 19, 2013
Rafael Nadal led the way at Cincinnati’s Western and Southern Open with his ninth title this year. He is only the fourth player since 1990 to pull off the Canadian-Cincinnati sweep, something that even Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have not done. Only Andre Agassi in 1995 was not able to win the U.S. Open after this feat. Patrick Rafter (1998) and Andy Roddick (2003) rode this momentum all...
Published: August 19, 2013
The 2013 U.S. Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, and starting August 26, stars from around the sport of tennis will be looking to shine at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. While there are top names in the sport struggling to find a rhythm, bona fide stars like Rafael Nadal, Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams are all playing great heading into the tournament. All...
Published: August 19, 2013
The top 125 golfers from the 2013 season open a four-tournament chase toward a $10 million payday this week at The Barclays. As they have since 2007, the FedEx Cup playoffs promise to take plenty of twists and turns as they whittle that field down to the 30 golfers who will ultimately qualify for the Tour Championship a month or so from now. With four battles to fight on the way to winning the war,...
Published: August 19, 2013
The FedEx Cup playoffs have only been around since 2007, but the event has grown in stature every year. Borrowing from the major sports, golf authorities decided that an end-of-year playoff system would be a logical and exciting way to decide that season’s champion. While the FedEx Cup does not carry the stature of golf’s major events, the four playoff events—The Barclays, Deutsche...
Published: August 19, 2013
Andy Murray was considered the best men’s tennis player never to have won a Grand Slam before Ivan Lendl came on board in the beginning of 2012. With Lendl in his box and on his practice court, Murray has won an Olympic gold medal, an Olympic silver medal, the U.S. Open Championship and Wimbledon. These successes at the top level have brought him more positive media attention, increased sponsorship...
Published: August 19, 2013
Formula One’s silly season is almost at an end and we’ll soon know the destinations of many drivers for the 2014 season. It appears that Red Bull are set to announce at Spa that Daniel Ricciardo will partner Sebastian Vettel for the 2014 season as reported by Bild newspaper (via Sky Sports). That means Fernando Alonso will almost certainly be staying with Ferrari with Nico Hulkenberg joining...
Published: August 19, 2013
With the 2013 U.S. Open just around the corner, there is only one opportunity left for hopeful players to tune up their hard-court game and get in some last-minute practice against challenging competition. Although it’s not an extremely heralded tournament, the 2013 Winston-Salem Open represents a chance for some of the lesser-known participants to go head-to-head and get in some more reps on...
Published: August 19, 2013
As we come closer to the Northern Hemisphere’s Autumn period, the amount of rugby on display has seen a significant pickup in recent weeks and will only continue to do so in coming days. With the Rugby Championship, Currie Cup and ITM Cup all taking centre stage this weekend, it’s clear that one needs to go south of the equator for all the biggest hits available, but Twickenham’s...