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The United States men’s national team pulled a rabbit out of the boot with a spectacular 4-3 victory over FIFA’s 13th ranked team, the “Dragons” of Bosnia-Herzegovina. It was the 12th consecutive win for the United States men’s national team. It was the first come-from-behind win for the Nats on European soil. It was a coming-out party for two new Americans. It...
Published: August 17, 2013
Golf‘s next generation of high-level players is on display at the Wyndham Championship. As the third round concluded, young stars like John Huh, Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth were at or near the top of the leaderboard. Watching them execute expertly on the rain-softened fairways of Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., you get the feeling this is a scene that will play out quite often...
Published: August 17, 2013
The Solheim Cup featured a little bit of controversy during the Friday fourballs, and that controversy is what could hurt the USA’s chances at defeating Europe. Europe took a 6.5 to 5.5 lead over USA after Saturday’s morning matches. The United States team was able to gain some ground over Europe, however, taking the morning 2.5 to 1.5 thanks to wins by the parings of Stacy Lewis...
Published: August 17, 2013
Prior to the beginning of this summer’s Rugby Championship, there was the hope for many of those rooting for the underdog that Argentina would be able to close the gap on the rest of the Southern Hemisphere’s best and brightest. After the first outing of their 2013 competition, it seems the necessary improvements for that to happen perhaps haven’t been made. The Pumas fell victim...
Published: August 17, 2013
USA Rugby battles Canada on Saturday in a 2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifier, live from Charleston, and we here at Bleacher Report are going to be with you every step of the way. Rugby fans around the world may have been engrossed in the Southern Hemisphere’s contests this morning, but this afternoon we are ready for an absolute slobber-knocker in South Carolina. As our complete match preview explained,...
Published: August 17, 2013
In the opening clash of this summer’s Rugby Championship and the first of two back-to-back Bledisloe Cup matches, New Zealand didn’t disappoint in living up to their favourites’ tag. The All Blacks were dominant at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, seeing out a memorable 47-29 triumph over Australia and setting themselves in good stead for the remainder of the tournament. Last year, a 27-19...
Published: August 17, 2013
There is a lot more to the golf season than the four major tournaments, but the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship are the highlight events for golfers and fans. Going into the Masters, the expectation was that Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson would assert themselves in the majors and put their signatures on those events. Mickelson did that, but Woods and McIlroy did...
Published: August 17, 2013
In the world of Formula One, holding a record is normally considered a mark of excellence. Michael Schumacher, without question one of the greatest drivers of all time, holds the records for most wins (91), most poles (68), most fastest laps (77) and most championships (seven). Alberto Ascari’s record of nine consecutive race wins is unlikely to ever be bettered. And Sebastian Vettel, quite a...
Published: August 17, 2013
South Africa opened their Rugby Championship campaign with a resounding 73-13 win over Argentina. The contest was tight early on, with penalties traded by Morne Steyn and Felipe Contepomi, but South Africa took a grip on the contest from the moment they were awarded a penalty try on 29 minutes. Argentina had nothing to offer in the second half and were routed in Johannesburg as the Springboks ran...
Published: August 17, 2013
Andy Murray’s Wimbledon victory carried great significance for the people of Great Britain. But does it rank among the most significant matches in tennis history? In gauging the significance of a match, we gave considerable weight to its historical and social importance. The quality of tennis and the magnitude of the achievement were also factored in to create a list of a dozen matches deemed...