US Open Tennis 2013 Results: Early Day 5 Scores and Highlights

Novak Djokovic’s win over Benjamin Becker was one of the highlights of the early action on Friday. After struggling a bit in the first set, the top seed righted the ship and defeated the unseeded German 7-6, 6-2 and 6-2. Djokovic moves on to the third round to face the winner of the Jarkko Nieminen-Joao Sousa match. In the women’s draw, No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska defeated No. 32 Anastasia... 

Novak Djokovic vs. Benjamin Becker: Score and Recap from 2013 US Open

Give Benjamin Becker this—he certainly made Novak Djokovic sweat in the first set of their second-round match at the U.S. Open. Then Djokovic showed Becker why he is the No. 1 seed at this tournament, surviving two set points in the first set and blowing past Becker in the next two, winning 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, 6-2. Live Tennis tweeted a picture of Djokovic after he survived the first set: A... 

Deutsche Bank Championship: Phil Mickelson Torches TPC Boston in Morning Wave

Phil Mickelson went out and torched TPC Boston this morning while playing alongside Tiger Woods and Adam Scott in what could be described as the PGA Tour’s premier pairing of the year. Woods, Scott and Mickelson, who currently rank No. 1, 2 and 3 in the FedEx Cup point standings, began their day on the 10th hole at 8:40 a.m. ET. Mickelson proceeded to birdie seven out of his first nine holes... 

US Open Schedule 2013: Top 2nd-Round Matchups to Watch Friday

As U.S. Open action continues on Friday, there are several matches to keep a close eye on. Some intriguing men’s matches include Juan Martin del Potro taking on Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Murray battling against Leonardo Mayer. Meanwhile, Sloane Stephens will take on Jamie Hampton and Sabine Lisicki faces off against Ekaterina Makarova in women’s action.      No. 6 Juan Martin... 

Tiger Woods at Deutsche Bank Championship 2013: Day 1 Recap and Twitter Reaction

If Tiger Woods plans on claiming his second Deutsche Bank Championship, he’s going to have his work cut out for him thanks to a historic first-round performance from his playing partner. The world’s top-ranked golfer carded a solid three-under score of 68 at the TPC Boston course, sitting in a tie for 18th place at the time of his finish. There were plenty of groups still remaining on the... 

Phil Mickelson’s 63 at Deutsche Bank Strengthens Case for Player of the Year

Playing alongside the two men with which he’s most seriously contending for Player of the Year honors, Phil Mickelson put on a virtuoso display on Friday at the Deutsche Bank Championship. The reigning British Open champ stormed to the early lead with an eight-under 63. In the second stage of the PGA’s FedEx Cup playoffs, Lefty put playing partners Tiger Woods and Adam Scott and everyone... 

Rugby’s Unwanted Records

Records are usually associated with achievements to be proud of. But competition is fundamental to sport, so there must be losers as well as winners.  For every thumping victory there is a team on the receiving end; for every record number of tries there is a team hanging its head.  Then there are the disciplinary records. Many players concede a yellow card or two throughout the season—some... 

US Open Tennis 2013: Dangerous Players Flying Under the Radar in Queens

When it comes to Grand Slam tennis, the top storylines always seem to revolve around the same old names  The Big Four routinely dominate the conversation on the men’s side while the best rivalry in women’s tennis, Serena Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka has demanded the spotlight in the women’s game. But the Big Four, Williams and Azarenka aren’t the only U.S. Open contenders... 

Rating the F1 Team Principals Halfway Through the 2013 Season

If you thought being a Formula One driver was a tough job, then spare a thought for the team principals. They not only have to manage the day to day demands of their drivers but also ensure all of the other departments are working smoothly and coherently from the design and tech to the powertrain and chassis departments. They also have to deal with the demands of the press on race weekends and spread... 

Wales Open 2013: Espen Kofstad and the Biggest Surprises of Round 1

It was an eventful first round of the 2013 Wales Open—the names at the top of the leaderboard indicate some of the biggest surprises of all. The second day is already underway, but let’s look back at a few of the unexpected moments of Round 1.   Espen Kofstad The Norwegian—ranked 304 in the world—set out his stall early with accurate shots and continued to build from there.... 

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