Pit Stops Gone Wrong: 10 Famous Gaffes in the Pit Lane

Formula One teams have turned pit stops into an art form. Red Bull currently hold the record for the fastest time to change all four of a car’s tyres, an absurdly rapid 1.923 seconds. McLaren did a five-wheel pit stop—all four tyres and the steering wheel—in just 3.3 seconds in 2012. Even non-fans are impressed by how quickly everything is done. But in such a pressurised environment,... 

Breaking Down Novak Djokovic’s Path to the Finals at Sony Open

It has been a while since the tennis world was treated to a No. 1 vs. No. 2 match. Of course, at this point, there aren’t many complaints in that department. With Andy Murray’s emergence as a legitimate contender in 2012 and 2013, Stanislas Wawrinka breaking through in Australia and Roger Federer finding the fountain of youth this year, there’s no shortage of elite players at the... 

Are 2014 Formula 1 Cars Slower? Analysing Lap Times at Australian Grand Prix

Coming into the 2014 Formula One season, there were reports that the cars could be up to five seconds slower per lap under the new regulations. Following the Australian Grand Prix, the first race of the new season, we can confidently say that is not the case. For now, the cars are certainly slower. By comparing some of the FIA’s timing data from Melbourne in 2013 and 2014, we can get an... 

Golfers Under 25 Years Old Most Likely to Win the 2014 Masters

Considering how there are no real Masters favorites among the very best of golf’s elite, why couldn’t a player under the age of 25 win the first major of the season? It has been done before, you know. Tiger Woods won his first Masters at age 21 in 1997. The late Seve Ballesteros won the Masters in 1980 at the age of 23. Jack Nicklaus was also 23 when he put on a green jacket for the first... 

Rafael Nadal vs. Denis Istomin: Score and Recap from 2014 Miami Masters

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal easily dispatched Denis Istomin on Monday, cruising to a 6-1, 6-0 victory to reach the fourth round at the 2014 Sony Open Tennis in Miami.     Sports Illustrated‘s Beyond the Baseline on Twitter provides the details: The hour-long clinic even sparked the following response from tennis analyst Brad Gilbert:  Nadal, who is in search of his first-ever... 

5 Things We Learned from Super Rugby Round 6

The points continue to pile up in Super Rugby. Round 6 saw the Highlanders and Hurricanes share nearly 70, the Blues and the Cheetahs do exactly that and the Waratahs rack up over 30 against the Rebels. There were also shocks, as the Bulls downed the Sharks and the Western Force toppled the champions in Perth. Here’s what we learned. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Roger Federer’s Hot Hand Bodes Well for 2014 Sony Open Title Run

Watch out, Roger Federer is on a serious hot streak. After some resurgent play at Indian Wells, Federer reached the finals only to fall to world No. 2 Novak Djokovic in a highly contested match. After Djokovic‘s 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over Federer, the BNP Paribas Open champion had praise for his opponent, according to an interview with BNPParibasOpen.com: As I said before the match today,... 

Tennis Player Stops Match to Help Woozy Ball Girl

Grigor Dimitrov, currently the 16th-ranked tennis player in the world, lost his match to Kei Nishikori in the ATP Miami Masters on Sunday, but it’s what he did to help a ball girl during the match that left many impressed.  Dimitrov noticed a young ball girl was woozy from the heat and stopped the match in order to help her to the side. The crowd erupted with applause.  [YouTube, h/t... 

Sloane Stephens Needs to Grow Up and Stop Giving Up in Matches

Sloane Stephens needs an attitude adjustment. Her flippant attitude toward matches is wearing thin and it’s time for Stephens to grow up. Stephens’ 1-6, 0-6 loss to Caroline Wozniacki on Sunday evening at the Sony Miami Open was worse than embarrassing. It was disrespectful to the people who paid to see a tennis match. Instead, what they got was another petulant performance by the... 

Daniel Ricciardo’s Appeal Date for Australian GP Disqualification Makes No Sense

The FIA announced on Friday that Red Bull’s appeal against Daniel Ricciardo’s disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix will be heard on April 14. Ricciardo was excluded from the Australian Grand Prix for exceeding the maximum fuel-flow rate, according to the FIA sensors that are there to make sure that teams must not exceed a maximum rate of 100 kg/h. If the decision to disqualify... 

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