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The 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst is now just a few weeks away. The majority of the game’s best golfers will tee it up at the Memorial Tournament this week and then shut it down for a few days prior to heading to Pinehurst, North Carolina, ahead of the June 12 first round. As the field has nearly fully taken shape and the local qualifiers have been played, it’s time to take a look at the...
Published: May 28, 2014
There’s no right way to end a relationship, but Rory McIlroy may have skipped some steps and shattered a land speed record in breaking things off with Caroline Wozniacki. According to Christopher Clarey of The New York Times (h/t Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead), the 25-year-old golfer broke up with Wozniacki over the telephone on May 21. A report by Neil Harman of The Times of London claims...
Published: May 28, 2014
England take on the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday in a game that rugby’s purists always hope will sign the season off with a flourish. The Barbarians are over 100 years old and, in this age of professionalism, stand as a towering emblem of the game’s long standing ethos of friendship through sport. The Baa-Baas’ free-flowing style of rugby is their hallmark, although the dominance...
Published: May 28, 2014
The 2014 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, is hosted by the legendary Jack Nicklaus, and it emanates an innate prestige as one of the biggest events on the PGA Tour. Since it is a rare invitational, the field is even more select than most others. Nicklaus also established the tradition of paying tribute to some of the game’s greats, and this year, former women’s...
Published: May 28, 2014
Bill Fields is the senior editor for Golf World and has traveled the country following the PGA, LPGA and Champions Tours for over 20 years. He has put together a collection of his best articles in a book for golf fans to get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the more colorful and entertaining golfers throughout history. The book includes 30 articles covering 1994-2011, plus a new essay about Tiger...
Published: May 28, 2014
Days after Adrian Newey confirmed he will not be joining Ferrari in the “foreseeable future,” the Italian squad’s current technical director, James Allison, took a public swipe at the way the team has been run in recent years. Ferrari have been in the doldrums since 2009. Not once since then have they built a car truly capable of challenging for the championship on raw pace, and only...
Published: May 28, 2014
Schalke duo Julian Draxler and Benedikt Howedes were involved in a car accident that left “two people in hospital,” according to Phil Duncan of the Daily Mail. Formula One pacesetter Nico Rosberg and DTM driver Pascal Wehrlein were driving the players separately in a promotional shoot for Mercedes, when the latter racer’s vehicle hit two people. Although none of the aforementioned...
Published: May 28, 2014
It’s not going to be too much of a spoiler to state up front that Diego Maradona will claim the prize for Argentina’s greatest-ever World Cup goal, but who else will make up our top 10? The Albicelestes are not only world football heavyweights, they are also known to play a delightful brand of football, so there are dozens of pretty strikes to choose from among their World Cup efforts. A...
Published: May 28, 2014
What a question! Who’s the better bet, Adam Scott or Rory McIlroy, to win the U.S. Open? That’s like trying to choose between the prettiest girls in the beauty pageant. On one hand, you have the charismatic, handsome, sweet-swinging Australian who won the Masters in 2013 and is a heartthrob for female golf fans around the world. (Sorry ladies, he is a married man as of a month ago). On...
Published: May 28, 2014
The overarching narrative for Germany going into the World Cup in Brazil has unanimously been their long and growing list of injured players. Last week Lars Bender was the latest casualty and was forced to pull out just two days into training camp due to a thigh injury. He joins Mario Gomez and Ilkay Gundogan, two potential starters who have already been ruled out due to long-term injuries. To make...