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In recent months, there’s been a lot of talk about moving the PGA Championship to Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe or some other region despite the fact that it’s the championship of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. A lot of people seem to think a massive change in venue would increase interest in the event. But by taking the tournament out of the U.S., the PGA would...
Published: May 27, 2014
Remember when Serena Williams lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open, her last Grand Slam event? Crickets. Perhaps the globe has a foggy memory of that event because of the jaw-dropping performance from Williams on Sunday to open the 2014 iteration of the French Open. One 6-2, 6-1 shellacking of Alize Lim later, and it is quite clear the best in the world is in top form and ready to run the...
Published: May 27, 2014
Rarely does the release of a tournament schedule elicit the type of response aimed at French Open officials after they assigned eight-time champion Rafael Nadal to the Suzanne Lenglen court. Lenglen is the second show court and plays second fiddle to Philippe Chatrier, center stage at Roland Garros. The apparent slight raised eyebrows. It also raised questions. Just what is the relationship between...
Published: May 27, 2014
Mirabeau, Sainte Devote and the Nouvelle Chicane. Those three corners—in three separate moments—sealed Lewis Hamilton‘s fate at last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix (if such an ominous phrase can be applied to a second-place finish). We will get to those three moments, but what is more important is that none of them have anything to do with his team’s pit stops, the timing...
Published: May 27, 2014
In the nearly 20-year history of the Official World Golf Ranking, 17 golfers have earned the title of world No. 1. Most recently, Adam Scott deposed Tiger Woods to take over the top position in the ranking. Scott made a statement in his first tournament since assuming the top spot with a victory at the Colonial Invitational. And while it remains to be seen how dominant he’ll be while sitting...
Published: May 26, 2014
It’s not easy to win on the PGA Tour, even if you’re in that group of players known as golf’s top young stars. There are ups and downs, hot streaks and cold streaks and some difficult times mentally as the talented youngsters attempt to find their way around the PGA Tour landscape. Patrick Reed is the poster boy for the stock-down crew, having plummeted since his win at the WGC-Doral...
Published: May 26, 2014
The weekend saw Europe’s top silverware settled and several domestic dust-ups in the Super XV. There were plenty of big game performances from big names in Toulon’s win over Saracens in the Heineken Cup final, while in the Super XV some of the danger men in Australia and New Zealand’s best franchises showed signs of hitting top form. Here are the finest 15 of the lot. Begin...
Published: May 26, 2014
If a reporter doesn’t know what happened in a match or game, it can lead to a very awkward press conference. French tennis player Nicolas Mahut showed how to handle such situations on Monday. During the press conference after his first-round match of the 2014 French Open, a reporter congratulated him. The only problem was that Mahut lost to Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin in four sets....
Published: May 26, 2014
After a bevy of compelling matches at Roland Garros on Monday, we’re in for more of the same during Tuesday’s continuation of first-round action. The star power on display at the 2014 French Open is plentiful, and more of tennis’ top names are set to take the court in hopes of hoisting the coveted Coupe des Mousquetaires or Coupe Suzanne Lenglen. Let’s take a look...
Published: May 26, 2014
An eventful start to the 2014 French Open has featured rain delays and a couple early upsets, so tennis fans have to be excited for Day 3 of the continuing action from Roland Garros. With top stars like Li Na on the women’s side and David Ferrer on the men’s side in action on Tuesday, there promises to be some tight matches and exciting...