England Must Fix Defensive Concerns, Make Brave Choices to Save World Cup Dream

England’s 2014 FIFA World Cup got off to a losing start in Manaus on Saturday evening, as they went down 2-1 to Italy in Group D. Daniel Sturridge cancelled out Claudio Marchisio‘s opening goal almost instantly, but Mario Balotelli scored a header just into the second half, a second deficit from which Roy Hodgson‘s men could not recover. While the performance was decent, verging on... 

US Open 2014 Scores: Biggest Surprises from Day 3

Surprise, surprise, the U.S. Open is very tough. So, in the least surprising occurrence of Day 3 at the 2014 U.S. Open, Martin Kaymer could not continue his record-setting pace, shooting a two-over 72 to fall to within five strokes of a clamoring field of players. Kaymer, who had shot a pair of 65s while setting an Open record of 130 over 36 holes, entered the day at 10-under par and six ahead of the... 

World Cup 2014: Why Italy Must Continue to Start Mario Balotelli

Italy are in excellent position to move on from Group D after just one matchday, defeating England 2-1 in Manaus in a highly entertaining game. Goals from Claudio Marchisio and Mario Balotelli were enough to overcome an admittedly spirited English side who pressured Italy for large stretches of the game. Toward the final half hour of the game, however, the level of play tailed off, presumably due to... 

U.S. Open Leaderboard 2014: Twitter Reacts to Day 3 Results and Standings

Martin Kaymer wasn’t exactly his best on Saturday in the third round of the 2014 U.S. Open, but he didn’t need to be in order to maintain his stranglehold on the leaderboard. The 29-year-old set Pinehurst No. 2 ablaze with his back-to-back 65s in the first two rounds. Heading into Round 3, he had a six-shot lead on the next closest guy. That was a near unassailable lead, and Kaymer knew... 

World Cup 2014: England vs. Italy: 5 Things We Learned from Best Game So Far

England’s World Cup in Brazil is off to the worst possible start after being beaten 2-1 by Italy who were inspired by the superb Andrea Pirlo. Pirlo was phenomenal as he led England’s midfield on a merry dance in the rainforest in Manaus. Claudio Marchisio gave the Italians the lead after a well-worked corner kick saw the midfielder hammer the ball home from outside the box. England... 

US Open 2014 Results: Biggest Winners and Losers from Day 3

It’s Martin Kaymer’s course, the rest of the golfers are just lucky to be in the field. Of course, there are 18 long holes left to be played at the 114th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, and no championship has been won just yet. However, Kaymer’s shaky but gutsy two-over-par round on Saturday left him at eight under for the tournament, five clear strokes ahead of his closest competitor.  There... 

US Open Golf 2014: Day 3 Leaderboard Scores, Analysis and More

Although Martin Kaymer cooled off a bit from his red-hot start, he remains in first place heading into the final day of the 2014 U.S. Open, leading by five strokes at eight under par. However, this tournament is far from a runaway with Erik Compton, Henrik Stenson, Rickie Fowler and others all keeping themselves in position to move up the leaderboard on Sunday. Then again, the fact that only six are... 

Rory McIlroy at US Open 2014: Day 3 Leaderboard Score and Twitter Reaction

Rory McIlroy averted disaster on Saturday in the third round of the 2014 U.S. Open. After a dreadful front nine, he recovered on the back to finish with a four-over for the round, bringing his score to three-over for the tournament. When he headed into the clubhouse, he was in a tie for 16th. The 2011 U.S. Open champion has built a reputation for wilting once the weekend rolls around, and his... 

With or Without Luis Suarez, Uruguay Hold No Fears for England

Uruguay left a lot of doubts after losing to Costa Rica 3-1 in their debut. Los Ticos pressed the defense constantly, making evident that it’s the back line that needs adjustments. Los Charruas couldn’t do much to surprise Costa Rica. Their only goal came as the result of a penalty kick, but other than that, they barely appeared in the rival’s box. Edinson Cavani shot four times,... 

Mickelson’s Chance for Career Grand Slam over for 2014

 Phil Mickelson’s chances to win this year’s U.S. Open and the career grand slam are over, and he knows it.   “It was a tough day to try to go low,” Phil Mickelson said about his third round at the 2014 U.S. Open.  He wasn’t kidding.   There were only two rounds under par at Pinehurst No. 2. on Saturday, and Mickelson’s wasn’t... 

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