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The course at The Barclays has been slightly rough on Phil Mickelson this week. After hitting his drive on the par-four 5th hole into the hospitality area on Friday, Mickelson followed up by hitting his tee shot there again during Saturday’s round, offering up the perfect reaction of: “Oh no, not again!” Phil made an excellent recovery, however, with a shot...
Published: August 23, 2014
The U.S. Open is the season’s final Grand Slam tournament, and it also represents the final opportunity for unheralded players to make a big impression. Although the men’s and women’s draws are stacked with stars such as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, other stars are certain to emerge. There are always a few surprises in every big tournament, and...
Published: August 23, 2014
With just 11 points separating Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton at the top of the drivers’ standings going into the Belgian Grand Prix, this weekend was about more than the resumption of the Formula One season. Eleven points, after all—in an era when 25 are handed out for a race victory—counts for nothing when there are eight grands prix remaining and 200 more points to play for. The...
Published: August 23, 2014
Novak Djokovic does not need the 2014 U.S. Open. A win would be a nice feather in the cap, yes, but the No. 1 player in the world has accomplished plenty this season en route to that rank. No matter the outcome in New York in the coming weeks, Djokovic‘s 2014 campaign has already been a resounding success. There have been speed bumps along the way, but that goes for just about any player...
Published: August 23, 2014
Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo was the surprise winner of an action-packed Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday afternoon, with championship leader Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes coming home in second ahead of the third-placed Williams of Valtteri Bottas. However, there was yet again huge controversy in the Ardennes mountains after a collision between Mercedes drivers Lewis...
Published: August 23, 2014
Jason Day and Jim Furyk are your co-leaders after Moving Day at The Barclays. Under comfortably cloudy skies at Ridgewood Country Club, plenty of players took aim at the top of the leaderboard over the course of the day, looking to accumulate valuable points in the FedEx Cup playoff. Jason Day started his round at six under par and worked his way up the ranks until a double-bogey on 13 dropped him...
Published: August 23, 2014
World No. 3 Roger Federer enters the 2014 U.S. Open as a five-time champion of the prestigious tournament. This year, he’s aiming for No. 6. This year, he’ll get it. Federer hasn’t reached a final in New York since 2009, but there are plenty of reasons to believe the Swiss star will do it again. It all starts with Federer’s current hot streak. He’s been playing out of...
Published: August 23, 2014
The U.S. Open marks the final stop on the Grand Slam schedule for 2014. Players will arrive in New York with a wide range of goals—some will be looking to win the tournament; others will be aiming to make up for a disappointing season by at least winning a couple matches. It’s pretty much the opposite of the Australian Open, which opens the yearly major slate. Instead of looking to jump-start...
Published: August 23, 2014
The 2006 United States Ryder Cup team is widely regarded as the worst team assembled since Great Britain and Ireland merged with continental Europe back in 1979. The 2006 selection, which was captained by Tom Lehman, contained players such as Vaughn Taylor, J.J. Henry, Brett Wetterich and Scott Verplank, and wound up losing by a score of 18 ½ to 9 ½ to a far superior European side. While...
Published: August 23, 2014
With both the men’s and women’s draws incredibly wide-open, fans have to make sure they watch as much of the 2014 U.S. Open as possible. There is the potential for a number of upsets in the early rounds at the last Grand Slam of the year. Marquee matchups before the quarterfinals could include Novak Djokovic against John Isner, Andy Murray battling Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Maria Sharapova versus...