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Men’s tennis superstar Rafael Nadal plays with reckless abandon. It’s part of the genius that has made him a 14-time Grand Slam tournament champion, but Nadal’s all-out style has also taken a toll on his body over the years. Ahead of the 2014 U.S. Open, a right wrist injury threatens to hold Nadal out of competition. It is vital that Nadal carefully considers how the latest ailment...
Published: August 18, 2014
Brittany Lincicome was one hole away from winning the 2014 LPGA Championship. Alas, she snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, losing a playoff to Inbee Park, who picked up her second title in as many years. Golf Central shared the results: Park made a late push to try to wrest the LPGA Championship away from Lincicome. She was consistent throughout the round, sitting at either even par or...
Published: August 17, 2014
It took her seven months and 17 days, but at long last, 2014’s Serena Williams looks familiar. Just in time for the U.S. Open, Serena found her A-game on Sunday in the final of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The No. 1 player in the world, who has looked like anything but herself all too often this season, defeated an in-form Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-1 in just over an hour. It was,...
Published: August 17, 2014
Roger Federer continued his impressive year by adding another title, as the second-seeded legend defeated No. 6 David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in a back-and-forth affair to win the 2014 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Sunday. It was Federer’s sixth title at the Cincinnati Masters, adding to an all-time record at the event that already belonged to him....
Published: August 17, 2014
Roger Federer def. David Ferrer, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 Winning his sixth title in Cincinnati wasn’t an easy task for Roger Federer, but that’s what it looked like during the third set. After losing the second set 6-1 to David Ferrer, Federer came alive in the third set to win his 16th-career match against the Spaniard. Ferrer, who has not beaten Federer is his career, looked strong in the...
Published: August 17, 2014
No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 9 Ana Ivanovic, 6-4, 6-1. After a shaky start to the women’s final at the Western & Southern Open, No. 1 Serena Williams tore apart the court, and No. 9 Ana Ivanovic, to win her first-ever title in Cincinnati. Williams went down 1-3 in the first set, but she recovered well with a few breaks to take the first set 6-4. After taking home the first set, Williams...
Published: August 17, 2014
Heading into the home stretch of the 2014 PGA Tour season, we’ve heard a few memorable quotes and read some shocking announcements from players’ representatives. In ranking the quotes, a few questions were considered: How notable/memorable was the utterance? Was it surprising? Did significant things happen as a result of the statement? Two of the most significant quotes of the 2014...
Published: August 17, 2014
Golf is a game of sportsmanship and honor, and Cameron Tringale exemplified that after calling the PGA Tour office and requesting to be disqualified from the 2014 PGA Championship due to a previously undetected incorrect scorecard. Tringale, 26, claims to have missed a stroke when attempting to tap in on the 11th hole Sunday, per a Eurosport report (h/t Yahoo Sports). Despite uncertainty...
Published: August 17, 2014
For those who vividly remember watching the McLarens of Niki Lauda, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna scooping seven world titles in eight years in the 1980s and ’90s, the events of the last two years must have come as quite the culture shock. The Woking-based team have, of course, endured lulls of success in the past. Seven years, for example, passed between Senna’s final championship in 1991...
Published: August 17, 2014
The All Blacks’ bid for an 18th straight victory was thwarted in a wet Stadium Australia, where they battled to a 12-12 draw with the Wallabies. This was in no way reminiscent of the try-packed, thrill-a-minute rugby we witnessed in the Super Rugby competition, with the weather and a high error count on both sides turning this Test into a dour, attritional affair. Here are the winners and...