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Remember when Romain Grosjean was the happiest driver in Formula One? Less than a year ago, the Lotus driver was a case study of resurrection, having recovered from the crash compilation that was his 2012 campaign to establish himself as one of the most exciting talents on the grid. Even in the midst of that spell of lost front wings and clumsy spins, as well as a one-race ban, Grosjean kept...
Published: August 10, 2014
If you are a journalist and you get in the face of Diego Maradona, there is a chance this may happen. Watch as the hot-headed Argentine legend gives a reporter a slap. 101 Great Goals reported that Maradona was trailed by a large pack of journalists when he went to the theatre in Buenos Aires on Saturday. 101 Great Goals cites Peruvian newspaper El Comercio, which quotes the 1986 World...
Published: August 10, 2014
Bernie Ecclestone must be celebrating this weekend. The Formula One CEO settled his German court case earlier this week with a $100 million payment. Now he can turn his full attention back to F1. Still, Ecclestone is always good for a quote, and he did not disappoint this time. After the judge admitted a conviction in the bribery trial was unlikely, Ecclestone told Ian Parkes of the Press Association...
Published: August 10, 2014
Croatia somehow never ceases to produce amazing young football talents who attract the attention of major European clubs. So who are the next wonderkids from this tiny nation marked in scouts’ notebooks? This summer, three Croatian teenagers have already made big moves. Alen Halilovic, the highly touted 18-year-old, joined Barcelona and is currently training with the first-team squad, although...
Published: August 10, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — This is a major. Is it ever. This is a golf tournament with a leaderboard full of champions and suspense. This is what we’ve been waiting for in a summer that lacked the competition any sport needs, especially when it’s without its injured star. The U.S. Open was a runaway, Martin Kaymer breezing. The British Open was a romp for three rounds by Rory McIlroy, although...
Published: August 10, 2014
Tally-ho. The fox hunt is on. Rory McIlroy heads into Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship leading by one shot, but it’s without the kind of cushion he’s carried after 54 holes in the three major championships he has won. The 25-year-old wasn’t in a mood to quibble about that, and at his press conference, via ASAP Sports, he maintained that he’s more than happy...
Published: August 10, 2014
Dressed in a typically flashy blue and white outfit, Rickie Fowler looks like he will continue his amazing streak of top-five finishes in majors at the 2014 PGA Championship, where he moved into third place at 11 under par. But something has changed, and it isn’t his clothes. In fact, the flair for fashion may be the only thing that hasn’t changed for the 25-year-old Californian this year. He...
Published: August 10, 2014
Eighteen holes separate Rory McIlroy from his fourth major title and second of 2014. Golf isn’t immune from the kind of hot takes penned by sports writers who are already labeling McIlroy the next Tiger Woods and predicting he’ll beat Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 majors. If McIlroy wins at the Valhalla Golf Club, they’ll only be more emboldened. Through three rounds, the Northern...
Published: August 10, 2014
Rory McIlroy has been clutch all weekend, and he’s alone atop the leaderboard and 18 holes away from winning the 2014 PGA Championship. McIlroy takes a slim one-stroke lead into the final round at Valhalla Golf Club. He allowed golfers like Bernd Wiesberger to catch up with him at times on Saturday, but a birdie on the 18th hole ensured that he will be in control of his destiny on Sunday...
Published: August 10, 2014
Rory McIlroy may have one hand on the Wanamaker Trophy, but don’t tell that to Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler or Jason Day, all of whom believe they still have chances to take it home. Similar to his play in the British Open, McIlroy has the lead going into Sunday. However, this time it’s by a smaller margin, one shot versus six. “I didn’t have my best stuff for some of the round,”...