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Updates from Saturday, August 2 The PGA Tour released a statement on Dustin Johnson‘s current status on Friday: With regard to media reports that Dustin Johnson has been been suspended by the PGA TOUR, this is to clarify that Mr. Johnson has taken a voluntary leave of absence and is not under a suspension from the PGA TOUR. Original Text It turns out that Dustin Johnson’s problems...
Published: August 1, 2014
When you’ve got moves like this, you belong on the dance cam. Rugby fan Ashur Shimon got everyone at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, including the broadcasters, hyped up with his best Michael Jackson-inspired dance moves. He gave everyone a little taste of what he could do before he really got into it. The man knows how to put on a show. [YouTube, h/t Barstool Sports] Read more...
Published: August 1, 2014
Just by watching this video, you can see what kind of an opening round Kevin Streelman had at the 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday. On the third hole, Streelman‘s tee shot somehow found its way into a tree. It didn’t get stuck on a branch, however; it got stuck in the tree bark. The video doesn’t show how the ball got lodged, unfortunately. Streelman took the drop...
Published: August 1, 2014
Some very lucky fans will try out sliding seats for the first time when Australia take on New Zealand at the start of the Rugby Championship in Sydney on August 16. The chairs, created by electronics firm Samsung, will move along the touchline and keep fans level with the play throughout the game. The SlideLiner can reach speeds above 12 mph. According to Samsung Australia’s Arno Lenior, per...
Published: August 1, 2014
In some sense, all stats from the PGA Tour are incredible to the average golfer. For example, can you wrap your head around swinging your driver an average of 123.5 miles per hour, as Bubba Watson does? Consider the fact that Watson is likely giving some thought to accuracy and finding the fairway when he tees it up—which means he’s not swinging at 100 percent—and the figure...
Published: August 1, 2014
The Italian national team is in the middle of one of those sticky generational shifts where the best youngsters aren’t quite ready and the best of the veterans aren’t quite done. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the midfield. The likes of Daniele De Rossi and Andrea Pirlo are in the last phases of their international careers but younger players like Claudio Marchisio and Marco...
Published: August 1, 2014
With the arrival of the summer transfer window so too comes the inevitable transfer gossip linking one of Borussia Dortmund‘s best players with a top club across Europe. This time it’s defender Mats Hummels who’s supposedly on his way to English side Manchester United. The English press have relentlessly pursued the case of Hummels becoming the next Premier League star, with...
Published: August 1, 2014
Rafael Nadal has a wrist injury that could very well derail his chances at winning the 2014 U.S. Open. This is hardly surprising, considering that injuries have been Nadal’s traveling companion through his decade of spectacular tennis. Almost no part of his body has not been assaulted: right elbow, left-ankle stress fracture, tarsal scaphoid bone in left foot, requiring constant shoe adjustments...
Published: August 1, 2014
All good things must come to and end, the old adage goes. As Ronaldinho Gaucho amicably parted ways with his latest club Atletico Mineiro on Wednesday, it was initially thought his career might have reached its conclusion. Yet the two-time World Player of the Year quickly moved to deny speculation he is ready to hang up his boots, and he is once again on the lookout for a new club. At 34 years old,...
Published: August 1, 2014
Formula One has entered its summer break; the next race, the Belgian Grand Prix, is still more than three weeks away. But F1 never truly sleeps. Ferrari have confirmed the departure of the head of their engine department. His probably won’t be the last head to roll as team boss Marco Mattiacci continues his restructuring process. Adrian Newey, meanwhile, believes F1 cars are in danger of losing...