TaylorMade’s Club-Fitting Tech a Game-Changer

I’m sitting in a cozy, charcoal-colored chair at TaylorMade’s Performance Lab in San Ramon, California, and Nick Petralia, master club-fitter, is meticulously fitting a motion sensor around each of my tattered golf shoes. “The biggest misconception among golfers, no matter their handicap, is that you have to be a tour player to benefit from a club-fitting,” Petralia tells me. I’m... 

USMNT Year in Review: The Yanks’ Highs and Lows of 2014

In 2014 the United States men’s national team scaled a few steps toward the rarefied summit of international soccer. But have they hit a plateau along the way? The national team continued its ascent under Jurgen Klinsmann at the World Cup in Brazil. After being drawn into the Group of Death, the United States exorcised their Ghanaian demons, drew 2-2 against Portugal (albeit after conceding... 

Identifying the Turning Point in Lewis Hamilton-Nico Rosberg F1 Title Battle

In the end, Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Formula One World Championship with ease. A run of six wins in the final seven races of the season in a period which saw Nico Rosberg, his Mercedes team-mate and title rival, suffer two crippling mechanical problems, allowed the British driver to claim his second title by a margin of 67 points. Rosberg‘s cruel luck—which led to him retiring from... 

MLS Players Who Should Get a Call-Up to the USMNT

The final international window closed last week, and it ended with a whimper for the U.S. men’s national team after dropping two friendlies. They lost 2-1 to Colombia before a lackluster 4-1 defeat against Ireland. Jurgen Klinsmann’s recent team selection has been odd, to say the least. Calling up veterans such as Kyle Beckerman and Matt Besler is counter-productive, since they’ll... 

Brazil Learn Copa America Group as Road to Recovery Begins in Earnest

For Brazil, perhaps before it has been seen as a slight distraction. Something to be endured, rather than to be strived after. The Copa America’s previous lack of organisation—it has failed to find a regular place in the footballing calendar for decades—has finally found a consistent rhythm. Next year’s event will be the third successive tournament to be held at four-year intervals. And... 

Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Lewis Hamilton, Red Bull, Ferrari, More

Lewis Hamilton is keen to sign a new contract with Mercedes, and the team want to retain him. But nothing will be rushed. With all manner of options, clauses and assurances to consider—and the small matter of salary—there’s plenty of time before the start of the new season to iron out the details. Such things will no longer matter to Marco Mattiacci, though. Having just announced... 

Everything You Need to Know About the International Premier Tennis League

The ATP and WTA year-end championships along with the Davis Cup and Fed Cup finals, used to signal the end of the professional tennis season. Not anymore. A couple of pro-tennis leagues debut this year. The Indian-based Champions League and the International Premier Tennis League now occupy what used to be vacation and recuperation time for the top players. The Champions League is underway now. It’s... 

Tennis Players Who Will Struggle Most to Defend Their Current Ranking in 2015

With the 2014 season now over, it’s that time of year when tennis players embark on an all-too-brief period of rest and reflection. For those who have enjoyed strong years, the latter will aid the former. But, with tennis rankings based on an annual period (rather than a two-year period as in certain other sports, and as many tennis players have advocated), some may also have nagging doubts about... 

Organisers of Legends Match Try to Pass Off Guy in Headband as Claudio Caniggia

This weekend, Brazil took on Argentina in a legends match in Natal, and one of the star attractions was former Argentine World Cup star Claudio Caniggia. Caniggia helped Argentina reach the 1990 World Cup final, scoring the winner against Brazil in the second round off a pass from Diego Maradona, and he also played in USA 1994.  However, the organisers were left with a problem when Caniggia... 

Can Nico Rosberg Recover from 2014 Formula 1 Title Defeat to Lewis Hamilton?

It was on Lap 45 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that Nico Rosberg knew the game was up. The previous lap, the German—hindered by a motor generator unit failure which left him significantly short of engine power—had asked his race engineer, Tony Ross, to predict his finishing position as he desperately tried to keep his championship hopes alive. Ross reassured his driver that fifth place—the... 

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