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Golf fans were treated to an incredible, major-caliber finish at TPC Sawgrass as Rickie Fowler took home the crystal on a thrilling Sunday at The Players Championship. And while Pete Dye’s risk-reward project in Ponte Vedra may have its detractors, the course in general, and the island 17th in particular, does continue to produce dramatic finishes. During NBC’s telecast,...
Published: May 10, 2015
World rugby’s focus now rests firmly in the domestic spectrum, and both hemispheres account for a 50-50 divide in representatives to make this week’s dream XV. With Toulon’s Champions Cup triumph in the rearview mirror, Europe’s giants are making their final dashes all across the continent. That pressure to perform conjured up some special displays this weekend. Super Rugby...
Published: May 10, 2015
Entering the day as one of 25 players within four shots of the lead, Rory McIlroy was 18 strong holes away from earning back-to-back victories. The world No. 1 didn’t quite get there, but he continued his positive momentum heading into the year’s second major with a solid round. McIlroy carded a two-under score of 70, leaving him three shots behind leader Sergio Garcia in a tie for sixth...
Published: May 10, 2015
The United States women’s national team proved they are in excellent fettle ahead of the 2015 World Cup, as they picked up a comfortable 3-0 win over Ireland at a sold-out Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. The team’s official Twitter account confirmed the result: A first-half brace from Abby Wambach gave the USWNT a two-goal lead at the interval, and Julie Johnston added the gloss...
Published: May 10, 2015
Nico Rosberg finally returned to winning ways in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, registering his first victory of the 2015 Formula One season. It was a timely triumph for the German, who despite finishing on the podium in each of the previous four races had endured a testing start to the campaign. He had been unable to recreate his strong performances from last season when he came within touching...
Published: May 10, 2015
It took 182 days, but Nico Rosberg finally beat his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton again in a Formula One race on Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix. Those six months must have felt like six years to Rosberg, who beat Hamilton at last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix but then lost the title at the final race before finishing behind his British rival at the first four grands prix of 2015. Rosberg’s...
Published: May 10, 2015
A gorgeous day, a grueling course and a group of golfers crowding near the top of the leaderboard—what more could you ask for on a Sunday afternoon? Not much, and The Players Championship has it all. Let’s take a look at the updating leaderboard and a few of the storylines to watch Sunday. Leaderboard Storylines Can Chris Kirk pull this off? Without question, that...
Published: May 10, 2015
Tiger Woods still has a lot of rust to remove from his game—more than a couple gallons of CLR cleaner and a wire brush will remove. Even he knows it. The TPC Sawgrass is a great mirror for anyone’s game, and if Woods didn’t know what he needed to improve before The Players, he knew afterward. “It’s a brutal golf course,” he said. His play had ups and downs. “It...
Published: May 10, 2015
A champion will soon be crowned at the 2015 Players Championship, and it nearly guarantees to be a first-time winner. Entering Sunday’s final round, Sergio Garcia marked the lone golfer within striking distance who has won the Players before in his career. Other than that, the leaderboard is sprinkled with foes who have just a few short PGA Tour victories—or less than that, in some instances—to...
Published: May 10, 2015
Tiger Woods‘ third round was a microcosm of everything that’s gone wrong in his game the last two years. Wayward drives, poorly struck irons and the occasional grimace defined an 18-hole stretch that saw him nosedive to the bottom of the leaderboard. For a while, Woods’ fourth round looked like it’d remind fans why he’s one of the all-time greats. Then...