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FT: Chile 3 Vidal 21, 55 (pen), Vargas 42 Mexico 3 Vuoso 20, 66, Jimenez 29 Chile and Mexico shared the spoils in a thrilling Group A encounter in Santiago on Monday. Matias Vuoso opened the scoring for the Mexicans in the 20th minute before Arturo Vidal immediately hit 60 seconds later. Raul Jimenez gave El Tri the lead once more in the 29th minute but Eduardo Vargas hauled Chile back...
Published: June 15, 2015
Heading into Tuesday’s USA vs. Nigeria 2015 World Cup match in Vancouver, British Columbia, the goal for the Americans is simple—win the match, and win Group D. The biggest question for the United States is which 11 players head coach Jillian Ellis will include in her starting lineup. Ellis made waves during Friday’s match against Sweden when she opted to use forward Abby Wambach...
Published: June 15, 2015
To understand why this U.S. Open is poised to be one of the most unique, entertaining major golf tournaments in recent memory, you have to look beyond all the great players. Sure, it’s going to be a blast to see if Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, fresh off the first of what should be many major triumphs at the Masters, live up to their enormous potential on the same weekend and stage a duel for...
Published: June 15, 2015
The PGA Tour’s TV slogan, “These guys are good,” is particularly applicable when majors arrive. Though fans, media and others are enamored with the sport’s biggest names—Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, etc.—the reality is that there are dozens of players legitimately capable of stringing together four rounds this weekend at Chambers Bay and walking away...
Published: June 15, 2015
Marco Aurelio Cunha doesn’t quite carry the same recognition that Sepp Blatter does, but some quotes from the coordinator for the women’s game for the Confederation of Brazilian football are making similar Blatter-like waves—and not for good reasons. Blatter, of course, famously said that women should “have tighter shorts” to improve the game. Cunha delivered...
Published: June 15, 2015
The world’s best descend on the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay golf course in University Place, Washington, and this time the focus needs to go to the underdogs. Remember last year? Germany’s Martin Kaymer came out of a relative batch of unknowns to seize the title in North Carolina, besting a field with ease thanks to a 271, good for a lead of eight strokes. Las Vegas offers plenty of...
Published: June 15, 2015
Roger Federer needed three sets and two tiebreaks to get past Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round of the 2015 Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, as his start to the grass season was anything but routine. Kohlschreiber gave the Swiss star all he could handle and came within two points of a massive upset, but Federer recovered just in time to win the match and qualify for the next round. Here...
Published: June 15, 2015
It was far from pretty, but they got the job done. By the skin of their teeth, Brazil managed to get off to a winning start in the 2015 Copa America, thanks to a last-gasp goal courtesy of Neymar’s exquisite pass and Douglas Costa’s cool finish. Dunga, who won the Copa America in 2007 with the national team, must know that his side will need to perform better than this if they are...
Published: June 15, 2015
FT: Ecuador 2 Valencia 48, Bolanos 82 Bolivia 3 Raldes 5, Smedberg 18, Martins Moreno (pen) 43 Ecuador were left to rue a missed penalty by Enner Valencia as they stormed back from a three-goal half-time deficit before losing 3-2 to Bolivia. El Verde were superb in the first half with goals from Raldes, Smedberg and a Martins Moreno penalty opening up a seemingly unassailable lead. However,...
Published: June 15, 2015
The 2015 U.S. Open is inching nearer and nearer before play finally tees off Thursday morning on the Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Washington, with no shortage of first-rate contenders topping the sportsbook. Bettors could be swayed in a number of different ways simply based on what criteria they’re looking for in golfers. Top names such as Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth litter...