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The United States passed a first test in Group D at the Women’s World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Australia on Monday evening in Winnipeg, Manitoba. While the final score might suggest a dominant performance, in truth the Americans were far from their best against a lively Australia team that threatened for long stretches to pull off an upset against the two-time champions. The match played to...
Published: June 9, 2015
The tour is one stop closer to the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. The St. Jude Classic, won last year by Ben Crane, is the final tuneup for players to iron out any wrinkles that could conceivably creep up in the year’s second major. Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel contend in this latest renewal of the St. Jude, where one spot still remains in the U.S. Open field if they can...
Published: June 9, 2015
In the 2015 French Open, two of the game’s all-time greats entered the tournament with hopes of continuing their dominance. When the orange clay had settled, each faced drastically different results. In the men’s bracket, Rafael Nadal’s run of five consecutive French Open titles ended with a loss to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. The result, coupled with his recent injury woes,...
Published: June 8, 2015
Well, it wasn’t very good. There’s your top takeaway from Tiger Woods‘ 14-over-par 71st-place finish at the Memorial. In his first competitive action since The Players Championship, where he finished tied for 69th, Tiger Woods was unimpressive at The Memorial, a tournament he’s won five times. He struggled with all facets of his game and needed a late-Thursday rally just...
Published: June 8, 2015
Novak Djokovic’s quest to complete the career Grand Slam will have to wait at least one more year as the top-ranked player was upended by Stan Wawrinka in the French Open final, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, to capture his second career major. Even though things seemed set up for Djokovic to finally have his breakthrough at Roland Garros, Wawrinka earned this championship. In victory, per ESPN Stats...
Published: June 8, 2015
Professional golf’s second major of the season starts on June 17 with the first round of this year’s U.S. Open at Chambers Bay Golf Club at University Place, Washington. Doc’s Sports will start things off with an early look at five players to watch along with their futures odds to win as posted on Odds Shark. Rory McIlroy: 4-1 McIlroy is widely considered the best golfer in...
Published: June 8, 2015
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a serial winner, but he just missed out on one new award. Journalists from Norway, Sweden and Denmark compiled a list of the top 20 players of all time from the Nordic region. Zlatan had to settle for second, with Danish legend Michael Laudrup topping the poll. Laudrup starred for the likes of Lazio, Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Ajax during his illustrious...
Published: June 8, 2015
Have you gotten used to the phrase “Stan Wawrinka, French Open Champion” yet? Well, it’s too bad if you haven’t, because time marches on, and in the tennis world that means it’s time for grass season. While this year includes an extra week between Wimbledon and the French Open—for a grand total of three weeks before play begins at the All England Club—there’s...
Published: June 8, 2015
Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka stunned Novak Djokovic on Sunday as he beat the world No. 1 in four sets at Roland Garros to win the 2015 French Open. Having beaten Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray on his way to the final, Djokovic was favourite for the title in Paris as he looked to complete the career Grand Slam. But an epic display from Wawrinka saw him take the match 4-6, 6-4, 6-3,...
Published: June 8, 2015
The United States begins its redemption tour Monday versus Australia in its first Women’s World Cup match since a heartbreaking loss to Japan in the 2011 final. FIFA currently ranks the Americans as the world’s No. 2 team, behind only Germany, but they have some question marks leading up to their World Cup opener. Jill Ellis’ squad is deep—it may be the deepest roster in the...