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Friday’s Wimbledon slate marks the beginning of Round 3 at All England Club. It also means the sport’s biggest stars will have to continue upping the ante to stave off elimination. The tournament field has already eliminated big names on both sides of the draw. Rafael Nadal became the latest victim of the upset bug. He was bounced from the tournament by the No. 102-ranked player in...
Published: July 3, 2015
Long before Rafael Nadal was packing up his gear in his second-round Wimbledon loss to Dustin Brown, it was clear that the Spaniard was out of his element once again. Make that out of his proper time. The easy charge is that Nadal is too broken down or old to keep dominating tennis. It’s a discordant tune that will become a tiresome chorus each and every time he loses at majors. But perhaps a...
Published: July 3, 2015
The United States women’s national team delivered its best overall performance to date at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in a 2-0 semifinal win over Germany on Tuesday. The key reason for the dominant win over the No. 1 team in the FIFA world rankings was a formation shift from a 4-4-2 to a 4-2-3-1. Morgan Brian, who thrived in the quarterfinal win over China, stayed in her holding...
Published: July 2, 2015
Japan and the United States are set for a winner-take-all rematch in the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Vancouver, Canada. The two teams rose from their respective groups with ease while battling through tough teams in the elimination rounds. While each team’s route to the Final wasn’t always easy, two of the best teams in the world will play for eternal glory. Here are four things to...
Published: July 2, 2015
Something is irking Rafael Nadal. The 14-time Grand Slam winner lost to Dustin Brown, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, in the second round at Wimbledon. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Nadal bows out early, to a player ranked outside the top 100. Is this simply a run of misfortune at Wimbledon? Was Brown just a bad matchup for Rafa? Or was this defeat a symptom of a larger problem? How concerned...
Published: July 2, 2015
Scott Langley seized the lead with an eight-under 62 in Thursday’s opening round of the Greenbrier Classic, but most of the attention fell on one man who trails by four strokes at The Old White TPC. On the strength of three closing birdies, Tiger Woods fired a 66 to match his best round of the season in relation to par. Golf Channel’s Justin Ray put the number itself that Woods carded...
Published: July 2, 2015
One swallow does not make a summer, but Chile will be extremely wary of Argentina’s attacking threat when the two sides meet in Saturday’s Copa America final. Tata Martino’s side pummelled Paraguay 6-1 in the semi-final in Concepcion to set up a date with Jorge Sampaoli’s Roja at Estadio Nacional. Both teams will be desperate to win the trophy, with Chile having never lifted...
Published: July 2, 2015
Wimbledon’s second round concluded Thursday with some unexpected results, including a couple of big names that were shockingly ousted from the prestigious tournament. Thursday’s roller-coaster ride began early, as the world’s top players produced a wide array of results. While the men’s bracket began without a hiccup, as No. 3 Andy Murray took down Robin Haase with ease, the...
Published: July 2, 2015
The first big name in the men’s singles draw came crashing down Thursday in second-round play at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, setting the tone for an inevitably wacky first weekend at the All England Club. Rafael Nadal’s shocking defeat to qualifier Dustin Brown on Thursday shocked the world of tennis much more than any No. 10 seed has done at a Grand Slam setting in recent memory....
Published: July 2, 2015
John Guidetti is quickly becoming a media superstar. The Sweden star delivered an incredible post-game interview after the Swedes reached the final of the Under-21 European Championship, and now that they’ve been crowned as the champions of Europe, he followed up brilliantly. After returning home, Sweden were greeted with a hero’s welcome, and Guidetti gave an impassioned speech...