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Some drivers arrive in Formula One seemingly predestined for success and almost immediately live up to that hype. In recent years, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel fit that mold. Others clearly have the talent to be in F1, but their career arcs are more gradual climbs. Jenson Button, for example, took his first win in his seventh season and the world championship in his 10th. Romain Grosjean, who...
Published: August 23, 2015
The Wyndham Championship got an unexpected shot in the arm when Tiger Woods announced he’d be teeing up in Greensboro, North Carolina, following his missed cut at the PGA Championship. And when Woods opened with a six-under 64, the fans were whipped into a Tigermania frenzy. While Woods didn’t win and another former star in his career’s final stages ended up raising the trophy, it...
Published: August 23, 2015
The stars were out at Cincinnati’s Western & Southern Open, and once again Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reinforced what they always seem to do here. The Swiss champion and the Serbian runner-up are about as good a guarantee as there is in tennis. On the women’s side, Serena Williams continues to prime herself for her next great personal challenge, but will anyone really challenge...
Published: August 23, 2015
Tiger Woods. PGA Tour player. Given a career resume that makes him a mandatory part of chats about the game’s all-time greats, even suggesting such a label seems blasphemous. After all, he has 79 tour victories and 14 major championships. The Associated Press deemed him the “Athlete of the Decade” for the first 10 years of the millennium. He’ll be the player today’s...
Published: August 23, 2015
Entering the final round of the 2015 Wyndham Championship, Davis Love III was little more than an outside contender to win. That changed after he shot a six-under 64 Sunday en route to his first PGA Tour win since 2008. You can view the full leaderboard below: Love will take home nearly $1 million for his efforts as he’ll claim the biggest share of the $5.4 million purse. Below, you’ll...
Published: August 23, 2015
If I told you Tiger Woods would card four birdies on the back nine in Sunday’s last round of the Wyndham Championship after starting the afternoon just two strokes off the lead, you’d probably fancy his chances of winning. Unfortunately, Woods’ swing eluded him for a mere two holes in that span—and that was enough to cost him a chance at his first victory since the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone...
Published: August 23, 2015
Serena Williams successfully defended her title at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday against Simona Halep. After starting hot to take the first set, Williams found a way to grind out a tiebreaker to claim victory 6-3, 7-6 (5). Williams’ superior power was on full display, as she smashed 15 aces to just two double-faults in gaining leverage on her exceptional opponent. It helped her overcome...
Published: August 23, 2015
Lewis Hamilton took his sixth win of the 2015 Formula One season in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The reigning world champion dominated from pole position to claim victory and extend his lead in the drivers’ standings to 28 points over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who struggled and stumbled his way to second place. One of the most popular circuits on the planet,...
Published: August 23, 2015
Roger Federer sought to notch his seventh Western & Southern Open title Sunday in Cincinnati against Novak Djokovic, the man who kept him on seven titles at Wimbledon in their finale clash at the All England Club. This Masters 1000 event was Federer’s to defend, and a revamped return game allowed him to exact vengeance on Djokovic for their prior encounter in a scintillating straight-sets...
Published: August 23, 2015
Tiger Woods played his best tournament of the year, but one bad hole removed all chance for him to extend his season with a berth in the FedEx Cup playoff. A triple bogey on the 11th hole on Sunday sunk Tiger’s chances at a title at the Wyndham Championship. He finished the day with a 70, tied for 10th place. The finish is an improvement on his 17th-place showing at the 2015 Masters, but is still...