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The U.S. Open, the final major of the season, rises from Flushing Meadows on Monday. As we examine storylines, none appear greater than Serena Williams‘ bid for the calendar Grand Slam. She won the Australian Open and had that odd, delayed celebration at the end, as if her software was buffering. She won the French Open, and about four-and-a-half seconds after winning she was already thinking...
Published: August 30, 2015
Golfer John Daly collapsed Saturday after playing a round at Deerfield Golf Club in Canton, Mississippi, and was transported to Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, according to Yahoo Sports’ Pat Forde. He was discharged from the hospital Sunday and “is recovering from a collapsed lung,” according to his manager, per Rex Hoggard of GolfChannel.com. Continue...
Published: August 30, 2015
Wales made another bound toward World Cup readiness on Saturday thanks to a 16-10 win over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. Leigh Leighpenny kicked 11 points as the Dragons sealed an important win over Ireland, with Justin Tipuric scoring a crucial 23rd-minute try for the hosts. This latest win was the last chance for players to make their case before Joe Schmidt and Warren Gatland...
Published: August 29, 2015
With 18 holes left in the 2015 Barclays, Jason Day and Sangmoon Bae are running neck and neck atop the leaderboard. They share the 54-hole lead at 11 under for the tournament. Right below them sits Bubba Watson at 10 under, while Ryan Palmer, Henrik Stenson and Zach Johnson are all two shots back: Day wasted little time moving his way up the standings Saturday. He birdied the second hole and carded...
Published: August 29, 2015
A week of tennis in North Carolina culminated in the final of the Winston-Salem Open on Saturday afternoon as second-seeded Kevin Anderson faced qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Anderson was playing in his third final of the season, though he has not won an ATP event in three years since the 2012 Delray Beach Open. He took on Herbert, who has only seen success on the ATP Tour in the doubles,...
Published: August 29, 2015
Scotland demolished Italy with a 48-7 thumping to send them into their final World Cup warm-up match full of confidence. Having gone winless through 2015 until back-to-back fixtures with their Six Nations rivals, Vern Cotter’s side have now beaten the Azzurri twice in seven days. It was a sobering defeat for the Italians, who will not approach a group containing France and Ireland with much optimism. Let’s...
Published: August 29, 2015
The U.S. Open appears to be a tournament where the stars will shine. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray appear to be at or near the top of their game, and it would be a surprise if one of those players does not win America’s national tennis championship. However, it doesn’t always work out that way. At this year’s French Open, a gutty Stan Wawrinka got the best of Djokovic...
Published: August 29, 2015
The 2015 FedEx Cup playoffs are underway this week at the Barclays. Entering the weekend, Bubba Watson—already third in the points standings—has the 36-hole lead and a golden opportunity to get an early jump on the rest of the competitors in the PGA Tour’s postseason. There is still a long road to travel for the majority of the world’s best golfers, though, with two tournaments...
Published: August 29, 2015
It’s always exciting to see the upset in any sport. Whether it’s the young up-and-comer who finds a way to beat the star, or the cagey veteran who turns back the hands of time and shocks the young phenom who is dominating his or her sport, it’s thrilling to watch an upset unfold. It’s exciting, but a major upset that allows someone other than Serena Williams to win the women’s...
Published: August 29, 2015
The 2015 U.S. Open is all about Serena Williams and her pursuit of the calendar-year Grand Slam and matching Steffi Graf’s Open-era record 22 Slams. But other players have their own aspirations. Karolina Pliskova, winner of the 2015 U.S. Open Series, wants to win her first Slam. Teen sensation Belinda Bencic has her eyes on playing possible spoiler in a quarterfinals match against Williams. Bencic...