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Mexico have confirmed their spot in the fifth and final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but their opponents on Tuesday, Honduras, need at least a point from the Estadio Azteca clash to guarantee advancement to the Hexagonal. Per FIFA World Cup, El Tri maintained their perfect record in the fourth round’s Group A with a recent 3-1 victory over...
Published: September 6, 2016
Andy Murray earned a spot in the U.S. Open quarterfinals thanks to an impressive 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Monday. Dimitrov came in playing as well as he has in a couple of years, but he was no match for the No. 2 player in the world, who looked dominant in all phases of the game. Murray had nine aces, compared to two for Dimitrov. Murray also won 79 percent of his first-serve points...
Published: September 5, 2016
With his win at the 2016 Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday, Rory McIlroy surged into fourth place in the FedEx Cup standings with two more playoff events to play. McIlroy finished the tournament at 15 under par, two shots ahead of Paul Casey. Jimmy Walker (12 under) came in third, and Adam Scott (11 under) finished in fourth, while Patrick Reed, Fabian Gomez and James Hahn tied for fifth at 10 under. As...
Published: September 5, 2016
“Things can turn around quickly in this game,” Rory McIlroy told Golf Channel (via Reuters) after his final-round six-under 65 to win the Deutsche Bank Championship. Indeed they can. McIlroy was without a win on the PGA Tour this season prior to taking the Deutsche Bank, and he had struggled mightily with his putting, looking particularly bad with the flatstick this summer. For reasons...
Published: September 5, 2016
Top-seeded Serena Williams made quick work of Yaroslava Shvedova, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2016 U.S. Open in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, Monday in Flushing Meadows, New York. It’s a historic win for Williams, who now has 308 victories in Grand Slam events, which is the most of the Open Era, per Stuart Fraser of the MailOnline. Shvedova offered little resistance in the first set...
Published: September 5, 2016
Rory McIlroy used one of the season’s best final-round performances to capture his first PGA Tour win of 2016 with a two-stroke triumph in the Deutsche Bank Championship. He joins Vijay Singh as the only two-time champions in the event. The Northern Irishman started Monday’s round six strokes off the pace before firing a six-under 65 to charge up the leaderboard and into the winner’s...
Published: September 5, 2016
It had been a long, frustrating 15 months. Rory McIlroy sat watching idly as Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and then Henrik Stenson all zoomed past him on leaderboards and the world golf rankings. Fifteen months had passed since his last win on American soil. The wait is now over. McIlroy soared to the top of the leaderboard Monday at the 2016 Deutsche Bank Championship, shooting a six-under...
Published: September 5, 2016
If you only looked at the respective rankings of the four players in Monday’s night draw at the 2016 U.S. Open, there would appear to be little chance for drama. No. 2 Andy Murray takes on No. 22 Grigor Dimitrov in the first match under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium, followed by No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska against unseeded Ana Konjuh. Sure, Dimitrov is ranked and only 20 spots behind...
Published: September 5, 2016
Serena Williams and Andy Murray headlined a star-studded Labor Day at the 2016 U.S. Open as the fourth round of the season’s final major came to a close Monday. While the tournament has witnessed some notable upsets, including the exits of Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza, most of tennis’ marquee names were still in the mix to start the second week. It should make for a memorable finish...
Published: September 5, 2016
It’s looking less likely than ever that we’ll see the first repeat FedEx Cup champion in history, as Jordan Spieth bowed out of the 2016 Deutsche Bank Championship in relative anonymity Monday. Spieth carded a two-under 69, which took him into the clubhouse in 24th place. If current projections hold, he will drop from fifth place to sixth in the FedEx Cup standings. The 23-year-old,...