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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: October 11, 2014
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Landon Donovan is no stranger to showing emotion. But after his final match for the United States men’s national team, Donovan exuded a lighter side. He did show his typical fire and passion during his 40 minutes of play in the 1-1 draw with Ecuador, but it was the emotions he showed after the match that made his send-off from international play a perfect one. When...
Published: October 10, 2014
United States 1-1 Ecuador Goal: Mix Diskerud (USA) 5′; Enner Valencia (ECU) 88′ United States: Guzan (GK), Chandler, Orozco (Ream 62), Brooks (Gonzalez 62′), Garza, Yedlin, Diskerud, Bedoya (Morales 62′), Gyau (Wood 22′), Donovan (Corona 41′), Altidore (Wondolowski 76′) Ecuador: Banguera (GK), Erazo (Leon 86′), Paredes (Pineida 90′),...
Published: October 8, 2014
Jurgen Klinsmann and Landon Donovan have never had the best of relationships, and to be honest, they probably never will. But with Donovan’s farewell to the United States men’s national team approaching Friday night against Ecuador, Klinsmann is doing all the right things to make sure the legend receives the appropriate send-off. We now know what the send-off will actually be, as...
Published: September 6, 2014
Marin Cilic def. Roger Federer, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 This time around, Roger Federer could not muster a comeback from two sets down. Federer fell in straight sets to Marin Cilic on a day that saw two upsets in the men’s semifinals. Cilic will face Kei Nishikori in Monday’s final after he took down Novak Djokovic earlier Saturday. Cilic dominated from start to finish, as he allowed Federer...
Published: September 6, 2014
No. 10 Kei Nishikori def. No. 1 Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 No one thought the improbable run of Kei Nishikori at the U.S. Open would continue into the men’s final, but that’s exactly what happened. Nishikori advanced to his first Grand Slam final with a four-set victory over No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic. The 10th-seeded Japanese player took the first set, but he was on...
Published: August 21, 2014
United States goalkeeper Tim Howard, who single-handedly kept the Yanks in the World Cup round-of-16 clash against Belgium, announced Thursday that he will be taking a one-year break from international play. Howard, who will still play for Everton in the English Premier League, has found the perfect time to take a break from the national team, as Jurgen Klinsmann’s side will not face too...
Published: August 17, 2014
Roger Federer def. David Ferrer, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 Winning his sixth title in Cincinnati wasn’t an easy task for Roger Federer, but that’s what it looked like during the third set. After losing the second set 6-1 to David Ferrer, Federer came alive in the third set to win his 16th-career match against the Spaniard. Ferrer, who has not beaten Federer is his career, looked strong in the...
Published: August 17, 2014
No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 9 Ana Ivanovic, 6-4, 6-1. After a shaky start to the women’s final at the Western & Southern Open, No. 1 Serena Williams tore apart the court, and No. 9 Ana Ivanovic, to win her first-ever title in Cincinnati. Williams went down 1-3 in the first set, but she recovered well with a few breaks to take the first set 6-4. After taking home the first set, Williams...
Published: July 19, 2014
Though thunder and lightning threatened to wreak havoc on the proceedings, Rory McIlroy was the picture of calm on Day 3 of The Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. McIlroy withstood a strong charge from Rickie Fowler to open up a six-shot lead at 16 under par heading into the final round on Sunday. With the threat of bad weather looming, officials decided to speed up Saturday’s proceedings...
Published: July 2, 2014
The intentions of United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann were clear from the day he named the 23-man roster for the 2014 World Cup, which was the next generation of soccer players in the country will have a massive impact on the direction of the national team. The youth on the roster did provide an impact—and a major one at that—during the inspiring run out of the Group of Death and into...