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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: March 9, 2014
The temperatures weren’t the only thing heating up on Saturday in Indian Wells, Calif., at the 2014 BNP Paribas Open. The women’s singles draw really kicked into gear on Friday with the beginning of the second round, and it only took a few hours for the first major scalp to be claimed. No. 3 Victoria Azarenka was upset in straight sets by Lauren Davis. Second-round play continued into...
Published: March 9, 2014
It took three sets, but fifth-seeded Andy Murray got the job done against Lukas Rosol in the second round of the 2014 BNP Paribas Open. The reigning Wimbledon champion prevailed, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. The victory is Murray’s 300th on hard court, per ATP World Tour. That puts him sixth on the list of active hard-court wins leaders: Rosol was a game challenger, but he faded as the match went on. Murray’s...
Published: March 7, 2014
Patrick Reed held off Bubba Watson and Jamie Donaldson to win the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral. Reed shot even par on Sunday to win the tournament by one stroke over Watson and Donaldson, both of whom were charging hard for the title in the final round. He became the youngest golfer to ever win a WGC championship event. Tiger Woods was the defending champion, and he...
Published: March 3, 2014
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Rory McIlroy blew a lead down the stretch. Going into the final day of the 2014 Honda Classic, the 24-year-old sat atop the leaderboard. Things started well enough, with a birdie on No. 3. Then things began to unravel. Slowly but surely his lead withered away, and the meltdown reached critical mass as he double-bogeyed No. 16 and bogeyed 17. A birdie on the...
Published: February 28, 2014
Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych face off in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday, with both players looking to build on what have been strong starts to the new year. Since a first-round loss to Ivo Karlovic at the Qatar Open, Berdych has been on a solid run. He lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in the semifinal of the Australian Open—which Wawrinka went on to win—and then won the ABN...
Published: January 25, 2014
Updates from Monday, Jan. 27 The Associated Press (via ESPN) has the latest on Phil Mickelson‘s sore back: He says joints had locked up and specialist Tom Boers restored his mobility. Mickelson says he still has some inflammation that will take a week or two to subside. He plans to fly to Arizona on Wednesday with hopes of playing the Phoenix Open. Mickelson says he would sit out this week if...
Published: January 13, 2014
With any luck, Day 2 of the Australian Open will build upon what was a thrilling Day 1 and provide even more big-name upsets. The first rounds of Grand Slams always have a few surprises here and there, but down in Melbourne, the upsets come hard and fast. Having the tournament so early in the season means that players don’t have a ton of time to prepare. That levels the playing field and results...
Published: December 8, 2013
Zach Johnson won the 2013 Northwestern Mutual World Challenge after a one-hole playoff with Tiger Woods. The two put on a great show down the stretch. Birdies on 17 and 18 meant Johnson got to 13-under and into a tie with Woods. On the playoff hole, Johnson would earn par, while Woods saw his four-foot par putt lip out, a shot befitting of the way he finished the fourth round. It’s the second...
Published: December 8, 2013
After three rounds, Tiger Woods remains in the lead at the 2013 Northwestern Mutual World Challenge following an even-par 70 on Saturday. The 37-year-old star stayed at 11 under and is two shots ahead of Zach Johnson. The round could have been much worse for Woods, as he birdied Nos. 16 and 18 to get back to even par. The birdie on 18 came after a great approach, which set up a makeable putt on his...
Published: December 7, 2013
Aside from being the greatest sporting event in the world, the World Cup is also a proving ground for emerging talent across the globe. Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Thomas Muller, Marc Overmars, Michael Owen and Robert Prosinecki have all taken home the Young Player of the World Cup and become some of the best players of their respective decades. The 2014 World Cup will be no different. Plenty of young...