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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: September 15, 2014
Tiger Woods underwent surgery on his back and missed a good chunk of the 2013-14 PGA Tour season. In his third start since returning to competition, Woods withdrew from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with a back injury. That didn’t stop Woods from teeing it up less than a week later at the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. Woods eventually decided to shut...
Published: September 10, 2014
Tuesday’s friendly between Brazil and Ecuador took place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In an exhibition that provided fans in a big American market with a glimpse into international football, Brazil prevailed 1-0 on the strength of a goal by Willian in the 31st minute. World Cup superstar and Barcelona prodigy Neymar chipped the ball over a gaggle of Ecuador defenders off...
Published: September 8, 2014
A most surprising 2014 U.S. Open men’s final saw 14th-seeded Marin Cilic defeat No. 10 Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday at Flushing Meadows in New York. Cilic defeated Roger Federer with ease in just his second appearance in a Grand Slam semifinal, while Nishikori made history as the first Asian-born man to make a major final. He had upset Milos Raonic, Stan Wawrinka and top seed Novak...
Published: September 8, 2014
Serena Williams dominated Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 to win her 18th major title and sixth U.S. Open on Sunday. After a 2014 Grand Slam season that saw Williams come up small, she proved she has plenty of fortitude left in her continued pursuit of history. Sunday was a reminder of who the woman to beat is in professional tennis. ESPN Stats & Info highlighted the historical significance of Williams’...
Published: September 6, 2014
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was a big favorite at the 2014 U.S. Open coming off his previous Grand Slam triumph at Wimbledon, but his heartbreak at Flushing Meadows continued. Djokovic strung together another deep run but was defeated in the semifinals by Kei Nishikori in a stunning upset. This comes after the Serbinator lost the previous two U.S. Open singles finals. HuffPost Sports provides...
Published: September 4, 2014
Picking out sleepers among the current FedEx Cup standings could be viewed as a bit insulting to the golfers who have played well enough all season just to be teeing it up in Thursday’s BMW Championship. Only 70 players are in the field for this exclusive PGA Tour playoff tournament at Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado. The pool will shallow to 30 for the grand finale at the Tour Championship,...
Published: September 3, 2014
Now the FedEx Cup playoffs are heating up. Two Americans who were hoping to garner consideration for a Ryder Cup captain’s pick in Hunter Mahan and Chris Kirk won The Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship, respectively. Kirk is first and Mahan is third in the latest FedEx Cup points standings, yet only Mahan was chosen for the USA Ryder Cup team. Sandwiched in between them at No. 2 is world...
Published: September 2, 2014
USA Ryder Cup team captain Tom Watson announced his three at-large picks to round out the 2014 American roster that will take on Team Europe at Gleneagles in Perthshire, Scotland. Keegan Bradley, Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson will represent the U.S. in the international showdown, which will be held from Sept. 26 to 28. All three have previous Ryder Cup experience, and Watson...
Published: September 2, 2014
Serena Williams is the No. 1 seed at the 2014 U.S. Open and is acting like it. After a disappointing Grand Slam season to date, Williams is on track to finish the year strong with her 18th major singles title. A number of upsets have afforded Williams a clear path to the final. The highest seed remaining other than Williams in the quarterfinals is No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki, a former top-ranked player...
Published: August 29, 2014
The 2014 U.S. Open hasn’t featured a ton of shocking upsets in the early going. Therefore, Friday’s action is shaping up to be exceptional, with most of pro tennis’ premier stars still intact at the season’s final Grand Slam event. Coverage is available through both television and live stream, with the latter being available to fans through both USOpen.org and WatchESPN. It...