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Jordan Spieth won last year’s John Deere Classic at the age of 19. For the first time in his young PGA Tour career, Spieth will gear up to defend his title beginning Thursday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. Much of the attention and fanfare will be engulfing Spieth, eagerly anticipating how golf’s “next big thing” fares just one week ahead of The Open Championship. If...
Published: July 9, 2014
The 2014 Women’s British Open couldn’t boast much more hype in terms of star power. Prodigy Lexi Thompson won her first major at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and Michelle Wie broke through for her maiden major title at the U.S. Women’s Open last month. Wie was runner-up to Thompson at the season’s first major championship. The woman set to defend at Royal Birkdale Golf Club,...
Published: July 7, 2014
The 2014 Wimbledon Championships fostered an epic Grand Slam tennis showcase in the men’s draw, capped by a thrilling final in which Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in five sets. In addition to that clash of tennis titans, several other notable matches along the way featured some of the biggest names in the game. All of the stars involved, save for Djokovic, went home at least slightly...
Published: June 27, 2014
Tiger Woods returned to competitive golf this week at the 2014 Quicken Loans National. The game of golf always benefits from having Woods in the field, but it’s not very often he only completes two rounds. SportsCenter had the report: CBS Sports’ Kyle Porter had Woods’ thoughts: I came back four weeks earlier than I thought we could. I had no setbacks, no pain. I got my feel for...
Published: June 26, 2014
Tiger Woods returned to PGA Tour competition at the 2014 Quicken Loans National beginning on Thursday at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. Much of the attention would be focused on the game’s biggest star, who also serves as tournament host, along with the prodigies playing with him in Jordan Spieth and Jason Day. Woods hadn’t played since the WGC-Cadillac...
Published: June 25, 2014
He is putting the “back” in “comeback.” Golf deity Tiger Woods returns to PGA Tour competition this week at the Quicken Loans National, serving a unique dual role as tournament host and indomitable headliner. Woods has conquered Congressional Country Club twice before, winning this event in 2009 and 2012. Another exceptional field has turned out this year, but all eyes...
Published: June 23, 2014
Novak Djokovic is the top seed at Wimbledon for the third year in a row, and he lived up to that label en route to a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Andrey Golubev in Monday’s first-round match. A dominant display saw Djokovic barely break a sweat at the All England Club, needing only an hour and 28 minutes to dispose of his outmatched adversary. There was no lack of aggression...
Published: June 23, 2014
Sloane Stephens, 21, is one of the brightest young talents in women’s tennis. Although she doesn’t have a WTA singles title yet, she has played particularly well at Grand Slam tournaments. That is, until Monday’s opening-round match at Wimbledon, where Maria Kirilenko of Russia eliminated the 18th-seeded Stephens in a 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) upset. The Championships’ official Twitter...
Published: June 22, 2014
Michelle Wie‘s fascinating golf career reached its apex at the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open, as the former prodigy solidified her superstar status by winning her first major championship on Sunday. Wie was steady for most of the final round at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina, overcoming a late double bogey on the par-four 16th hole to shoot an even-par 70. That allowed Wie...
Published: June 21, 2014
Michelle Wie began Saturday’s third round at the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open with a three-shot lead. All of it evaporated at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina, as Wie posted a two-over 72, sliding back to two-under par overall and tied with Amy Yang. Beginning the day four shots off Wie’s pace, Yang battled back and had a turbulent roller-coaster start to her round, registering zero pars...