Players Championship 2012: Contenders Sitting Atop Leaderboard Going into Day 3

It’s all fine and dandy getting off to a fast start at the 2012 Players Championship, but it’s how you finish that ultimately makes the difference. There are plenty of golfers in contention heading into Day 3, but golf has a way of weeding out the contenders from the pretenders before long. Here are three golfers currently sitting nicely on the leaderboard who I see being relevant down... 

Players Championship 2012 Coverage: Big Names Who Will Finish Strong

There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding TPC Sawgrass headed into the 2012 Players Championship. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy bombed at the Masters, Rickie Fowler had just won the Wells Fargo Championship while Phil Mickelson disappointed, and Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, well, never seem to be able to win the bigger tournaments. But after the second round at TPC Sawgrass, we have a better picture... 

Euro 2012: Germany’s Joachim Löw Has Right to Be Worried About Late Call-Ups

This may be Germany’s best chance to win Euro 2012 since its title in 1996, but coach Joachim Löw is still wary of what lies ahead. That’s because Löw will only be able to work with the entire German Euros squad for one-and-a-half weeks. While the DFB Pokal on May 12 will leave Borussia Dortmund‘s players free to join up with their national teams, Löw will only... 

Tiger Woods: Golf Icon Will Falter Late at Wells Fargo Championship

Despite superb conditions at Quail Hollow on Thursday, Tiger Woods was not able to take advantage, scoring a one-under par 71 in the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship. Few golfers struggled on Thursday, with temperatures in the 90s and little breeze, but Woods was merely average…literally. The average score on Thursday was 71.72, the lowest for the first round in the 10-year history... 

Tiger Woods, Wells Fargo Championship 2012: Tiger Is Sinking into Obscurity

We are beginning to get to the point where a victory for Tiger Woods, in any tournament, is a surprise.  After bombing at the Masters, punting his club and losing his mind in the process, Tiger has started off the Wells Fargo Championship poorly. He’s well back from the leaders after one round of play at Quail Hollow, with countless others in between. Despite Tiger’s past infidelities,... 

Tiger Woods Injury: Ice on Left Leg Raises Red Flags for Woods’ 2012 Campaign

At 36 years of age, Tiger Woods realistically doesn’t have much golf left in him. That’s why yet another leg injury for Woods on Sunday at the Cadillac Championship is troubling. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald tweeted on Sunday: Tiger Woods (left leg injury) is out at Doral. He has left the premises . — Armando Salguero (@ArmandoSalguero) March 11, 2012   Dave Shedloski... 

Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Final: Maria Sharapova Had Fans Fooled

Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Final Sees Maria Sharapova Fall in Straight Sets to Petra Kvitova Former No. 1 women’s tennis player Maria Sharapova lost to eighth-seed Petra Kvitova at the 2011 Wimbledon women’s final on Saturday, 6-3, 6-4. Emphasis on former No. 1. We actually should have seen it coming from a mile away. Ever since Sharapova’s shoulder surgery in 2008, she’s... 

Tiger Woods: 5 Obstacles to Him Achieving Legend Status

Tiger Woods said on Tuesday that he’s been using crutches and wearing a protective boot after reinjuring his left knee on the 17th hole at the Players Championship two weeks ago. That got us at Bleacher Report thinking: What have been five obstacles that have impeded Woods’ career throughout the years? Some of them are physical, some touch more on the mental side of things, but it’s... 

Masters Live Updates Day 3: Leaderboard, Analysis & Results at Augusta National

Masters Live Updates Day 3 coming at you this afternoon, with two youngsters, 21-year-old Rory McIlroy and 23-year-old Jason Day, currently leading the pack. McIlroy and Day are looking for their first Master’s titles in their careers. Tiger Woods started the day off in good position, three strokes behind McIlroy. But Round 3 has been frustrating for Woods thus far, to say the least. In addition... 

Caroline Wozniacki: Do Her Looks Detract From Her Amazing Tennis Game?

As No. 1 women’s tennis player, Caroline Wozniacki, advances to the semifinals of the Australian Open after defeating Francesca Schiavone in the quarterfinals, we at Bleacher Report decided to compare Wozniacki’s looks to her tennis game in the most professional manner possible. Wozniacki, of Danish decent, is currently ranked No. 1 in the women’s tennis circuit after rising steadily... 

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