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Golf‘s most prestigious—and patriotic—match play event is just days away, and the heavily favored European team is suddenly experiencing a bit of dissension in the ranks. Longtime partners Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell were expected by many to team up for the 2014 Ryder Cup, but the way things are looking, that’s unlikely to happen. A conflict began between the two players...
Published: September 23, 2014
Golf’s most patriotic event is finally upon us. As of Monday evening, neither Ryder Cup captain was revealing his pairings for foursome and fourball play over the first two days of the tournament. European captain Paul McGinley has been reconsidering a pairing between world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, according to a press conference including Doug Ferguson of The Associated...
Published: September 23, 2014
It’s been two years since the European team earned a Ryder Cup victory after an American meltdown at Medinah. Now, in 2014, the United States finally get a chance for redemption—although, it won’t be easy. The European roster features world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, as well as many highly experienced—and successful—veterans of the event. Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia...
Published: September 20, 2014
The 2014 Ryder Cup isn’t set to kick off until September 26, but some analysts, casual fans and observers of the sport are already writing off an inexperienced American team that’s set to face a strong European squad at historic Gleneagles, Scotland. That leads us to ask one huge question: Are they right? We already know the United States is a big underdog heading into the competition....
Published: September 12, 2014
As we know, it only takes one day to shake up the leaderboard on the LPGA Tour, and after first-round leader Hyo Joo Kim followed up her impressive 61 with a one-over 72 on Friday, that’s exactly what happened on Day 2 of the 2014 Evian Championship. The year’s fifth—and final—major appeared to be well in Hyo Joo’s grasp after firing a score of 10 under and gaining a four-stroke...
Published: September 9, 2014
The tennis world saw a new major champion emerge Monday after No. 14 Marin Cilic defeated No. 10 Kei Nishikori in three sets by a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 at the 2014 U.S. Open. Cilic‘s average first-serve speed of 124 mph proved to be too daunting of a task for the No. 10 seed to handle, as Nishikori allowed 17 aces and struggled mightily on the return. At 6’6″, Cilic displayed his...
Published: September 8, 2014
The 2014 U.S. Open may not have been won by Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray or Roger Federer, but after watching Marin Cilic‘s pristine performance against Kei Nishikori on Monday, none may have been more deserving of the title. Cilic, the No. 14 seed at Flushing Meadows, dominated the No. 10 seed in practically every phase of the game, especially on serve. The 25-year-old Croatian player cruised...
Published: September 7, 2014
After 13 days of some highly competitive tennis, the 2014 U.S. Open’s finals are set. On the women’s side, No. 1 Serena Williams will take on No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki—not too far-fetched of a result. As for the men’s side, to say the two remaining competitors were unexpected may be the understatement of the year. No. 10 Kei Nishikori shocked the world, defeating No. 1 Novak...
Published: September 6, 2014
As if the 2014 U.S. Open wasn’t unpredictable enough, Day 13 resulted in two of the biggest upsets we’ve seen to this point. Neither No. 1 Novak Djokovic nor No. 2 Roger Federer will be participating in the tournament’s final. Instead, that privilege will belong to No. 10 Kei Nishikori and No. 14 Marin Cilic. Without Rafael Nadal in this year’s event, SportsCenter Alerts noted...
Published: September 6, 2014
On Friday, No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki became the women’s finalists for the 2014 U.S. Open. With two men’s matches already underway on Saturday, the final two competitors from the men’s draw will be realized. No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 10 Kei Nishikori kicked things off on Day 13, and Nishikori got the best of the top-seeded player right out of the gate,...