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If the first day of action at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships is any indication, things should be looking pretty good for the world’s best players going forward. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Garbine Muguruza were all in action, moving on with ease on a day where upsets were few and far between. The highest-seeded player to lose was No. 20 Kevin Anderson on the men’s side and...
Published: June 26, 2016
Playing in an event hosted by a living legend with another one charging hard in his rearview mirror, Billy Hurley III would have been excused if he had folded in the moment Sunday. Instead, he rose to the occasion and walked away with his first career PGA Tour victory. The 34-year-old Navy veteran carded a two-under 69 in his final round at the Tiger Woods-hosted 2016 Quicken Loans National in Bethesda,...
Published: June 19, 2016
Andy Murray wins second singles title of the year. Two weeks after falling to Novak Djokovic in the French Open final, Murray stormed from behind for a three-set victory over Milos Raonic at the 2016 Aegon Championships in London on Sunday. He claims a record fifth Queen’s crown. After dropping the first set in a hard-fought tiebreak, Murray dug himself an 0-3 hole in the second set and...
Published: June 19, 2016
Shane Lowry entered this week with one PGA Tour victory on his resume. He’d never finished any better than ninth in a major tournament and was cut in three of his last five. After three sterling rounds at Oakmont, Lowry has 18 holes to hold a four-stroke lead and win his first U.S. Open. The Irishman finished his third round early Sunday morning, finishing up a back-nine 32 to go five under on...
Published: June 15, 2016
Tite is out at Corinthians after being named the new coach of the Brazilian national team on Wednesday. “Tite no longer works at Corinthians. He accepted the invitation from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF),” said Corinthians president Roberto de Andrade, per Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo Sports). Tite, 55, will be replacing Dunga, who was fired after Brazil’s...
Published: June 13, 2016
We know the three favorites for the 2016 U.S. Open. They’re the three favorites for, typically, any golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are the world’s three best golfers. On any given day, any of the three can look like the most transformational figure since Tiger Woods. Spieth is the event’s defending champion, boasting a streak of five straight...
Published: June 8, 2016
The International Tennis Federation announced a two-year suspension for Maria Sharapova on June 8 after she violated the sport’s anti-doping policy. Sharapova, 29, was initially suspended from the sport in March for a failed test at the Australian Open. She admitted to taking the drug meldonium, which she had long used but became a banned substance beginning in 2016. In addition to the ban, she...
Published: June 5, 2016
Jordan Spieth‘s weekend at the 2016 Memorial Tournament came to a dispiriting close Sunday, as the world No. 2 carded a one-over score of 73 to finish well out of contention. Spieth went into the clubhouse in a tie for 57th, sitting at three under overall. He posted consecutive over-par rounds after entering the weekend at six under and on the outskirts of contention. This is by far the worst...
Published: June 5, 2016
Novak Djokovic can finally kiss the French Open clay. The No. 1 seed defeated Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in Sunday’s final at the 2016 French Open to earn his first career Grand Slam at Roland Garros. The win is Djokovic‘s 12th championship in a major overall, which puts him alone in fourth place among Open-era players. He is tied with Roy Emerson for fourth if we include non-Open-era...
Published: June 5, 2016
Andy Murray hoped separating from coach Amelie Mauresmo would lead to major championship glory. It won’t be happening at the 2016 French Open, however. Murray bowed out after taking a 6-3, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 loss to Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final at Roland Garros. It was his first attempt at a French Open championship, having previously only reached a high of the semifinals. The...