The Sports Lounge

Olympic golf will help US medal haul

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:17:12 PDT

The news that golf is to be included in the 2016 Olympic schedule is a good development for American sport. It is an exaggeration to say the US needs all the help it can get, but being beaten into...

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Mayweather back to his best

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:00:26 PDT

Floyd Mayweather's unanimous points defeat of Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas has confirmed that the Pretty Boy is back and back to his best. A 21-month absence is not the ideal preparation for a...

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Serena motivated for next season

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:28:42 PDT

Serena Williams’ on-court outburst in her US Open semi final defeat by Kim Clijsters might be bad news for her rivals. The biggest threat to the 11-time Grand Slam winner’s status as the world’s best...

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Fairytales can happen

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:45:35 PDT

Stewart Cink’s dramatic British Open win at Turnberry can be taken as evidence that fairytales rarely happen in sport. Tom Watson was one putt away from becoming the oldest ever winner of a major...

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The most dramatic chapter in the chronicles of Roddick

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:48:49 PDT

The 2009 men’s Wimbledon final needed something special in order to come close to the drama of last year’s showdown between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Andy Roddick helped to ensure the climax to...

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The James Blake Wimbledon mystery

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:02:39 PDT

James Blake’s Wimbledon campaign has again ended in the first week of the championships. The American number two has never progressed past the third round at the grass Grand Slam in seven...

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US Open preview

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:45:41 PDT

The US Open starts later this month and the whole field knows who the man to beat is. Tiger Woods has regained full fitness and is expected to win his 15th major at Bethpage, New York. Woods has...

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Roddick shows signs of improvement on clay

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:38:54 PDT

Easter is probably not Andy Roddick’s favourite time of year. It is when the ATP tour leaves behind the US hard courts for the clay of Europe, meaning the American’s battle for silverware and ranking...

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Fight of the year yet to happen

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:45:37 PDT

Many boxing pundits suggested the IBO light-welterweight title clash between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton was going to be the fight of the year. It was also billed as the battle for the tag of...

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Time running out for Kenny

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:26:45 PDT

The 2009 Masters was an excellent tournament with a thrilling finish. The tense three-way play-off between Angel Cabrera, Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell produced a record-breaking winner, but not the...

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NBA First Round Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:42:48 PDT

The second season in the Association is finally here as the NBA Playoffs kick off with eight games over the next two days. As usual, there are no shortage of intriguing storylines to keep us...

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Champions League Semis Has a Decidedly EPL Feel

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:58:30 PDT

The final four of the UEFA Champions League is now set, and with the exception of Barcelona, it's one big Premiership party. Thanks to an extremely clutch goal from Cristiano Ronaldo, three English...

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A Changing of the Guard?

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:38:19 PDT

The San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers may have the same record at 50-28 in the tightly contested Western Conference, but they are headed in opposite directions with the playoffs...

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All is well in Tigerland

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:37:12 PDT

Tiger Woods is back where he belongs. Winning a tournament and dominating the field in a final round comeback, it was like he has never been away. By claiming the Arnold Palmer Invitational in...

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Williams domination to continue at Miami

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:15:37 PDT

The Williams sisters’ domination at the Miami Masters is the sort they threatened to have in tournaments across the world when they burst on to the scene. Their often light tour schedule has...

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Major Conference Tournament Predictions

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:46:37 PDT

Nine bids to the Big Dance have already been confirmed; Northern Iowa, East Tennessee State, Morehead State, Radford, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Virginia Commonwealth, Cornell, Gonzaga, and Siena can all...

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Roddick secures U.S. Davis Cup victory

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:57:05 PDT

Andy Roddick continued his fine start to 2009 by defeating Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets to give the U.S. team an opening round victory in the Davis Cup. The American’s ran out...

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Tiger Returns!

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:05:14 PST

Golf is finally relevant again as Tiger Woods comes back from an eight month absence in the WGC-Acenture World Match Play Championships, which kicks off with first round action today. Featuring 64...

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The Most Disappointing Team in America?

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:49:05 PST

Already on the outside looking in for an at-large bid, the Georgetown Hoyas stumbled through another huge opportunity to boost their profile, falling to sixth-ranked Louisville 76-58. The 18-point...

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Mickelson welcomes the return of Woods

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:25:06 PST

As we all know, Tiger Woods is set for his comeback after eight months out injured this week and it has been dominating the majority of golf news. The World No.1 has revealed how he is ‘excited’...

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DeJuan Blair Crashes Hasheem Thabeet's Party

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:16:30 PST

Monday's titanic showdown between the top-ranked Huskies and fourth-ranked Panthers was supposed to be a forum for Haseem Thabeet to showcase his Player of the Year credentials, and assert that the...

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Duke/UNC Offers Nothing New, and That's the Way It Should Be

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:44:09 PST

For the 226th time, the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils will take the court against each other, and this one, like many others before them, is must-see television. College basketball's...

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What does 2009 have in store for Andy Roddick?

thomasrooney.omr@gmail.com (Thomas Rooney) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:40:13 PST

Andy Roddick is someone that is desperate to succeed in sport. The American has changed coaches constantly, refreshed his fitness regime regularly and altered his style of play in a bid to have...

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Tainted

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:06:17 PST

It was a great sports weekend, with Kobe vs. LeBron, action packed college hoops, including Davidson's 43-game conference winnning streak going up in smoke, and one last taste of the NFL with the Pro...

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Bynum-less Lakers Looking Great

noreply@blogger.com (Neil Joshi) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:41:48 PST

When Andrew Bynum went down with his second major knee injury in as many years on Saturday, it was supposed to rattle the Lakers. He was the missing piece in their run last year that came two wins...

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