Team USA have stolen the post-Ryder Cup headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. First up were the revelations from Patrick Reed, who all but blamed the decision making of Captain Jim Furyk and Jordan Spieth for the 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 defeat to Europe last week. See Also: Reed Sensationally Blames Spieth & Furyk For US Ryder Cup Defeat …
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US team-mates Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka reportedly almost came to blows while visiting their opponent’s team room after Europe’s 17 1/2-to-10 1/2 Ryder Cup victory on Sunday evening. According to multiple reports, including those on the Telegraph and the Golf Channel, the pair had to be physically separated as they came close to an altercation. The Golf Channel also report …
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At 10-6 down heading into the final day of the Ryder Cup, Team USA need eight points to retain the trophy. Captain Jim Furyk faced a headache in his selection order for the Sunday singles – he needed to front-load his team, with early European wins meaning a premature defeat. But does he put those who’ve been struggling, such as …
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Jamie Carragher has backed Jurgen Klinsmann, current boss of the US football team, to be the next England boss. Following a disastrous exit from the European Championships on Sunday at the hands of international minnows Iceland, England boss Roy Hodgson promptly resigned. Now, as England look to pick up the pieces and move on from their embarrassing 2-1 defeat, the …
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As the busiest and most anticipated season of professional golf begins to heat up, Rory Murphy takes a look at the biennial event which rounds off the year in a series of articles analysing different aspects of the competition. _____ USA Team The home team, bar a couple of variations depending on form, more or less picks itself and lines …
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The Golden State Warriors have evened the series at 2 games a piece, triumphing over The Cleveland Cavaliers 103-82 Tuesday night. That scoreline flatters them slightly, this was a competitive game through three quarters. Here I will look at where the game was won and lost. The phrase must win was created for game 4 of The 2015 NBA Finals. …
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Game 4 of the NBA Finals was packed with all sorts of funky moments that if you saw just one of would make them instantly memorable, but to have so many was truly hilarious. The Quicken Loans arena lends itself to moments of goofyness, watching games on T.V from their it often feels like more than a religious experience than …
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Conor O’Mahony looks at how the Cavs won game three and the adjustments GSW must make. _____ Cavs Defence On Steph Curry Watching Curry play in game 3 of the finals through the first three quarters, a thought began to form in my mind. Curry was playing like LeBron did in the 2011 NBA Finals vs the Dirk Nowitski-led Dallas …
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Game 1 was all kinds of amazing. However I really feel that the Cleveland Cavaliers had to win last night to have any hope of knocking off the Golden State Warriors. Lets run it back, and I’ll explain why. The Cavs Played as Well as they Can and Still Lost. LeBron played out of his mind, going off for 44 …
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The NBA Finals are upon us! The conference finals ended 9 days ago, and the long wait for the Finals to begin is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors both took care of business early, with the Cavs sweeping the Atlanta Hawks and The Warriors putting the Houston Rockets to the sword in five games. League suits decided …
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“Game Seven,” the two sweetest words in the lexicon of NBA basketball lovers. The San Antonio Spurs verses the Los Angeles Clippers has been the series of the first round by a country mile. Whatever the result tonight, I am utterly convinced that we will be losing 1 of the 4 best teams in the entire league. It is a …
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Here Conor O’Mahony discusses the San Antonio Spurs’ recent return to form, which has seen them win five games in a row. Obituaries were being written for the 2015 San Antonio Spurs two weeks ago. They had lost four games in a row, culminating in a pummelling by The Portland Trailblazers 111-95 on the 25th of February. Sports reporters, as they do whenever …
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Kobe Bryant has gone through a torturous eighteen months since going down with a torn Achilles tendon late in the 2013 season. Conor O’Mahony discusses the Black Mamba’s impending return. During the 2012-2013 season the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant faced every situation imaginable. The Lakers trotted out 5 All Stars on opening night* and looked for all the …
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Day three of this special feature on “Why we love the game” centres on Kevin Durant and scoring. Conor O’Mahony discusses. The NBA is a league which promotes scoring. For fans this constitutes celebrating rim-busting dunks, fadeaway threes and exquisite offensive ball movement. It is not at all unusual to watch a game of soccer for two hours and not …
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Conor O’Mahony is here with Part 2 of this special feature looking at ‘Why We Love NBA’. Part 2 focuses on the all important playoffs; that time of the year where dreams are made, and crushed. Check Out Part 1 – The Brilliance & Hilarity of Gregg Popovich. The playoffs are the payoff for the eighty-two game slog of the NBA regular …
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With the FIBA World Cup less than a week away, Conor O’Mahony examines Team USA’s final roster, and where he believes Coach K has gone wrong in his selections. Mike Krzyzewski announced his roster Saturday, six days before he was required to. Firstly let me make it clear that I have enormous respect for Coach K as a coach. However, …
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