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The storyline on the 2016 Masters got a bit more interesting in the third round when Jordan Spieth threw away three of his four stroke lead in the final two holes. His mini-collapse brought many players back into the tournament going into the final round. Jason Day is now within three shots and will tee…

Golden State Warriors big man Andrew Bogut does not always see eye-to-eye with teammate Steph Curry, and the reason has nothing to do with the difference in height. Curry, the consummate win-everything-sight reigning NBA MVP, has stated publicly that he is more than a little interested in the 73-win regular season record, but to Bogut,…

It would appear that Adam Scott’s 2013 Masters Tournament victory has not salved the collective psyches of Australian golf fans who still lament the epic collapse of Greg Norman in the 1996 edition. Now, video evidence has surfaced showing that 1987 winner Larry Mize broke a rule for which he was not penalised, that would…

The NCAA Championship Tournament and the college basketball season came to a close last night, just in time for opening day of Major League Baseball, with the Villanova Wildcats defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels 77 – 74 on Kris Jenkins’ three-point buzzer-beater in the game’s final seconds. Jenkins’ coolness under fire as he swished…

While the season is only two rounds in, it is doubtful that any of the AFL gurus whose prognosticating skills earn them a living, comfortable or otherwise, would have envisioned a ladder with the Freemantle Dockers on the 17th rung, one above the Saint Kilda Saints. Last season’s top of the ladder Dockers turned in…

Rockstar Ruler (Race 8, No.7) wont find a weaker claimer than this race and although he will get back in the run he will be flying home late. The Wolf expects him to run over the top of them. He has been finishing off well in good times against the better claimers and this race…

The men’s final in World Twenty20 came down to England and West Indies with WI winning by four wickets. The Windies won with two balls to spare when Carlos Brathwaite produced a remarkable four sixes in a row. Against England bowler Ben Stokes, who had led England past Sri Lanka in the semifinal, Braithwaite hit…

Rather than firing coaches following round 1 losses, AFL teams Freemantle and Collingwood have placed the responsibility where many feel it belongs: on the players. Both teams experienced disappointing first round losses. The Dockers fell in embarrassing fashion to Western Bulldogs by 103 - 98. Even though the Bulldogs were competent enough to reach the…

Success breeds defections, or so it always seems, and the transition being faced by the All Blacks after winning their second consecutive and third overall rugby World Cup titles is a prime example of this sports reality. The New Zealanders seem to be adapting well, however, as new players arise in the Kiwi franchises in…

Records were falling like shattered glass recently when Melbourne City laid a three-nil humiliation on Wellington Phoenix at AAMI Park. The victory put City on top of the A-League for the first time as the season winds into its final two weeks. It took them over forty minutes to break through the Wellington defense, but…