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Rafael Nadal Books Novak Djokovic Final in Monte Carlo
Rafael Nadal isn’t steamrolling the competition in the Monte Carlo masters like he’s used to, but despite the mediocre ability and the fragile knees, he has made his 8th consecutive final on the first clay tournament of the season, to face the man he hasn’t beaten in a final match for over a year, the world’s #1, Novak Djokovic.
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Sidney Crosby Trying to Spark Life Into Penguins
Sidney Crosby doesn’t like the Philadelphia Flyers. Not their fans, not their players. Especially their fans. After the Philadelphia Daily News put Crosby on its cover with the title – ‘The Cowardly Penguin’ playing on the Wizard of Oz, it’ll be interesting to see how fired up or out of focus Crosby will be in game 4 of their NHL playoff series.
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Djokovic Better Than Federer & Nadal Heading Into Clay Season
Rafael Nadal might be the king of clay, but his knee seems to be causing him more problems than ever. Roger Federer has been playing better than anyone for most of 2012 up until now, but he hasn’t won a clay title since May 2012. Novak Djokovic? He won in Miami recently and beat Nadal in two Clay finals last season. Advantage Novak.
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Manny Pacquiao Needs Mayweather, Not Juan Manuel Marquez
Manny Pacquiao, after his fight with Timothy Bradley this June, will look across thoe boxing world and look for a new opponent. Unfortunately, with Floyd Mayweather probably not giving Pacquiao the kind of money he’s looking for, we might have to settle for yet another, fourth, Pacquiao – Juan Manuel Marquez fight.
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El Caminito del Rey – The Most Dangerous Walking Trail in the World
Caminito Del Rey, the King’s little Pathway, has seen better days. What began as a walkway for workers at hydroelectric power plants later becoming a tourist attraction for the extreme and danger loving type, although its current deteriorated state has turned it into a life threatening experience.
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Bubba Watson and the Unfair Expectations for More Majors and Being the Face of Golf
Bubba Watson became just the third left hander to win the Masters, moving him to #4 in World Golf rankings, but bigger questions regarding Watson are not this immediate effect. It’s will he be able to win more majors in the coming years, become the future star and face of golf, and if this is the right direction for the sport.
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Floyd Mayweather and His Post-Miguel Cotto Plans
Floyd Mayweather has getting all kinds of praise recently. As the tensions and hype towards his May 5 fight against Miguel Cotto builds up, Mayweather’s intentions and direction is once again in the spotlight, with most actually looking ahead towards his time after prison, thinking a win is guaranteed against the WBA Super Light Middleweight Champion.
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Phil Mickelson Blows Chance For 4th Masters Title With a Triple Bogey on Hole No. 4
Phil Mickelson had an incredible opportunity to win his fifth major and a fourth masters title, to tie things with Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer. But he shot a triple bogey on the fourth hole, finishing the day with a 72, two behind Oosthuizen and Watson who went on to win the green jacket.
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Tiger Woods Not Enjoying His Augusta Weekend
Tiger Woods hasn’t coped very well with being regarded as a favorite going into the 2012 Masters Championship, making his tantrum and club kicking the most memorable piece of action from his weekend highlight reel, with the victory and a below par final score looking impossible to reach.