Hours after the Louisville men’s team dismantled Duke to advance to the Final Four, the Lady Cardinals upset the heavy favorite and No. 1 Baylor Bears, 82-81, in what many are calling one of the greatest upsets in women’s NCAA Tournament history. Why? Louisville was a 5th-seed that finished third in the Big East. It [...]
Shocker: No. 1 Maria Sharapova Knocked Out Of Wimbledon
July 2, 2012 | Posted by
Maria Sharapova, seeking back-to-back Grand Slam championships, was eliminated from Wimbledon on Monday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to No. 15-seeded Sabine Lisicki in a match played in windy, rainy conditions. Sharapova, the No. 1 seed who took the French Open title last month for her fourth Grand Slam, was outplayed by Lisicki, a German who won [...]
Rafael Nadal Upset In 2nd Round At Wimbledon
June 28, 2012 | Posted by
Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic, ranked 100th, pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in the past decade of men’s tennis, blasting his way to a 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 victory over No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the second round of Wimbledon today. Rosol had never won a single match on grass before this [...]
