What is the link between financially strapped companies and expensive sporting tie-ups? Back in 2004, in an earlier, more innocent age, Northern Rock was proud to spend £25m on sponsoring Newcastle United FC. Northern Rock chief executive Adam Applegarth looked ahead to five successful seasons toge...

On Andy Murray's way to the US Open final last autumn, the first time that the Scot had reached such a rarefied level in a slam, his worst scare came in the third round against Jürgen Melzer, the Austrian left-hander being a couple of points away from victory before Murray prevailed 6–7, 4–6, 7...

It's hard to care about Shanghai after Tiger Woods' US Open win....

Last night I went to see DC United play the Chicago Fire in the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals. Given the history between these two teams (Chicago has eliminated DC from a number of competitions, including the Open cup in 2006 and the MLS Cup last year), I kind of figured it would get ugly and it did. ...

For the second time in four days, the Fire failed to hold on to a lead. The Fire lost 2-1 to D.C. United in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday, eliminating the Fire from the tournament. The bad news is the Fire will not continue the team's strong Open Cup tradition this season, the players w...

I guess this is the only way a guy like Retief Goosen can get one-tenth the ink that Tiger Woods does. Goosen has tried to downplay Tiger’s already legendary U.S. Open win by suggesting the game’s best player faked his knee injury. Goosen claimed that when Tiger hit a good shot, his knee...

Click here to listen. Poor Tiger Woods! Yes, he has won his fourth U.S. Open but was it at the expense of his knee? Is winning a trophy more important that your health? The answer? Season-ending knee surgery! Tiger's message to his adoring fans let on that his injury is more aggravated than he made ...

Go check out my main man Joe Posnanski's blog post about yesterday's events and what was one riveting golf tournament. If you have never visited that site or aren't familiar with Mr. Posnanski, you're welcome. Maybe it was the best major ever, maybe it wasn't, I don't know enough about golf to besto...

A little flattery typically goes a long way. Katsman and I base most of our research from on-the-ground work we’re doing on Israeli stocks that trade in the U.S. As many who follow the sector know, it really helps in terms of information and data flow to be based in Israel. So, in order to bre...

Congrats to Tiger Woods who just won his third U.S. Open Title. Tiger has been battling a serious knee injury. We hope you get better Tiger. Tiger Woods - U.S. Open Rally (3rd Round) Fighting an injured left knee, an erratic swing and series of terrible starts, Woods still managed to produce some of...