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Dispersed Camping Allows You to Stay in the Wilderness for Free
There’s nothing better than a free campsite! Everyone loves a good camping experience. There’s not better way to explore the United States than through its beautiful National Parks and other natural areas. The only thing we like better than camping on our nation’s public lands is doing it on the cheap. Or even better, for
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WTA Rankings: Taking Stock of Biggest Risers of 2020
With the tour at a standstill we're taking a look at the biggest WTA rankings risers of 2020 thus far.
With the cancellation of this week’s BNP Paribas Open, we’ll use the free time to give an update on the WTA rankings while at the same time wishing tennis—and the globe—good health and prosperity during these uncertain times.
Hopefully all will be back to normal soon. For now let’s look at who have made the most notable achievements on the WTA ranking ladder.
Kenin Crushing it
Sofia Kenin is the biggest riser inside the WTA’s Top-10 thanks to her maiden major title at this year’s Australian Open. The American also took the title last week at Lyon and improves to 15-5 on the season. The 21-year-old is THE story of 2020 thus far on the WTA side.
Rybakina Rising
Also making serious noise in the WTA rankings is Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina. The 20-year-old became the first player to crack the 20-win mark before the end of February since Elena Dementieva in 2009 and has climbed from 37 to a career-high ranking of 17 thanks to 21 wins in her 25 matches.
Garbi’s Got Game
Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza is on the comeback trail in a big way and she proved that in January when she powered her way to the Australian Open final. That was Muguruza’s fourth major final and it helped her climb 20 spots in the rankings from 36 at the end of 2019 to 16 in today’s rankings. Expect the 26-year-old former No.1 to go much higher this year, as she’s looking re-energized and working effectively with coach Conchita Martinez.
Thanks #AusOpen and all🇦🇺 fans 😘
…and to my team 💪💪!!
Congrats @SofiaKenin 🏆
See you all next year! pic.twitter.com/AXz36tHQpI
— Garbiñe Muguruza (@GarbiMuguruza) February 1, 2020
Ons Owning 2020
Ons Jabeur has been a delight to watch ever since January, where she became the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal. She’s 11-5 on the season and has notched her first Top 10 win since 2018 by beating Karolina Pliskova in Doha. The Tunisian has risen from 77 in the rankings all the way to a career-high 39.
More: Groundbreaking Ons Jabeur Wants to Inspire the Tunisia's Generation Next
Another Canadian Kid? You Better Believe It!
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez has notched her first Top 10 win and reached her maiden WTA final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, climbing nearly 100 spots in the WTA rankings to get from 209 all the way to 118. It’s just a matter of time that the 17-year-old joins the Top 100.
Other notable rankings movers:
Coco Gauff is up 16 spots from where she started 2020, now at 52 in the world after brief spell in the Top 50. … Marie Bouzkova makes her Top 50 debut at 47 after reaching the Monterrey final—10 spots higher than where she started 2020. … Switzerland’s Leonie Kung made it to the final in Thailand in just her second WTA main draw, and the 19-year-old, a Wimbledon Girls Singles finalist in 2018, has risen from 330 to 155 in the rankings as a result.
Pro Bass Angler Sues Bernie Sanders Over Illegal Use of Video
Pro angler Jason Quinn sues Bernie Sanders over campaign video. In one of the more unusual news headlines this week, pro bass angler Jason Quinn has sued Bernie Sanders claiming the Democratic Presidential candidate used Quinn’s image without permission for a campaign video. The Herald reports the lawsuit was filed February 29 in South Carolina’s
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Storm Swimmer 360˚ GT Searchbait
One of the most important lures you can carry, besides the ones you love the most, are ones that help you just find fish. In all sorts of conditions, they find signs of life. These searchbaits are critical for finding fish in a new piece of water, when you’re coming up short in a regular hot spot or when you want to cover a lot of water just to see what’s in the neighborhood.
Amongst Giants
Landscape photographer Ted Gore circles the globe creating stunning images of the majestic and the mundane.
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Jamie Murray: “We Could Potentially Be Looking at Not Having a Tour for Four to Six Months”
The doubles star is still in shock in the wake of the cancellation of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. On a spot for Tennis Channel’s “My Tennis Life” two-time doubles and five-time mixed doubles Grand Slam champion Jamie Murray talked about the shock he felt when the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells was cancelled and he pondered what life might be like for tennis players over the next few months as the Coronavirus epidemic wreaks havoc on large events across the globe.
“Kind of in a bit of shock about it, and also what’s going to happen with the tour now,” Murray said in a video (click to watch Murray’s full statement on Twitter below).
"We could potentially be looking at not having a tour…"@Jamie_Murray gives his take on the cancellation of Indian Wells.#MyTennisLife #BNPPO20 pic.twitter.com/Desi2JvS4D
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 10, 2020
“Obviously a lot more events, especially ones in Europe, there’s a lot kicking off in those countries,” Murray continues. “With regards to Coronavirus, what kinds of sanctions will be put in place? We could be potentially be looking at not having a tour for the next four to six months until this gets under control, I guess. I wonder why they didn’t want to play the tournament behind closed doors either and just kind of not let the public in. I wonder if that was under consideration or not but I guess we are going to find out more in due course.”
The Coronavirus has hit Europe hard this week and just today Italy went over 10,000 confirmed cases even as it imposes nationwide limitations to travel.
The United States went over 800 cases on Tuesday afternoon.
The Spanish Tennis Federation released a statement that all of its tennis tournaments, professional or otherwise, would be played without spectators in attendance until further notice.
14-Foot Hammerhead Shark Big Enough to Be a World Record
BlacktipH and Greg Norman got in the water with what they thought to be a 14-foot, 1,200-pound hammerhead shark. Shark fishing is a bittersweet pastime. On one hand, it allows us as anglers to go toe to toe with the most dominant aquatic predators on the planet. The idea of catching a 1,000-pound fish sounds
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The Best Way to Take a Dump in the Woods
This is the time of year that more of us find that we must poop in the woods. Yes, you heard us right. Camping season is around the corner and it pays to be well versed in the art of wild defecation. This video shows the correct way to relieve one’s biological systems in the
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Deer Hunting With an AR-15 in 6.8 SPC
While it’s very popular for varmint hunting, especially when chambered in a bigger cartridge, an AR-15 can also be very effective for deer hunting. Primarily available in relatively small caliber–high velocity cartridges like the .223 Remington–AR-15s are very popular for hunting animals like coyotes and prairie dogs. However, many people understandably have reservations about using
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Can You Spot This Mountain Lion Before It Spots You?
Try to find the mountain lion in this video before it walks out into the open. You’ll be surprised when the big cat shows up out of nowhere. The hunter in this video is calling for bobcats, but instead attracts a mountain lion to his decoy. The hunter didn’t have mountain lion tags with him,
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Man Narrowly Escapes Death by Chainsaw Right Behind TV Reporter
When using a big chainsaw, you must be prepared for everything. This almost lethal chainsaw accident was caught on a television reporter’s camera. The reporter was reporting on a storm, but he almost had to report on a horrific accident. This is exactly what not to do when cutting up a fallen tree. The worker
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Body Cam Captures Kansas Game Warden Freeing Two Locked Bucks With His Glock
A game warden uses a gun to save a deer’s life. When the rut is officially in full swing and the bucks are starting to fight over does, things can get a little hairy in the hunting woods. And sometimes, unfortunately, deer end up in a life-or-death struggle when two bucks lock antlers. You may
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Self-Defense Ammo Tested in Lucky Gunner Ballistics Test
The results of the Lucky Gunner Ballistics Test provide some very interesting information. The Lucky Gunner Ballistics Test was an extremely detailed experiment that tested the performance of 117 different .380 ACP, 9mm Luger, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP self-defense loads by shooting them into ballistic gelatin under controlled conditions. Their goal was to provide consumers
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Homemade Howitzer Blows a Hole Through a Building
These guys built a homemade cannon using some interesting scraps. Using the frame of a Ford Model T and the suspension of a John Deere 7700 combine, Scott Welker of Leg Arms made a legitimate, functional cannon. The video, posted on YouTube by Welker Farms Inc, takes on a number of different targets, including the
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Man Shoots Giant Rock With .50 Cal Rifle
How well will a giant rock hold up against shots from a .50-caliber rifle? Shooting .50-caliber ammunition is no joke. But, when you stand up against Mother Nature, rarely do you win. Edwin takes on a giant rock with some .50-caliber bullets, as well as some other calibers, to see what how much this boulder
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Hunter Bags Big Buck With a Glock 10mm
Can a Glock really be used to kill big bucks? There seems to be two very black and white opinions when it comes to Glock handguns. Most people either love them or just outright hate them. Personally, I fall into the former group myself. Although I had never really considered one as a deer hunting firearm.
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Almost a Year Ago, More Than 1,000 Guns Were Seized From a California Home
A Los Angeles man had enough guns to supply a small army. On May 19, 2019, authorities seized more than 1,000 firearms, which included an especially wide variety of rifles, shotguns and handguns, from a man’s home in Los Angeles’ Holmby Hills neighborhood just northeast of UCLA. The Los Angeles police and ATF agents executed
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Buck Passes Hunter’s Stand While Bow is Still on the Ground
If a deer hunter drew up his or her worst-case scenario, it would unfold exactly like this. A lot of things can go wrong in the deer woods, resulting in not filling your tag by the end of the season. However, this is about as painful as it can possibly get. I would imagine a feeling of helplessness
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