June 18, 2013

Golf Recap: Tiger to be favorite at all majors for foreseeable future

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Tiger Woods of the United States hits a tee shot during a practice round prior to the start of the 112th U.S. Open at The Olympic Club on June 11, 2012 in Daly City, California. (June 10, 2012 – Source: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / Golf.com) — He hasn’t won a major in [...]

MLB: Lawrie suspended four games; plans apology to umpire

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By Brad White, Getty Images (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was suspended four games Wednesday for “aggressive actions,” which included throwing at helmet that bounced off umpire Bill Miller Tuesday night, according to a statement from Major League Baseball. After a strikeout in the ninth inning, Lawrie threw his [...]

MLB: NL Roundup: Mets slam Marlins 9-3

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David Wright #5 of the New York Mets hits during a game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on May 12, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (May 11, 2012 – Source: Sarah Glenn/Getty Images North America) MIAMI (AP) — David Wright homered and singled three times in his fourth consecutive multihit game Saturday, and R.A. [...]

Golf: Hank Haney says Tiger’s putting will tell all at Masters

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Hank Haney may claim he never really knew the real Tiger Woods but he won’t say the same thing about his golf game. The swing coach is on a book tour for The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods, but took time out to assess the chances of another [...]

Golf: Tiger rips ex-swing coach Haney’s new book

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Tiger Woods is ripping former swing coach Hank Haney for writing a book set to be released just before the 2012 Masters tournament. In a phone interview with ESPN.com’s Bob Harig, Woods sounded hurt by the coming book authored by Haney who he split with in 2010. While thankful of [...]

Report: “99 Percent” Chance The Nationals Won’t Sign Prince Fielder

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Prince Fielder #28 of the Milwaukee Brewers walks back to the dugout after he grounded out in the bottom of the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game Six of the National League Championship Series at Miller Park on October 16, 2011 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (October 15, 2011 – Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty [...]

Dane Hansen prefers home comforts to American adventure

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(Reuters) – Dane Anders Hansen has turned down the opportunity to play full-time on the PGA Tour after promising his children he would remain based in Europe. The 41-year-old secured enough winnings in just three events in July and August to finish well inside the Top-125 on the 2011 PGA Tour money list, allowing him [...]

Greg Norman says Tiger Woods won’t win another major

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(PhatzRadio / Golf.com) — Greg Norman said Tiger Woods has too many distractions now to maintain the focus he had when he won 14 majors in 11 years, and he doesn’t think Woods will win another major championship. Norman, who held golf’s No. 1 ranking for a total of 331 weeks between 1986 and 1998 [...]

Argument erupts over Radcliffe’s marathon record

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(Reuters) – Marathon bodies opposed on Tuesday a move by the governing IAAF to reclassify Paula Radcliffe’s 2003 women’s world record and replace it with a slower time. The International Association of Athletics Federations agreed in Daegu, South Korea, last month to acknowledge as women’s world records only those times set in all-women competitions. Performances [...]

MLB: AL Roundup – Verlander wins 20th game for Tigers

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(File Picture: August 21, 2011 – Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP / TGM Sports) — MINNEAPOLIS – Even on a day when Justin Verlander said he couldn’t find a single pitch that was working for him, he still managed to do just enough to secure the first 20-victory season of [...]