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MARANA, Ariz. — That was no way to treat your mentor. Rickie Fowler, all of 22, needed just 13 holes Thursday in the second round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship to dispatch friend, four-time major champion and 40-year-old Phil Mickelson. “I played great and I had a lot of fun playing against [...]
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright will have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and miss the entire season. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak confirmed the news Thursday from spring training camp. He said he learned the severity of the injury Wednesday night after the 29-year-old pitcher sought a second [...]
Bill Mott’s accomplishments in Thoroughbred racing are so extensive that he gained the distinction of becoming the youngest trainer inducted into the Hall of Fame when he received that honor at 45 in 1998. He owned and trained his first horse when he was 15 and is renowned for his ability to bring out the [...]
(Reuters) – Roger Federer has brushed off his Australian Open defeat to Novak Djokovic and says he feels as ready as ever to confront the season’s challenges. The world number two, beaten by Djokovic in straight sets in their semi-final in Melbourne, returns to competition at the Dubai championships this week, aiming to recapture a [...]
Cassy Herkelman finally got her match, along with plenty of off-the-mat attention — in Iowa and beyond. Herkelman of Cedar Falls was eliminated from the state wrestling meet Friday at Wells Fargo Arena, losing two matches after winning by the-country-is-watching default a day earlier. The 91-year-old tournament had been an all-boys affair until this season, [...]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kurt Busch will need everything in his favor in the Daytona 500 to become the first driver to sweep Daytona Speedweeks, but there’s no denying he’s flush with karma right now. Jeff Burton, meanwhile, has been his steady self, and that could carry weight as well in the “Great American Race.” [...]
(Reuters) – Elisabeth Goergl stunned favorites Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch for the second time at the world Alpine ski championships on Sunday, winning the downhill to add to her super-G title. The 29-year-old Austrian had never previously won a top-level downhill. Vonn, nearly free of the concussion problems which affected her in the previous [...]
(Reuters) – American Steve Marino took advantage of glorious weather and the relaxed playing format to surge four strokes clear in the second round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Friday. Co-leader overnight with compatriot D.A. Points, Marino fired a sparkling six-under-par 66 at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, one of three venues being [...]
Driving down the winding 17-Mile Drive that hugs the Monterey Peninsula’s rugged California coast offers a soothing elixir, as well. “I’ve loved the area since the first time I went there in 2008. It’s laid back, the scenery is the best, the restaurants are great. The whole atmosphere is perfect,” Johnson said. “And the golf [...]
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Lombardi Trophy is going home. The Green Bay Packers are back at the top of the NFL mountain after surviving a furious comeback attempt by the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 31-25 victory in Super Bowl XLV before one of the largest crowds in NFL history — 103,219 —at Cowboys Stadium on [...]
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