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Kuchar holds off rivals to clinch Players title
American Matt Kuchar won the Players Championship Sunday by two shots to secure the biggest win of his career and a $1.71 million pay check. To the delight of his watching family, Kuchar shot a final round two-under 70 to finish 13-under for the (...)

15 - 05 - 2012
McIlroy misses cut at Players
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Players Championship after shooting a four-over-par 76 in Friday's second round which ended with a trio of Americans sharing the lead. Zach Johnson, Kevin Na and Matt Kuchar were knotted at eight-under (...)

13 - 05 - 2012
Rose wins Doral event, Woods out with injury
Cadillac Championship Sunday by one stroke from American Bubba Watson after former world No. 1 Tiger Woods set off alarm bells by withdrawing mid-round with injury. The composed Rose shot a final round 70 to finish at 16-under-par while Watson, who (...)

13 - 03 - 2012
Watson moves three strokes clear at Doral
American Bubba Watson opened up a three shot lead after the third round of the WGC-Championship Saturday by posting a five-under par 67 at the Blue Monster course. Left-hander Watson moved to 17-under for the tournament with England's Justin Rose, (...)

12 - 03 - 2012
Watson tames Blue Monster to claim Doral lead
American Bubba Watson charged into a one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship with a spectacular 10-under-par 62 that got off to a roaring start. Tiger Woods started the day six shots back of overnight leaders Adam (...)

11 - 03 - 2012
Scott, Dufner lead at Doral
Australia's Adam Scott and American Jason Dufner produced smart golf to share the lead at six-under after the first round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship Thursday while the big names toiled in windy conditions. Newly-crowned world No. 1 Rory (...)

10 - 03 - 2012
McIlroy holds off Woods to take top spot
Britain's Rory McIlroy held off a spectacular final round charge from Tiger Woods to win the Honda Classic Sunday and take over as golf's new world No. 1. The 22-year-old McIlroy, winner of last year's US Open, replaced Luke Donald at the top of (...)

06 - 03 - 2012
McIlroy holds off Woods to take top spot
Britain's Rory McIlroy held off a spectacular final round charge from Tiger Woods to win the Honda Classic Sunday and take over as golf's new world No. 1. The 22-year-old McIlroy, winner of last year's US Open, replaced Luke Donald at the top of (...)

06 - 03 - 2012
McIlroy closes in on world No. 1 spot
Rory McIlroy took a big step towards gaining the No. 1 spot in the world rankings, grabbing a two-stroke lead Saturday ahead of the final round of the Honda Classic. The Northern Irishman shot a four-under par 66 in windy conditions, recovering (...)

05 - 03 - 2012
Rose, Gillis share the lead
Britain's Justin Rose and American journeyman Tom Gillis shared of the lead in Friday's third round at the Honda Classic where ideal scoring conditions saw the course record smashed by three strokes. American Gillis, 43, fired six birdies during (...)

04 - 03 - 2012
Love in driver's seat at Honda
Davis Love III had a hole-in-one and tied the course record as he took a two-shot lead in Thursday's first round of the Honda Classic while Rory McIlroy made a positive start in his bid to grab the world No. 1 ranking. Former world No. 1 Tiger (...)

03 - 03 - 2012
Cowboys beat Bucs to go top
Tony Romo passed for three touchdowns and scored another as the Dallas Cowboys kept their NFC East title hopes on track with a 31-15 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday. Quarterback Romo stoked the Cowboys (8-6) to a 28-0 halftime lead as (...)

19 - 12 - 2011
Stewart wins NASCAR title in style
Tony Stewart was crowned NASCAR's champion on a tiebreak Sunday after his magnificent drive won the Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in a showdown with rival Carl Edwards. Stewart's victory, for his co-owned Stewart-Haas Racing team, meant (...)

22 - 11 - 2011
Sri Lanka, New Zealand share T20 int'ls in US
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by seven wickets, with more than four overs to spare, in a low-scoring Twenty20 international in Florida Sunday. The tied two-match series was the first time that two Test-playing nations had met in an official game in (...)

24 - 05 - 2010
Clark seizes 1st US win with Players triumph
South African Tim Clark finally ended eight frustrating years of close calls on the PGA Tour by charging past overnight leader Lee Westwood to win his maiden title at the Players Championship Sunday. An electrifying run of five birdies in six holes (...)

11 - 05 - 2010
Woods not worried about losing top ranking
World No. 1 Tiger Woods, who missed the cut at last week's Quail Hollow Championship, said he will not be fazed if his 258-week reign at the head of the rankings is ended by Phil Mickelson Sunday. US Masters champion Mickelson can dethrone the (...)

05 - 05 - 2010
Lucious lifts Michigan State over Maryland
Korie Lucious made a three-point shot at the buzzer to lift Michigan State past Maryland 85-83 in the NCAA's basketball tournament second round Sunday. Midwest region fifth seed Michigan State, which lost starting guard Kalin Lucas to a leg injury, (...)

23 - 03 - 2010
Furyk wins Tampa for first title since 2007
Jim Furyk's near three-year wait for a 14th PGA Tour title was extended through four hours of weather delays before he finally clinched the Tampa Bay Championship by one stroke Sunday. HE shot a two-under-par 69 for a 13-under tournament total and (...)

23 - 03 - 2010
Golf's fallen hero faces the public
A total hush fell over the darkened room at the PGA club house and all eyes turned to a break in the heavy blue drapes. A lone helicopter buzzed loudly overhead as Tiger Woods stalked into the room, his eyes searching for the microphone like a (...)

20 - 02 - 2010
Lakers claim 15th NBA title
The Los Angeles Lakers captured their 15th championship and first since 2002 with a 99-86 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game Five of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Los Angeles won the best-of-seven series 4-1, giving coach Phil Jackson his record (...)

16 - 06 - 2009
WWII ship sunk to create artificial reef
Shrouded by smoke from detonated explosives, a former World War Two US troop ship was sunk off the Florida Keys on Wednesday to become a massive artificial reef that authorities hope can revive the local economy and environment. After the (...)

29 - 05 - 2009
Rodriguez: I took drugs for an energy boost
Alex Rodriguez initially believed using performance-enhancing drugs would give him an energy boost, the scandal-scarred New York Yankees slugger said on Tuesday. Rodriguez, baseball's highest paid player, told a packed news conference of around 200 (...)

18 - 02 - 2009
Steelers and Cards in Tampa for clash
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had barely got his feet off the plane in Florida when he was bombarded with questions concerning the health of receiver Hines Ward. “People ask me that question and I want to smack them,” (...)

28 - 01 - 2009
Lewis' 33 do the magic
Rashard Lewis scored a career playoff-high 33 points Wednesday and Orlando beat Detroit 111-86 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Magic's first win in the series. The Pistons lost point guard Chauncey Billups just four minutes into (...)

09 - 05 - 2008
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