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Singh given pass for drug use

Singh given pass for drug use

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The PGA Tour dropped its doping case against Vijay Singh on Tuesday based on new information from the World Anti-Doping Agency, which said using deer antler spray is no longer prohibited because it [...]

Finally! Horschel becomes a winner

Finally! Horschel becomes a winner

AVONDALE, La. — Billy Horschel sensed the time had come for him to win his first PGA Tour event. This could explain the composure he displayed in the face of two final-round weather delays and a 26-foot [...]

GW MLB West Power Rankings (Week 5)

GW MLB West Power Rankings (Week 5)

GW’s MLB West Power Ratings (Week 6) 1. Giants (4): There might not be anything better for Giants fans than witnessing those back-to-back walk-off home runs against the Dodgers, delivered by Buster Posey in the ninth [...]

A’s of 1973 honored in Oakland

A’s of 1973 honored in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. – Monte Moore, the Athletics’ play-by-play announcer during the team’s run of three consecutive World Series championships — 1972-73-74 – marveled at the fact that seven of the nine players on the field for the [...]

GW MLB West Power Rankings (Week 4)

GW MLB West Power Rankings (Week 4)

GW’s MLB West Power Ratings (Week 4) 1. Athletics (1): Skipper Bob Melvin does more (win games) with less (paltry payroll) than any manager in the Major Leagues. Also, the A’s just set a franchise record [...]

Graeme McDowell claims RBC Heritage

Graeme McDowell claims RBC Heritage

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. —  Graeme McDowell defeated fellow U.S. Open champ Webb Simpson in a playoff to win the RBC Heritage on Sunday for his second career victory on the PGA Tour. McDowell was four shots behind [...]

Masters considers “Tiger ruling” change

Masters considers “Tiger ruling” change

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Rules officials from golf organizations around the world work at the Masters, most of them assigned various parts of the golf course. But it remains the only major championship that doesn’t have a [...]

Returning to site of my first round of golf

Returning to site of my first round of golf

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — My first golf swing occured sometime in 1968, either in late February (if the weather was good) or July (when the weather was a lot better) at Reames Golf & Country Club. [...]

GW MLB Power Rankings (week 3)

GW MLB Power Rankings (week 3)

GW’s MLB West Power Rankings (Week 3) 1. Athletics (3): A nine-game winning streak following back-to-back losses to open the regular season has lifted the other Bay Area team into the top spot in the highly-acclaimed [...]

A first: Aussie wins the Masters

A first: Aussie wins the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Great Scott, an Australian finally has won the green jacket. Aussie Adam Scott, thinking he had made a tournament-winning birdie putt on the 72nd hole of the first Major of the year, had to birdie the 74th hole [...]