Harrington revels in his Masters return
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Bitterly disappointed to miss out on last year’s Masters because of a declining world ranking, Padraig Harrington feels revived in ending his absence from Augusta National.
Masters feels growing Payne as Augusta looks to future
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Once resistant to opening club doors to blacks and women, Augusta National, the manicured and staid home of the Masters, has often embraced change as enthusiastically as most Americans welcome higher taxes.
NBA player Chris Copeland, wife stabbed outside New York City club
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NBA player Chris Copeland of the Indiana Pacers and his wife were stabbed during a dispute outside a New York City nightclub early on Wednesday and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police and the team.
Lefties rule, Europeans splutter in current Masters cycle
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Left-handers are winning the Masters and Europeans are being shut out, raising the question of whether there is a reason or just the latest turn of a cycle at Augusta National.
Jury deliberates in ex-NFL star’s murder trial
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Jurors in former NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s murder trial completed their first full day of deliberations at a Massachusetts court on Wednesday without reaching a verdict, a day after the defense argued that Hernandez was o…
Tennis megaplex in central Florida to help sport and region grow
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. Tennis Association broke ground on Wednesday on a 100-court tennis complex, believed to be the largest in the United States, as part of its new $60 million headquarters in central Florida.
NFL hires its first woman to officiate games full-time
(Reuters) – The National Football League (NFL) on Wednesday said it would hire a woman for the first time to officiate games full-time for the most popular U.S. sport.
Salnikov leads Russian resistance to Games proposal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Four-times Olympic swimming champion Vladimir Salnikov is completely against the idea of limiting Russian athletes to only being allowed to compete in two Olympics in a row, he told Reuters on Wednesday.
Scott sacrifices baby time for Masters build-up
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Adam Scott is so serious about winning a second green jacket that he left his nine-day-old daughter in Australia to prepare for this week’s Masters.
Bolt and Gatlin look headed for May clash
(Reuters) – A mouthwatering showdown between Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin could be a month away as the two rival sprinters are set to compete at next month’s IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas.
