LPGA waives off age limit to grant teen Ko membership
(Reuters) – New Zealand’s 16-year-old golfing prodigy Lydia Ko has been granted full membership to the LPGA Tour from the start of the 2014 season after the governing body waived the age limit clause, the tour said on Monday.
Sarajevo Winter Games venues crumble into oblivion
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Abandoned and left to crumble into oblivion, most of the 1984 Winter Olympic venues in Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo have been reduced to rubble by neglect as much as the 1992-95 conflict that tore apart the former Yugoslavia.
McIlroy edges out Woods in lucrative shootout
(Reuters) – World number six Rory McIlroy produced some dazzling golf on the back nine to overcome a sniffling Tiger Woods by one shot in their lucrative ‘Match at Mission Hills’ in China on Monday.
British Open spots up for grabs in Australia under new system
(Reuters) – Three slots at next year’s British Open will be up for grabs at the Australian Open in November as part of a new qualifying system for golf’s oldest major championship.
NFL considers selling some Thursday night games: exec
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League is studying whether to auction the media rights for a new slate of regular-season games, a process that has ignited fierce bidding wars in the past for a deal to broadcast the hugely popular…
Rookie mistake haunts Wong, Cardinals look to Monday
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Hawaiian rookie Kolten Wong sat stunned in the St. Louis locker room, trying to come to terms with a mistake that put the final nail in the Cardinals’ World Series Game Four coffin.
Gomes draws on double inspiration to blast vital homer
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Jonny Gomes craved an opportunity to make an impact in the World Series and drew inspiration from two emotional lifts to blast a game-winning home run for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
Red Sox beat Cards to even World Series 2-2
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – A three-run home run by unexpected starter Jonny Gomes lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday that tied the best-of-seven World Series 2-2.
World Series Game Four play-by-play
(Reuters) – Play by play of Sunday’s Game Four in Major League Baseball’s World Series between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Lions surprise Cowboys, Chiefs go to 8-0
(Reuters) – The Detroit Lions scored a dramatic late touchdown to beat the Dallas Cowboys, while the Kansas City Chiefs remained unbeaten and the Denver Broncos rallied for a big win in National Football League action on Sunday.
