CHICAGO, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) Australians Gavin Coles and Nick Flanagan, both gunning for a first U.S. PGA Tour win, shared the lead going into Sunday's final round of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. ... > full story
DIGNE LES BAINS, France, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) Three-times world champion Oscar Freire honored his green jersey with victory in the 14th stage of the Tour de France, a 194.5-km trek from Nimes, on Saturday. ... > full story
BEIJING, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) Beijing opened two new subway lines on Saturday, delayed from a planned late-June start but just in time to carry passengers banned from their cars as the capital tries to clean up its skies before next month's Olympics. ... > full story
STANFORD, California, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from next week's Los Angeles Classic with tendonitis in her right knee, tournament organizers said on Friday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2008 (Reuters) Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays end a seven-game losing streak, edging the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday. ... > full story
SOUTHPORT, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) Fierce winds are expected to give leader KJ Choi and the chasing pack a battering in the British Open third round later on Saturday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) Eastern Conference champions the Pittsburgh Penguins have agreed to a new three-year contract with head coach Michel Therrien, the club said on Friday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) The United States' new athletics chief Doug Logan pledged on Friday to drive doping cheats out of sport. ... > full story
SOUTHPORT, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) Injured Briton Luke Donald has set his sights on making Europe's Ryder Cup team, although he expects to be out of action for another month. ... > full story
NEW YORK, July 18, 2008 (Reuters) Power-hitting first baseman Richie Sexson, released last week by the Seattle Mariners, has signed with the New York Yankees, the American League club announced on Friday. ... > full story
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The Shark is circling with 2-shot lead in British July 19, 2008 (Washington Post) Greg Norman has another chance to win a major. This time, he might have nothing to lose. . . In gusts that approached 50 mph Saturday at Royal ...
Contented Shark could wake echoes July 18, 2008 (Hampton Roads Daily Press) Even greatness comes with an expiration date. A man can't play golf at 53 the way he did at 23. Or even 43.. Not when the hair on the back of his ...
McDowell taking it day by day July 18, 2008 (The Irish Times) WHEN DO you start to dream, to start thinking of what it would be like to clasp the Claret Jug and hold it close to your chest? To have your name ...