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Richards-Ross has year's fastest 400 on birthday
Sun,26 Feb 2012 07:28 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Former world champion Sanya Richards-Ross celebrated her birthday with the fastest 400 metres of the year as Americans sped to four season-leading performances at the U.S. world indoor championships trials at Albuquerque, New Mexico Sunday. Richards-Ross, 27, clocked a lifetime indoor best of 50.71 seconds to join sprinters Trell Kimmons and Tianna Madison and hurdler Kristi Castlin with 2012's top times. "The American record was my goal," said Richards-Ross, who missed the mark by 17 hundredths of a second. ... Full Story | Top |
Romney defends wealth, Santorum touts values
Sun,26 Feb 2012 07:21 PM PST
Reuters -  In a tight race to win the Michigan primary, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney strongly defended his wealth on Sunday and challenged voters to support someone else if they did not like his success. Questions about Romney's high earnings and taxes have dogged him throughout the primary elections and came up again in the run-up to Tuesday's vote in Michigan, where main rival Rick Santorum has presented himself as a blue-collar Republican. ...
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"Undefeated" wins Oscar for best documentary feature
Sun,26 Feb 2012 06:52 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Undefeated" won the Oscar for best documentary feature on Sunday, an inspiring story about a struggling high school football team in a poor Memphis neighborhood. Directed by Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin, the film chronicles how a charismatic volunteer coach turns the team and its players around after years of losses. The film has echoes of "The Blind Side," the 2009 feature film in which a Memphis mother played by Sandra Bullock adopts a homeless black teenager and helps him achieve football stardom. ... Full Story | Top |
Huh edges Allenby in playoff to triumph in Mexico
Sun,26 Feb 2012 05:56 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - American rookie John Huh won his first PGA Tour title in only his fifth start by beating Australian Robert Allenby in a marathon playoff at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico Sunday. Huh, who had never competed on the U.S. circuit until this year, sealed victory at the eighth extra hole to deny the 40-year-old Allenby a first PGA Tour win since the 2001 Pennsylvania Classic. The two players had finished the regulation 72 holes level at 13-under 271, Huh closing with a flawless eight-under 63 and Allenby double-bogeying the last for a 65 on the El Camaleon course. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-Golf-Huh edges Allenby in playoff to triumph in Mexico
Sun,26 Feb 2012 05:55 PM PST
Reuters - (Adds detail, quotes) Feb 26 (Reuters) - American rookie John Huh won hisfirst PGA Tour title in only his fifth start by beatingAustralian Robert Allenby in a marathon playoff at the MayakobaGolf Classic in Mexico on Sunday. Huh, who had never competed on the U.S. circuit until thisyear, sealed victory at the eighth extra hole to deny the40-year-old Allenby a first PGA Tour win since the 2001Pennsylvania Classic. ... Full Story | Top |
Westwood showdown takes its toll on McIlroy
Sun,26 Feb 2012 05:32 PM PST
Reuters - MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - For Rory McIlroy, his much anticipated duel with Lee Westwood in the last four of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday ultimately cost him the chance of making a fast start to the final. Soon after beating world number three Westwood 3&1 in a pulsating semi-final that lived up to expectations, the Northern Irishman set off in the title match against Hunter Mahan at Dove Mountain. ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-Westwood showdown takes its toll on McIlroy
Sun,26 Feb 2012 05:31 PM PST
Reuters - MARANA, Arizona, Feb 26 (Reuters) - For Rory McIlroy,his much anticipated duel with Lee Westwood in the last four ofthe WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday ultimatelycost him the chance of making a fast start to the final. Soon after beating world number three Westwood 3&1 in apulsating semi-final that lived up to expectations, the NorthernIrishman set off in the title match against Hunter Mahan at DoveMountain. ... Full Story | Top |
Rain forces Daytona 500 to Monday
Sun,26 Feb 2012 05:01 PM PST
Reuters - DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - The Daytona 500 was postponed to Monday after constant showers on Sunday ruined the hopes of thousands of fans at the Great American Race. Organizers finally threw in the towel four hours after the scheduled start time, when a shower wrecked all the work that had been done drying out the track. The washout marked the first time in the 54 years the traditional opener to the NASCAR season and the sport's most prestigious race has been postponed to another day. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 2-Motor Racing-Rain forces Daytona 500 to Monday
Sun,26 Feb 2012 05:01 PM PST
Reuters - * First ever postponement for season opener * More rain expected at Daytona on Monday * Carl Edwards sits on pole for NASCAR race (Adds details, quotes) DAYTONA BEACH, Florida Feb 26 (Reuters) - The Daytona 500was postponed to Monday after constant showers on Sunday ruinedthe hopes of thousands of fans at the Great American Race. Organizers finally threw in the towel four hours after thescheduled start time, when a shower wrecked all the work thathad been done drying out the track. ... Full Story | Top |
American Mahan upsets McIlroy to win Match Play
Sun,26 Feb 2012 04:42 PM PST
Reuters -  MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - American Hunter Mahan ended Rory McIlroy's bid to become world number one for the first time with a 2&1 victory over the Northern Irishman in Sunday's final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
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UPDATE 2-Golf-American Mahan upsets McIlroy to win Match Play
Sun,26 Feb 2012 04:37 PM PST
Reuters - * Mahan holds off late McIlroy fightback * American clinches his second WGC title (Adds Mahan quotes, detail) MARANA, Arizona, Feb 26 (Reuters) - American HunterMahan ended Rory McIlroy's bid to become world number one forthe first time with a 2&1 victory over the Northern Irishman inSunday's final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. With McIlroy initially failing to replicate the stunningform he produced earlier in the day on the way to a 3&1semi-final win over third-ranked Briton Lee Westwood, Mahan tookadvantage with a seven-birdie display. ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-Mayakoba Golf Classic scores
Sun,26 Feb 2012 04:34 PM PST
Reuters - Feb 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour'sMayakoba Golf Classic in Playa del Carmen (par-71): * John Huh won playoff against Robert Allenby at the eightextra hole 271 Huh (U.S.) 67 70 71 63 271 Allenby (Australia) 69 67 70 65 273 Matt Every (U.S.) 67 71 69 66 Colt Knost (U.S.) 69 71 67 66 274 Dicky Pride (U.S.) 68 72 68 66 Alejandro Canizares (Spain) 67 72 69 66 Daniel Summerhays (U.S.) 69 65 67 73 Chris Stroud (U.S.) 69 66 68 71 276 J.J. Henry (U.S.) 72 69 68 67 Michael Allen (U.S.) 68 71 66 71 Will Claxton (U.S.) 66 68 71 71 277 Rich Beem (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-Huh edges Allenby in playoff to triumph in Mexico
Sun,26 Feb 2012 04:31 PM PST
Reuters - Feb 26 (Reuters) - American rookie John Huh won hisfirst PGA Tour title by beating Australian Robert Allenby in amarathon playoff at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico onSunday. Huh, who had never competed on the U.S. circuit until thisyear, sealed victory with a birdie at the eighth extra hole,denying Allenby a first PGA Tour win since the 2001 PennsylvaniaClassic. The two players had finished the regulation 72 holes levelat 13-under 271, Huh closing with a flawless eight-under 63 andAllenby double-bogeying the last for a 65 on the El Camaleoncourse. ... Full Story | Top |
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