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| Tennis-U.S. Clay Court Championship men's singles quarterfinals results Friday, Apr 11, 2014 07:30 PM PDT April 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Clay Court Championship Men's Singles Quarterfinals matches on Friday 3-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Jack Sock (U.S.) 6-2 6-4 Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Dustin Brown (Germany) 6-3 6-7(8) 6-3 Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) beat Alejandro Gonzalez (Colombia) 6-3 6-4 4-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat Donald Young (U.S.) 7-6(1) 6-1 Full Story | Top |
| Lawsuit against NCAA over athlete pay headed for trial Friday, Apr 11, 2014 07:28 PM PDT By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. college athletes will get a chance to prove in court that sports team members should be paid, after a federal judge on Friday rejected the National College Athletic Association's attempt to head off a trial in the widely watched case. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland, California, denied a request the NCAA made last year to decide the case in its favor before trial. The NCAA argued that the current system is justified because amateur status makes college athletics more popular and furthers competition. More than 20 current and former athletes sued, saying that players should share in the profits of college athletics, a highly lucrative business in which universities reap billions of dollars from men's football and basketball. Full Story | Top |
| A Minute With: Football's Arian Foster on acting and NFL draft Friday, Apr 11, 2014 06:35 PM PDT  By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Houston Texans running back Arian Foster tests his Hollywood acting skills on the big screen as a college football player waiting for his name to be called at the annual NFL draft in the film "Draft Day," which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday. Foster, 27, a three-time Pro Bowl selection in his five-year pro career, is one of the sport's noted underdog success stories, having been passed over in the 2009 draft after playing at the University of Tennessee. Foster spoke with Reuters alongside his "Draft Day" co-star, Terry Crews, who played briefly in the NFL before turning to acting. Together they talked about the career transition for NFL players once they leave the game, the draft and their beefs with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, now facing pressure from athletes wanting to unionize. Full Story | Top |
| Young contender Spieth minding his mentor at Masters Friday, Apr 11, 2014 06:34 PM PDT  By Larry Fine AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Precocious Jordan Spieth is minding his mentor Ben Crenshaw, keeping his emotions under control and staying patient in the thick of the hunt at the midway point of the Masters. Playing his first Masters, the 20-year-old Spieth shot 71 in Thursday's opening round then went one better on Friday when the wind howled across the Augusta National pines, to tie for third place at three-under 141, four shots behind leader Bubba Watson. "Mr. Crenshaw says it best, the Masters brings out emotion in guys that aren't emotional," Spieth told reporters. My caddie (Michael Greller) has been doing a great job of keeping me calm, level headed, and focused on bogey as the worst score." Spieth, who eagled the par-five 15th to jump up the leaderboard, is one the leading lights of golf's new generation. Full Story | Top |
| Watson leads Masters at halfway stage Friday, Apr 11, 2014 06:13 PM PDT  By Julian Linden AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Bubba Watson made five birdies in a row to snatch the halfway lead at the 78th Masters on Friday as Augusta National turned on some of its favorite sons. While most of the world's best golfers struggled to make par in the brutally tough conditions, the free-swinging Watson surged into contention for a second green jacket in three years. The American produced a masterful display on the back nine to grab the outright lead at seven-under-par and hold a three-shot advantage over Australia's John Senden. Another four players, including defending champion Adam Scott, were tied for third at three-under on a congested leaderboard. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Watson leads Masters at halfway stage Friday, Apr 11, 2014 06:11 PM PDT * Watson leads by three after second round * Scott makes late charge to climb leaderboard * Mickelson among former champions to miss cut (Adds Scott, McIlroy quotes) By Julian Linden AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 11 (Reuters) - Bubba Watson made five birdies in a row to snatch the halfway lead at the 78th Masters on Friday as Augusta National turned on some of its favourite sons. The roars that normally echo through the Georgian pines were replaced by groans and sighs as some of golf's biggest names, including Phil Mickelson, failed to make it past the second round. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Pairings for third round of the Masters Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:52 PM PDT AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 11 (Reuters) - Pairings forSaturday's third round of the Masters at Augusta National (addfour hours for GMT, U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Six, six, six proves devilishly frustrating for McIlroy Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:48 PM PDT  By Tony Jimenez AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Three sixes proved devilishly irritating for Rory McIlroy in the second round as the world number nine survived the halfway cut at the Masters on Friday by the skin of his teeth. "That was very frustrating," McIlroy told reporters at Augusta National. "I didn't know if it was going to be a 10-shot rule that was going to come into play," he added after winding up 11 strokes adrift of tournament leader Bubba Watson of the United States. Full Story | Top |
| First-round leader Haas slips down leaderboard Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:47 PM PDT By Larry Fine AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - First-round leader Bill Haas went backwards with one of his shots and on the leaderboard in the second round of the Masters on Friday, stumbling to a 78 to stand nine shots off the pace. Haas, who led the field after his opening 68, had seven bogeys along with a double-bogey at the 11th, where his tee shot nestled against a tree on the left side and he was forced to hit the ball backhanded into the fairway. The bad break on one of the toughest holes at Augusta National accelerated a downward that put him at two-over 146, a long way back from 36-hole leader Bubba Watson, the 2012 champion. "When it was in the air I thought it was going to be in the left rough," said Haas, whose great uncle Bob Goalby won the 1968 Masters and whose father Jay Haas competed in 22 of them. Full Story | Top |
| Australian Goss secures low amateur title at Masters Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:44 PM PDT By Julian Linden AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - A year after Adam Scott provided Australia with its first Masters champion, teenager Oliver Goss gave the country another success when he secured the silver cup as the low amateur. On the eve of his 20th birthday, Goss upstaged some of the sport's biggest names to shoot a one-under-par 71 in Friday's second round to reach the halfway stage at a respectable three-over. "Twentieth birthday tomorrow and that's the last thing I'm thinking of," Goss told reporters. "I'm just absolutely excited to be playing on the weekend." Goss, who qualified for the Masters by placing runner-up at the 2013 U.S. Amateur championship, faced a nervous finish before he was assured of his place on the weekend at Augusta National. Full Story | Top |
| Back nine surge keeps Scott in Masters contention Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:43 PM PDT  By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Adam Scott, who has honed the art of patience at the majors in recent years, kept his Masters title defense on track with a superb back nine in difficult conditions on Friday. I wanted to keep that feeling for the back nine. Full Story | Top |
| Mickelson heads long list of big names to miss Masters cut Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:42 PM PDT By Tony Jimenez AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Triple champion Phil Mickelson led a host of big names to miss the cut at the Masters on Friday as the American failed to advance to the third round at Augusta National for the first time in 17 years. Former winners Charl Schwartzel (2011), Zach Johnson (2007), Angel Cabrera (2009) and Trevor Immelman (2008) also failed to qualify for the final two rounds. U.S. PGA champion Jason Dufner, former world number one Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els, Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell and Keegan Bradley were other victims of the cut. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Australian Goss secures low amateur title at Masters Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:40 PM PDT By Julian Linden AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 11 (Reuters) - A year after Adam Scott provided Australia with its first Masters champion, teenager Oliver Goss gave the country another success when he secured the silver cup as the low amateur. On the eve of his 20th birthday, Goss upstaged some of the sport's biggest names to shoot a one-under-par 71 in Friday's second round to reach the halfway stage at a respectable three-over. "Twentieth birthday tomorrow and that's the last thing I'm thinking of," Goss told reporters. "I'm just absolutely excited to be playing on the weekend." Goss, who qualified for the Masters by placing runner-up at the 2013 U.S. Amateur championship, faced a nervous finish before he was assured of his place on the weekend at Augusta National. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Back nine surge keeps Scott in Masters contention Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:38 PM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 11 (Reuters) - Adam Scott, who has honed the art of patience at the majors in recent years, kept his Masters title defence on track with a superb back nine in difficult conditions on Friday. I wanted to keep that feeling for the back nine. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Mickelson heads long list of big names to miss Masters cut Friday, Apr 11, 2014 05:29 PM PDT (Updates at end of round) By Tony Jimenez AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 11 (Reuters) - Triple champion Phil Mickelson led a host of big names to miss the cut at the Masters on Friday as the American failed to advance to the third round at Augusta National for the first time in 17 years. Former winners Charl Schwartzel (2011), Zach Johnson (2007), Angel Cabrera (2009) and Trevor Immelman (2008) also failed to qualify for the final two rounds. U.S. PGA champion Jason Dufner, former world number one Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els, Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell and Keegan Bradley were other victims of the cut. Full Story | Top |
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