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| 'Small-town guy named Bubba' once again rules the Masters Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 07:45 PM PDT By Larry Fine AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Bubba Watson had just won his second Masters in three years, by the comfortable margin of three strokes, and the long-hitting lefty sounded like he needed to pinch himself to believe it. There is no telling how joining the ranks of Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Tom Watson and Seve Ballesteros as a winner of a pair of Masters titles will affect him. "Learning to be a dad and then learning to have a green jacket with you is two big things to adjust to," explained Watson. "Finally I got adjusted to it and here we are, another green jacket," said Watson. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-'Small-town guy named Bubba' once again rules the Masters Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 07:39 PM PDT By Larry Fine AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 13 (Reuters) - Bubba Watson had just won his second Masters in three years, by the comfortable margin of three strokes, and the long-hitting lefty sounded like he needed to pinch himself to believe it. There is no telling how joining the ranks of Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Tom Watson and Seve Ballesteros as a winner of a pair of Masters titles will affect him. "Learning to be a dad and then learning to have a green jacket with you is two big things to adjust to," explained Watson. "Finally I got adjusted to it and here we are, another green jacket," said Watson. Full Story | Top |
| Emotional Watson lands a second Masters title Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 07:00 PM PDT  By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Bubba Watson withstood an inspired early challenge from playing partner Jordan Spieth to clinch the Masters for a second time in three years with a three-shot victory at Augusta National on Sunday. Trailing the prodigiously talented Spieth by two strokes after seven holes, the left-handed Watson took advantage of a faltering run by his fellow American around the turn as he upped his own game, then maintained control on the back nine. Fan favorite Watson, who landed his first major title with a thrilling playoff win over South African Louis Oosthuizen in 2012, mixed five birdies with two bogeys to card a three-under-par 69 on a warm but mainly overcast afternoon. After being warmly embraced by his caddie, Watson shook hands with Spieth before he was then congratulated greenside by his wife Angie and their two-year-old boy Caleb. Full Story | Top |
| WRAPUP 1-Golf-Emotional Watson lands a second Masters title Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:57 PM PDT * Watson wins second Masters title by three shots * Early pacesetter Spieth fades, ties for second * McIlroy shares eighth place (Adds detail, quotes) By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 13 (Reuters) - Bubba Watson withstood an inspired early challenge from playing partner Jordan Spieth to clinch the Masters for a second time in three years with a three-shot victory at Augusta National on Sunday. Trailing the prodigiously talented Spieth by two strokes after seven holes, the left-handed Watson took advantage of a faltering run by his fellow American around the turn as he upped his own game, then maintained control on the back nine. Fan favourite Watson, who landed his first major title with a thrilling playoff win over South African Louis Oosthuizen in 2012, mixed five birdies with two bogeys to card a three-under-par 69 on a warm but mainly overcast afternoon. After being warmly embraced by his caddie, Watson shook hands with Spieth before he was then congratulated greenside by his wife Angie and their two-year-old boy Caleb. Full Story | Top |
| Three people killed in shootings at Jewish centers in Kansas Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:45 PM PDT  By Carey Gillam and Kevin Murphy OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) - Three people, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed on Sunday at two different Jewish community facilities in a Kansas City-area suburb, and a man was in custody as police investigated whether the shootings were anti-Semitic, authorities said. Police said it was too early to determine a motive, but they were not ruling out the possibility that the shootings were a hate crime. "We know it's a vicious act of violence. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis - WTA Tour singles standings Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:36 PM PDT April 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the WTA Tour singles Points 1 (1) Serena Williams(U.S.) 12375 2 (2) Li Na(China) 7585 3 (3) Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland) 5980 4 (4) Victoria Azarenka(Belarus) 5441 5 (5) Simona Halep(Romania) 4695 6 (6) Petra Kvitova(Czech Republic) 4295 7 (7) Angelique Kerber(Germany) 4110 8 (9) Jelena Jankovic(Serbia) 4010 9 (8) Maria Sharapova(Russia) 3961 10 (10) Dominika Cibulkova(Slovakia) 3720 11 (11) Sara Errani(Italy) 3645 12 (12) Ana Ivanovic(Serbia) 3280 13 (13) Flavia Pennetta(Italy) 3270 14 (14) Sabine Lisicki(Germany) 2735 15 (15) Caroline ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL player Aldon Smith arrested at Los Angeles airport Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:28 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Police at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday arrested a National Football League player from the San Francisco 49ers for making a false bomb threat to screeners, officials said. Aldon Smith, 24, had been randomly selected for a secondary screening at the airport by a Transportation Security Administration agent, airport police Sergeant Karla Ortiz said. When police talked to Smith at the gate he again became uncooperative and was taken into custody, Ortiz said. He was taken to the Los Angeles Police Department and booked on a charge of making a false report of a bomb threat, she said. Full Story | Top |
| Blixt falls just shy in quest for first Swedish major Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:25 PM PDT  By Larry Fine AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Jonas Blixt fell short of his goal of becoming Sweden's first male winner of a major championship but showed again his ability to thrive at golf's biggest events by tying for second at the Masters. Blessed with extraordinary touch with his chipping and putting, the 29-year-old Blixt shot a final-round 71 for his fourth successive sub-par round at Augusta to join Jordan Spieth on five-under 283, three behind winner Bubba Watson. "It was a great day," said Blixt, a twice PGA Tour winner based in Florida. "Bubba Watson played better. Full Story | Top |
| Poor driving costs Kuchar and Fowler at Masters Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:24 PM PDT  By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Sub-par driving during a pressure-packed final round at the Masters undermined the respective title bids made by Americans Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler at Augusta National on Sunday. Georgia native Kuchar lacked the sharpness off the tee he had so impressively delivered in the previous round and his challenge for a maiden major victory ended as he carded a two-over-par 74 to tie for fifth place. Fowler, also hunting his first grand slam crown, finished level with Kuchar at two under after hitting only four of 14 fairways on the way to a closing 73. My driving was not nearly as sharp as it was yesterday and hard to play really good golf out here if you're not playing from the fairway." Kuchar, who won two big events on the PGA Tour last year, including his first World Golf Championship (WGC) crown, never got back into contention after four-putting to double-bogey the par-three fourth. Full Story | Top |
| Stanley Cup first round set on final day of season Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:22 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs were set on Sunday after Colorado clinched the West's Central Division and Tampa Bay tied up second spot in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic with a win over Washington. The postseason gets underway on Wednesday with the Lightning hosting Montreal, Columbus traveling to face Pittsburgh and Anaheim hosting Dallas. The Avalanche entered the day tied with St. Louis on 111 points but clinched the division when the slumping Blues suffered a sixth straight defeat, falling 3-0 to the Detroit Red Wings. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Blixt falls just shy in quest for first Swedish major Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:22 PM PDT By Larry Fine AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 13 (Reuters) - Jonas Blixt fell short of his goal of becoming Sweden's first male winner of a major championship but showed again his ability to thrive at golf's biggest events by tying for second at the Masters. Blessed with extroardinary touch with his chipping and putting, the 29-year-old Blixt shot a final-round 71 for his fourth successive sub-par round at Augusta to join Jordan Spieth on five-under 283, three behind winner Bubba Watson. "It was a great day," said Blixt, a twice PGA Tour winner based in Florida. "Bubba Watson played better. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Poor driving costs Kuchar and Fowler at Masters Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:19 PM PDT By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 13 (Reuters) - Sub-par driving during a pressure-packed final round at the Masters undermined the respective title bids made by Americans Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler at Augusta National on Sunday. Georgia native Kuchar lacked the sharpness off the tee he had so impressively delivered in the previous round and his challenge for a maiden major victory ended as he carded a two-over-par 74 to tie for fifth place. Fowler, also hunting his first grand slam crown, finished level with Kuchar at two under after hitting only four of 14 fairways on the way to a closing 73. My driving was not nearly as sharp as it was yesterday and hard to play really good golf out here if you're not playing from the fairway." Kuchar, who won two big events on the PGA Tour last year, including his first World Golf Championship (WGC) crown, never got back into contention after four-putting to double-bogey the par-three fourth. Full Story | Top |
| Spieth emerges as shining light after Masters debut Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:19 PM PDT  By Julian Linden AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth may have missed his chance to become the youngest Masters champion but the 20-year-old showed he could yet be a champion for the ages. The baby-faced Texan belied his tender years with a stunning debut at Augusta National, finishing tied for second behind Bubba Watson after flirting with history. Had he won, Spieth would have become the youngest winner of the coveted green jacket, eclipsing the record set by Tiger Woods when he won the first of his four Masters titles in 1997 at the age of 21. He would also have been the first rookie to win at Augusta since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 but the fact that he came up short hardly mattered. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Spieth emerges as shining light after Masters debut Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 06:14 PM PDT By Julian Linden AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 13 (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth may have missed his chance to become the youngest Masters champion but the 20-year-old showed he could yet be a champion for the ages. The baby-faced Texan belied his tender years with a stunning debut at Augusta National, finishing tied for second behind Bubba Watson after flirting with history. Had he won, Spieth would have become the youngest winner of the coveted green jacket, eclipsing the record set by Tiger Woods when he won the first of his four Masters titles in 1997 at the age of 21. He would also have been the first rookie to win at Augusta since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 but the fact that he came up short hardly mattered. Full Story | Top |
| Ryder Cup comeback is ageless Jimenez's next target Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 05:56 PM PDT  By Tony Jimenez AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - No sooner had the seemingly ageless Miguel Angel Jimenez secured fourth place at the 78th Masters on Sunday than he turned his attention to winning back a place in Europe's Ryder Cup team. The Spaniard capped a memorable week by reeling off four birdies in the last nine holes to finish with a 71 and a four-under-par total of 284, four behind championship winner Bubba Watson of the United States. Jimenez featured in the Ryder Cup in 1999, 2004, 2008 and 2010. He missed out on the remarkable comeback victory over the Americans in Illinois two years ago and is determined to win a place in Paul McGinley's side in Scotland in September. Full Story | Top |
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