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Friday, May 11, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

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News: Big-wave surfer enters record books by riding 78-foot "monster" Former NFL star Seau buried ahead of public memorial Golf-Players Championship second round scores Leader Johnson sees some of Augusta at Sawgrass Golf-Leader Johnson sees some of Augusta at Sawgrass McIlroy misses Players cut, Tiger survives UPDATE 2-Golf-McIlroy misses Players cut, Tiger survives Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra sports car, dies at 89 McIlroy misses Players cut, Tiger survives UPDATE 1-Golf-McIlroy misses Players cut, Tiger survives Dodgers supersub Hairston put on disabled list Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra sports car, dies at 89 Judge dismisses suit against Syracuse, basketball coach Motor racing-Karthikeyan frustrated by lack of laps Djokovic toppled by Tipsarevic in Madrid Big-wave surfer enters record books by riding 78-foot "monster" Fri,11 May 2012 06:36 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has been recognized by Guinness World Records for surfing the largest wave ever ridden, a towering 78-foot (24-meter) wall of water he says he caught at Nazare, Portugal, in November while "totally in the moment." Full Story Top Former NFL star Seau buried ahead of public memorial Fri,11 May 2012 06:13 PM PDT Reuters - SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Former National Football League star Junior Seau, who killed himself last week, was buried on Friday after a private ceremony in his California hometown, with tens of thousands expected to attend a public memorial service later in the day. Relatives of the former 43-year-old linebacker, who was of Samoan descent, threw lei garlands on his casket during the burial at a cemetery in Oceanside, just north of San Diego. ... Full Story Top Golf-Players Championship second round scores Fri,11 May 2012 05:59 PM PDT Reuters - May 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Leading second round scoresfrom the U.S. PGA Tour's Players Championship on Friday in PonteVedra Beach, Florida (par-72) The cut was set at 144 136 Zach Johnson (U.S.) 70 66 Kevin Na (U.S.) 67 69 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 68 68 137 Harris English (U.S.) 70 67 138 Charlie Wi (South Korea) 71 67 Martin Laird (Britain) 65 73 Jonathan Byrd (U.S.) 68 70 Adam Scott (Australia) 68 70 Brian Davis (Britain) 68 70 139 Kevin Stadler (U.S.) 68 71 Ben Curtis (U.S.) 68 71 Bill Haas (U.S.) 68 71 Blake Adams (U.S.) 66 73 Michael Thompson (U.S. ... Full Story Top Leader Johnson sees some of Augusta at Sawgrass Fri,11 May 2012 05:57 PM PDT Reuters - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - American Zach Johnson knows all about conquering the most challenging courses after winning the Masters in 2007 and he says there is a similar process in tackling this week's venue, the TPC Sawgrass. The 36-year-old matched the best score of the day with a six-under-par 66 to surge into a three-way tie for the second-round lead at the Players Championship on Friday while world number one Rory McIlroy headed home early after missing the cut. ... Full Story Top Golf-Leader Johnson sees some of Augusta at Sawgrass Fri,11 May 2012 05:54 PM PDT Reuters - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 11 (Reuters) - American ZachJohnson knows all about conquering the most challenging coursesafter winning the Masters in 2007 and he says there is a similarprocess in tackling this week's venue, the TPC Sawgrass. The 36-year-old matched the best score of the day with asix-under-par 66 to surge into a three-way tie for thesecond-round lead at the Players Championship on Friday whileworld number one Rory McIlroy headed home early after missingthe cut. ... Full Story Top McIlroy misses Players cut, Tiger survives Fri,11 May 2012 05:45 PM PDT Reuters - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Players Championship after shooting a four-over-par 76 in Friday's second round which ended with a trio of Americans sharing the lead. Zach Johnson, Kevin Na and Matt Kuchar were knotted at eight-under 136, a shot clear of compatriot Harris English. But with five players sitting a further stroke adrift and the course likely to get tougher over the weekend, the event widely known as golf's unofficial fifth major remains wide open. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 2-Golf-McIlroy misses Players cut, Tiger survives Fri,11 May 2012 05:23 PM PDT Reuters - * McIlroy cards five bogeys en route to a four-over-par 76 * Woods uses string of birdies to move clear of cut * American Johnson in three-way tie for lead (Adds detail, Woods quotes) PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 11 (Reuters) - World numberone Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Players Championshipafter shooting a four-over-par 76 in Friday's second round whichended with a trio of Americans sharing the lead. Zach Johnson, Kevin Na and Matt Kuchar were knotted ateight-under 136, a shot clear of compatriot Harris English. ... Full Story Top Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra sports car, dies at 89 Fri,11 May 2012 05:18 PM PDT Reuters - DETROIT (Reuters) - Carroll Shelby, designer of the Shelby Cobra and other sports cars that placed him in the pantheon of auto industry legends, has died at age 89, his company said on Friday. He died on Thursday at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, according to the company, Carroll Shelby Licensing. The firm did not disclose the cause of death. A post on his Facebook page last month revealed he had been hospitalized for pneumonia. Shelby was one of the few prominent designers to work with all three major American car companies, starting with Ford Motor Co in the 1960s. ... Full Story Top McIlroy misses Players cut, Tiger survives Fri,11 May 2012 04:54 PM PDT Reuters - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Players Championship after shooting a four-over 76 in Friday's second round which ended with a trio of Americans sharing the lead. Zach Johnson, Kevin Na and Matt Kuchar were all on eight-under par, a shot clear of compatriot Harris English. But with five players sitting a further shot back and the course likely to get tougher over the weekend, the event widely known as golf's unofficial fifth major remains up for grabs. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Golf-McIlroy misses Players cut, Tiger survives Fri,11 May 2012 04:51 PM PDT Reuters - * McIlroy cards five bogeys en route to four-over 76 * Woods uses string of birdies to steer clear of cut (Recasts at end of round, adds quotes) PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 11 (Reuters) - World numberone Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Players Championshipafter shooting a four-over 76 in Friday's second round whichended with a trio of Americans sharing the lead. Zach Johnson, Kevin Na and Matt Kuchar were all oneight-under par, a shot clear of compatriot Harris English. ... Full Story Top Dodgers supersub Hairston put on disabled list Fri,11 May 2012 04:16 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed their supersub utility player Jerry Hairston Jr. on the 15-day disabled list because of a left hamstring strain, the Major League Baseball team said on Friday. The move is retroactive to May 7 for the 35-year-old infielder/outfielder who was batting .315 with three doubles, one triple, a home run and four RBIs in 19 games this season. Hairston, a World Series champion in 2009 with the New York Yankees, suffered the hamstring injury while playing against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. ... Full Story Top Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra sports car, dies at 89 Fri,11 May 2012 03:54 PM PDT Reuters - DETROIT (Reuters) - Carroll Shelby, designer of the Shelby Cobra and other sports cars that placed him in the pantheon of auto industry legends, has died at age 89, his company said on Friday. He died on Thursday at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, according to the company, Carroll Shelby Licensing. The firm did not disclose the cause of death. A post on his Facebook page last month revealed he had been hospitalized for pneumonia. Shelby was one of the few prominent designers to work with all three major American car companies, starting with Ford Motor Co in the 1960s. ... Full Story Top Judge dismisses suit against Syracuse, basketball coach Fri,11 May 2012 03:30 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed against Syracuse University and basketball coach Jim Boeheim by two former ball boys who accused an assistant coach of molesting them. Bobby Davis, 40, and his stepbrother, Mike Lang, 45, filed the lawsuit in December 2011 after Boeheim in media interviews called them liars for accusing his former assistant Bernie Fine, 66, of sexually abusing them as juveniles in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Full Story Top Motor racing-Karthikeyan frustrated by lack of laps Fri,11 May 2012 03:11 PM PDT Reuters - BARCELONA, May 11 (Reuters) - Narain Karthikeyan let offsteam on Friday after a car failure meant he was unable tocomplete any timed laps in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Indian driver already had to sit out first practice asSpanish reserve Dani Clos was given a runout in the HRT, whichsuffered an electrical problem towards the end of the morning. When it came to his turn in the afternoon, Karthikeyan hadto wait in the garage until the final half hour when he got outon to the track only for the car to fail again. ... Full Story Top Djokovic toppled by Tipsarevic in Madrid Fri,11 May 2012 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic's frustration with the controversial blue clay at the Madrid Masters reached new heights after the world number one was beaten 7-6 6-3 by fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic in the quarter-finals on Friday. Djokovic and world number two Rafa Nadal, who was dumped out by Spanish compatriot Fernando Verdasco on Thursday, have complained bitterly all week about the slippery nature of the showcourt surface. ... Full Story Top

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