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Life After Football For Wuerffel

PALM COAST, Fla. -- Danny Wuerffel, the former NFL quarterback who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy while playing for the University of Florida, has found life after football. Wuerffel, who played in the pro-am Wednesday...

Published Oct. 29, 2008

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Injured Wie Probably Out Until May

SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. -- Michelle Wie's withdrawal from this week's Safeway International because of a wrist injury disrupts her competition schedule built around a leave of absence from Stanford University's spring quarter. It likely also...

Published Mar. 25, 2008

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An Eagle For The Golf Channel

The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was not only a victory for TigerWoods, it was a win for the Golf Channel. The three days GC had exclusivecoverage of the event --  Wednesday through Friday --  the...

Published Feb. 27, 2008

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She Stole The Spotlight

KAHUKU, Hawaii -- Let's go back to Leilei's Bar. Let's go back to Tuesday night. Let's revisit the conversation Kelli Kuehne had with Beth Daniel when she told the captain of the 2009 U.S. Solheim...

Published Feb. 15, 2008

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Fun and games until tomorrow

KAHUKU, Hawaii -- With pitchers and catchers flinging the horsehide around in Florida and Arizona, and either Roger Clemens or Brian McNamee slinging horse feathers on Capitol Hill, the good folks of the LPGA gathered...

Published Feb. 13, 2008

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Nared Flies Solo

Greg Nared, the former University of Maryland basketball player who for 10 years was the Nike rep serving at the pleasure of Tiger Woods before jumping ship to become Michelle Wie's agent, has formed...

Published Feb. 05, 2008

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Leadbetter: Wie Won't Play Men's Events in '08

Instead, She'll Focus on LPGA Tournaments and Possibly Skip Spring Classes at Stanford

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Published Dec. 20, 2007

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Annika's Tough Season is Over

WEST PALM BEACH--The ADT Championship, the LPGA's entertaining season-ending event that pays a $1 million first prize and a measly $100,000 for second place, cleared a hurdle Friday that tripped up the HSBC Women's World...

Published Nov. 16, 2007

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Assignment Of A Lifetime: The Trip to Rwanda

Six LPGA pros make a humanitarian visit to Rwanda, an African nation ravaged by atrocities and disease.

Published Nov. 09, 2007

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Final Notes From St. Andrews

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- While seven potential members of the U.S. Solheim Cup team headed for Sweden on Monday for a practice round at Halmstad Golf Club, site of the competition against Europe in...

Published Aug. 06, 2007

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Experience mattered...a lot

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Nicole Castrale (right) played the final round of the Ricoh Women's British Open with a bandage on her right wrist after injuring it hitting a shot on No. 17 Saturday....

Published Aug. 05, 2007

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Don't get on the wrong side of the crows

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- U.S. Solheim Cup team captain Betsy King is on hand to scout perspective team members as they perform under the pressure of a major championship. King will also take a...

Published Aug. 03, 2007

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