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- Finchem: 'Happiest person today might be Tiger'
- AKRON, Ohio -- An anemic economy proved no obstacle to the PGA Tour's relationship with Bridgestone, which was extended by four years, the two entities announced on Sunday. Bridgestone will continue as the title sponsor...
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- It was so bad it was good
- AKRON, Ohio -- Here's how England's Oliver Wilson described his play following the second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Friday: -- "It was horrific all day. It was probably the wildest I have ever hit...
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- The intercostal obstacle for Casey
- Paul Casey is now the No. 3-ranked player in the world and in search of a major championship to validate his standing in the golf world, but he's encountered a roadblock that might postpone his...
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- The most imposing shadow in sports
- AKRON, Ohio -- Padraig Harrington did not learn that Tiger Woods had moved into second place behind him in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational until he had completed his round Saturday. His reaction? "OK, he's in second...
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- Tiger is three back and they'll never catch him
- AKRON, Ohio -- It has often seemed over the years that when Tiger Woods methodically closes in on the lead, there is an air of inevitability, that at some point on Sunday afternoon he'll have...
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- Adam Scott: International man of mystery
- AKRON, Ohio -- Whatever became of Adam Scott, the dapper Australian golf star who not so long ago was ranked No. 3 in the world? To find him these days generally start from the bottom...
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- Mickelson: 'We've had great things go our way'
- AKRON, Ohio -- Optimism tempered by reality has accompanied Phil Mickelson this week, as he resumes his career in the midst of the ongoing battle with breast cancer waged by his wife Amy and his...
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- At home in flyover country
- AKRON, Ohio -- Kenny Perry's roots are planted firmly in middle America, which perhaps helps explain why he plays so well in flyover country. A native of Franklin, Tenn., where he owns a golf course...
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- Quiros or Holmes, who's longer?
- AKRON, Ohio -- Their length is prodigious and borderline legendary, so who's longer, Spain's Alvaro Quiros or J.B. Holmes? They were paired together in the first two rounds of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, and the verdict...
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- Tiger: Stat of the day
- Does Tiger Woods have Firestone Country Club wired? He's won here six times, including the last three he's played here (2005 through 2007). He opened the WGG-Bridgestone Invitational Thursday with a two-under par 68. The...
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- Marksaeng delivers a familiar story
- AKRON, Ohio -- History suggests that Prayad Marksaeng won't be in the lead or close to it late Sunday afternoon, but at least he has done himself a service by again going low in the...
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