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This Weekend in Sports: The Players Championship and NBA, NHL Playoffs

Joe Student — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:06:44 +0000

One of the PGA Tour’s most lucrative tournaments and the NBA and NHL playoffs highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here’s what to watch this weekend: Friday, May 10 The Players Championship — Round 2 TPC at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; 12 p.m. (ET) Golf Channel; through Sunday, May 12 A $9.5 million purse is [...]

Buzzer Beaters: First Day of the Masters, Harang Goes to Seattle and More

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:02:36 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Most of the way through day one of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, Australia’s Marc Leishman leads with a 6-under 66. Tiger Woods is four strokes back, and Jamie Donaldson knocked a hole-in-one. [Masters, Wales Online] The Seattle Mariners have acquired starting pitcher Aaron Harang from the Colorado Rockies in exchange [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Tiger Once Again Favorite in Augusta, Jackie Robinson Anniversary Approaches and More

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:19:18 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: The Masters gets started on Thursday morning, and Tiger Woods is once again the favorite, this time aiming for his fifth green jacket. [S.I.] As the anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier approaches, MLB is addressing the issue of declining numbers of black players. [N.Y. Times] Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders may [...]

PGA Tour Pro Sean O'Hair's Errant Golf Shot May Have Saved Fan's Life

Amory Gritta — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:30:49 +0000

Chris Logan wasn’t feeling so lucky when he was struck in the temple by an errant shot from pro golfer Sean O’Hair as he watched the AT&T National at Aronimink Golf Club last Fourth of July.

The West Chester, Pennsylvania man wasn’t seriously injured by the blow, but was checked for a concussion as a precaution. And that’s when this tale takes a fortunate turn.