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Coast Guard rescues two hurt from round-the-world yacht
Sun,1 Apr 2012 09:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The Coast Guard rescued two seriously injured crew members on Sunday from an Australian yacht taking part in an around-the-world race after it was hit by a huge wave in the Pacific. Four of 13 crew members, three of them Britons and the other an Australian, were hurt when the wave hit the Geraldton Western Australia on Saturday about 400 nautical miles off the Californian coast. The wave disabled the yacht's main steering and some of its communications equipment, Coast Guard and race officials said. ...
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UPDATE 2-Golf-Yoo edges Kim in Mission Hills playoff
Sun,1 Apr 2012 08:39 PM PDT
Reuters - * Yoo captures her first major with playoff victory * Kim misses tap-in on final regulation hole for win (Adds details, quotes) April 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's Yoo Sun-young rolled in an15-foot birdie putt on the first sudden-death playoff hole tobeat compatriot Kim In-kyung and claim the Kraft NabiscoChampionship on Sunday, her first major title. ... Full Story | Top |
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Golf-Yoo edges Kim in Mission Hills playoff
Sun,1 Apr 2012 08:16 PM PDT
Reuters - (Corrects Kim's score on the 72nd hole in second paragraph) * Yoo captures her first major with playoff victory * Kim misses tap-in on final regulation hole for win April 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's Yoo Sun-young rolled in an15-foot birdie putt on the first sudden-death playoff hole tobeat compatriot Kim In-kyung and claim her first major titlewith a win at the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 2-Golf-American Mahan wins Houston Open by one shot
Sun,1 Apr 2012 07:50 PM PDT
Reuters - * Overnight leader Oosthuizen finishes two shots back * Mickelson finishes in a tie for fourth place (Adds details, quotes) April 1 (Reuters) - American Hunter Mahan became the firstgolfer to record multiple wins on the PGA Tour this year byclaiming a one-stroke victory over Sweden's Carl Pettersson atthe Houston Open in Humble, Texas, on Sunday. Mahan, who won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship inFebruary, shot a one-under-par 71 in Sunday's final round atRedstone for a 16-under-par total of 272 in the last eventbefore the U.S. Masters. ... Full Story | Top |
Yoo edges Kim in playoff for Mission Hills title
Sun,1 Apr 2012 06:34 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - South Korea's Yoo Sun-young rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat compatriot Kim In-kyung and win the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday. Yoo, who tied Kim at nine-under-par 279 after 72 holes, birdied the par-five 18th at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, to claim her first major title. Kim squandered a chance to win the first women's major of the year in regulation when she missed a one-foot par putt at the final hole. (Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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Golf-Yoo edges Kim in playoff for Mission Hills title
Sun,1 Apr 2012 06:27 PM PDT
Reuters - April 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's Yoo Sun-young rolled in a15-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoffto beat compatriot Kim In-kyung and win the Kraft NabiscoChampionship on Sunday. Yoo, who tied Kim at nine-under-par 279 after 72 holes,birdied the par-five 18th at Mission Hills Country Club inRancho Mirage, California, to claim her first major title. Kim squandered a chance to win the first women's major ofthe year in regulation when she missed a one-foot par putt atthe final hole. (Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue) Full Story | Top |
Golf-South Koreans Kim and Yoo in Mission Hills playoff
Sun,1 Apr 2012 06:02 PM PDT
Reuters - April 1 (Reuters) - Kim In-kyung and Yoo Sun-young of SouthKorea headed to a sudden-death playoff at the Kraft NabiscoChampionship after finishing the regulation 72 holes tied forthe lead at nine-under 279 on Sunday in the first women's golfmajor of the year. Yoo and Kim, who missed a one-foot par putt at the finalhole that would have given her the title, both shotthree-under-par 69s in the final round at Mission Hills CountryClub in Rancho Mirage, California. (Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue) Full Story | Top |
Golf-Houston Open scores
Sun,1 Apr 2012 04:27 PM PDT
Reuters - April 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Final round scores from theU.S. PGA Tour Houston Open at the par-72 Redstone course inHumble, Texas on Sunday. 272 Hunter Mahan (U.S.) 69 67 65 71 273 Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 65 70 67 71 274 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 67 66 66 75 276 Jeff Overton (U.S.) 69 70 69 68 Keegan Bradley (U.S.) 67 69 69 71 Phil Mickelson (U.S.) 65 70 70 71 Brian Davis (Britain) 68 65 69 74 277 Bud Cauley (U.S.) 67 69 73 68 Cameron Tringale (U.S.) 69 70 70 68 J.B. Holmes (U.S.) 68 67 71 71 James Driscoll (U.S.) 67 66 71 73 278 Pat Perez (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
99-1 shot Hero Of Order wins Louisiana Derby
Sun,1 Apr 2012 04:19 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Hero Of Order, a 99-1 rank outsider, won Sunday's $1 million Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans in a major boilover. The three-year-old colt upset his more fancied rivals to win the 99th edition of the one-and-an-eighth mile classic, one of the key lead-up races to the May 5 Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Eddie Martin, who had the horse well placed in second position for most of the trip before taking the lead rounding the final turn, Hero Of Order had won just one of his previous 13 starts. ... Full Story | Top |
American Mahan wins Houston Open by one shot
Sun,1 Apr 2012 04:15 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - American Hunter Mahan became the first golfer to record multiple wins on the PGA Tour this year by claiming a one-stroke victory over Sweden's Carl Pettersson at the Houston Open in Humble, Texas, on Sunday. Mahan, who won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February, shot a one-under-par 71 in Sunday's final round at Redstone for a 16-under-par total of 272. "I feel great. I had the lead for most of the back nine and hit some clutch shots, especially on 18. It feels great," Mahan said after claiming his fifth career victory on the PGA Tour. ...
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UPDATE 1-Golf-American Mahan wins Houston Open by one shot
Sun,1 Apr 2012 04:13 PM PDT
Reuters - * Overnight leader Oosthuizen finishes two shots back * Mickelson finishes in a tie for fourth place (Adds quotes and details) April 1 (Reuters) - American Hunter Mahan became the firstgolfer to record multiple wins on the PGA Tour this year byclaiming a one-stroke victory over Sweden's Carl Pettersson atthe Houston Open in Humble, Texas, on Sunday. Mahan, who won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship inFebruary, shot a one-under-par 71 in Sunday's final round atRedstone for a 16-under-par total of 272. "I feel great. ... Full Story | Top |
Red-hot Thunder clinch playoff berth, Celtics blast Heat
Sun,1 Apr 2012 04:01 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder made a major statement heading into the final month of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season with a playoff-clinching 92-78 home victory over the league-leading Chicago Bulls on Sunday. The Thunder (40-12) have enjoyed victories over the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers as part of a six-game winning streak that strengthened their hold on the Western Conference and made their case for being the NBA's top team. ...
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Evergreen Moyer can set MLB record with a win
Sun,1 Apr 2012 03:45 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The new season will have an old hand trying to set a Major League Baseball record when Jamie Moyer takes the mound for the Colorado Rockies on the opening weekend of the 2012 campaign. The 49-year-old Moyer, who has battled back from elbow surgery to make the Rockies' rotation, has been tabbed as the team's second starter, scheduled to pitch Saturday against the Houston Astros. He would become the oldest pitcher to register a win. ... Full Story | Top |
Calipari offers solutions to "one and done"
Sun,1 Apr 2012 03:32 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The master of the so-called one-and-done, Kentucky coach John Calipari has a solution for keeping the nation's best basketball players in college for more than a single season before jumping to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Calipari believes schools should take care of disability insurance, which currently the players have to pay, and that the NBA should give some credit to students who stay in school. Currently, players must be in the NBA for several years before being eligible for big-money contracts, an incentive, some say, to leave college early. ...
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