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British Open looks wide open at sunny Muirfield
NCAA to stop putting name, logo on EA video game
Johnny Football draws a crowd at SEC Media Days
LeBron James wins 3 trophies at ESPY Awards
Your Top Plays for Today
Third stage win for Froome in Tour de Force
Column: Women members at Muirfield? Don't ask us
A-Rod takes rehab to Triple-A
Cuban ballplayer tells newspaper he is defecting
House Speaker rejects Olympic boycott over Snowden
Local boy Saltman shaken by wretched Open start
Golf-Local boy Saltman shaken by wretched Open start
Cuban baseball star defects during U.S. visit: report
Golf-Teeoff times for first two rounds of British Open
All-Star relievers flash credentials for pennant race
Now I'm good enough for British Open, says Lynn
Golf-Now I'm good enough for British Open, says Lynn
Golf-Fowler wants Muirfield to bare its teeth
Billy the fashion kid set to woo Muirfield crowds
Couples still eager to learn from Muirfield masters
R&A will look at gender issue after British Open
Golf-R&A to review 'divisive' issue of single-sex clubs
Rory McIlroy shrugs off advice from Nick Faldo
Golf-McIlroy hits back at Faldo on eve of British Open
Woods eyes 15th major title at sun-kissed Muirfield
Exit Sandman: Rivera gets solo bow as AL beats NL

British Open looks wide open at sunny Muirfield

Posted: 18 Jul 2013 12:47 AM PDT

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods is the favorite.

NCAA to stop putting name, logo on EA video game

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 05:18 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Hang on to NCAA Football 2014, all you video game fans. It will be a collector's edition.

Johnny Football draws a crowd at SEC Media Days

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Johnny Manziel strode into Southeastern Conference Media Days and was swarmed by hundreds of reporters and dozens of television cameras.

LeBron James wins 3 trophies at ESPY Awards

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 09:17 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James padded his trophy collection, receiving three at the ESPY Awards, including male athlete of the year for helping the Miami Heat win a second straight NBA championship.

Your Top Plays for Today

Posted: 18 Jul 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Your Top Plays for Today: AP's Sports Guide

Third stage win for Froome in Tour de Force

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 07:03 PM PDT

CHORGES, France (AP) — Even when he expects to lose, Tour de France champion-in-the-making Chris Froome cannot help but win. He's that strong and he's making it look easy.

Column: Women members at Muirfield? Don't ask us

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 01:56 PM PDT

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — The question couldn't have caught Rory McIlroy by surprise because almost every player preceding him in the interview room at the British Open had already been asked for his thoughts on the hot issue of the day.

A-Rod takes rehab to Triple-A

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 03:48 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is going to join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday, likely the final stop in his rehabilitation from left hip surgery before he returns to the New York Yankees as early as Monday.

Cuban ballplayer tells newspaper he is defecting

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 05:24 PM PDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Cuban pitcher Misael Siverio told a Spanish-language newspaper he has defected to the United States and is going to try to make it to the major leagues.

House Speaker rejects Olympic boycott over Snowden

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:34 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday soundly rejected suggestions that the United States boycott the Winter Olympics in Sochi if Russia grants asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden.

Local boy Saltman shaken by wretched Open start

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:47 PM PDT

By Martyn Herman GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - The 142nd British Open began in horrendous circumstances for Scotland's Lloyd Saltman at Muirfield on Thursday as the local man endured the kind of start that would even make a Sunday hacker weep. Playing in the first group along with experienced Australian Peter Senior and Englishman Oliver Fisher, Saltman needed not one, not two, but three tee shots on the par-four opener, eventually carding a quadruple-bogey eight after straying out of bounds twice. ...

Golf-Local boy Saltman shaken by wretched Open start

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:41 PM PDT

* Scot registers four-over-par eight on first hole * Playing partner Fisher leads way on two-under (Adds detail) By Martyn Herman GULLANE, Scotland, July 18 (Reuters) - The 142nd British Open began in horrendous circumstances for Scotland's Lloyd Saltman at Muirfield on Thursday as the local man endured the kind of start that would even make a Sunday hacker weep. ...

Cuban baseball star defects during U.S. visit: report

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 09:14 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A top Cuban baseball pitcher has defected to the United States in the latest move by a promising young athlete to leave the communist-ruled island, according to news reports on Wednesday. Misael Siverio, 24, left Cuba with a national team for an exhibition game in Iowa this week, but slipped out of the hotel where the team was staying late on Tuesday, the Spanish-language el Nuevo Herald newspaper reported. The left-hander told the Florida newspaper he had defected to the United States and hoped to make a career in Major League Baseball. ...

Golf-Teeoff times for first two rounds of British Open

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 07:00 PM PDT

GULLANE, Scotland, July 18 (Reuters) - Teeoff times for thefirst two rounds of the British Open at Muirfield on Thursdayand Friday (local times, A-denotes amateur).Round 1 Round 26.32 11.33 Peter Senior Australia Lloyd Saltman Scotland Oliver Fisher England6.43 11.44 Robert Karlsson Sweden Todd Hamilton USA Ben Stow (A) England6.54 11.55 Thomas Aiken South Africa Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand Bud Cauley USA7.05 12.06 Mikko Ilonen Finland Brooks Koepka USA Ashun Wu China7.16 12.17 David Duval USA Bernd Wiesberger Austria Chris Wood England7.27 12. ...

All-Star relievers flash credentials for pennant race

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 04:08 PM PDT

By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - The shut-down performance by American League relievers in this year's All-Star game showcased the winning edge a bullpen can offer a contender as Major League Baseball enters the second half of its season on Friday. It may have been Mariano Rivera's night at Tuesday's All-Star game at Citi Field as the evergreen closer was given an emotional salute in his last Midsummer Classic, but Mo did not stand alone as a parade of relievers dominated the action. ...

Now I'm good enough for British Open, says Lynn

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:20 PM PDT

By Martyn Herman GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Englishman David Lynn's career has been transformed since a stunning runner-up finish at the U.S. PGA last year, so much so that he can finally say he is good enough for the British Open. For most of his professional career the 39-year-old has been a solid tour journeyman, grinding out a comfortable living without attracting the headlines of compatriots such as Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Justin Rose. ...

Golf-Now I'm good enough for British Open, says Lynn

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:09 PM PDT

By Martyn Herman GULLANE, Scotland, July 17 (Reuters) - Englishman David Lynn's career has been transformed since a stunning runner-up finish at the U.S. PGA last year, so much so that he can finally say he is good enough for the British Open. For most of his professional career the 39-year-old has been a solid tour journeyman, grinding out a comfortable living without attracting the headlines of compatriots such as Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Justin Rose. ...

Golf-Fowler wants Muirfield to bare its teeth

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:21 AM PDT

By Martyn Herman Gullane, Scotland, July 17 (Reuters) - With his Florida sun-tan and Boy Band looks Rickie Fowler is the antithesis of the grizzled and wily warriors that can be found up and down Scotland's golf course-strewn coastline. Yet the 24-year-old American loves nothing more than battling the elements and whereas some of his compatriots will be hoping conditions remain calm, Fowler wants the winds start buffeting Muirfield when the Open starts on Thursday. "Actually I would like to see the wind blow and hopefully it will stay up," Fowler told Reuters on Wednesday. ...

Billy the fashion kid set to woo Muirfield crowds

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:12 AM PDT

By Tony Jimenez GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Former winner John Daly's multi-colored trousers will be missing from the 142nd British Open and fellow American Billy Horschel is ready to step into his shoes by wooing the Muirfield fashionistas. The 26-year-old American, who claimed his maiden victory at the New Orleans Classic in April, has a penchant for loud clothes and it will come as no surprise if he dons a shirt and tie at Muirfield or pants emblazoned with Octopus prints. "I'm game to wear whatever," Horschel told Reuters in an interview on the eve of the third major of the season. ...

Couples still eager to learn from Muirfield masters

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:04 AM PDT

By Martyn Herman GULLLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - He is not quite the young apprentice but Fred Couples will be looking and learning when he partners Muirfield masters Tom Watson and Nick Faldo in the British Open first round on Thursday. Unlike his playing partners, the 53-year-old American has never lifted the Claret Jug and on his only previous appearance at the famous Muirfield links in 1987 he finished 40th. But he said it is never too old to learn new tricks. ...

R&A will look at gender issue after British Open

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 09:02 AM PDT

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Part defiant and part pragmatist, the head of the Royal & Ancient conceded Wednesday that all-male clubs are a bedeviling issue but insisted the British Open venues won't be pressured into opening their doors to women.

Golf-R&A to review 'divisive' issue of single-sex clubs

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 08:29 AM PDT

* Open organisers to look at issue of men-only clubs * Women groups call policy outdated and out-of-touch * Politicians reject invitations to the event (Recasts, adds comments from women's groups) By Ed Osmond GULLANE, Scotland, July 17 (Reuters) - British Open organisers will look at the issue of men-only golf clubs after coming under fire for hosting this year's tournament at a club that does not allow women members but ruled out any immediate changes. ...

Rory McIlroy shrugs off advice from Nick Faldo

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 06:36 AM PDT

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Rory McIlroy hasn't gotten too worked up about his struggles this year.

Golf-McIlroy hits back at Faldo on eve of British Open

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 05:51 AM PDT

By Tony Jimenez GULLANE, Scotland, July 17 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy hit back at Nick Faldo on Wednesday after the six-times major winner told the young Northern Irishman earlier in the week that he had to devote more time to golf. McIlroy has had a troubled season after changing clubs at the start of the year following the signing of a mega-bucks deal with Nike and he was clearly irritated by Faldo's comments. "He said I should be at the course nine to five," the world number two told reporters on the eve of the 142nd British Open at Muirfield. "I actually was on the range at 6. ...

Woods eyes 15th major title at sun-kissed Muirfield

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 02:37 AM PDT

By Ed Osmond GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will start the 142nd British Open at Muirfield on Thursday as favorite to win his 15th major title but the odds on the world number one are in double figures for the first time in 13 years. Defending champion Ernie Els is 25-1 to retain the title at a course where he lifted the Claret Jug 11 years ago and U.S. Open winner Justin Rose is 20-1 to become the first English winner of the tournament since Nick Faldo in 1992. ...