DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets are letting general manager Masai Ujiri, the NBA’s Executive of the Year, meet with the Toronto Raptors about their GM vacancy, Yahoo Sports is reporting. Yahoo! Sports – NBA News
May 24, 2013
Molinari flourishes while Donald and McIlroy falter (Reuters)
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Francesco Molinari flourished while several of his European Ryder Cup team mates fell flat on their faces as the Italian grabbed the lead in the PGA Championship second round on Friday. Luke Donald, the 2011 and 2012 winner, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell all missed [...]
May 24, 2013
Golf-President Obama again to serve as honorary Cup chairman (Reuters)
May 24 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to be honorary chairman of this year’s Presidents Cup, the second time he will fulfil the role at the biennial team competition, the PGA Tour said on Friday. Obama, an avid basketball player who often escapes the pressures of the Oval Office by taking [...]
May 24, 2013
Adidas boss signals backing for “good guy” Garcia (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) – Golfer Sergio Garcia is a “really good guy”, the head of his sponsor Adidas said on Friday, indicating the sportswear company would not drop the Spaniard over a jibe directed at Tiger Woods. Garcia was forced to defend himself against accusations of racism after he said he planned to invite rival Woods [...]
May 24, 2013
Winless streak weighs on storied No. 43 (NASCAR.com)
CONCORD, N.C. — Aric Almirola was 14 years old at the time, and by his recollection probably competing in go-karts. But growing up in a racing family, he was already well-versed in NASCAR — Saturday nights meant the local short track, Sunday afternoons meant the big boys on TV. So he may very well have [...]
May 24, 2013
Cool dude Colsaerts looking to kickstart season (Reuters)
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Nicolas Colsaerts has experienced something of a comedown since helping Europe win the Ryder Cup in September and the big-hitting Belgian is looking for his game to ignite some time soon. The 30-year-old, dubbed ‘The Dude’ by his team mates after making a stylish debut in the [...]
May 24, 2013
Lakers 1970s champ teammate Flynn Robinson dies (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flynn Robinson, who was on the 1971-1972 Lakers team that won Los Angeles its first NBA title, has died at age 72. Yahoo! Sports – NBA News
May 24, 2013
NASCAR panel upholds RCR penalties (The Associated Press)
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A NASCAR appeals panel has upheld the penalties for two Richard Childress Racing Nationwide crew members who were also criminally charged for fighting with Nelson Piquet Jr. at Richmond last month. Yahoo! Sports – NASCAR News
May 24, 2013
Defending champ Keselowski tries to build on title (The Associated Press)
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he’s still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results four months into the season don’t bear that out. Yahoo! Sports – NASCAR News
May 24, 2013
Donald bemoans `terrible’ display as he heads for PGA exit (Reuters)
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) – Luke Donald, the PGA Championship winner in 2011 and 2012, is almost certain to miss the cut after returning a level-par 72 for a six-over total of 150 at Wentworth on Friday. The real damage was done in Thursday’s opening round when the world number six collapsed [...]
May 24, 2013
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