All posts tagged "Sports"

  • Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, jogs off the18th green after a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Whistling Straits Golf Course on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 in Haven, Wis. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
    World No. 1 McIlroy declares himself to be 100 percent for PGA

    SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Rory McIlroy says he’s 100 percent and his game appears to be in order. He was talking about golf, not soccer. McIlroy played another practice round Monday for the PGA Championship and declared...

    • Posted August 11, 2015
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  • Danny Lee, of New Zealand, watches his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament in Akron, Ohio, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
    Danny Lee moves into top-10 Presidents Cup standings after WGC-Bridgestone

    By Brian Han Since winning the Greenbrier Classic in July, Danny Lee has tied for third, fourth and sixth in three of the four following events. The results are beginning to pay dividends. He is now tenth...

    • Posted August 10, 2015
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  • Park In-bee, the world's top-ranked female golfer, speaks to reporters at a press conference ahead of a Korean LPGA Tour event on Jeju Island on Aug. 6, 2015. (Yonhap)
    Park Inbee pulls race card on grand slam murmuring

    JEJU (Yonhap) — Since capturing the Ricoh Women’s British Open for her fourth different LPGA major title, South Korean star Park Inbee has had to defend her belief that her accomplishment qualifies as a career grand slam....

    • Posted August 6, 2015
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    The Grand Slam bid is done; Jordan Spieth is not

    (AP) — Jordan Spieth was on the 14th green and battling in conditions so severe the wind approached 40 mph. “They pulled us off the course,” he said. Spieth wasn’t talking about St. Andrews. This was Sunday...

    • Posted August 5, 2015
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho fields a groundball during a game. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
    Kang Jung-ho most valuable MLB rookie so far in 2015

    By Brian Han Major League Baseball (MLB) is enjoying a strong rookie class, and one important stat shows Pittsburgh Pirates’ Korean shortstop Kang Jung-ho may be the best of the crop so far. Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris...

    • Posted August 4, 2015
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  • Texas Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo, left, is congratulated by Mitch Moreland, right, for his two run home run against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert)
    Rangers’ Choo Shin-soo belts 14th homer, says he’s pleased with production

    ARLINGTON, Texas (Yonhap) — After hitting his 14th home run of the season and reaching the half-century mark in the RBI department, Texas Rangers’ outfielder Choo Shin-soo said Monday he’s pleased with his current level of production,...

    • Posted August 4, 2015
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  • President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach opens the envelope announcing that Beijing has won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the 128th International Olympic Committee session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, July 31, 2015. Almaty and Beijing competed for the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
    Beijing elected host of 2022 Winter Olympics

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Throughout more than 120 years of Olympic history, no city has hosted both the winter and summer games. Now, Beijing will be the first to do it — and in the span...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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