Bernhard Langer shot a 10-under 62 on Friday to take a four-stroke lead after the first round of the Administaff Small Business Classic. Langer, the German star playing his fourth Champions Tour event since turning 50 on Aug. 27, needed only 24 putts to match the best round of the season on the tour. He […]

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Defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 5-under 67 Friday to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the Samsung World Championship. Ochoa’s bogey-free round moved her to 9-under 135 through 36 holes, one shot in front of Paula Creamer, Angela Park and Angela Stanford. “It was easy today,” Ochoa said.

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The Indiana Pacers have picked up the team options on Danny Granger, Ike Diogu and Shawne Williams. Granger, in his third year, is expected to be a key player in new coach Jim O’Brien’s offense. The small forward averaged 13.9 points and 4.6 rebounds last season. Diogu, a power forward, was one of the players […]

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Leeds director of rugby Stuart Lancaster heaped lavish praise on his players after they kick-started their Guinness Premiership campaign with a fraught 26-21 victory over fellow strugglers Worcester.

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Isaac Ward loses his Commonwealth super bantamweight title to Ghanaian Anyetei Laryea in his first defence in Peterlee.

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Isaac Ward loses his Commonwealth super bantamweight title to Ghanaian Anyetei Laryea in his first defence in Peterlee.

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Kevin Anderson, the British welterweight champion, insists fellow Scot Kevin McIntyre will not stand in his way of winning the Lonsdale belt.

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ESSEN, Germany, October 12. THE opening day of the Alex Athletics Challenge in Essen, Germany was one for the record books as Kate Ziegler went on a short course meter record world record tear in the…

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Top-seeded Novak Djokovic saved two match points before beating Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (2) Friday to advance to the semifinals of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy. Djokovic, a Serb ranked No. 3, will next play Andreas Seppi, who upset two-time defending champion Ivan Ljubicic 6-3, 6-3. Before the start of the third set, Djokovic […]

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Protecting a lead in the final minute of a scrimmage Friday, a group of role players kicked the ball out to the newcomer for an open 3-pointer. Allan Houston buried the shot, just as he had so many times for the New York Knicks. “He could still shoot the ball,” Knicks coach Isiah Thomas said. […]

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