March 31, 2007Money, sponsor woes plagued earlier events DAYTONA BEACH — Aside from a homegrown auto-racing empire and a successful minor-league baseball franchise about to enter its 15th season, the Daytona Beach area has had a spotty history with professional sporting endeavors. Minor-league efforts in a variety of activities — hockey, indoor soccer, basketball, arena football, even [...]
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March 31, 2007If this game was geology, then the 1997 Masters at Augusta might rank in order of significance alongside, say, the end of the Cretaceous period, when the dinosaurs shuffled off to who-knows-where. Tiger Woods won his first major and the planet, or at least Planet Golf, was never the same again. The game got richer [...]
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March 22, 2007Roger Federer took on a rare sideshow role as he followed a practice round with golfing buddy Tiger Woods prior to resuming preparation for the Miami Masters which began on Wednesday. The Swiss world number 1 has been in Florida for days after a shock opening-round loss ten days ago at Indian Wells. But amid [...]
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March 22, 2007MIAMI – If you’re still trying to figure out the impact of the FedExCup on the PGA Tour, here’s a pertinent fun fact: It’s only March – not even golf season yet in Philadelphia – and we’re already one-third of the way through the 36-tournament FedExCup season that culminates the second week of September at [...]
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March 17, 2007It’s never a good sign when Nyquil and Dayquil are better options than water to make it through an illness. But that was the case for Tom Kite last week, as he fought the flu and laryngitis. Even under the weather, though, Kite managed a top-30 finish at the Toshiba Classic. He’s back this week [...]
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