[TS] Sports of The Times: Donât Expect a Surprise Winner at Oakmont
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When this U.S. Open boils down to the final holes Sunday, the bogeys will be as dramatic as the birdies. And if Oakmont history prevails, a famous and familiar golfer will win.
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Ãngel Cabrera of Argentina had the lowest score in the 107th United States Open and his name is on the trophy, but the name that should be engraved on it as the winner is: Oakmont.
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The Sporting News - No, not a World Series championship. They have two of those.
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We all have to be beyond being surprised or outraged by the All-Star selections and snubs by now. After all, it happens every year. No matter the selection process, there is always going to be a deserving player who isn't selected and there is always going to be a player with less-than-overwhelming credentials who winds up on the team.
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Americans will soon have the chance to bet on races from Hong Kong, and the size of the wagering will stun the thoroughbred industry, here and abroad.
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The Sporting News - Plenty of postseason "truisms" will be trotted out until the end of the World Series, but in reality some of the better-known ones aren't all that true.
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The best athletes  can sense every  play before it even  happens. Coaches  have long assumed  that this magical  "field sense" was  unteachable. Maybe  they were wrong.
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You can&#8217;t dismiss luck in baseball. Twice in an extra-innings, Game 2 of a postseason series, the Cleveland Indians benefited from a sudden change in fortune. Jay Schreiber in The Times newsroom. (Earl Wilson/The New York TimeS) Look what happened in Game 2 of the A.L. divisional series between the Indians and the Yankees: [...].
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Can the golf season find a fitting climax with its new FedEx Cup competition? Iâm dubious.
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Game-by-game report: Find out who prevails in the showdown that no one predicted with James Dart
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He is fine. James Driscoll wants people to know that up front. The play hasn't been as sharp as he'd like, certainly not up to his standards, and he knows there's a local following that is curious, but a lot of it has to do with this game called golf.
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One yearâs winner can lose big in the next cycle.
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League championship games can mean big bucks but may not always be risks worth taking as they can serve as landmines to dodge on the way to the BCS title game.
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There's an easy way to separate the winners from the losers. But don't expect the media to help you find it.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Phil Mickelson predicted carnage in the U.S. Open second round on Friday when Oakmont Country Club's infamous greens became even tougher.
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One of the best events in sports is happening this weekend, but I&#39;d be surprised if many of you know about it because I&#39;m not talking about a marquee college football matchup or the Yankees-Red Sox series.
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October is in our sights, and the two important teams from Massachusetts are confounding the experts. It&#39;s the Red Sox baseball club, not the Kerry presidential campaign, that&#39;s supposed to be in its pre-autumn swoon.