Weir and Moore set early pace in Boston
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NORTON, Massachusetts  - Canadian Mike Weir holed out from a greenside bunker at the opening hole on his way to an early tie for the lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship first round on Friday.
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Pros Spitz, Corson lead David Spitz of the Harmon Club and Adam Corson of State College, Pa., each shot a 4-under 67 at Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds yesterday to share the first-round lead at the 16th Cape Cod Open. Eric Dugas (Charles River) was one shot back, and Jeffrey Dantas (Aeroindoor) and Tom Tobey (Bay Pointe) were at 69. The cut ...
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WALTHAM -- Gary Payton and Paul Pierce decided the Celtics should start practice at noon yesterday. On the surface, it may appear a small concession from coach Doc Rivers, a sign that he feels comfortable enough in his new role to cede a technically insignificant amount of control. Symbolically, it reinforces the notion of the Celtics as a democracy with ...
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US champion Johnny Weir won the Trophee Bompard yesterday in Paris, despite a victory in the free skate by European champion Brian Joubert . Weir skated elegantly to &quot;Otonal,&quot; a classical piece used by former world champion Maria Butyrskaya , to win his second Grand Prix event of the season. He also won in the NHK Trophy in Japan two ...
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PARIS : US national champion Johnny Weir looks poised for his second win of the season when he lead the ISU Grand Prix figure skating event after the short program, as favourite Brian Joubert, the men&#39;s world silver medallist from France, struggled in
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The Canadian Open got the perfect gift for its 100th anniversary -- Mike Weir in the lead with a flawless round of 5-under-par 66, and a showdown with the No. 1 player in golf looming on the weekend.
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Alistair Cragg couldn't believe his eyes. He saw Kenenisa Bekele , the favorite in virtually every race he enters, start sprinting for the finish line. The only problem was, there were two laps remaining in the men's 3,000-meter event at last night's Reebok Boston Indoor Games at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.
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Some new faces shined brightly yesterday afternoon in the Bob McIntyre Bay State Cross Country Invitational at Franklin Park. Lexington's Paul Morris won the Division 1 race with a time of 15 minutes 53.25 seconds, taking full advantage of Newton North star Chris Barnicle's absence. Doherty's Tim Ritchie finished second at 15:57.28, with Lowell's Brian Gagnon at third in 15:57.53.
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Greg Owen grabbed the early lead at the British Open with a 5-under 67 in the opening round Thursday, though it was far too soon to be thinking about the claret jug that goes to the winner.
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One day after raising hopes that underwater golf might win future consideration as an Olympic sport -- like water polo or beach volleyball -- Vijay Singh found New England's partly cloudy weather more pleasing to the eye, easier on the footwear, but tough to read on the scorecard.
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Mike Weir finally got one last birdie putt to fall, and it was enough to put him in the lead Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
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Oakville, ON (Sports Network) - Canadian Mike Weir posted a one-under 70 Saturday to take a three-shot lead after three rounds of the Canadian Open.
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DURHAM, N.H. -- Before yesterday's America East Conference opener against New Hampshire, Boston University coach Dennis Wolff turned sage and tossed a pearl of wisdom to his players in the bowels of Lundholm Gymnasium.
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OAKVILLE, Ontario  - Mike Weir, seeking to become  the first home winner of the Canadian Open for 50 years, hit a  one-under-par 70 to take a three-shot lead after the third  round of the 100th version of the event on Saturday.
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The only birdie putt Mike Weir made yesterday in the Canadian Open came at a good time, a 6-footer on the 18th hole that gave him a three-shot lead and left him
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Yesterday&#39;s first round of the $5 million Deutsche Bank Championship was all the evidence anyone could possibly need to keep this tournament right where it is, at TPC of Boston.
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OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - Mike Weir&#39;s wedge cut through the bushy rough and caught the ball perfectly, sending it briefly into the air before it rolled into the heart of the cup.