SHOT PUT Bizarre turn of fortune
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A shot put competition unique in Olympic history -- ancient or modern -- turned into one of the strangest competitions in the Games history Wednesday evening as the sun was setting on the ancient stadium.
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It is unusual in any sport for a player to win an event three years in a row.
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Inspiring drives. Cutthroat competition. Transatlantic tension. And it's O.K. to talk about a handicap with a one-armed golfer
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Sport: Victory over Justine Henin provides one of the biggest surprises in Wimbledon history.
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Andre Stolz wondered what his caddie was doing when he took the flag out of the 18th hole and began carrying it off the green. Turns out his caddie was better with numbers than he was.
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We tend to concentrate on deals that have been cleverly played or defended, but in the real world everyone makes mistakes. When an opponent does something wrong, you must be ready to benefit.
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As weekend getaways go, it was completely unexpected and totally satisfying. In fact, "It was the best time I ever had shooting high numbers," said Tim Acquaviva of Andover, whose long-shot bid to make it into the US Open failed in convincing fashion -- though it did return priceless experience and some great frequent-flyer mileage.
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Barely had his winning putt dropped on the playoff hole when Nicholas Thompson began thinking about a joyous homecoming and the next day's 18 holes of golf. All he had to do was cross 18 time zones to get there.
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The game of chance can help us become better investors.
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Something strange is happening in US men&#39;s team sports in the international arena. We saw it with the men&#39;s basketball team at the Olympic Games, and we witnessed it again last weekend at the Ryder Cup.
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You probably remember the hiccup at Southern Hills Country Club in 2001, when he missed an 18-inch putt for bogey, costing him a chance to get into a US Open playoff. It was painful, "embarrassing," and downright heartwrenching, but it wasn't one of those moments that prompted Stewart Cink to apply a headlock and subject himself to ...
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Hard to tell whether the happenings of the European Tour are stranger on the course or off it. There has been Seve Ballesteros getting into mischief with a tour official at a
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The odds aren't as long as you might think.
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Tom Lehman has a love-hate relationship with the long putter that sometimes makes its way into his bag. Lately, he's been finding a lot more to love about it than ever before.
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Irregular hors d'ouevres, scheduling mishaps, and the stockbroker's eternal dilemma.
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One player missed a 4-foot putt to win and it was a shocker. Another player missed a 3-foot putt to win and it was considered a choke. The perception of the two misses is as different as the names Tiger Woods and Boo Weekley.
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Phil Mickelson was five shots out of the lead and in dire need of a birdie. Then came an 11 on one hole, a tee shot into the Pacific Ocean on another, and a surprisingly early departure Saturday from the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.