Where&#39;s Phil? US captain says decision to sit out not selfish
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Phil Mickelson is a changed man. He&#39;s altered the long-standing perception he couldn&#39;t win a major, and his latest deviation finds him switching equipment just before golf&#39;s pre-eminent team event.
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With apologies to the World Series, much of the world&#39;s sporting interest in the United States is currently related to soccer, not baseball.
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Give the USA basketball team a break. After all, these are the nice guys, the ones who came. There are a lot of other players who couldn&#39;t find time in their busy summer schedules for the Olympics. And you know what? The Americans may yet ...
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Phil Mickelson&#39;s notable move was to take a pass on playing a practice round Wednesday. The reason: Team captain Hal Sutton told his players to prepare for Friday&#39;s first day however each sees fit.
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Phil Mickelson spent a sleepless night, not that it really mattered since he had plenty of time to rest up Saturday at the Ryder Cup. The best player in the majors this year, a chastised Mickelson sat out the morning four-ball matches mostly because U.S. captain Hal Sutton dared not risk giving away any more points.
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Americans see sport as entertainment. But the British do not necessarily want to be entertained at a sporting event. We require long-term emotional involvement.
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Masters champion Phil Mickelson defended his commitment to the US Ryder Cup cause on Wednesday as scrutiny over his decision to switch equipment before golf&#39;s biggest team event intensified.
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HAVEN, Wis. -- Hal Sutton has talked at length about a five-day period in his life. It was October 2002 and he had been offered the position of captain for the 2004 US Ryder Cup team. An easy decision? Hardly. He agonized over it before deciding he'd take the job.
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Paul Casey: The Englishman could get a rough welcome when he starts playing full-time next year on the PGA Tour after comments he made suggesting Americans were generally annoying.
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If, as reported, Tom Lehman will be named today as captain of the 36th US Ryder Cup team by the PGA of America, one thing is likely for the 2006 Cup matches in Ireland: The recent move toward civility will come to an abrupt end.
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Tiger Woods says he would like more of a say in future US Ryder Cup team decisions. Woods, who struggled along with the rest of the American side in the biennial event earlier this month, says he&#39;d like to
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England boss Steve McClaren has defended his decision to call-up David Beckham for international duty despite the midfielder putting in a 10,000-mile round trip from America and having to play two matches in 24 hours.
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U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger said he will not lobby for a change to the PGA Tour schedule that could give his team a week off before taking on the Europeans at Valhalla Golf Club next year.
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ATHENS -- Almost a clean getaway . . . Team USA is trying so hard to be the international good fellas. No showboating. No mugging. No smiling. No complaining to refs (when Lamar Odom angrily threw down a towel in response to one call against his team, coach Larry Brown whirled around, directed him back to the bench, and kicked ...
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Dream Team no longer: The U.S. squad is learning a hard lesson in how the rest of the globe plays ball
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.Former US Ryder Cup captain Curtis Strange was criticized in 2002 for holding his best players out until the final Sunday singles matches.
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This bit of coaching euthanasia -- Dave Wannstedt getting whacked (or whatever they called it) by the Dolphins -- had to happen. I&#39;m &quot;stepping aside for the good of the team&#39;&#39; is what he told me just after noon today.