Weir on pace for history in homeland
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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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When the Ryder Cup came to The Country Club in Brookline in 1999, crowds gathering to watch the world's best golfers created traffic snarls. Controlling all those people was a huge undertaking, as spectators responded to their golf heroes with awe bordering on the deific. There were Sergio Garcia and Paul Lawrie, striding the emerald fairways, not a hundred feet ...
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KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadian Mike Weir, making the most of calmer weather, holed an 18-foot birdie putt at the last to move one shot clear in the Mercedes-Benz Championship second round on Friday.
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OAKVILLE, Ontario  - Vijay Singh teed off his  reign as the new world number one in victorious style when he  won the Canadian Open on its 100th anniversary on Sunday at the  third extra hole of a play-off with home hope Mike Weir.
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The only putt Mike Weir made yesterday in the Canadian Open came at a good time, a 6-footer for birdie on the 18th hole for a 1-under-par 70 that gave him a three-shot lead and left him in great shape to become the first Canadian in 50 years to win his national championship.
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ANCASTER, Ontario  - Jim Furyk tuned up for the   Ryder Cup by capturing the Canadian Open on Sunday, firing a   final round five-under 65 to edge Bart Bryant by one stroke.
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Red-hot second round gives him lead. Trying to become first Canadian in 50 years to win home event, but No. 1 Singh lurks. Mike Weir has wanted to put the Canadian back into the Canadian Open since he first teed it up for the national championship in 1989.
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Johnny Weir and his rival, Evan Lysacek, finished with identical totals of 244.77. But Lysacek edged Weir for the menâs title because he had slightly better marks in his free skate.
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PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain : Ryder Cup hero Sergio Garcia was keeping Simon Kahn well in his sights as the delayed second round of the EPGA Turespana Mallorca was completed.
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Johnny Weir has worn high heels and a Gucci minidress, dyed his hair "chocolate-covered cherries," and likened one of his costumes to a "Care Bear on acid." What won't he do to restore the buzz to his sport? "I'm not going to beat anyone up or hit someone on the knee," the three-time United States men's champion ...
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IN AN unpleasant repeat of the Athens Games marathon fiasco, Mike Weir was grabbed by a fan as he walked to the 11th tee during the final round of the Canadian Open on Sunday.
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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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Kapalua might consider changing its logo to a Maple Leaf this week. Mike Weir of Canada, who only 10 weeks ago qualified for the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship with his first victory in more than three years, made an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 6-under 67 in much more agreeable conditions Friday for a one-shot lead over Stephen Ames and Jonathan Byrd.
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ATHENS -- In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country's new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic record, wins a gold medal, and lifts the emotions of an entire nation.
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House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal that won House approval last December.
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Marcel Hossa beat Antero Niittymaki in the 13th round of a shootout and Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 13 Philadelphia shooters to give the New York Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Flyers last night in Philadelphia.
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World number one Vijay Singh and hometown hero Mike Weir were ready to battle it out for the third round at the Canadian Open after the delayed second round was concluded.