Summer tour season heats up
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As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started.
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The first few months of the year are  an ideal time for rising acts to grab their share of attention  and, they hope, sales. That's true for upcoming releases and  new promotional boosts for sets already on hand.
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Finally the scorching 90-degree weather has subsided and it feels like it should in early September, warm and breezy, the perfect time to be outdoors. But maybe you are not quite sure where to hike or bike, or simply looking for some different terrain.
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The European golf tour could be playing four events in China next season under a schedule released Thursday at the Volvo Masters. The European Tour begins the new season Nov. 25-28 with the China Open in Shanghai.
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This is getaway day for what's looked at as the unofficial start of summer. Millions of people will be climbing into their cars or getting on airplanes for the Memorial Day weekend.
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&quot;I think it&#39;s kind of fun to play new courses,&quot; she said. &quot;During the year we don&#39;t get to see very many courses other than the ones we play on the tour.
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If the ski season has a focal point -- sort of like Fourth of July weekend in summer -- it is Presidents' Week vacation. It's the week when snow meets family-free-from-school, when the weather has softened and ski areas are competing like crazy for your buck.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - The first few months of the year are an ideal time for rising acts to grab their share of attention and, they hope, sales. That's true for upcoming releases and new promotional boosts for sets already on hand.
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AP Correspondent John Leicester is covering the Tour de France and he and other AP writers will be filing periodic reports on the three-week cycling extravaganza that got under way July 1.
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RICHARD Green is campaigning for a fair go for golfers in a bid to inject more excitement into home tournaments this summer. Green blasted the brutal course set-up for last week&#39;s Australian
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Travel: Great ideas to fill your summer break, from paddling down the river Dart in a 12-seater canoe to the world's first strictly under-19s rock festival, at Victoria Park.
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Warm up to some real winners this year.
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It's shaping up to be one of the warmest years on record.
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A year ago, Danny Ellis was preparing for a trip to the PGA TOUR qualifying school. He played well there, too, finishing second, but his 2004 season on TOUR hasnât been as prosperous as he would like.
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Tiger Woods and dozens of players took advantage of the summer weather to tour Carnoustie Golf Links, site of this year's British Open.
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As a league that plays through the summer, Major League Soccer is subject to the ebb and flow, players coming and going for major international tournaments.
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Summer on Fire Island starts with a scramble to prepare houses for seasonal residents.