Open Format Duel Enters New Round After Mass. Decision
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Following BetaNews' story yesterday on the State of Massachusetts' decision to propose formally accepting Microsoft's Office Open XML as a "suitable" format, advocates on two of the three sides of this issue wrote us to say they were concerned our story's contents might tend to favor a different side.
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In volume and variety, the Bay State Games series annually is the most intriguing amateur sports competition in Massachusetts. Among the hundreds of local athletes -- from ages in the single digits to the 70s -- competing last weekend and this week in a variety of sports, here are a few whose stories stand out: Badminton
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There were lessons learned at Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, a course on which he grew up. There were visions of venerable Augusta National, hallowed ground to which he has never visited. But mostly, Austin Eaton III did a marvelous job of staying in the present during last week's stunning march to the US Mid-Amateur title.
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Ali vs. Frazier. Leonard vs. Hagler. Now Massachusetts football fans have their own prize fight set for Nov. 5, 2005 at Yale.
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Picking the men&#39;s winner of the US Open, which will begin today in Flushing Meadows, NY, is no sure thing, based on what happened at the year&#39;s two previous Grand Slam events.
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It&#8217;s not easy to find 30-somethings in the Open singles draws. The men&#8217;s field is still dotted with six &#8212; Tim Henman, Andrei Pavel, Carlos Moya, Agustin Calleri, Thomas Johansson and Hyung-Taik Lee. Four of those six are in action today. Henman, now ranked 91st but a perennial top-10 player and the British No. 1 [...].
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SEMMES, United States : Heather Daly-Donofrio took full advantage of a rule change that allowed her to compete in the LPGA Tournament of Champions, firing a two-under par 70 here to win the event by four strokes.
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Vaughn Taylor is back at Oakmont, relieved that it's only the U.S. Open. There has been widespread talk of gloom and doom in recent weeks, from defending champion Geoff Ogilvy reportedly losing seven balls in his round of 85 to Vijay Singh and a host of others saying they would not be surprised if the winner finished 10 shots over par.
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MIDWAY -- The Region 4 golf race looks like it's going to be a back-and-forth battle between three teams.
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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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Andre Agassi's final U.S. Open shapes up as a tough one thanks to a draw Wednesday that includes a potential second-round match against rising star Marcos Baghdatis and possible fourth-round showdown against Andy Roddick.
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Friday had its own winners and losers   at the U.S. Open but players were still buzzing over Andre   Agassi's thrilling five-set victory over Marcos Baghdatis a day   earlier.
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British rivals Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski meet in round one of the US Open.
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Bob Giusti didn't need to duplicate his first-round 66 to capture the sixth Cape Cod Senior Open. Par would've been enough. But Giusti struggled to a 4-over-par 75 yesterday at Hyannis Golf Club, opening the door for Tom Sullivan to claim his second title.
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As electrifying a round as he had going -- nine birdies and one eagle -- Brent Wanner didn't have to look too far to find another round as dramatic in yesterday's first round of the New England Open at Lake Winnipesaukee GC in New Durham, N.H.
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Frank Vana Jr. is the lone remaining Massachusetts entry in the US Amateur Championship after three days of play at a demanding Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
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Frank Vana Jr. and Joe Keller have been fixtures on the Massachusetts amateur golf circuit for so many years it seemed impossible the two hadn't faced each other in match play before yesterday's semifinals of the Massachusetts Amateur Championship at Concord Country Club.