Faster conditions could vex players in second round
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Phil Mickelson, battling to stay in contention, launched his opening tee shot to the middle of the fairway as the second round of the U.S. Open got underway on Friday.
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Opponents aren't the only ones having a tough time matching Max Darrah's pace. Record-keepers are struggling to keep up, as well.
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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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Raymond Felton vs. Chris Paul. Rashad McCants vs. Justin Gray. Sean May vs. Eric Williams.
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While wondering if the Cleveland Browns (3-8) can hold their opponents under 60 points for a second consecutive week, in their defense it has to be said they&#39;re in the tougher of the two conferences.
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Dwight Freeney has the advantage here because he&#39;s too fast to be covered by just one player. He&#39;s playing incredible football right now and is absolutely terrorizing offensive lines.
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New data gives a peek into how the players are posed to do.
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There'll be no last-minute pressure this time. The United States advanced to the next round of World Cup qualifying with a game to spare.
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Speed wins. Or at least that is the perception in many quarters of college football. And Louisiana State had more speed than Ohio State, which was one of the reasons the No. 1-ranked and once-beaten Buckeyes were slight underdogs against the twice-beaten and No. 2-ranked Tigers in last night's BCS championship game at the Superdome.
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As ever, the big question mark hanging over today&#39;s race is strategy. Thanks to the difficult conditions in qualifying we now have a fairly muddled grid, however, it&#39;s only in the opening laps that of the
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The Rest of the World face an uphill task in their bid to win the UBS Cup for the first time after the United States took the second day fourball session 4-2 to establish a 6 Â½ - 5 Â½ lead going into the final day singles at Kiawah Islandâs Cassique
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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South African ran in eight tries - six in the second half - to hammer a virtual second string England 55-22 in the second Test here on Saturday.
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International teams, almost all of them, have many capable shooters -- especially from 3-point range. Get caught in a screen, leave them uncontested, be slow getting out, and inevitably they&#39;ll hit those shots.
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The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense.
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Three attributes indicate the potential for a double.
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Germany, England and Ecuador &amp;#151; yes, Ecuador &amp;#151; already have made the second round of the World Cup. They&#039;ll decide their opponents in the knockout phase on Tuesday.