Curlin Overwhelms a Deep Field and Overcomes a Soggy Track
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Curlin, a 3-year-old son of Smart Strike, did his best to make everyone forget the unfortunate sideshows that surrounded his victory in the Classic.
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A steady downpour didn't qualify as bad weather to Suzann Pettersen. Playing through heavy showers was fine to Pettersen, who took a one-stroke lead Friday at the Wendy's Championship for Children. More than an inch of rain pounded Tartan Fields Golf Club, suspending play late in the afternoon &#151; as was the case in the first round.
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The muddy aftermath of Friday night's rain couldn't keep the girls of Newton South High School from running away with the Division 1 crown at the 45th Catholic Memorial Invitational yesterday at Franklin Park.
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Scott Verplank hobbled his way through some miserable weather last week at the American Express Championship. In the desert, where conditions were perfect, he not only walked better but played better, too.
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Wild weather seems to bring out the best in Ernie Els, who was both steady and spectacular yesterday in a cool rain, warm sunshine, and blustery conditions for an 8-under
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layers&#39; shirts beat against their bodies like waves against a rock. The tennis ball often did a strange jig as it crossed the net.
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Feel like a fish out of water? You may not be too far off.
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The veteran shot a five-under 66 as the Canadian Open got off to a messy start. OAKVILLE -- The rain made a mess of yesterday&#39;s first round of the Canadian Open and that played right into Joey Sindelar&#39;s hands.
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LUSHING MEADOWS, NY - By the time Roger Federer and Andre Agassi moved into a fifth set on a windy yesterday afternoon, it was as if they were playing an entirely different match than the one that was halted by Wednesday night&#39;s rains.
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An early leader out of the gate faces stiff competition in the stretch.
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It was a smooth deflection -- as fluid as the floating, twisting, game-turning layup Nicole Ohlde had been asked about a few seconds earlier.
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Leslie Law was in such a state of shock at learning he had become Britainâs first eventing gold medallist since 1972 that he pulled out of a competition in Solihull through lack of concentration.
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Sport: Play begins after rain delays. Full coverage from SW19.
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When it was more difficult, skiing was definitely more elegant. The simple act of staying upright on two long boards as one shot down over a frozen surface was wonder enough, but then making turns along the way, actually steering the darn things. It was amazing.
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The course is a back-breaking 7,800 yards long off the tips, the rough is up, it&#39;s 100F out there, the greens are fast and firm and refusing to hold, and yesterday there was a tricky wind to contend with.
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FITCHBURG -- The Brockton 4 x 800-meter relay team may have bettered a meet record, but it still wasn't good enough yesterday at the All-New England track and field championships.
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MUMBAI: When rookie Aussie off-spinner Nathan Hauritz got one to rise at Harbhajan&#39;s midriff to induce a short-leg catch, the Wankhede stadium pitch confirmed the fears that it would turn out dry and dusty.