Drohen calmly rides to the fore
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Bill Drohen is sick of being a bridesmaid at the Massachusetts Amateur Championship. The 34-year-old, who plays out of Bradford Country Club, has finished in the semifinals three times. Since the third time wasn't the charm, he's hoping this one will be.
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In-form Swede Jesper Parnevik, having shrugged off early-season injuries, is in high spirits for this week's Ginn Classic where he will have the benefit of home comforts.
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The superstar springs a surprise.
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ATHENS - Sarah Ulmer, track cycling&#39;s individual pursuit queen-in-waiting, was the ultimate quiet achiever after raising the roof at the Olympic Velodrome.
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Mark Buehrle worked quickly and efficiently Friday, looking a lot like Greg Maddux &amp;#151; the pitcher he beat.
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Petter Solberg was here not just to compete but also to discover the beauty of the terrain. At least this is what he said on Thursday.
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Phil Mickelson is so enthused about how well he is hitting the ball that he was looking forward to tough, windy conditions along the ocean yesterday at Pebble Beach.
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Commotion simply isn&#39;t part of his makeup, the level of Retief Goosen&#39;s stoic personality fast approaching legendary proportions on the PGA Tour.
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Norway's Thor Hushovd powers home in a bunch sprint to take victory in stage four of the Tour de France.
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Yesterday&#39;s first round of the $5 million Deutsche Bank Championship was all the evidence anyone could possibly need to keep this tournament right where it is, at TPC of Boston.
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EMBOLDENED by his own experiences, Justin Langer says it won&#39;t be long before Darren Lehmann flips the ignition switch and again becomes a &quot;run machine&quot;.
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Dustin Pedroia bounded into the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday afternoon in the same manner he has since he made the big league club last year: head high, eyes alert, swagger intact.
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Toronto's Gregg Zaun is the first to admit his good fortune in homering from both sides of the plate.
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Annika Sorenstam was hitting the ball so well she knew exactly where it was going. Combine that with an unusually calm day in south Florida, and her name atop the leaderboard was no surprise.
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The simplest agenda at the Heritage tournament at Woburn has been the winning one, which was achieved yesterday by Henrik Stenson, the deadpan Swede, who played magnificently to finish on 19 under par.
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Golf finally felt easy to Jeff Sluman, and it wasn&#39;t hard to see why. From a fairway bunker on the 18th hole, he had to play a 20-yard hook to avoid the trees and reach the elevated green.
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Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel claimed  his second successive stage victory to open a comfortable lead  in the 2005 Dakar Rally Thursday.