Hurst charges ahead, hangs on to win
473441
Pat Hurst watched expressionless as Jeong Jang prepared to putt on the 18th hole Sunday. Hurst had already wrapped up her round at the Safeway Classic, a 4-under 68 that gave her the lead.
685780
Roger Clemens won his 327th career game with seven strong innings, and the Houston Astros kept pace in the wild-card race by holding on for a 7-5 victory over the Cardinals last night in St. Louis.
565388
ALASTAIR FORSYTH tees off in the second round of the Volvo Masters at Valderrama today determined to maintain the form he showed yesterday.
615835
Michael Young didn&#39;t let Mark Mulder get out of another bases-loaded jam, and made sure the Texas Rangers kept alive their long-shot chance in the AL West.
38394
Pitcher Mike Hampton homered off Kerry Wood and the Atlanta Braves sent the collapsing Chicago Cubs to the verge of wild-card elimination, holding on for a 5-4 win Friday.
16065
Ahsha Rolle only had the Grandstand crowd going for her today. When Rolle, an American wild card, served to even the first set at 5-5 against 15th-seeded Dinara Safina, an insanely loud, rhythmic pounding started from who knows where, maybe the Mets&#8217; stadium construction. Every close line call went against her, including a serve that [...].
270829
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.
103790
The No. 1 player takes the Chrysler lead and is in position to tie Tiger Woods for victories in a season. By BOB HARIG, Times Staff Writer.
251742
A sensational catch to dismiss South African captain Graeme Smith kept alive England's hopes of winning the first Test at St George's Park.
724535
The Atlanta Braves pounded the St.   Louis Cardinals 15-3 on Monday at Busch Stadium, extending   their winning run to six games while Chipper Jones' hitting   streak and a place in the record books came to an end.
388138
The streaking Houston Astros used seven  pitchers and a Jeff Bagwell home run to beat the Colorado  Rockies 4-2 Friday to hold on to their lead in the National  League wild card race.
133967
HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Jeff Bagwell made sure the Houston Astros did not waste a golden opportunity in the National League wild card chase.
586984
Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, Darin Erstad had a three-run homer, and the host Anaheim Angels beat Oakland, 5-3, yesterday to move back within two games of the AL West-leading A's. Jermaine Dye hit a two-run shot for the A's, who won the series opener Friday night.
316610
Annika Sorenstam could not have asked for a better day in the U.S. Women&#039;s Open. She played solidly for an even-par 71 in the morning to keep a share of the lead, then spent the afternoon resting in her palatial quarters as Pat Hurst, Michelle Wie and the rest of her challengers battled the blustery conditions at Newport Country Club, knowing they would have a short night before the marathon finish.
260124
Sergio Garcia took a confident step towards winning an elusive first major by holding off a chasing pack to keep his lead nearing the halfway stage of the British Open on Friday.
305743
WHEN Sergio Garcia made a muddle of the first play-off hole at Valderrama and ran up 5 after Scotlandâs Alastair Forsyth had slipped out of contention during the closing round, Ian Poulter was able to demonstrate a cool head and steady nerves to win the
38463
Annika Sorenstam could only manage a level-par 72 on day three of the ADT Tour Championship in Florida but it was enough to maintain a one-stroke lead.