A top woman golfer files suit after exclusion from tourney
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Elaine Joyce did not set out to break gender barriers when she signed up to play in a golf tournament in Dennis with her father last spring. The single-digit-handicap golfer says she simply wanted to improve her game by competing with players better than herself.
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No. 1 wholesale club sued for keeping women out of top posts by same lawyers suing Wal-Mart. SAN FRANCISCO  - Costco Wholesale Corp. was sued Tuesday for keeping women out of top management posts in a case filed by the same lawyers leading a ...
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Photos: At this year's British Open in Scotland, the world's top golfers will have to battle the elements
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Her credentials are impeccable &#151; No. 1 player in the world, winner of the Olympic gold medal. And yet, there were moments Tuesday at the U.S. Open when Justine Henin-Hardenne was in trouble, challenged by a teenager who had never played in a Grand Slam event before.
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A high school track star has been disqualified from a meet because officials said the custom-made outfit she wears to conform to her Muslim faith violated competition rules.
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South Koreans In-Kyung Kim and Hye Jung Choi shared the top spot in the LPGA Tour's final qualifying tournament Sunday, while 13 other players also earned full exemptions for next season.
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SAN FRANCISCO An assistant store manager at Costco Wholesale Corp. filed suit against the chain, alleging that she was passed over for promotion because the company&#39;s policies discriminate against women.
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Maria Sharapova of Russia screams after missing a shot in her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the WTA Championships in Los Angeles, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004.
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A country club sued the city after it was fined for refusing to extend spousal benefits to the partners of two gay members.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.  Â A lawyer who represented a Rutgers University women's basketball player complained to the school that her coach pressured the athlete to drop a lawsuit against Don Imus over the radio host's sexist and racist remarks about the team.
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Atlanta - In an unprecedented move, a golf club here has been fined $90 000 (R505 813) by city authorities for refusing to provide the partners of gay members with the same rights afforded to spouses.
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The meltdowns? The fact that the two-time defending champion did not take her third straight title? But the place to start is on the 18th fairway at Columbia
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NEW YORK - The accolades, like her putts, just keep rolling in for ex-Arizona Wildcat Annika Sorenstam. Sorenstam, a six-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, was named sportswoman of the year by the Women&#39;s
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The Supreme Court considers the case of a fired coach who had railed against conditions for female athletes.
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November 09, 2004 ã¡ Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam, 34, again rewrote the history of the Ladies&#39; Professional Golf Association.
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Annika Sorenstam is mixing it up with the men again, and this time the competition includes Tiger Woods. Sorenstam and Woods will play against each other for the first time when they tee off Saturday in the Skins Game at the Trilogy Golf Club in the middle of the desert.
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Golf is not a sport renowned for being at ease with gender issues. Many of the game&#39;s great clubs refuse to admit women, and the occasional inclusion of women in men&#39;s professional tournaments has caused consternation from Arran to Augusta.