U.S. has shot for redemption at Ryder Cup
Mark it down. 2008 just might be the year the United States doesn’t get waxed in the Ryder Cup. The 35th incarnation of the event takes place Sept. 16-21 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. The United States hasn’t won the event since 1999 when Ben Crenshaw captained a miracle comeback in Brookline, Mass. The last three Cups? Europe has cruised, 52.5-31.5. Call it poor leadership, poor play, poor camaraderie — any and all apply. Paul Azinger can change that. In 2006 the after losing for the third-straight time, the U.S. changed up its Ryder Cup selection process. The top eight players in the Ryder Cup points standings qualify automatically and the captain, Azinger, has four at-large picks. Tiger won’t be around this year, perhaps immediately notching the advantage to the Europeans. But even with Tiger the U.S. has lost three straight. Woods is 10-13-2 in five Ryder Cups. He’s a solid 3-1-1 in singles play, but do the math — with his teammates he’s winning less than
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“I pretty much listen to Rush all the time,” Mediate said.
The 45-year-old PGA Tour veteran is in Akron this week after earning a spot in the WGC Bridges
Indians trade one of the good guys
There isn’t much reason for me to cheer for the Cleveland Indians anymore — not that I was the biggest fan anyways.
Still, the Tribe shipped off one of their good guys on Saturday dealing Casey Blake to Los Angeles for two minor leaguers
Sizing up contenders for the '08 Open Championship
While Kenny Perry might currently be the hottest player in golf someone else can work his way into the foray as challenger to all things Tiger by taking this week’s Open Championship.
The 47-year-old Perry, who would largely be regarded
Refueling the hardwood: Fans strike back
In the last installment on the Cleveland Cavaliers off-season antics, I delved into the current roster and what I thought about their futures in the wine and gold.
This time around, I look at possible ideas to improve the team, a few giv
Rocco will pull off golf’s biggest upset
It’s 11:11 p.m. here in the humble confines of the Salem News building. I planned to run a U.S. Open column by Associated Press writer Tim Dahlberg in this space, but after seeing what he wrote, I nixed it because I whole heartedly disagree with what
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