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2012 Olympics: 5 Can't-Miss Events for July 30
News Okay, NBC. We'll play along. All during the Olympics, we'll be presenting a rundown of the essential, can't-miss events — according to when they'll be broadcast on NBC. (We don't sanction watchin...
42 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: News, Olympics

Olympics Photo of the Day: U.S. Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas
News London Olympics 2012 Photo of the Day American gymnast Gabrielle Douglas eyes perfection on the uneven bars during the team portion of the women's gymnastics competition. Her stellar perfo...
42 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: News, Olympics, Gabrielle Douglas

2012 Summer Olympics: Watch The Opening Ceremony Tonight
News The 2012 Summer Olympics: What to Watch, July 27 The Opening Ceremony Time: 7:30 pm Eastern (tape delay), NBC Years of preparation and months of hype are finally giving way to actual compe...
42 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: News, Olympics

Memories of Moe Norman
Golf Moe Norman was a painfully shy, eccentric Canadian prone to wearing garish, mismatched outfits. He was also quite possibly the greatest striker of the golf ball in history. No less of an authority ...
42 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Ernie Els vs. Phil Mickelson: Who's the Second-Best Player of the Tiger Woods Era?
Golf Ernie Els' win in the British Open marked the fourth major championship of his remarkable career, and the third decade in which he's won a major. He's now tied with Phil Mickelson in career majors,...
43 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

Ernie Els Pulls Off British Open Shocker
Golf   So did Ernie Els win it? Or did Adam Scott lose it? Both. The agony and the ecstasy of golf were on full display at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, and when it was over, Els had his second Cla...
43 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, News, Adam Scott, Brandt Snedeker, Ernie Els, Graeme McDowell, Tiger Woods

2012 British Open: Brandt Snedeker Fact Sheet
Golf Brandt Snedeker has just put together one of the best 36-hole performances in major championship history. Snedeker's 10-under 130 total ties Nick Faldo's 1992 record for lowest 36-hole score at the...
43 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Brandt Snedeker

British Open: 5 Burning Questions
Golf What to Watch on the Eve of the Open Championship ...
44 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, David Duval, Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter, Jason Day, Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Padraig Harington, Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia, Steve Stricker, Tiger Woods

2012 British Open Hole by Hole
Golf Take a virtual tour of Royal Lytham & St Annes. ...
44 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

The Belly Putter: Here to Stay?
Golf It could be D-day for long putters. Are they legal or illegal? A weapon or crutch? A trend or fad? The United States Golf Association could be ready to speak out on the matter. The USGA and the...
45 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, News, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson

Swimmer Dara Torres Goes for Her Sixth Olympics Tonight
News She's 50 meters — a single lap — away from history.  Dara Torres, swimming's elder stateswoman at age 45, is more than just one of the hottest 40-somethings on the planet. She remains ...
46 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: News, Olympics

PGA Tour Schedule Should Be Shorter, Not Longer

Golf I think all golf fans would agree by proclamation that the PGA Tour season is too long. So what is the Tour doing to address this problem? That's right. They're lengthening the season. Just what th...
46 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, News

Slow Play: It's Killing Golf
Golf The United States Golf Association and the PGA of America are fighting an uphill battle against slow play. They say five-hour rounds of golf are killing the game. People are quitting because they d...
47 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Webb Simpson: What We Said
Golf   For some casual fans, it may seem like Webb Simpson came out of nowhere. For Athlon and Brandel Chamblee, though, Simpson's breakthrough is not that surprising. Here's what we had to say...
48 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Webb Simpson

11 Angry Golfer Moments from the Pros
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48 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Overtime, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Tiger Woods

Webb Simpson Wins the U.S. Open
Golf Webb Simpson is our national champion, and contrary to the naysayers who'll claim he backed into it, a 68-68 weekend on one of the toughest golf courses in U.S. Open history is the definition of ea...
48 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, News, Graeme McDowell, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Webb Simpson

U.S. Open Weekend Preview
Golf He may be boring, but never, ever go to sleep on Jim Furyk. Especially at a U.S. Open. Furyk put himself in great position to win his second U.S. Open championship with another steady, occasion...
48 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Jim Furyk, Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy

U.S. Open: Greatest Moments
Golf Our national championship has produced many iconic moments. Here are 5 of them. ...
48 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Corey Pavin, Payne Stewart, Tiger Woods, Tom Watson

U.S. Open: The Olympic Club Hole by Hole
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48 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

U.S. Open TV Schedule
Golf U.S. Open Television Coverage Thursday — ESPN Noon-3 p.m; 5-10 p.m.; NBC 3-5 p.m.  Friday — ESPN Noon-3 p.m; 5-10 p.m.; NBC 3-5 p.m.  Saturday — NBC 4-10 p.m.  ...
48 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

2012 U.S. Open: The Contenders
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49 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods

U.S. Open: The Last Time...
Golf On the eve of the 2012 U.S. Open at San Francisco's Olympic Club, we've compiled some statistical tidbits: Last foreign winner:  Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, 2011  Last to defend tit...
49 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods

7 Most Awkward Golf Celebration Videos
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49 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Overtime, Boo Weekley, Jeff Overton, Tiger Woods, US Open

U.S. Open: Past Champions
Golf U.S. Open champions 1895 Horace Rawlins (173), Newport Country Club, Newport, Rhode Island 1896 James Foulis (152, +12), Shinnecock Hills, Shinnecock Hills, New York 1897 Joe Lloyd (162, +10)...
49 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods Ties Jack Nicklaus with 73rd Career Win
Golf For any other player, it would have been a career-defining moment. For Tiger Woods, it was just another Sunday — even if those Sunday moments have become a little more rare lately.  Wood...
50 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, News, Jack Nicklaus, Rickie Fowler, Tiger Woods

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