First Person: Tony Gonzalez, Chiefs Tight End
Sports Illustrated Tue, 13 Sep 2005 9:00 AM PDT
ON READING I read a lot of biographies. I've studied great players, like Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali. I've read books on Gandhi, Jesus Christ, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln. I want to see what makes them click. I read a lot of business books too. It's so interesting to see why some people make it and some don't. There's one common denominator to people who are great: When |
Burnside: Leader, champion, legend
ESPN Mon, 12 Sep 2005 6:52 PM PDT
Messier the finest leader the game has ever known by Scott Burnside It's the rare athlete who becomes eclipsed by his own legend, the player whose accomplishments are so great they almost cease to exist as a real flesh-and-blood person. Joe Namath, Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods perhaps. Mark Messier, too. And... |
Vijay Returns
PGA Tue, 13 Sep 2005 1:14 PM PDT
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Major Champion Vijay Singh will complete the foursome for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Nov. 21-23, at Poipu Bay Golf Course & Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa in Kauai, Hawaii. |
This week's golf tournaments
Slam! Sports Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:59 AM PDT
Site: Farmington, Pa. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa, Mystic Rock Course (7,471 yards, par 72). Purse: $4.4 million US. Winner's share: $792,000. |
Date change in local qualifying for 2006 British Open
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport Tue, 13 Sep 2005 1:19 PM PDT
Local qualifying for next year's British Open has been brought forward five days to avoid a clash with the European Tour's Scottish Open, organisers said on Tuesday. |
Every's NCAA waiver bears watching
GolfDigest.com Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:44 AM PDT
While most men's college coaches don't like to admit it, they've watched with sweaty palms as their counterparts in the women's game have been the ones to deal primarily with the headaches arising from young players leaving school early to turn pro. |
Golf: Richest tourney tees off Thursday
The Tucson Citizen Tue, 13 Sep 2005 6:10 AM PDT
VIRGINIA WATER, England - Top-seeded Retief Goosen will face Kenneth Ferrie in the first round of the World Match Play Championship. Goosen, who won his last two events at the China and German Masters, will play Ferrie over 36 holes. The 16-man tournament at Wentworth starts Thursday. |
Roger already rates with game's greats
NorthJersey.com Tue, 13 Sep 2005 9:09 AM PDT
NEW YORK - "Best ever" is, of course, a subjective term. How, after all, do you truly compare Roger Federer and the space-age racket he brandishes to Don Budge or Bill Tilden and their wooden weapons of seven and eight decades ago? |
Date change in local qualifying for 2006 British Open
Reuters.co.uk Tue, 13 Sep 2005 1:23 PM PDT
Local final qualifying (LFQ) will take place on June 10 and 11 at four venues in Britain to allow players the added option of competing in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond later that week. |
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