Holmes: Division Rivalries More Important Than Sox-Cubs
If your team wins, take some joy and don't stop the fun banter, but deep down you know who you hate and it isn't the Cubs or the Sox.
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If your team wins, take some joy and don't stop the fun banter, but deep down you know who you hate and it isn't the Cubs or the Sox.
An omission in the Pledge of Allegiance had NBC issuing an on-air apology Sunday during the U.S. Open.
Notes from the U.S. Open. Rory McIlroy breaks all the records. Only two Americans break the top 10. Jason Day finishes second in his consecutive majors.
Dan Reardon at the U.S. Open. Phil Mickelson's poor performance continues. Rory McIlroy became the first player in US Open history to get to 13 under par. Sergio Garcia and others played the third round of the U.S. Open without hitting golf balls to warm-up. The easier course for the third round didn't tighten up the leaderboard.
Notes from the U.S. Open. Lee Westwood had Saturday's low round. The USGA moved up tees to make holes a little easier. Las Vegas is betting on McIlroy finishing on top.
Dan Reardon at the U.S. Open. Rory McIlroy was so far ahead that someone brought up the "mercy rule." If McIlroy wins, it would five straight majors without an American winner.
Notes from the U.S. Open. McIlroy soars while Mickelson struggles. Amateur Patrick Cantlay is settling in at his first Open. Second-place Yang benefits from McIlroy's strong play.
Rory McIlroy shot 5-under-par 66 to head into the weekend at 11-under 131, setting the record for the best 36-hole score in the 111-year history of the tournament.
Notes from the U.S. Open. Rory McIlroy shot an impressive first-round 65. Many players found the opening 199-yard, par-3 10th hole a little daunting. Congressional is the second longest course in U.S. Open history.
Dan Reardon at the U.S. Open. Hale Irwin was on hand to watch his son play. The top-three ranked players were the featured pairing on the first three days. President Obama, VP Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner and Ohio governor John Kasich tee off at Andrews Air Force base on Saturday.
Light rain. Heavy rough. Welcome to the 111th U.S. Open.
Notes from the U.S. Open. The greens at Congressional are in good shape. The U.S. Open will return to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in 2018. Rory McIlroy defends LeBron James.
Majors change their champions. But Graeme McDowell, last year's winner, feels like just another player at the U.S. Open. Repeating will be tough, given his performance this year.
Notes from the world of golf. The Blue Course at Congressional, home to this year's U.S. Open, doesn't make it easy on players. Ken Venturi thinks back to his U.S. Open win at Congressional in 1964.
Tiger Woods recently pulled out of the upcoming U.S. Open. But a quick look at the numbers shows he's still on track to tie or surpass Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major wins.
Brandt Jobe is ranked 216 in the world and climbing. And just this week he made the U.S. Open field. The comeback continues for the journeyman who sliced off the top of two fingers on his left hand back in 2006.
On Tuesday, Tiger Woods announced that he wouldn't be participating in the 2011 U.S. Open. Injuries to his left knee and Achilles' will keep him out of the tournament for the first time since 1994.
Steve Stricker has not missed a cut in 2011. And with his 4-under 68 in Thursday's first round of the Memorial Tournament, he will probably make another. With such solid play, Stricker likes his chances at the U.S. Open in a couple weeks.
The professional golf season is year-round, with tournaments each month around the world. But every year, four majors stand out, providing the highest quality of golf and the most dramatic final rounds.
When Tiger Woods withdrew from the The Players Championship Thursday morning after shooting a 6-over 42 on just nine holes, I finally reached a conclusion I never thought I would reach this soon.
I am not much of a golfer, and to be honest with you, I find the game a bit boring for my taste. At least without the "real" Tiger Woods, anyway.
