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Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights
It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.
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10 more odd remarks from 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores'
From the confusing to the wacky, here are 10 more odd remarks from 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores' by Jen Campbell.
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Arnold Palmer: 12 quotes for his birthday
For his 83rd birthday, here are 12 quotes from the golfing legend.
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: 12 quotes on her birthday
On her June 26 birthday, here are 12 quotes from the golfer and Olympic track star Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
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The Masters: 12 women candidates for Augusta National membership
The Augusta National Golf Club has steadfastly refused to alter its all-male membership. But circumstances may soon cause the gender barrier to break, and if it does there are several women who might be good fits for the club.
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Ken Venturi dies: What Jack Nicklaus says about him (+video)
Ken Venturi dies: What did Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer say about Ken Venturi, a 14-time PGA tour winner and CBS broadcaster?
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Ken Venturi dies: CBS golf analyst remembered for 1964 US Open win (+video)
Ken Venturi dies: After a long career both on and just above the golf course, Ken Venturi dies Friday in his native California.
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Marshals: Tiger lied about Garcia incident
Marshals say Tiger lied about talking to the course marshals before he pulled a club and distracted Sergio Garcia at the Players Championship. If Tiger Woods lied, it's the third incident involving his integrity in recent weeks.
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Tiger Woods triumphs as Sergio sinks in Players Championship (+video)
Tiger Woods won his second career Players Championship Sunday. It's also Tiger Woods' fourth win this season, coming at the expense of Sergio Garcia.
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Players Championship: Sergio Garcia leads, pursued by Tiger Woods in second round
Former champions Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods are separated by one shot after they completed their second rounds at the Players Championship in northeast Florida Friday.
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Vijay Singh lawsuit against PGA for 'public humiliation and ridicule' (+video)
Vijay Singh lawsuit: The lawsuit was a surprise, and so was the timing — the day before The Players Championship, the flagship event on the tour held on its home course where Singh has honed his game for the last two decades.
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Vijay Singh cleared of deer antler doping charge
Vijay Singh cleared: The PGA dropped its case against Fijian golfer Vijay Singh because the World Anti-Doping Agency no longer considers deer antler spray a violation. The spray contains too little growth hormone.
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Yvette Prieto marries Michael Jordan (+video)
Yvette Prieto and former NBA star Michael Jordan tied the knot Saturday in Palm Beach, Fla. Prieto, a 35-year-old former model, met Jordan five years ago.
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Adam Scott: First Australian to win the Masters golf tournament (+video)
Adam Scott won the Masters in a thrilling playoff against Argentinian Angel Cabrera Sunday. Adam Scott is the first Australian to win at Augusta, Ga.
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Spring storm brings ice and snow, sure, but why tornadoes?
A record-setting spring storm has killed three people, downed power lines, snapped large trees, and closed roads, schools, and businesses across the Midwest and Southeast.
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Masters 2013: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson looking for another green jacket
The Masters golf tournament, the season's first major event, gets started Thursday morning. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and defending champ Bubba Watson are part of another impressive field that includes Chinese teenager Tianlang Guan.
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Tiger Woods wins WGC-Cadillac with eyes focused on the Masters
Tiger Woods chalked up his 76th PGA tour win. After the WGC-Cadillac win, Tiger Wood said, "Any time I can win prior to Augusta, it always feels good."
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Tiger Woods thrives as McIlroy struggles in Cadillac Championship
Tiger Woods: For at least one round on the Blue Monster at Doral, Woods looked more than capable of getting back to the top of the world ranking that he occupied for more than 10 years.
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Frustrated McIlroy quits, walks off course at Honda Classic tournament
He later said it was more dental than mental, releasing a statement that he couldn't concentrate because of a sore wisdom tooth.
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Tiger Woods barefoot, wet, four shots back in Honda Classic
Tiger Woods, who started on the back nine at PGA National, got off to a rough start with bogeys on his first and fourth holes but recovered with two birdies on the back nine in unusually chilly and overcast conditions for Florida.
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PGA: Putter ban opposed by PGA tour commissioner
The US Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club announced Nov. 28 a proposed rule that would prohibit players from anchoring the club to their body, the method used for belly putters and broom-handledputters that are pressed against the chest.
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Tiger, McIlroy both knocked out of Accenture Match Play in first round
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were both beaten in first round matches at the Accenture Match Play Championships Thursday in Arizona.
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Vijay Singh withdraws from Phoenix Open after admitting antler spray use
Singh said in a statement on Wednesday that while he used deer-antler spray he was not aware he may have been violating the U.S. PGA Tour's anti-doping policy.
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Tiger Woods to kick off 2013 PGA Tour season at Torrey Pines
Tiger Woods will start his PGA Tour campaign at Torrey Pines later this month. Tiger Woods has won several times on the San Diego golf course.
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Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights
It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.
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It's elementary, my dear: Watson returns as US Ryder Cup captain
The PGA of America is bringing back Tom Watson, who led the Americans to victory at the 1993 Ryder Cup matches, as captain for the 2014 US team.
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USGA rule change: Is this the end for belly putters in golf?
The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and the U.S. Golf Association said the proposed rule would make it illegal for pro golfers to "anchor" the club to their bodies while making a stroke. The new rule would not take effect until 2016.
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10 more odd remarks from 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores'
From the confusing to the wacky, here are 10 more odd remarks from 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores' by Jen Campbell.
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Ryder Cup recap: Europe storms back Sunday to keep the cup
Ryder Cup: Reversing an outcome 13 years ago in Brookline, Mass., Europe won the bulk of Sunday's singles matches to capture golf's most prestigious team competition.
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Ryder Cup 2012: US, Europe tied after initial matches
Keegan Bradley of the US enjoyed his first Ryder Cup match Friday morning, while Tiger Woods continued to struggle.
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