Whas Happened In Sports Last Night
NBA Seriously, who needs to even play defense these days when you can just score at will. OK, fine. Watching Ronnie Turiaf block shots is fun. Los Angeles Lakers 108, Dallas Mavericks 104 (OT). [ Kansas City Star ]
Golf : Lorena Ochoa can beat you with her eyes hog-tied behind her back. Hot. Ochoa finishes at 20 under. [ NYTimes ]
Premiership : Does the fact that Liverpool won mean we have to wait a few more weeks until Rafa Benitez gets the... Read Full Story
Updated: October 02, 2009, 20:03
PRATTVILLE, Ala.(AP) Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson shot a 3-under 69 on Friday for a share of the lead with top-ranked Lorena Ochoa and three others after the second round of the Navistar LPGA Classic. The 14-year-old Thompson, from Coral Springs, Fla., is trying to become the second-youngest winner in LPGA Tour history - and the youngest in a full event. Marlene Hagge won the 1952 Sarasota Open 14 days after her 18th birthday and took the... Read Full Story
Updated: October 02, 2009, 21:07
PRATTVILLE, Ala.(AP) Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson is trying to avoid getting to far ahead of herself in the Navistar LPGA Classic. "I'm an amateur, and I'm just going to look at it and just be like, 'Whatever,''' said Thompson, tied for the second-round lead. "Because I just try to come into these and just play well. It's just good competition for me. Best in the world.'' Attempting to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history, the... Read Full Story
Lorena Ochoa shot a par 73 Saturday for a six-stroke lead after three rounds of the Women's British Open, the only player under par for the tournament. Read Full Story
With the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament starting today, how will the young miss Lorena Ochoa fare against the veteran Annika Sorenstam.
Annika and Lorena tied for third in the last major this year, the McDonald’s LPGA Championship. Neither one could quite get the job done on Sunday.
Annika Sorenstam already has three wins in 2008 and will look to add another major title to her portfolio of ten, this week at the U.S Women’s. Sorenstam tied for 32nd at the Open last year, the... Read Full Story
Michelle Wie will play next week in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, the first time she'll play on the PGA Tour this year, tournament organizers said. Read Full Story
One week after her best finish on the LPGA Tour in two years, Michelle Wie has another weekend off -- and the possibility of needing to qualify to play on the LPGA Tour next year. Read Full Story
Updated: May 14, 2009, 18:20
CLIFTON, N.J.(AP) Helen Alfredsson of Sweden shot a career-best, 10-under 62 and took a two-stroke lead over Brittany Lincicome after the opening round of the LPGA Sybase Classic. Alfredsson's round Thursday was the lowest on tour this year, and it left three-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa nine shots out of the lead at the Upper Montclair Country Club. Suzann Pettersen of Norway was three shots behind Alfredsson and a shot... Read Full Story
Updated: May 14, 2009, 18:53
CLIFTON, N.J.(AP) Lorena Ochoa is going to have to stage one of the biggest comebacks of her career to win a fourth straight Sybase Classic. Helen Alfredsson jump-started a career-best, 10-under 62 by holing out for eagle from 68 yards on her second hole, and took a two-stroke lead over Brittany Lincicome after the opening round on Thursday. Ochoa, who has won this event at two different courses, was nine shots behind the long... Read Full Story
Helen Alfredsson of Sweden shot a career-best, 10-under 62 and took a two-stroke lead over Brittany Lincicome after the opening round of the LPGA Sybase Classic. Alfredsson's round Thursday was the lowest on tour this year, and it left three-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa nine shots out of the lead at the Upper Montclair Country Club. Suzann Pettersen of Norway was three shots behind Alfredsson and a shot ahead of Ji Young Oh of South Korea after the round on a cold, damp day... Read Full Story
