AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 5 (Reuters) - First round Masters leaderboard at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday (U.S. unless stated): -5 Lee Westwood (Britain) 18 holes -4 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 18 Peter Hanson (Sweden) 18 -3 Paul Lawrie (Britain) 18 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 18 Francesco Molinari (Italy) 18 Ben Crane 18 [...] ...
Lee Westwood grabbed the lead under the rain and late in the day in the first round of the Masters on Thursday as he set out yet again on his lifelong quest to win a major title. The world number three went out in 32 to signal his intentions and two more birdies against one [...] ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Back in 1998, Oregon and Nike teamed together to tinker with the Ducks' traditional but tired uniforms. Out went emerald green and lemon yellow, in came spruce, mallard and a little something called "lightning." That was just the start. The gaudy uniform craze that began with Nike co-founder Phil Knight's alma [...] ...
Great Lincoln's beard, we've seen a ghost! As if the MTV Movies team couldn't be any more excited about Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," it turns out that we were all so very wrong — and all it took was one perfectly crafted beard to push our enthusiasm over the edge for the Oscar winning director's upcoming [...] ...
At long last, the first image of Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln has surfaced! In full Lincoln beard, Day-Lewis is pictured in non-Lincoln clothing. The photo shows the 54-year-old actor dining at a restaurant in a sweater and jeans. "Lincoln," which is currently in production in Virginia, will be Day Lewis' first major film role [...] ...
BY NEIL STEINBERG • Sun-Times Columnist Apr 20, 2011 Jack Higgins on Maggie Daley Photos: Maggie Daley through the years Updated: November 25, 2011 4:51PM Maggie Daley was everything her husband was not. While the former mayor stood fixed in the glare of endless media attention for 22 years, his wife did her good works [...] ...
CHICAGO — Maggie Daley, who dedicated herself to children's issues and the arts while also zealously guarding her family's privacy during 22 years as Chicago's first lady, died on Thursday, more than nine years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Daley was 68 and died in her Chicago home surrounded by her husband, former [...] ...
BY NEIL STEINBERG • Sun-Times Columnist Apr 20, 2011 Jack Higgins on Maggie Daley Updated: November 25, 2011 2:13AM Maggie Daley was everything her husband was not. While the former mayor stood fixed in the glare of endless media attention for 22 years, his wife did her good works quietly, behind the scenes While he [...] ...
Updated: Friday, 28 Oct 2011, 10:26 PM EDTPublished : Friday, 28 Oct 2011, 4:45 PM EDT Berlin, Conn. (WTNH) - Power companies are not taking any chances with Saturday's impending storm. Officials say the biggest potential problem are the leaves. Leaves collect the water and the snow and could fall on wires, causing power outages [...] ...
If Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Ryan Howard indeed has a torn Achilles tendon, it's unlikely he'll be back for the start of the 2012 MLB season. And that's going to be a huge loss for the Phillies. When you have Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt (if Philly picks up his option) [...] ...
When the Baltimore Ravens drafted the speedy wide receiver Torrey Smith out of the University of Maryland in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft they thought they were getting a potential game-breaker. But a shaky preseason resulted in the Ravens trading for seven-year veteran Lee Evans to fill that role. Smith certainly didn't [...] ...
Gary Johnson is an avid triathlete, so he is no stranger to running far and hard. But that hasn't helped the libertarian former governor of New Mexico break out of the pack in his run for the GOP presidential nomination.Johnson, 58, gets a chance to bask on the national stage Thursday night when he joins [...] ...