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Cardinals hailed for hiring NFL's first female coach

(Reuters) – The Arizona Cardinals were being hailed as groundbreakers on Tuesday after hiring the National Football League’s first female coach. The Cardinals on Monday hired Jen Welter, a 37-year-old former pro football player, to be a coaching intern during training camp this year, working with inside linebackers. Football fans took to Twitter to express their sentiments about Welter’s hiring.

Putting touch has deserted me, says Poulter

By Tony Jimenez WOBURN, England (Reuters) – Less than three years after his magical putter inspired a ‘miracle’ Ryder Cup victory for Europe, Ian Poulter says his touch on the greens has temporarily deserted him. “I’m not disappointed how I played because I thought I played good but I’m disappointed I didn’t hole my fair share of putts,” Poulter told Reuters in an interview. “Some weeks you just can’t see

Golf-Putting touch has deserted me, says Poulter

By Tony Jimenez WOBURN, England, July 28 (Reuters) – Less than three years after his magical putter inspired a ‘miracle’ Ryder Cup victory for Europe, Ian Poulter says his touch on the greens has temporarily deserted him. “I’m not disappointed how I played because I thought I played good but I’m disappointed I didn’t hole my fair share of putts,” Poulter told Reuters in an interview. “Some weeks you just

Cardinals' new female intern breaks gender ground

Jen Welter, who played 14 seasons of professional football, will make history as the first woman coach in the NFL when she takes up an intern position with the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals announced the hiring on Monday, saying they added Welter to their staff as a coaching intern during training camp and pre-season. “Coaching is nothing more than teaching,” Cardinals Coach Bruce Arians told the team’s website.

A-Rod celebrates 40th birthday in style

Alex Rodriguez celebrated his birthday by belting a home run in the New York Yankees’ 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers and said he’s in a “good place” as he turns 40. Asked prior to Monday’s game what advice he might give his younger self, A-Rod acknowledged he was in “no position” to give advice to anyone. “There was a point and a time for me that hitting home runs

Turbo Fours Coming to Toyota Camry, Honda Accord

– The auto industry has rushed to adopt downsized, turbocharged engines in recent years, but two of the biggest nameplates in the U.S. car market have thus far stayed on the sidelines: the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord. That won’t be the case for much longer, according to a report in Automotive News. – Both models will be getting turbo four-cylinders in the near future. For its part, the

Centene considers snapping up Medicare Advantage plans from rivals

Health insurer Centene Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and said it would consider buying the Medicare Advantage plans its rivals are likely to divest during the current phase of consolidation in the managed care industry. U.S. health insurers are consolidating in an attempt to cut costs and improve their bargaining power with doctors and hospitals. Anthem Inc said last week that it would buy Cigna Corp for about $54.2