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President Obama jumps on Cubs bandwagon after dissing team this summer
Arrieta, Cubs silence Pirates 4-0 to win NL wild-card game (Yahoo Sports)
Maybe it’s time to stop treating the Chicago Cubs like they’re too young to be here. Watch out baseball, the Cubs – yes, the Cubs – are ahead of schedule. Arrieta allowed four hits in nine dominant innings and Chicago rolled to a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL wild-card game on Wednesday night.
FIFA suspends Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for 90 days (Yahoo Sports)
Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini, the former France great who had been favored to take over as FIFA leader, were both suspended for 90 days Thursday, plunging soccer’s governing body deeper into crisis. Blatter and Platini were suspended by the FIFA ethics committee in the wake of a Swiss criminal investigation. The decision seemingly ends Platini’s bid to succeed Blatter as FIFA president in the emergency election in
Leaving on a jet plane? Not me, says Fritsch
By Tony Jimenez WOBURN, England (Reuters) – A top golfer who refuses to fly seems about as incongruous as a horse-hating jockey or a skier who dislikes snow but it is a situation that German professional Florian Fritsch is perfectly comfortable with. Fritsch’s fear of jet travel forced him to briefly give up the sport five years ago and he has slowly worked his way through the lower echelons up
Golf-Leaving on a jet plane? Not me, says Fritsch
By Tony Jimenez WOBURN, England, Oct 8 (Reuters) – A top golfer who refuses to fly seems about as incongruous as a horse-hating jockey or a skier who dislikes snow but it is a situation that German professional Florian Fritsch is perfectly comfortable with. Fritsch’s fear of jet travel forced him to briefly give up the sport five years ago and he has slowly worked his way through the lower
Donald Trump takes Scottish windfarm fight to UK's top court
Billionaire U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump took his long battle against windfarms near his Scottish golf course to the UK Supreme Court on Thursday. The property mogul – who says plans for 11 offshore turbines will spoil the view from his greens – has lost a series of battles in lower courts, and has vowed to go on to the European Court of Justice if he fails again in
Rejuvenated Mickelson gets his mojo back
If there had been any lingering doubts about Phil Mickelson being given a captain’s pick for the Presidents Cup, he blew them away with a mesmerising display on Thursday. Mickelson was plucked from 30th on the US qualifying list by captain Jay Haas and justified his selection in typical style with a flawless display of golf as the Americans took a 4-1 lead after the first day’s foursomes against the