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Former world number one Luke Donald will host next year’s British Masters at The Grove parkland course on the outskirts of London. It will be the second time The Grove has been the venue for a European Tour event, having hosted a World Golf Championship tournament in 2006 won by Tiger Woods. “I was lucky enough to be able to play that event and I’m excited we are going back,”
Jason Day has replaced Jordan Spieth as world number one in the latest golf rankings released on Monday.
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Mets struck early, using a combination of pitching and power to post a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. Daniel Murphy blasted a two-run homer to cap a three-run first inning off Cubs ace Jake Arrieta that was all the Mets and starter Noah Syndergaard
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) – Daniel Murphy has been a good hitter with modest power over his seven-year Major League Baseball career with the Mets, but the 30-year-old second baseman has turned into a one-man wrecking crew this postseason. Murphy, who hit a career high 14 home runs this season, has homered in four straight postseason games and has five overall from seven contests in these playoffs. The
In the 10 seconds it took for the clock to tick down, Watts-Jackson went from total obscurity to pulling off one of the most unlikely endings in college football as No. 7 Michigan State beat No. 12 Michigan 27-23. ”That’s why football is loved so much in America,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. With the Wolverines up 23-21 and 10 seconds left, Michigan punter Blake O’Neill bobbled a low