Lauren Hill, the Indiana native who scored the first basket of the Mount St. Joseph University women’s basketball season in November while suffering from a rare inoperable brain cancer, died on Friday at age 19, officials said. “We are forever grateful to have had Lauren grace our campus with her smile and determined spirit,” university President Tony Aretz said in a statement. Demand was so strong for tickets that the
April 10 (Infostrada Sports) – Latest leaderboard in the second round from the Masters at the par-72 course on Friday in Augusta, Georgia holesplayed rounds -11 Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 9 64 -7 Charley Hoffman (U.S.) 5 67 -6 Jason Day (Australia) 5 67 -5 Justin Rose (Britain) 67 -4 Russell Henley (U.S.) 2 68 Ernie Els (South Africa) 14 67 -3 Noh Seung-Yul (Korea) 15 70 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa)
By Larry Fine AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Young American Jordan Spieth stretched his overnight lead to four strokes with a pair of birdies that took him to an impressive 10 under par early in the second round of the Masters on Friday. The 21-year-old Spieth, whose opening round of eight-under 64 has been bettered only twice in the 79-year history of the Masters, birdied the par-five second and the par-four
Jordan Spieth birdied the second and fifth holes to move five clear of the field at 10-under par as the Masters second round unfolded on Friday. The 21-year-old Texan carded an eight-under 64 on Thursday to lead by four overnight and once again he set off in perfect playing conditions at Augusta National. In a four-way tie for second after 18 holes, South African veteran Ernie Els started well with
(Reuters) – Troy Polamalu’s decision to retire from the NFL was confirmed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday and the team called the future Hall of Fame safety one of the best players ever to wear the black and gold. “We’ve been fortunate to have great players throughout the years, but he of course would be one of the top players,” Steelers chairman Dan Rooney said in a statement. “He
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-The Nissan Murano falls behind the brand’s compact Rogue and three-row Pathfinder in the sales pecking order, but it is nevertheless hugely important and arguably the most familiar to consumers. The model also has a history of debuting bold styling languages for Nissan (witness the 2003 and 2009 editions), and the look of this new-for-2015 version already has spread to the 2016 Maxima. Given that tone-setting role—not to mention its
– Here in Michigan, the first throes of spring are poking their way through the depressing gray cloak that covers the state during the winter. It got up to nearly 50 degrees the other day, which practically had locals jumping about in their swimsuits, but it prompted something altogether better, too: Ford apparently thinks the weather’s good enough for its high-performance Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R prototypes to begin frolicking
The S&P Industrials was up 1.5 percent as the best performing of the 10 major S&P sectors, paced by GE’s gain. General Electric jumped 7.6 percent to $27.69 as the most active stock on the New York Stock Exchange, with more than 236 million shares changing hands. The stock has been under-owned by institutional investors and that’s going to change now,” said Tom Donino, co-head of equity trading at First
By Daniel Trotta PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will share the same stage on Friday in an encounter rich with symbolism as their countries set aside decades of mistrust and attempt to restore diplomatic relations. Obama and Castro have separate agendas for most of the day but they will both attend the start of the summit along with other regional leaders on