Singh Wins PGA Championship In Three-Hole Playoff
Vijay Singh birdied the final playoff hole to beat Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco after Leonard squandered a late two shot lead. Singh, 41, finished 8 under at Whistling Straits as Els Riley and Mickelson chased the title. Leonard and DiMarco earned Ryder Cup consideration with their outcomes.
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Chris DiMarco
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Chris Riley
Riley
Steve Flesch
Jay Haas
Phil Mickelson
Mickelson
Els
Whistling Straits
Tiger Woods
Woods
Vijay Singh
Justin Leonard
Gault Captures Orville White Cup In Playoff Drama
Chapin teenager John Gault edged Will Rogers of Evans Georgia in a two hole playoff to win the Orville White Cup at Midland Valley CC. Both 66s and a final 75 left them tied at 1 under par. Gault will attend Wofford this fall and may miss match play finals due to NCAA rules.
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John Gault
Chapin
Midland Valley Country Club
Gault
Will Rogers
Evans
Georgia
South Carolina
Wofford
Belle Meade Country Club
Thomson
Prac
Tommy Carpenter
Mike Jackson
Rogers
Steve Sanders
Phelps Sees Seven Golds As Athens Quest Narrowed
In Athens Michael Phelps cannot reach eight golds after the 400 meter freestyle relay setback. America failed to medal in that relay as South Africa set a world record, leaving Phelps with six events left to tie Spitz by winning seven golds.
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Lyndon Ferns
Ryk Neethling
Roland Mark
Schoeman
Darian Townsend
U.S
Michael Phelps
Athens
Greece
Mark Spitz
America
Gary Hall Jr
Phelps
Hall
Spitz
U S men suffer historic upset by Puerto Rico
In Athens, the U S basketball team fell 92 73 to Puerto Rico, a rare Olympic defeat and the most lopsided game for the Americans since pros joined. Puerto Rico led most of the action, building a 22 point halftime cushion and fending off a late U S rally.
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Greece
Tim Duncan
Allen Iverson
U.S
Puerto Rico
Rolen homers twice as Cardinals take series from Braves
Scott Rolen hit two homers to reach 100 RBIs for the third straight season as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4 to take two of three in the series. Danny Haren earned his first win since last year, and Albert Pujols added a homer.
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Scott Rolen
Danny Haren
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Albert Pujols
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Rolen
John Thomson
Chipper Jones
Braves
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Dale Murphy
Haren
Pittsburgh
Chris Carpenter
Chicago Cubs
Thomson
Julio Franco
Mark DeRosa
Reggie Sanders
Mike Matheny
Sanders
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Marcus Giles
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Johnny Estrada
Tony Womack
Estrada
Larry Walker
Furcal
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