John McCain is a fighter — at least when it comes to defending his military record. Today, a “Truth Squad” for the presumptive Republican nominee forcefully rejected General Wesley Clark’s comments that McCain lacks foreign policy experience, and suggested Barack Obama do the same. Led by John

Chrysler to close US minivan factory due to slumping demand; cut shift at 2nd plant - International Herald Tribune
DETROIT : Chrysler LLC said Monday it will close one U.S. plant indefinitely this fall and cut production at another due to slumping demand for trucks and other large vehicles. Officials with the Auburn Hills-based automaker said in a conference call that it will shutter the St. Louis South plant in

Women top seeds an endangered species at Wimbledon - International Herald Tribune
WIMBLEDON, England : Precarious jobs abound in these turbulent economic times, but the most precarious post in sports for the moment must be that of a top-seeded woman at Wimbledon. The tournament’s traditional day of rest Sunday did nothing to change the trend. Not long after play resumed at the

Zimbabwe opposition leader hemmed in, options few - Kansas City Star
The two paths of Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai are telling: Mugabe, newly sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president again, is at a summit of African leaders while the opposition leader holes up in a Western embassy in Zimbabwe’s capital. Tsvangirai is hemmed in by Mugabe’s policemen, soldiers and

On Saturday, September 10th, hundreds of Ty Votaw’s friends and family gathered to toast (and roast) the commissioner on his last at the helm of the LPGA. The farewell event titled, “Ty Votaw Rocks,” raised funds in Votaw’s honor for The LPGA

The Ol’ Ball Game - Atlantic City Weekly
You wouldn’t know it by the weather, which hasn’t been too cooperative so far this spring, but the golf season in South Jersey is about to begin. If you weren’t in Florida for the winter, a good place to start your golf season this year is at a

Ochoa visits golf factory in Arizona, thanks workers - USA Today
Lorena Ochoa, the best in women’s golf, is also one of the most thoughtful players in the game. The LPGA is in Phoenix this week for the Safeway International, so Ochoa asked to come by the Ping Golf factory to thank the staff that makes her clubs

Daniel Names Mallon & Robbins 2009 U.S. Solheim Cup Assistant Captains - Cybergolf
In preparation for the 2009 Solheim Cup, U.S.Team Captain Beth Daniel has selected Meg Mallon and Kelly Robbins as her two assistant captains. The trio will lead the U.S. Team in their quest to maintain a perfect record on home soil Aug. 21-23, 2009

GRAND BLANC — Arnold Palmer phrased it best when he lamented once that the game’s called golf because the other “four-letter words” were taken. It’s masochistic torture, inspiring the inner volcano in all of us. Dudley Hart looked ready to blow when

Green tech news harvest: redesigning suburbs, cooking carbon into - CNET News
A sampling of green-tech news with quick commentary. The number of flights by American carriers could plummet to post-9/11 levels as airlines struggle with rising fuel prices. Canadian Carbon Tax Kicks In - The Canadian Press A new tax has British

Golf roundup: Perry holds on to earn victory at Buick Open - Myrtle Beach Online
Kenny Perry won the Buick Open, closing with a 6-under 66 to hold off Woody Austin and Bubba Watson. Perry finished at 19-under 269, one shot better than Austin, who bogeyed the last two holes, and Watson, who missed a 12-footer on the final green

(AP) The government says farmers will harvest nearly 7 percent fewer acres of corn than last year in part because Midwest flooding has damaged the crop. The USDA reported Monday farmers expect to harvest 87.3 million acres of corn this year, down from last year’s 93.6 million acres. The report says

Fee cut to Medicare doctors put on hold - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON The Bush administration said today it is freezing a scheduled 10 percent fee cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients, giving Congress time to act to prevent the cuts when lawmakers return from a July 4 recess. The move spares lawmakers from having to use the recess to explain to

SAG president: Stop that strike talk - CNN
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — The head of the Screen Actors Guild doesn’t want to hear the s-word as a deadline for contract expiration looms. SAG President Alan Rosenberg (right, with executive director Doug Allen) is part of the negotiating team. “We have taken no steps to initiate a strike

African summit pushes Mugabe to negotiate - International Herald Tribune
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt : African leaders on Monday pushed President Robert Mugabe to open talks with the opposition after he was re-elected unopposed in an election condemned as violent and unfair by the continent’s own monitors. Mugabe, 84, flew to an African Union summit in Egypt soon after being

Lorena Ochoa, the best in women’s golf, is also one of the most thoughtful players in the game. The LPGA is in Phoenix this week for the Safeway International, so Ochoa asked to come by the Ping Golf factory to thank the staff that makes her clubs

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The Ol’ Ball Game - Atlantic City Weekly
You wouldn’t know it by the weather, which hasn’t been too cooperative so far this spring, but the golf season in South Jersey is about to begin. If you weren’t in Florida for the winter, a good place to start your golf season this year is at a

Whether your goal is to win a major golf tournament with a torn ACL and double stress fracture in your leg or just break 100 one day soon, there’s no denying the importance of a strong and healthy body. Beyond the usual work on the swing and positive

Larrazabal arrives with Paris win - Winsford Guardian
European golf has a brand new star - smiling Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal, who completed a dream victory at the French Open in Paris on Sunday. Even with former number ones Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood chasing him, the 25-year-old who five years

Miniature-golf outing an educational experience - Meadville Tribune
VERNON TOWNSHIP Fifty-five little ones, 18 putt-putt golf holes and six staff members. This is definitely a practice of our patience! said Janet Mason, a site director for the summer day camp program at the YMCA in Meadville. After they

EDINA, Minnesota, June 29 (Reuters) - A decade after being inspired by Pak Se-ri’s triumph at the U.S. Women’s Open, fellow South Korean Park Inbee sealed a commanding four-shot victory in the same tournament on Sunday. Teenager Inbee defied gusting

Bringing you the finest golf holes in the area - Tuscaloosa News
There are 144 golf holes in Tuscaloosa County, and we played them all. It added up to 80 par 4s, 38 par 3s and 26 par 5s. That’s a lot of divots, not to mention golf balls and broken tees. In the course of playing every course in Tuscaloosa County

Inbee Park the youngest winner of US Women’s Open - Washington Post
Inbee Park, of South Korea, tees off on the fourth hole Sunday, June 29, 2008, during the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship at the Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) (Jim Mone - AP) Annika Sorenstam

Donald Trump offered land in golf resort deal - Times Online
The American tycoon Donald Trump, who is negotiating to build a 1 billion golf resort on protected sand dunes in Aberdeenshire, was offered land in a deal that could yield him 5million. Mr Trump was asked by the local authority to build 95

VIENNA, Austria — Fernando Torres finally lived up to his billing as one of the world’s great strikers Sunday by scoring to give Spain a 1-0 win over Germany and the European Championship title. Torres, who had been overshadowed by teammate David Villa all tournament, scored in the 33rd minute of

Firefighters make slow progress against California blazes as hot, dry summer is predicted - Minneapolis Star Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO - Firefighters made slow progress Sunday against more than a thousand wildfires burning throughout Northern California, but forecasters said dangerous fire conditions would not relent anytime soon. No new major fires had broken out by Sunday morning as fire crews inched closer to

Shipping woes cut Chinese fireworks exports - Newsday
LIUYANG, China - Chen Tiezhong will likely spend the Fourth of July worrying about the future of his sprawling fireworks factory. China, where fireworks were invented, is running short of ports from which to ship the dangerous cargoes abroad. China’s fireworks industry provides 98 percent of America

Mugabe sworn in after one-man election - Reuters
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was sworn in on Sunday after being declared overwhelming winner of a one-man election which observers said was scarred by violence and intimidation. Mugabe was the only candidate and went ahead with the vote despite a wave of international