Martin Kaymer thought the finishing stretch at the PGA Championship last year was among the toughest he had ever seen.
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Feed SubscriptionFederal Government and Wyoming Strike Deal to Cull Wolves
By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - For the first time in decades, wolves in Wyoming would be stripped of Endangered Species Act protections and could be hunted under a deal struck on Wednesday between the state and the federal government. [More]
Read More »Experts Forecast 9 Hurricanes, 5 Big Ones, for 2011
MIAMI (Reuters) - Colorado State University's forecasting team on Wednesday maintained its 2011 Atlantic storm season forecast at nine hurricanes, with five of them expected to be major. The research team, founded by hurricane forecast pioneer William Gray, said the six-month hurricane season which started on June 1 would see 16 tropical storms. That was unchanged from its June 1 projection.
Read More »Langer ready to defend
Bernhard Langer is back, and itching for a repeat at the US Senior Open this week.
Read More »A windy test awaits at Sandwich for British Open
Steve Stricker can appreciate better than most how the British Open is unlike any other major.
Read More »Strong wind may cause havoc at British Open
With strong wind set to cause havoc at the British Open, organizers said Wednesday that some tees may have to be brought forward at Royal St. George's to make the course playable
Read More »Kaymer flying under radar at British Open
Martin Kaymer has drawn little attention in the buildup to the British Open despite being ranked No. 3 in the world.
Read More »Sorenstam a spectator at site of 1st win in major
Annika Sorenstam's return to the scene of her first win in a major hasn't sparked any thoughts of a comeback.
Read More »2 generations with 2 different views of US Open
One is a 13-year-old, getting ready for eighth grade, spending the start of U.S. Open week wondering if she should be asking these players for autographs or playing beside them.
Read More »Lindau Nobel Meeting–Shakespeare and Beethoven and buckminsterfullerene for the uninitiated
Can one appreciate the deep beauty of science, without mastering calculus, quantum mechanics or molecular genetics? I reckon the answer is yes, but I know at least one Nobel laureate disagrees with me. Sir Harry Kroto made the following comparison during a tense press conference on Wednesday: "Try to explain the culture and the depth of Shakespeare to someone who does not speak the English language
Read More »Will Convicted Sex Murderer Amanda Knox Benefit from the CSI Effect?
David Hutsell wins PGA Professional
David Hutsell won the 44th PGA Professional National Championship on Wednesday, beating Faber Jamerson with an 8-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff.
Read More »Cheyenne Woods advances in Publinks
Qualifying medallist Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods, advanced to the second round of match play in the Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, beating Ashley Edwards 4 and 3 on Wednesday at Bandon Dunes' Old Macdonald course.
Read More »Jellyfish keep UK nuclear plant shut
LONDON (Reuters) - An invasion of jellyfish into a cooling water pool at a Scottish nuclear power plant kept its nuclear reactors offline on Wednesday, a phenomenon which may grow more common in future, scientists said. Two reactors at EDF Energy's Torness nuclear power plant on the Scottish east coast remained shut a day after they were manually stopped due to masses of jellyfish obstructing cooling water filters. [More]
Read More »House moves to bar genetically modified salmon
The House voted Wednesday to prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from approving genetically modified salmon for human consumption.
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