U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera birdied the last hole Sunday to win the Singapore Open by one stroke and fend off a challenge from Vijay Singh. “I knew that Vijay was putting together a good round and playing well,” the Argentinian said. “It was up to me to play well on the last two holes and I did that.” Cabrera started the day with a four-stroke lead, but shot a one-over 72 in the final round at…
Tiger Woods has completed the designs for three holes on his first golf course in Dubai, and it doesn’t look like he’s too concerned about the area’s desert terrain. Woods and his design company are developing a 7,800-yard, par-72 course called Al Ruwaya in Dubailand, the region’s largest tourism and leisure project.
It was quite the up-and-down weekend for Carl Edwards at Texas Motor Speedway.
Tyler Hansbrough’s junior year at North Carolina has begun much the same way his sophomore did, as the leading vote-getter on Sports Betting News’ preseason All-America team. The 6-foot-9 forward was one vote shy of a unanimous pick Monday and was joined by senior center Roy Hibbert of Georgetown, senior guard Chris Lofton of Tennessee, senior guard Drew Neitzel of Michigan State and junior…
Paying tribute to one of baseball’s most successful franchises, Joe Torre was front and center for his introduction as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. His news conference Monday was held in center field at Dodger Stadium to accommodate the overload of media, a first according to team spokesman Josh Rawitch.
John Russell is taking one of the most challenging jobs in baseball as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team with 15 consecutive losing seasons. Let go by the Pirates as their third-base coach two seasons ago, Russell was hired Monday to succeed Jim Tracy as Pittsburgh’s manager. He becomes the team’s fifth full-time manager since the Pirates last had a winning season in 1992, following Jim…
After spending a month publicly campaigning that Alex Rodriguez has baseball’s highest value, agent Scott Boras says he’s going to be more quiet now that the general managers’ annual meetings are about to begin. Boras arrived in Orlando, Fla., on Friday to begin setting up for this year’s session, which starts Monday and runs through Thursday.
Jim Edmonds is enjoying an offseason without surgery. After the St. Louis Cardinals won the 2006 World Series, the four-time All-Star outfielder had operations on his right shoulder and left toe. He batted just .222 in April. “I wasn’t even close to healthy,” he said. He wound up batting .252 with 12 homers and 53 RBIs — his lowest totals since 1999 with the Angels.
Sammy Sosa wants to play in the majors next year, provided a team offers him a contract for at least $7 million. Sosa hit 21 home runs with 92 RBIs this season with Texas. He sat out in 2006, the Rangers gave him a $500,000, one-year contract, and he made $1.35 million more in performance bonuses. “I feel victorious, and I think I proved that I have what it takes to stay in the major leagues,” he…
Barry Bonds thinks he has been unfairly targeted for whatever problems baseball has had with the use of performance-enhancing drugs. “I truly believe I have been singled out. Definitely,” he said during an interview aired Friday by MSNBC. Seeking a new team after 15 seasons with his hometown San Francisco Giants, the 43-year-old left fielder said he wouldn’t be a problem for any team that chooses to…
