Day: November 5, 2007

Titans get 7 sacks, beat Panthers 20-7Titans get 7 sacks, beat Panthers 20-7

Tennessee Titans running back LenDale White (25) carries the ball against the Carolina Panthers in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. White rushed for 100 yards and one touchdown as the Titans won 20-7. It was the third straight game White has rushed for 100 or more yards.

The Tennessee Titans enjoy sacking quarterbacks, especially David Carr dating back to his time with their AFC South rival in Houston. So they hit Carr over and over again on Sunday and, at the end, the only thing they didn’t come away with was a shutout. Albert Haynesworth had three of the Titans’ seven sacks, and Vince Young and LenDale White each ran for a touchdown, as Tennessee beat Carr and…

Nicholas to captain ’09 Solheim Cup teamNicholas to captain ’09 Solheim Cup team

British golfer Alison Nicholas holds up the U.S. Women's Open trophy after winning the premier women's golf event in North Plains, Ore., in this Sunday, July 13, 1997 file photo. Alison Nicholas has been named captain of Europe's Solheim Cup team as replacement for Helen Alfredsson and aims to stop the United States winning the title for the third time in a row in 2009. A six-time player on the team and twice a winner, Nicholas was assistant captain to Catrin Nilsmark when Europe last won the title in 2003. But she has a tough task when the two teams meet at Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, Illinois with the Americans defending the title they held on to at Halmstad, Sweden, in September.

Alison Nicholas will captain Europe’s Solheim Cup team for the 2009 matches, hoping to stop the United States from winning the title for a third time in a row. A six-time player on the team and twice a winner, Nicholas was assistant captain to Catrin Nilsmark in 2003, when Europe last won the competition contested every two years between the top players in the U.S.

Ames wins by 1 shot at DisneyAmes wins by 1 shot at Disney

Tag Ridings hits a shot from the fifth tee during the final round of play at the Children's Miracle Network Classic golf tournament at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007.

It had been 17 months since Stephen Ames last won on the PGA Tour. He doesn’t remember it being such a grind. His last victory came at The Players Championship last year, where Ames made double bogey and still blew away the toughest field in golf by six shots at the TPC Sawgrass. This one came across the street from the Magic Kingdom on a resort course, where the sun cast silhouettes of Mickey Mouse…