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To: altair19 who wrote (53516)	8/18/2006 8:04:50 PM
From: SiouxPal	Respond to of 104155

Today was just cruel.

To: altair19 who wrote (53516)	8/18/2006 8:41:25 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 104155

Sorenstam Says She Invests the Way She Plays Golf: Low Risk... Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Annika Sorenstam, who has won more money as a professional golfer than any other woman, said she invests the same way she plays: conservatively. ``I've never been a risk-taker. I invest in the big companies, like IBM, General Electric, etc.'' the 35-year-old Swede said in an interview on Bloomberg radio's ``On the Ball,'' to be aired this weekend. ``That's kind of how I play on the golf course, I don't take too many risks.'' Sorenstam leads the U.S. LPGA career money list with $19.7 million, has 10 major titles among her 66 tour wins and has been the LPGA player of the year a record eight times. Only Kathy Whitworth, with 88 victories, and Mickey Wright, with 82, have more LPGA wins than Sorenstam, who joined the tour in 1994 and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003. She's sponsored by Rolex Group, Callaway Golf Co., Toyota Motor Corp's Lexus brand, ADT Ltd. and clothier Cutter & Buck Inc. She made about $8 million in 2005, according to Forbes magazine. Only 16-year-old Michelle Wie, who made $17 million last year and has yet to win an LPGA event, is the only women's golfer to have earned more than Sorenstam last year. The magazine said the top two ranked men's golfers, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, made $90 million and $47 million last year. Sorenstam said she takes an active role in her investments. ``You work so hard for your money, keep an eye on it,'' she said. ``I don't want to take too many risks. It's too dangerous.'' Playing it safe on the course has paid off for her. She led the LPGA in reaching the green in regulation last year, a measure of steady play. This season, she's fifth on the tour in making the green in regulation. She said not taking chances pays off: ``I want to sleep at night.'' To contact the reporter on this story: Dan Bollerman in New York at dbollerman@bloomberg.net

To: altair19 who wrote (53516)	8/18/2006 8:47:45 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 104155

Four Tied for PGA Second-Round Lead; Woods Is 1 Back (Update9).... Last Updated: August 18, 2006 20:23 EDT (Bloomberg) -- Henrik Stenson, Billy Andrade, Luke Donald and Tim Herron share a one-stroke lead during the second round of the PGA Championship, with Tiger Woods one shot behind after a birdie on his final hole. Stenson, a 30-year-old Swede who has won three times on the European PGA Tour, shot 4-under-par 68 for the second straight day at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago to get to 8-under for the championship. ``Same as yesterday,'' Stenson said in his post-round news conference. ``I played good, had my chances and kept the score low.'' Herron birdied his final two holes this afternoon to match the day's low score of 67. Andrade also birdied the 18th to shoot 69, while Donald, who played college golf at nearby Northwestern University, had a 68. Woods's late birdie gave him a 68 and moved him to 7-under. The world's top-ranked golfer is tied with 1997 champion Davis Love III and U.S. Open winner Geoff Ogilvy. Love shot 69 today and Ogilvy had 68. ``I was grinding all along on the entire back nine and nothing was happening,'' Woods said in a televised interview. ``I wanted to end the day on a positive note. It was nice to cash in that putt.'' Phil Mickelson, playing in the same group with Woods and Ogilvy, shot 71. Like Woods, the defending champion birdied the 18th hole to get to 4-under overall. Stenson's Lead Playing this morning, Stenson took an early lead before Andrade, who made the field as the seventh alternate, tied him with a birdie on the 10th hole. After stringing together six straight pars, Andrade bogeyed the par-3 17th hole before dropping in a birdie putt from about 20 feet on No. 18. ``I just can't wait until the weekend,'' the 42-year-old Andrade, whose best finish at a major is sixth, told reporters. Donald, a 28-year-old Englishman who won this year's Honda Classic, had four birdies and no bogeys in his round. Herron also played bogey-free golf with five birdies. ``Anytime you can keep a bogey off your scorecard at a major, you know you're playing OK,'' Donald said in a televised interview. ``I played very consistent today.'' Woods started his round with four straight pars, then had birdies at the fifth and seventh holes. After six more pars, he made birdie at the par-5 14th and closed with a birdie at No. 18 that prompted a fist-pump from the two-time PGA winner. At 6-Under First-round co-leader Chris Riley, 2001 champion David Toms, Fred Funk and Billy Mayfair were at 6-under. Toms shot 67, Funk had 69 and Riley finished at even-par 72. Mayfair is still on the course. ``I got myself back in the golf tournament today,'' Toms told reporters. ``I needed a good round.'' Former Masters champion Mike Weir, Sergio Garcia and 2003 winner Shaun Micheel are among six golfers at 5-under. First- round co-leader Lucas Glover joins Mickelson in a group of seven at 4-under after a 2-over-par 74. To contact the reporter on this story: Bob Bensch in New York at bbensch@bloomberg.net

To: altair19 who wrote (53516)	8/18/2006 9:53:02 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104155

A logjam at the PGA Championship event in Medinah _______________________________________________________________ 21:10:34 EDT Aug 18, 2006 MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) - Billy Andrade was at the movies in Atlanta three days ago, the seventh alternate in the PGA Championship. Now he's in a four-way tie for the lead and starting to believe in fairy tales. But this Hollywood script hasn't even begun to take shape at Medinah. Andrade made a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 3-under 69, grabbing a share of the lead with big-hitting Henrik Stenson of Sweden, short-hitting Luke Donald of England and super-sized Tim Herron going into what should be a wild weekend. Mike Weir of Bright's Grove, Ont., who started the day at even par, shot a 5-under 67 to sit just three strokes off the lead. Calgary's Stephen Ames finished the day at 1-under after a 3-under 69. Ames had an up-and-down day, making just five pars. He finished with eight birdies and five bogeys. They were at 8-under 136, all of them in the lead for the first time in a major. And their task got a little bit tougher in the final hour of a dark, gloomy afternoon outside Chicago. Tiger Woods, scrambling for pars early before taking advantage of the par 5s, finished off his round of 68 with a 20-foot birdie putt that left him one shot behind, along with U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy and the resurgent Davis Love III. "It's always interesting to see where Tiger is," Herron said. "He wasn't on the board most of the day. He must have done something on the last few holes." Phil Mickelson was all over Medinah, but escaped the rough on No. 18 with an approach that barely cleared a bunker and hopped onto the green to 15 feet for a birdie that gave him a 71 and put him at 4-under 140. Andrade might be the most relaxed of the bunch, since he didn't even expect to be here and has never fared well in the majors. The last time he made the cut in a major was the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill - as the seventh alternate, no less. And if he wasn't at Medinah, he'd be picking up the kids from school, cooking out and tackling a honey-do list. "I'm 42 years old. I've been doing this for 19 years," Andrade said. "It's the PGA Championship. Why not me? Why not have fun with it and enjoy it? It's not like guys like me get in this position every single major. We have a hell of a leaderboard, and I'm looking forward to continuing to have a great time." Herron has a little more at stake, but the rumpled one doesn't get ruffled easily. He holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole for a 67 to move into the four-way tie, and treated it like a tap-in for par. Donald, who won the NCAA title at Northwestern in 1999 and still has a home in the Chicago area, made it through a steady drizzle without a bogey and is helping to carry Europe's hopes of ending its 76-year drought at the PGA Championship. Joining him was Stenson, a stoic Swede who reached 9-under until hitting into the trees on No. 18 and finishing with a bogey. No Swede has ever won a major - at least a men's major. "I really need to get going to catch Annika, huh?" he said, referring to the 10 LPGA majors won by Annika Sorenstam. He'll have to play plenty hard to keep his nose in front. The top 24 players were separated by four shots on a soft, vulnerable course that yielded another record day - 61 players under par on Friday, beating the mark of 60 set the day before. The cut was at even-par 144, matching the lowest in relation to par at a PGA Championship. It was even-par 142 at Riviera in 1995. Still, Medinah has enough trees and water to punish mistakes, so no one was able to run away from the pack. "There's a bunched leaderboard. You knew it was going to be that way with soft greens, and that's basically what it's turned out to be," Woods said. "You've got to go out there ... and make some birdies, and try not to give anything back." David Toms shot 67 to lead a group at 6-under 138 that included Billy Mayfair, who had surgery for testicular cancer only two weeks ago. Another shot back was a crowd that included Sergio Garcia and Weir, who shared the 54-hole lead with Woods at Medinah seven years ago.

To: altair19 who wrote (53516)	8/19/2006 5:30:51 PM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104155

I forget where we got this guy named Damon from but he's been pretty reliable lately... :o) What happened to Josh Becket this season? Tomorrow Schilling will rise to the occasion. I tell ya, these past two days have given me an ulcer... Pitching on both sides have sucked.

To: altair19 who wrote (53516)	8/19/2006 5:43:17 PM
From: Clappy	Respond to of 104155

Gammons visits both clubhouses before game at Fenway Aug. 19, 2006 CBS SportsLine.com wire reports BOSTON -- ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons was signed Saturday by George Steinbrenner for an undisclosed amount after proving himself as a good luck charm this past weekend after paying a visit to the Yankees locker room. This was Gammons first baseball game since suffering an aneurysm in June. Advertisement Gammons visited both clubhouses before the game between the Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The 61-year-old former newspaperman was speaking with New York manager Joe Torre in the visitors' clubhouse when hitting coach Don Mattingly came up to say hello. George Steinbrenner asked to speak to his agent Morris Casper in a private meeting and signed Gammons to a short term contract worth 2.5 million per year for two seasons. Theo Epstein was visually upset that he was not allowed a chance to negotiate with Casper before a contract was reached. Gammons was issued a pinstriped shirt with the number 19 and will hold a seat in the Yankee dugout next to Joe Torre where he will act a bench coach. Terry Francona was not available for comment. Instead he continued spitting into a coffee cup while a holding his baseball hat over a camera lens.