May 3, 2010

Ai Miyazato of Japan has won her third tournament of the LPGA season

Ai Miyazato of Japan has won her third tournament of the LPGA season, shooting a 6-under 67 to win the Tres Marias Championship.

The Japanese totaled 19-under 273 on Sunday to finish a shot ahead of Stacy Lewis (66) of United States and two in front of Michelle Wie (68).

Miyazato shared the spotlight with Lorena Ochoa, who played the final round of her career before stepping into retirement to raise a family and focus on her charity foundation. Ochoa shot 71 to finish on 280. She has won this event three of the past four years.

Ochoa has held the No. 1 ranking since April 2007 but she will lose it when the rankings come out Monday, with Jiyai Shin of Taiwan taking over. Shin won a tour event in Japan on Sunday.

Masters champion Phil Mickelson

Masters champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from his pro-am group at the Quail Hollow Championship on Wednesday, complaining of illness.Mickelson was sick at his hotel Tuesday night and called for assistance after the fifth hole at Quail Hollow Club. He was treated for dehydration at the on-course medical center.

Mickelson still expects to make his first-round, 12:50 p.m. tee time Thursday, according to a statement released on the player's behalf.

This is Mickelson's first PGA Tour event since winning the green jacket at Augusta National three weeks ago.

Mickelson spoke with reporters Wednesday morning, played the first five holes of the pro-am with partners Tim Belk and Bruce Rockowitz and then withdrew from the rest of the round.

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David Eger shot a 3-under 69 in rainy, windy conditions Sunday to win his first Champions Tour event since 2005 at the inaugural Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic.

A 3-foot putt on the 16th hole gave Eger a two-shot lead shortly after Tommy Armour III had three-putted from 60 feet to bogey the par-3 17th hole. That allowed Eger, who finished at 11 under, to hold on for a one-shot victory despite a bogey on the par-4 18th.

``It's been a long time coming,'' Eger said after accepting the $240,000 winner's check, his first in 118 events. ``A year or two go by after your previous win, you don't know - as the birthdays continue to fly by - if you're ever going to do this again.''

Armour, who won twice on the PGA Tour in 1990 and 2003, lamented some putting woes that likely cost him his first Champions Tour triumph.

``The greens are a little tricky. The putts move around the hole,'' Armour said. ``Tom Watson told me a long time ago, 'Even great putters miss putts.' You know, in 54 holes, you're going to miss a putt.''

Tiger Woods’ mistress Joslyn James demanded an apology

Tiger Woods’ mistress Joslyn James demanded an apology and investigation by a North Carolina Ritz Carlton hotel into what she alleged was discrimination and maltreatment, TMZ.com reported Monday.ames, the stripper who previously branded Woods “a big, fat liar” and claimed he impregnated her twice, said the swanky Charlotte, N.C., hotel canceled her reservation at the last minute because the scandal-ridden golfer was staying there at the same time.

Papers filed by James’ attorney Gloria Allred said, "... we are appalled to think that you might have chosen to accommodate a rich, famous golfer who has admitted lying to his wife ... over a woman whose heart he has broken ..."

Woods was in the area for the Quail Hollow Championship, while James was in the area for a performance at local strip club the Uptown Cabaret. She arrived at the Ritz “after a long and tiring journey from Los Angeles” to discover her booking was thrown out.

Ishikawa sets Japan Tour record with round of 58

The 18-year-old Ishikawa tapped in for par on the par-4 18th after his 15-foot birdie try slid inches by the cup. He had 12 birdies in his bogey-free round on the 6,545-yard Nagoya Golf Club course.I always dreamed of getting a score like this but didn't think I would do it so fast,'' Ishikawa said. ``It hasn't really sunk in yet, but I'm sure it will after a few days.''

After opening with rounds of 68, 70 and 71 to fall six strokes behind third-round leader Shigeki Maruyama, Ishikawa birdied nine of the first 11 holes Sunday. He added birdies on Nos. 14-16 and closed with two pars to finish at 13-under 267, five strokes ahead of Hiroyuki Fujita and Australia's Paul Sheehan.

``I got off to a good start for the first time in four rounds, so I told myself not to give up for the title until the end,'' Ishikawa said. ``To my surprise, I found myself making this many birdies. I was in a calm mental state for all 58 strokes.''

Tiger Woods: Golf Update

Tiger Woods used to say that he was driven to work hard because he understood the day would come when a player would arrive to take what was his.
In telling the story a few years ago, he even nominated that golfer’s age as 12.Turns out Woods may not have had as much time as he thought.

Maybe the kid’s just three days short of his 21st birthday?
Or maybe he’s 19 and lives in Japan?The spiritual symmetry of this weekend in golf was inescapable.Woods, his private life and golf game both in disarray, missed the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship.On Sunday, Rory McIlroy roared like a young Tiger, obliterating the course record at one of the most exacting tests in golf with a breathtaking 10-under round of 62.Unlike many tour pros happy to cash a check, this kid never looked like he was playing for second place prize money as he won his first title in the United States and only the second of his young career.

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The five-time All-Star posted two messages to his almost 96,000 followers Friday night, ending a week of silence with a post that read: "Been wanting to ask. Where should I go next season and why?''

About an hour later, Bosh posted a second message that read: "Ok... Let me rephrase the question. Should I stay or should I go?''

Bosh is expected to opt out of the final year of his contract with the Toronto Raptors, leaving more than $17 million on the table, in order to join a free agent class that could also include LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Amare Stoudemire.

The seven-year veteran averaged career-highs with 24 points and 10.8 rebounds this year.

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Hours before receiving his second straight MVP award, LeBron James scored 35 points and Mo Williams added 20 as the Cleveland Cavaliers, outplayed for most of the game, stormed back to beat the Boston Celtics 101-93 on Saturday night in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. James, playing with a sprained and bruised right elbow, delivered yet another memorable performance as the Cavs withstood a furious punch from the Celtics, who led by 11 in the third and seem intent on making this a long series.

James, who also had seven rebounds and seven assists, drained a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left to put Boston away.

Rajon Rondo had 27 points and 12 assists and Kevin Garnett finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who were held to 15 points in the fourth quarter.

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Nuggets coach George Karl has another blood clot in his right leg as he recovers from radiation and chemotherapy treatment for throat and neck cancer.

Karl's partner, Kim Van Deraa, wrote on her blog this weekend that the 58-year-old coach was rushed to the hospital Friday afternoon with the clot. She said doctors were trying to determine the cause because Karl already is on blood-thinning medication.

Van Deraa also writes that doctors reinserted a filter into his abdomen. The filter had been removed two weeks ago.

The filter prevents the clots from traveling to his heart or lungs. It initially was inserted in March when Karl was first treated for blood clots.

Van Deraa and Karl, who are raising their 5-year-old daughter, Kaci, together, had been writing increasingly upbeat blog posts about Karl's slow recovery from squamous cell carcinoma.

But the latest post said Karl mentioned his right big toe was hurting Friday and that it felt swollen, so Van Deraa called Karl's doctor, who set up an ultrasound.

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Scanning an audience which came to celebrate his second straight runaway NBA MVP award, James pointed out his former high school coaches and best friends. He praised his mom, Gloria, who somehow raised him after giving birth when she was just 16. He had a special message for his girlfriend, Savannah, and their two young sons, LeBron Jr. and Bryce.

James thanked them all, and then singled out one special group.

"I'm sorry," he said Sunday, halting the ceremony at the University of Akron's James A. Rhodes Arena. "But all my teammates, you have to come up here with me, man."

He was soon surrounded on the podium by Shaquille O'Neal, Mo Williams, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team he led to 61 wins during the regular season and is determined to take all the way to an NBA championship.

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After keeping their season alive with a gutty win in Milwaukee, the Hawks made sure the Bucks were in no position to duplicate their improbable Game 5 upset. Jamal Crawford scored 22 points, Al Horford put up a double-double and Atlanta pulled away for a 95-74 win Sunday that gave the Hawks a 4-3 triumph in the tougher-than-expected series.

It was the only series to go the distance in the opening round.

The third-seeded Hawks advanced to face No. 2 Orlando in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Magic, who have been resting since wrapping up a sweep of Charlotte last Monday, will host the first two games of the series beginning Tuesday night

Utah's poor luck continues in Los Angeles

Utah's poor luck continues in Los Angeles:By halftime, there was an air of inevitability. It wasn’t just the game, the first of the Western Conference semifinals, but the series itself already seemed like a fait accompli. For those of you requiring a translator, that’s French for “waste of time.”

Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley held more suspense than this ABC rerun. Not that Sunday’s episode began as a blowout. Hell, it wasn’t even a bad first half, not with Deron Williams – probably the best point guard in basketball now – picking himself off the floor after an early collision and going off for 17. Indeed, after two quarters, the differential between Utah and Los Angeles was a mere eight points and five rebounds.

But it sure didn’t feel like a playoff game. So you wonder: when does May feel like February? When the Lakers are hosting the Jazz.

The last time Utah got a game here was Jan. 1, 2006. Williams was a rookie thrown in against the inestimable Smush Parker, who started along with Luke Walton, Brian Cook, Chris Mihm and Lamar Odom. That’s right, no Kobe Bryant.

Microsoft’s Courier tablet gets cancelled

Microsoft’s Courier tablet gets cancelled:Almost a year ago, the gadget scene started buzzing when Microsoft revealed it’s plans to build a dual screen tablet codenamed Courier. Both the device and its operating system looked great, with a revolutionary feel and a people starting talking about a device that will finally teach Apple a lesson.

Unfortunately today, Frank Shaw, Microsoft’s Vice President of Communications confirmed to the journalists working for the gadget blog Gizmodo that the Courier project has been cancelled. According to the company’s source, the project was similar to Microsoft’s dozen of other research programs, investigating new design ideas and user interfaces, programs that remain in the realm of concepts. The results of these projects will be used by the company in the future, in new offerings.

Tyra Sanchez Winner of Rupaul Drag Race Season 2 Finale

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Rafael Nadal crushes Fernando Verdasco and wins sixth title in Monte Carlo

Rafael Nadal crushes Fernando Verdasco and wins sixth title in Monte Carlo:In the first final between two Spanish since Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Carlos Moya in 2002, Rafael Nadal showed the delicacy of his tennis to subdue Fernando Verdasco and add the 37th title to his career, the first this year in the short final of this tournament in many years, in which he served two purposes. You have now tied with Roger Federer in the 1000 cumulative number of Masters, 16, and is situated one behind the leader, American Andre Agasssi, and also broke a streak in which he left blank tournament, which began on May 3, 2009 in Rome. No one had been able, in the Open Era, winning six consecutive tournaments. Nadal was made today, also without dropping a set in the table to break Verdasco in just one hour and 25 minutes by adding its tenth victory against Madrid, with whom he has never lost.

Obama cheating scandal

Obama cheating scandal:Barack Obama, the President of the United States have cheated with his former staff, 35 year old Vera Baker, who helped him during the Senate elections.

These allegations were made by Globe Magazine and The National Enquirer. The two magazines websites are both down now for the moment (with the folowing message: “Page unavailable/under construction”). An anti–Obama organization is offering $1 million anyone with credible informations about the alleged scandal.
Vera Baker is accused to helping Barack Obama to raise a large amount of money for his Senate campaign in 2004.

Vera denied all the allegations, but a limo driver says that he took Vera Baker to a hotel where Obama was staying. The driver did not disclose his name to the public, because he`s afraid, but said that he took her from a friends home to the hotel.

Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon 2010 results

Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon 2010 results:More than 1,800 amateur and professional athletes competed in the 2010 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on Sunday, May 2, with Olympian Hunter Kemper from Colorado Springs, Colo. winning the prestigious event for the second time. Leanda Cave from Tucson, Ariz., was the top finisher among the females, making her a three-time winner. Featuring a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island to the shore, an 18-mile bike ride and an eight-mile run through San Francisco, this race is considered one of the most difficult triathlons in the world.

Top Finishers:
First Place: Hunter Kemper, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1:58.21
Leanda Cave, Tucson, Ariz., 2:14:34
Second Place: Bevan Docherty, Santa Cruz, Calif., 2:00:24
Jenna Shoemaker, Boulder, Colo., 2:14:47
Third Place: Andy Potts, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2:02:02

Iron Man 2 new multi-media marketing campaign

LG Mobile Phones, in partnership with the upcoming summer blockbuster, Iron Man 2, from Marvel Studios, is launching a multi-platform marketing campaign that celebrates the film’s theme of heroism through technology and gadgets that push the limit. Proving that life is good when you’re connected, LG will implement a comprehensive campaign focusing on how innovation can help bring people together and make everybody a Super Hero.

Kicking off the campaign’s many initiatives will be Super Hero themed television commercials that showcase the superhuman capabilities of LG’s first Android mobile phone, LG Ally. In-store gift-with-purchase promotions will allow consumers nationwide to receive a special edition Augmented Reality enabled Iron Man 2 comic book with the purchase of selected LG handsets. LG will also launch a movie-themed micro site, www.lgim2.com, which includes an engaging online film-themed game with built-in Augmented Reality experiences and text-to-win consumer sweepstakes. The company’s Iron Man 2 marketing programs will also include special retail promotions at Best Buy for LG LED HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players.

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CSI MIAMI "Meltdown" Season 8 Episode 21

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