Note: There is a maximum of 200 words per comment. If you wish to post more, please visit our forum.
Sports Briefs: Woods holds share of lead with Watney
By The Associated Press
Friday, November 06, 2009 | No comments posted.
SHANGHAI — Tiger Woods has shot another 5-under 67 in the HSBC Champions, this one giving him a share of the 36-hole lead with Nick Watney in the final World Golf Championship of the year.
Woods overcame mild frustration early in his round Friday by making five birdies over his final 10 holes to catch Watney, a fellow American, atop the leaderboard at Sheshan International. They were at 10-under 134.
Big-hitting Alvaro Quiros of Spain was the lone intruder in what appeared to be an American leaderboard in China.
Quiros had a 66 and was one shot behind Phil Mickelson (66) and Ryan Moore (69). Anthony Kim made eagle on his last hole for a 69 and was at 136.
BASEBALL
Matsui’s bat headed to Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Hideki Matsui’s bat and Johnny Damon’s spikes are among the items from the Yankees’ World Series title going to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Nearly a dozen pieces were donated after New York won Wednesday night and will be displayed as part of an exhibit on baseball’s postseason history.
They include the bat Matsui used to drive in a record-tying six runs in Game 6 and the spikes Damon wore when he stole two bases on one pitch in Game 4.
Other items include the cap worn by Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee during his dominant postseason and the No. 46 jersey worn by Andy Pettitte during Game 6 of the ALCS, when he set a record with 18 postseason victories.
Girardi helps crash victim after Series win
EASTCHESTER, N.Y. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi capped off a victorious evening by helping a car crash victim in suburban New York.
Police said Girardi pulled over to help after a woman lost control on a Westchester County parkway and crashed into a wall around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, just hours after Girardi’s team claimed a World Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Girardi told WFAN-AM that he was “really concerned” because of the damage to the woman’s car. He said he had his wife call 911, then approached the mangled vehicle.
The woman had only cuts and Girardi talked to her until the police arrived minutes later.
Lincecum faces marijuana charges
SEATTLE — San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.
Washington State Patrol spokesman Steve Schatzel said that the 2008 Cy Young Award winner and former University of Washington star was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 in the town of Hazel Dell, about four miles north of the Oregon border, on Oct. 30.
An officer approached Lincecum’s 2006 Mercedes and smelled marijuana as the pitcher rolled down his window. Schatzel said Lincecum immediately complied with a request to hand over the drug and a marijuana pipe from the car’s center console.
TENNIS
Agassi discusses new book with ‘60 Minutes’
NEW YORK — Andre Agassi responded to criticism of his crystal meth use with a plea for compassion, telling “60 Minutes” he needed help when he took the drug while depressed in 1997.
Discussing his new autobiography, Agassi became emotional when reacting to comments by Martina Navratilova, who compared him to Roger Clemens.
CBS released excerpts from the interview and will broadcast it Sunday night.
In his book “Open,” which goes on sale Monday, the eight-time Grand Slam champion says he used crystal meth in 1997 and failed a drug test — a result he says was thrown out after he lied by saying he unwittingly took the substance.
PRO FOOTBALL
Man convicted in shooting of Jags player
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A jury convicted an ex-con of attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier in 2008.
The six-person jury deliberated two hours and 45 minutes before returning its verdict against Tyrone Hartsfield, 33, at the end of a nine-day trial.
Hartsfield faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in December.
Collier watched much of the closing arguments while seated in his wheelchair in the courtroom gallery. He was shot six times as he waited in his car outside a Jacksonville apartment building. Collier was paralyzed from the waist down and his left leg was amputated.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
WAC replay official suspended for one game
DENVER — The Western Athletic Conference has suspended a replay official for one game after he failed to overturn a call in a game last weekend between San Jose State and Boise State.
Official Michael Goshima’s one-game suspension will go into effect this weekend.
The suspension — the first of a WAC replay official since the NCAA implemented instant replay in 2006 — was based on a play where a runner was ruled short of a first down and Goshima’s review incorrectly upheld the ruling on the field.
The WAC said that upon further inspection, it showed that “the runner clearly made the first down and the call should have been reversed.”
ACC gets two more bowls next year
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference will send teams to the Sun and Independence bowls starting next year.
The league said Thursday it renewed six bowl deals and reached agreements with two others for the four-year period from 2010-13.
The El Paso, Texas-based Sun Bowl matches a Pac-10 team against either the ACC’s title-game loser or its third selection after the Bowl Championship Series. The Shreveport, La.-based Indepedence Bowl pits the league’s sixth post-BCS selection against the No. 3 pick from the Mountain West.
The league also extended deals with the Orange, Chick-fil-A, Champs Sports, Meineke, Music City and EagleBank bowls. If an additional ACC team is eligible, the conference will conditionally send its eighth post-BCS pick to San Francisco’s Emerald Bowl.
Woods overcame mild frustration early in his round Friday by making five birdies over his final 10 holes to catch Watney, a fellow American, atop the leaderboard at Sheshan International. They were at 10-under 134.
Big-hitting Alvaro Quiros of Spain was the lone intruder in what appeared to be an American leaderboard in China.
Quiros had a 66 and was one shot behind Phil Mickelson (66) and Ryan Moore (69). Anthony Kim made eagle on his last hole for a 69 and was at 136.
BASEBALL
Matsui’s bat headed to Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Hideki Matsui’s bat and Johnny Damon’s spikes are among the items from the Yankees’ World Series title going to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Nearly a dozen pieces were donated after New York won Wednesday night and will be displayed as part of an exhibit on baseball’s postseason history.
They include the bat Matsui used to drive in a record-tying six runs in Game 6 and the spikes Damon wore when he stole two bases on one pitch in Game 4.
Other items include the cap worn by Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee during his dominant postseason and the No. 46 jersey worn by Andy Pettitte during Game 6 of the ALCS, when he set a record with 18 postseason victories.
Girardi helps crash victim after Series win
EASTCHESTER, N.Y. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi capped off a victorious evening by helping a car crash victim in suburban New York.
Police said Girardi pulled over to help after a woman lost control on a Westchester County parkway and crashed into a wall around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, just hours after Girardi’s team claimed a World Series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Girardi told WFAN-AM that he was “really concerned” because of the damage to the woman’s car. He said he had his wife call 911, then approached the mangled vehicle.
The woman had only cuts and Girardi talked to her until the police arrived minutes later.
Lincecum faces marijuana charges
SEATTLE — San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.
Washington State Patrol spokesman Steve Schatzel said that the 2008 Cy Young Award winner and former University of Washington star was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 in the town of Hazel Dell, about four miles north of the Oregon border, on Oct. 30.
An officer approached Lincecum’s 2006 Mercedes and smelled marijuana as the pitcher rolled down his window. Schatzel said Lincecum immediately complied with a request to hand over the drug and a marijuana pipe from the car’s center console.
TENNIS
Agassi discusses new book with ‘60 Minutes’
NEW YORK — Andre Agassi responded to criticism of his crystal meth use with a plea for compassion, telling “60 Minutes” he needed help when he took the drug while depressed in 1997.
Discussing his new autobiography, Agassi became emotional when reacting to comments by Martina Navratilova, who compared him to Roger Clemens.
CBS released excerpts from the interview and will broadcast it Sunday night.
In his book “Open,” which goes on sale Monday, the eight-time Grand Slam champion says he used crystal meth in 1997 and failed a drug test — a result he says was thrown out after he lied by saying he unwittingly took the substance.
PRO FOOTBALL
Man convicted in shooting of Jags player
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A jury convicted an ex-con of attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier in 2008.
The six-person jury deliberated two hours and 45 minutes before returning its verdict against Tyrone Hartsfield, 33, at the end of a nine-day trial.
Hartsfield faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in December.
Collier watched much of the closing arguments while seated in his wheelchair in the courtroom gallery. He was shot six times as he waited in his car outside a Jacksonville apartment building. Collier was paralyzed from the waist down and his left leg was amputated.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
WAC replay official suspended for one game
DENVER — The Western Athletic Conference has suspended a replay official for one game after he failed to overturn a call in a game last weekend between San Jose State and Boise State.
Official Michael Goshima’s one-game suspension will go into effect this weekend.
The suspension — the first of a WAC replay official since the NCAA implemented instant replay in 2006 — was based on a play where a runner was ruled short of a first down and Goshima’s review incorrectly upheld the ruling on the field.
The WAC said that upon further inspection, it showed that “the runner clearly made the first down and the call should have been reversed.”
ACC gets two more bowls next year
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference will send teams to the Sun and Independence bowls starting next year.
The league said Thursday it renewed six bowl deals and reached agreements with two others for the four-year period from 2010-13.
The El Paso, Texas-based Sun Bowl matches a Pac-10 team against either the ACC’s title-game loser or its third selection after the Bowl Championship Series. The Shreveport, La.-based Indepedence Bowl pits the league’s sixth post-BCS selection against the No. 3 pick from the Mountain West.
The league also extended deals with the Orange, Chick-fil-A, Champs Sports, Meineke, Music City and EagleBank bowls. If an additional ACC team is eligible, the conference will conditionally send its eighth post-BCS pick to San Francisco’s Emerald Bowl.
The comments below are from users of theworldlink.com and do not necessarily represent the views of The World or Lee Enterprises. Participation Guidelines
Note: There is a maximum of 200 words per comment. If you wish to post more, please visit our forum.
Note: There is a maximum of 200 words per comment. If you wish to post more, please visit our forum.
Not already registered?
The World welcomes your comments about stories, and we encourage a robust dialogue on this site. All comments must meet reasonable standards of decency and civility.
Please follow these basic rules:
- No defamatory comments about individuals or businesses.
- No deliberately false information.
- No obscenity or racially offensive language.
- No harassment, verbal abuse, threats or personal attacks.
- No information that invades another person's privacy.
- No business solicitations or charitable solicitations.
Comments that violate these standards will not be posted. Users with repeated violations may be banned from future posting.Comments will be approved throughout the day during business hours. After hours and weekend comments may not appear until the following business day. It may take a couple of hours before comments are approved.
The World generally does not edit comments, but we reserve the right to edit any comment that does not meet our standards.
Close Guidelines