Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) wrote a letter to Rupert Murdoch to “urge” him to not broadcast this Saturday’s NRA 500 NASCAR race at the Texas Motor Speedway because the winner of the race will, following tradition, shoot blanks from six-shooters
UPDATE: Greinke will reportedly miss 4-6 weeks. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Carlos Quentin should not be able to play a game until Greinke can. — Zack Greinke, the $147-million Los Angeles Dodgers offseason acquisition, reportedly fractured his
Tiger Woods shot a 2-under 70 in the opening round of the Masters on Thursday as he seeks his 15th major and fifth Masters title. Woods’ struggles on the first five holes may help him this weekend. He struggled off
Perhaps Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia should wear the same shirt for the rest of the tournament. With all the buzz at the Masters around Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, Sergio Garcia, and amateur sensation Tianlang Guan,
Fred Couples, the 1992 Masters winner and 53-year-old who prepares every year for his return trip to Augusta, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in the first round of the Masters. He said he was proud of his round, and
Tianlang Guan, the 14-year-old amateur from China who is the youngest golfer ever to play at the Masters, shot an incredible 1-over 73 in the first round of the Masters on Thursday. He birdied the par-5 13 and triumphantly finished
Phil Mickelson, a three-time Masters winner, shot a 1-under 71 in the first round of the Masters and said he will go for broke and be more aggressive in the days ahead. “I can’t wait to get back on the
Thirty years after the late Spaniard Seve Ballesteros won his second and last Masters, Sergio Garcia shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday in the first round of the Masters in Augusta, GA to share the first-round lead with Australian Marc
UPDATE: Leishman is tied with Sergio Garcia at -6. Marc Leishman, whose only win on the PGA Tour earned him an invite to this year’s Masters, is the clubhouse leader at -6 after shooting an impressive 66, including a 31
Twelve Republican senators–including Johnny Isakson (GA) and Marco Rubio (FL)–joined President Barack Obama for a “productive” steak dinner at the White House on Wednesday and discussed a wide range of issues that included the debt, immigration reform, and gun control.
President Barack Obama has canceled White House tours due to the sequester, but hosted a steak dinner for twelve Republican senators on Wednesday as part of Obama’s charm offensive. According to the White House, the dinner included steak, salad, sautéed vegetables and coconut
Tiger Woods, again on top of the golf world and chasing Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 majors instead of his demons, will try to win his fifth Masters and 15th major at Augusta. Two talented lefties–defending champion Bubba Watson and
Tiger Woods has been chasing Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 major titles since he first started playing golf, and Nicklaus said this week at the Masters that he believes Woods will break his record. “Obviously, the older he gets and
Masters chairman Billy Payne announced during his “State of the Masters” address on Wednesday the top 50 players and ties and anyone within 10 shots of the lead will make the cut and play on the weekend. Before, only the
The world’s best golfers will begin play at Augusta on Thursday, seeking to win the coveted Green Jacket that is awarded to the winner of the Masters. Here are the top five groups to watch during the first two days
A baseball coach at an Orange County, California university has been put on indefinite administrative leave for allegedly cursing at his players. Chapman University head baseball coach Tom Tereschuk was placed on leave March 28 when the university started to
The Senate is working on a three-step immigration proposal that will enable illegal immigrants in the country to apply for provisional legal status and, eventually, green cards only after officials have determined various “border-security” targets have been met, American businesses
President Barack Obama’s budget, which was delivered to Congress two months late on Wednesday, will propose $50 billion for infrastructure spending which includes various high-speed rail projects. The White House’s budget “dedicates funding for the development of high-speed rail to link
President Barack Obama’s budget has $580 billion in proposed tax increases, and the White House said Obama would not agree to any budget deal that does not include tax increases. “If they refuse to include revenues in any deal, then
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius conceded Monday that implementing the Affordable Care Act has been more complicated and frustrating than the Obama administration expected, largely due to Republicans who have opposed the law’s state-based exchanges and Medicaid
When the women’s college basketball regular season ended, nobody would have expected UConn freshman Breanna Stewart, one of the most heralded recruits out of high school and the 2012 national high school player of the year, to potentially replace Baylor’s
Mainstream media publications immediately exploited the passing of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Monday to again advance their political agendas by falsely smearing former Alaska Gov. and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. In a rush to write
Monday’s NCAA championship game between Michigan and Louisville was the highest-rated final in eight years in yet another sign of how live sporting events are continuing to draw massive ratings in an age of increased media fragmentation. Louisville defeated Michigan
A national survey has found that Democrats hold a three-point lead over Republicans when voters are asked which party they would vote for in the 2014 midterm elections. The Rasmussen Reports poll found that 41% of likely U.S. voters said
When Louisville defeated Michigan 82-76 in a thrilling and exhilarating national championship game on Monday, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino became the first coach in the history of college basketball to win two titles with two different schools. In 1996, Pitino led
