Colts' Glenn to retire

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Tarik Glenn is reportedly set to retire from the National Football League.
According to a report in the Indianapolis Star, several sources close to Glenn have told the newspaper that the 10-year veteran is ready to walk away from the game.
The 31-year-old Glenn is the second-longest tenured player on the team and has appeared in the last three Pro Bowls. Overall, he has started 154 regular- season games for Indy.
Indianapolis originally selected Glenn with the 19th overall pick in the 1997 draft.

Castroneves upsets AGR for Mid-Ohio pole

Lexington, OH (Sports Network) - Brazilian Helio Castroneves beat out five other drivers, including all four Andretti Green Racing teammates, in the "Firestone Fast Six" to capture the pole for Sunday's inaugural The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio IndyCar race. The No.3 Penske Racing Honda driver circled the 2.258-mile road course in one minute, 06.8375 seconds.
The pole victory was Castroneves' sixth of the season and 23rd of his IndyCar career.
"This team is fantastic, they never let me down," said a happy Castroneves. "We've been struggling a little bit."
Starting alongside Castroneves will be Danica Patrick who posted a second-best time of 1:07.1257.
"This is by far the best that I've done on a road course," said Patrick. "I'm really proud of the team. It feels good to have the Motorola car in the front row, not on an oval, but on a road course."
Tony Kanaan (1:07.1757) and Marco Andretti (1:07.3931) will start in row two.
Andretti was quickest in the one-lap preliminary qualifying session and led Dario Franchitti, Kanaan, Scott Dixon, Patrick and Castroneves in the six- person "Firestone Fast Six" shootout.
But it was Castroneves who laid down the best lap and though everyone took a shot at the time, no one could surpass it.
Dixon, starting sixth, so far this year has a win (Watkins Glen) and a second place (St. Petersburg) in two road course starts. It's not a fluke either. In 2006 Dixon earned a first, second and fourth in the three road course events.
Dixon seeks to improve on last year's fourth-place overall finish. In 2006 he collected two wins and nine top-fives. He already has those numbers in 2007 with still six races left on the schedule and is working on a two-race win streak.
"To come back and repeat at both (Watkins Glen and Nashville) is fantastic," said Dixon. "To be honest, things seem to come a little easier for me. I think it is a confidence level. Coming into these two races that were back to back, we've proven ourselves (at Nashville) last year, so you do come into a race weekend with more confidence."
Series points leader Franchitti has made the most starts at Mid-Ohio, but has little success to show for it. In six starts, Franchitti has just one top-10 (third in 1999) and finished 16th or lower four times.
The IndyCar driver with the most success on the 2.258-mile circuit is Castroneves. In four CART starts between 1998-2001 the Brazilian collected three top-10s including back-to-back wins in 2000 and 2001.
The race is set to drop the green flag on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. (et).

Raikkonen wins pole, Hamilton crashes

Nurburg, Germany (Sports Network) - Kimi Raikkonen captured the pole for Sunday's Grand Prix of Europe Formula One race. The No.6 Ferrari circled the 3.217 miles, 13-turn, road course in one minute, 31.450 seconds to edge out two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso.
However, the most important fact of the day was not the pole win by Raikkonen, but the fact that points leader Lewis Hamilton put his car into a tire wall. It appears that a right-front tire failure was the cause of the incident. Hamilton was taken to the medical center by ambulance but did give a wave to the fans from the stretcher.
According to team boss Ron Dennis, Hamilton has no serious injuries or broken bones, but will be kept under observation for at least a couple of hours.
Starting on the front row with Raikkonen will be Alonso, who posted a second- best time of 1:31.741.
Felipe Massa (1:31.778) and Nick Heidfeld (1:31.840) will start in row two.
While Hamilton and Raikkonen led all the practice sessions, Alonso was quickest in the first qualifying session that saw the elimination of Jenson Button, Scott Speed, Vitantonio Liuzzi, David Coulthard, Adrian Sutil and newcomer Marcus Winkelhock.
Winkelhock is a replacement for Christijan Albers who parted company with the Spyker team in a contract dispute. He is the son of Manfred Winkelhock, a former F1 driver and the team's official test driver.
Massa won the second session. Dropped from the final competition were: Nico Rosberg, Giancarlo Fisichella, Rubens Barrichello, Alex Wurz, Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato.
While Ferrari drivers have won five of the nine Formula One races in 2007 they still find themselves trailing McLaren in every other category.
Hamilton is the series points leader having won twice (Canada, United States) and been on the podium in all nine races. Hamilton's teammate, Alonso, is second overall with two wins and six podiums. As a team, McLaren owns a 25- point lead over Ferrari in the manufacturer's championship (128-103).
Yet there is still reason for optimism at Ferrari. While the Ferrari lacked the speed in the two North American races, when the series returned to Europe their speed miraculously returned.
At Magny-Cours it was all Ferrari as Raikkonen and Massa swept to a one-two finish. The series next went to Silverstone and again Raikkonen led the way.
The pole victory was Raikkonen's second of the season and 13th of his Formula One career.
The race is set to drop the green flag on Sunday at 8 a.m. (et).

Eschauer, Darcis to meet in Dutch Open final

Amersfoort, Netherlands (Sports Network) - Werner Eschauer of Austria and Belgian Steve Darcis posted semifinal victories on Saturday at the Dutch Open.
Eschauer, who upset third seed Carlos Moya in the quarterfinals, whipped Dutchman Robin Haase 6-4, 6-4 to advance to his first-ever final that will take place Sunday.
Haase was worn out after completing his quarterfinal matchup against Frenchman Florent Serra on Saturday after it was suspended in the first set because of rain on Friday. When play resumed on Saturday, Haase battled from behind to take out Serra 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Eschauer's opponent in the final will be Darcis, who came from behind and stunned second seed Mikhail Youzhny 4-6, 6-0, 7-5.

Muller, Szavay to meet in Palermo final

Palermo, Italy (Sports Network) - Martina Muller and Agnes Szavay will meet in the final of the Palermo Open after both were victorious in their semifinal matches on Saturday.
Muller, the second-seed from Germany, needed three sets to oust Italian Karin Knapp, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Szavay, the third-seed from Poland, dominated a first-set tiebreaker with Italian Sara Errani to win 7-6 (7-0), 6-1 and reach her first career final.
Szavay and Muller have squared off once before, with Szavay winning in the quarterfinal round at Modena.

Nadal moves into Stuttgart final

Stuttgart, Germany (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the final at the Mercedes Cup after posting a victory in the semifinals on Saturday.
Nadal, who won this title in 2005, defeated fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, 6-1, 7-5. Nadal has now won 92 of his last 93 matches on clay and is aiming for his sixth title of the year and 23rd overall.
Nadal will meet Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in Sunday's final after Wawrinka upset seventh-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-1.
Wawrinka has just one ATP title to his credit, capturing the crown last year in Umag.
Nadal and Wawrinka have met just once before with the Spaniard winning at this year's Australian Open.

British Open Third Round News & Notes

Carnoustie, Scotland (Sports Network) - Any golf fan who went to Carnoustie would dream of an opportunity to meet the two-time defending champion and world No. 1, Tiger Woods.
A 60-year-old woman had that chance on Saturday at the sixth hole.
It could have gone better.
Woods missed his second shot well right at the par-five hole. His ball struck the woman in the head and Woods went over to check on her before hitting his third.
"I went over there and the lady was bleeding all over the place," said Woods. "I felt really bad. I've done that before. You don't ever feel good about it. You have kind of a pit in your stomach...Full Story

Mi Hyun Kim, Miyazato head to quarters in Match Play

New Rochelle, NY (Sports Network) - Mi Hyun Kim carded a 3 & 2 win over Rachel Hetherington in Saturday's third round at the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship at Wykagyl Country Club.
Kim, who is the highest remaining seed at No. 10, moves on to face Jee Young Lee, who beat Laura Diaz 2-up. Just five holes were won in the Hetherington- Kim match, with Kim winning four of them, including three in a five-hole stretch from the 12th.
Lee led 1-up around the turn, but Diaz squared things with a par on 13. Diaz bogeyed 15 and 16 to fall 2-down and they split 17 and 18 giving Lee the 2-up victory...Full Story

Woods' sliced shot results in spectator needing 2 stitches to head

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) -- A woman was hit in the head by Tiger Woods' ball when he sliced an approach at the British Open on Saturday. She needed two stitches to close the wound.
Jennifer Wilson, from Antrim, Northern Ireland, was treated by medical staff after being driven away in a golf cart. Woods had earlier apologized and given the 63-year-old an autographed glove.
Wilson was struck just short of the green at the par 5 sixth hole at Carnoustie, where she was standing with her husband... Full Story

Swedish golfer fined $1,028 for whacking tee marker

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) -- Sweden's Henrik Stenson was fined more than $1,000 for whacking a tee marker on the eighth hole at the British Open.
Stenson swung at the marker in disgust after a poor shot Friday, taking out half of it. He was fined 500 pounds -- the equivalent of $1,028 -- under the European Tour's disciplinary procedure.
Stenson made triple bogey on the par-3 hole and wound up shooting a 5-over 76. He missed the cut by one stroke.

2007 British Open Second Round News & Notes

Carnoustie, Scotland (Sports Network) - It has been quite a golfing week for Spain.
On Monday, Seve Ballesteros, a three-time champion, and Spain's greatest golfer in history, announced his retirement from competitive golf. He had been hampered for years by a bad back, but his statement at Carnoustie brought an end to an era in Spanish golf.
Then, one day later, Jose Maria Olazabal, a two-time Masters winner and Ballesteros' long-time Ryder Cup partner, withdrew from the British Open Championship with a knee injury
Things did not look good for Spanish golf.
By Friday afternoon, that country became the toast of Scotland...Full Story

Andreev highlights second-round winners at Dutch Open

Amersfoort, Netherlands (Sports Network) - Unseeded Russian Igor Andreev rallied to win his second-round match against No. 4 Filippo Volandri at the Dutch Open Thursday.
Reaching his fourth claycourt quarterfinal this year, Andreev downed Volandri 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, improving his season mark to 23-17.
Andreev will face Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis, who handled Frenchman Gilles Simon 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 to advance to his first ATP quarterfinal.
Also reaching quarterfinal action was No. 3 Carlos Moya of Spain with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Argentine Mariano Zabaleta. Moya will meet Austrian Werner Eschaur, who downed Dutchman Raemon Sluiter 6-2, 6-4.

Maggert, de Jonge on top in Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Three-time PGA Tour winner Jeff Maggert fired a seven-under-par 63 Thursday to grab a piece of the lead after the first round of the U.S. Bank Championship.
Maggert was joined atop the leaderboard by Brendan de Jonge, who is still looking for his first PGA Tour crown.
Garrett Willis is alone in third at Brown Deer Park Golf Course at minus-six. Jay Williamson and Robert Gamez are one shot back at five-under-par 65.
Recent winners here -- Corey Pavin, Ben Crane, Carlos Franco -- all broke lengthy winless droughts.
Maggert did win last year, but prior to that his last crown came in 1999. He picked up his first birdie on the second, but gave that stroke back as he bogeyed the par-four fourth...Full Story

2007 British Open First Round News & Notes

Carnoustie, Scotland (Sports Network) - Who was the only player in the field to go through Carnoustie on Thursday without a bogey?

Would you believe an 18-year-old Northern Ireland amateur named Rory McIlroy?

He shot a three-under 68 to put himself in a tie for third with two of the last three U.S. Open champions. That 68 could have easily been a 66 and a share of the lead with Sergio Garcia."This is just awesome," said McIlroy. "I really enjoyed myself out there today. To play Carnoustie with no bogeys on your card, probably the toughest Open course, that's pretty good."McIlroy birdied the par-four fifth hole, then added another at 10. At the par- three 13th, McIlroy hit a seven-iron inside three feet and holed the birdie putt to reach three-under par for the championship...Full Story

Ochoa rolls at Match Play

New Rochelle, NY (Sports Network) - Women's World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa rolled to a 6 & 5 win over Ashleigh Simon in Thursday's opening round of the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship at Wykagyl Country Club.Ochoa, who beat Paula Creamer to take third in this event last year, already has racked up three wins in the 2007 season.As Ochoa advanced, several big names went down. Second-seeded Karrie Webb watched as 63rd-seeded Charlotte Mayorkas birdied the 18th for a 1-up win...Full Story

McGinley in front early at Carnoustie

Carnoustie, Scotland (Sports Network) - Ireland's Paul McGinley shot a four- under-par 67 on Thursday to grab the clubhouse lead during the first round of the British Open Championship at Carnoustie.Former U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell birdied the 17th hole to post a three-under 68. Markus Brier, Lucas Glover, an alternate who got in when Shingo Katayama withdrew earlier in the week, and 1995 champion John Daly are three-under par on the course.Tiger Woods, the two-time defending champion, managed a two-under-par 69 and is two behind McGinley in his quest to become the first player to win three consecutive claret jugs since Peter Thomson did it from 1954-56....Full Story

Labonte to replace Waltrip at Brickyard

Cornelius, NC (Sports Network) - Terry Labonte will replace Michael Waltrip in the No. 55 Toyota for next weekend's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
This will be the second time that the two-time Nextel Cup Series champion Labonte is replacing Waltrip, who cited the opportunity to evaluate his racing team as the reason for replacing himself behind the wheel.
"While we've planned to bring Terry back for the Watkins Glen road course event, I felt having him in the car next weekend at Indianapolis would be a great opportunity for me to continue to evaluate my entire organization from an owner's perspective," Waltrip said. "The feedback related to road-course racing that Terry was able to provide my team after Infineon Raceway was very valuable. We look forward to more of the same input after Indy."
Waltrip, who is 52nd in the standings, is expected to return to his No. 55 for the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on August 5.
Last month, Labonte piloted the No. 55 car to a 35th place finish at Infineon Raceway after starting 25th.
"It felt good to get back in the car in Sonoma and while it wasn't the finish I had hoped to deliver to the guys at (Michael Wlatrip Racing) and NAPA, I believe we learned quite a few things in which we can build on," Labonte said.
Labonte has eleven starts at Indianapolis. His best finish came in 1996 when he drove the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to a third-place finish.

Muller advances in Palermo

Palermo, Italy (Sports Network) - Martina Muller of Germany was a second- round winner Tuesday at the Internazionali Open.
The second-seeded Muller posted a 6-2, 6-1 rout of Spain's Conchita Martinez Granados. Muller is the highest remaining seeded player in the clay court event after top-seeded Michaella Krajicek was upset on Monday.
A pair of Italians were also cruised into the next round, as wild card Sara Errani toppled Czech qualifier Eva Birnerova, 6-2, 6-0 and Flavia Pennetta easily knocked off Romania's Edina Gallovits by a 6-3, 6-1 final.
Germany's Tatjana Malek closed out the first round matches with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Hungary's Kira Nagy.

Youzhny highlights second-round winners at Dutch Open

Amersfoort, Netherlands (Sports Network) - Second-seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny cruised in second-round action of the Dutch Open Wednesday.
Youzhny easily downed Romanian Victor Hanescu, 6-4, 6-2, on the red clay of Sportlokaal de Bokkeduinen.
Youzhny is the highest remaining seeded player after top seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko was ousted in the first round on Tuesday.
Fellow Russian Evgeny Korolev, Frenchman Florent Serra and Robin Haase, of the Netherlands, were also second-round winners on Wednesday.
Korolev beat Sergio Roitman, of Argentina, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6), and Serra ousted local favorite Thiemo de Bakker, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). Haase downed France's Nicolas Devilder, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Rose trying to end British Open slump

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) -- Justin Rose failed to qualify for the past three British Opens. Now he's back and hoping to end an eight-year shutout in majors for British golfers.
Paul Lawrie's victory at Carnoustie in 1999 was the last time any British -- or European -- golfer won a major, and that has become almost as embarrassing to the locals as Colin Montgomerie's failure to win even one.
The return to Carnoustie has fueled hopes of a British repeat here, and Rose appears to be the leading candidate. He tied for fifth at the Masters and 10th at the U.S. Open after being close to the lead early in both.
"Having played well in the last two majors, beginning to believe that's where I belong and just that alone makes it much easier to go out there and let it happen," Rose said Wednesday...Full Story

Wie to play in Evian Masters, Women's British Open

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) -- It looks as though Michelle Wie will be playing at the birthplace of golf after all.
Wie, who's been trying to work through her struggles in central Florida, plans to enter the Women's British Open at St. Andrews on Aug. 2-5.
The 17-year-old Wie also accepted a sponsor exemption into next week's Evian Masters in France, her first tournament since she withdrew from the U.S. Women's Open in June because of a sore left wrist.
Once viewed as the future of women's golf, Wie was 17 over and on her way to another score in the 80s when she quit at Pine Needles. She has withdrawn from two of her last three tournaments, managing to complete only seven rounds this year with an average score of just under 78.
Wie has not broken par in competition since the final round of the Evian last year, a total of 23 rounds.

Olazabal pulls out of British Open

Carnoustie, Scotland (Sports Network) - Jose Maria Olazabal has withdrawn from the British Open Championship.
Olazabal, a two-time Masters champion, has not played since last month's U.S. Open at Oakmont. He has battled a knee injury that forced him to withdraw from events in France and Scotland the last two weeks.
His best finish at the British Open was a third in 1992 and a tie for third two years ago at St. Andrews. In 1999 when the British Open was last played at Carnoustie, Olazabal missed the cut...Full Story

Nadal, Ferrer cruise in Mercedes Cup openers

Stuttgart, Germany (Sports Network) - Spaniards Rafael Nadal and defending champion David Ferrer were among the first-round winners Tuesday at the Mercedes Cup.
The top-seeded Nadal rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Germany's Alexander Waske, while the fourth-seeded Ferrer breezed past Slovakian qualifier Lukas Lacko, 6-2, 6-2.
It was total domination for Nadal, who needed just 73 minutes to advance. The Spaniard, who won this title in 2005, saved both break points he faced and went on to improve to 27-1 on clay this year. He has won 89 of his last 90 matches on the slow surface.
Ferrer, meanwhile, won in just 51 minutes. He is coming off a victory last week at the clay tournament in Bastad...Full Story

Pistons sign Samb

Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Pistons signed center Cheick Samb on Tuesday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Samb, 22, was the 51st pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2006 draft and his right were then traded to the Pistons in exchange for forward Maurice Evans.
"We're happy to add Cheick Samb as a member of our organization," said Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars. "Cheick has intriguing potential and our intention is to bring him along slowly."
The Senegalese native spent last season playing in the Spanish League, averaging 9.6 points with WTC Cornella. In the recently concluded 2007 Summer League, the seven-footer averaged 7.0 points and 5.4 rebounds.

Orlando is still on the outside looking in

(Sports Network) - The addition of Rashard Lewis does not make the Orlando Magic a team that will be feared in the Eastern Conference. He is a scorer, but will not be a difference maker.
Lewis, who turns 28 on August 8th, is coming off the best campaign of his nine-year career and was awarded with a lucrative contract. He averaged 22.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 60 games this past season for the SuperSonics, who originally selected Lewis out of Alief Elsik High School in the second round (32nd overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft...Full Story

Alonso moves to Premiership

Bolton, England (Sports Network) - Bolton signed Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Alonso on a loan deal for the upcoming season on Monday.
The 27-year-old will now play against his brother, Xabi, who plays for Liverpool.
Real was relegated from La Liga after last season, while Bolton finished in seventh place of the Premiership.
Bolton, which will open its season on August 11 against Newcastle, made this move with the hope of signing Alonso to a permanent deal at the end of the campaign.

Pair of upsets highlight Dutch Open

Amersfoort, Netherlands (Sports Network) - Unseeded Frenchman Nicolas Devilder blitzed fifth-seeded Agustin Calleri in the opening round of the Dutch Open Monday.
Devilder needed less than an hour to dispatch the Argentine, 6-3, 6-1 in the clay court tournament.
Meanwhile sixth-seeded Dominik Hrbaty also fell. Evgeny Korolev of Russia dispatched the Slovakian star in three sets, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3.
There were no other seeded players scheduled for action Monday.
Other first round winners included hometown favorite Robin Haase, who defeated Spaniard Felix Mantilla, 6-3, 6-2, and Argentine Mariano Zabaleta, who got the best of Kristof Vliegen of Belgium, 6-3, 6-3...Full Story

Lions sign Redding to multi-year deal

Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions have re-signed defensive tackle Cory Redding to a multi-year contract.
Financial terms of the new pact were not released, but the Detroit Free Press cited sources as saying it to be a seven-year deal worth close to $50 million with about $16 million guaranteed.
The Lions had designated Redding their non-exclusive franchise player in February and had until Monday afternoon to reach a long-term deal. If not, Redding would have had to play the 2007 campaign under a one-year contract.
Redding will enter his fifth season with the Lions, who selected him in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He has played 55 consecutive games for the club, including 48 straight starts.
The 6-foot-4, 290-pound product of the University of Texas was forced to move from defensive end to tackle last season because of various injuries on the line. It proved to be a positive development.
After playing five games at end, he started the next 11 games at under tackle and tied for the league high among defensive tackles with eight sacks. Redding entered the 2006 season with a total of four sacks for his career.
During his four-year career at Texas, Redding was a two-time All-Big 12 selection. He finished his collegiate career with 201 tackles, including 123 solo, with 21 sacks.

Warriors sign Belinelli

Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Golden State Warriors announced Monday the signing of guard Marco Belinelli, the team's first-round pick in this year's draft. Terms of the deal were not released.
The Warriors selected Belinelli with the 18th overall pick. The 6-foot-5 guard from Bologna, Italy recently averaged 22.8 points for Golden State's summer league team.
Belinelli has played the past five seasons professionally in Italy and last year averaged 16.4 points per game with Fortitudo Bologna in Serie A, the top professional league in Italy.

2007 British Open Championship Preview

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Needless to say, the last time Carnoustie hosted the British Open Championship, it was quite a memorable tournament.
The year was 1999 and you might remember a certain obscure Frenchman named Jean van de Velde coming to the 72nd hole of the tournament three shots ahead of the equally unknown Paul Lawrie and Justin Leonard, the Open Champion two years prior.
From there, most Americans remember the sound of ABC's Curtis Strange calmly losing his mind as Van de Velde made a complete mess of the 18th at Carnoustie.
Not just any mess, but one marred by horrible shot-making and even worse decisions. Who could forget Van de Velde, pants rolled up his leg, trying to pull off a miracle shot from the burn? What most don't recall is that Van de Velde ended up holing a seven-footer for triple-bogey just to get into the playoff...Full Story

Rags to Riches to miss Coaching Club American Oaks

Elmont, NY (Sports Network) - Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches will not make her return to the races in Saturday's $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park. The leading three-year-old filly has a fever preventing her from making her first start since winning the Belmont Stakes on June 9.
"Her temperature has been slightly elevated the last couple of mornings and we had to postpone a scheduled breeze that was to take place this morning," said trainer Todd Pletcher. "We will point her towards the Alabama, at Saratoga on August 18."
Only the third filly to capture the Belmont Stakes, Rags to Riches has been perfect this year in five starts while earning more than $1.29 million. She is trained by Pletcher for owners Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith.

Woods, Rose, Lawrie headline British Open pairings

Carnoustie, Scotland (Sports Network) - Two-time defending champion Tiger Woods was paired with Justin Rose and Paul Lawrie for the first two rounds of the 136th British Open Championship, which tees off Thursday at Carnoustie Golf Club.Woods won the last two Open Championships at St. Andrews in 2005 and last year at Royal Liverpool. Lawrie won the last Open played at Carnoustie in 1999.
Rose, playing as an amateur, was the darling of the 1998 British Open at Royal Birkdale, where he shared fourth place behind playoff winner Mark O'Meara.
That threesome will tee off Thursday morning at 9:09 a.m. local time, which is 4:09 a.m. (et). They then tee off Friday at 9:20 a.m. (et)...Full Story