Thomas Bjorn

The Sports Xchange By Tom LaMarre, The Sports Xchange Golf notebook: Faldo will play when Open returns to Muirfield --Sir Nick Faldo announced that he will play in the 153rd Open Championship in July at Muirfield, where he won the oldest tournament...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Sao Paulo Indy 300, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); NASCAR Sprint Cup, Aaron’s 499, 11:30 a.m. (FOX); Drag Racing, NHRA Southern Nationals, same-day tape, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey--Playoffs,...

 |TV SPORTS| Auto Racing--NASCAR Nationwide Series, Aaron’s 312 pole qualifying, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Horse Racing--Kentucky Oaks, 4 p.m. (NBCSN) Major League Baseball--Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians, 6 p.m. (FXSP) NBA Basketball--Playoffs,...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NHL Hockey--Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Soccer--Mexican Primera Division, Chiapas at Puebla, 11:55 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS, San Jose at Portland,...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Major League Baseball--Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs or Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals, 11:30 a.m. (FOX); New York Mets at Minnesota Twins, 3 p.m. (FXSP) PGA Golf--Masters...

|TV SPORTS| PGA Golf--Masters Tournament, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Auto Racing--NASCAR Nationwide Series, O3’Reilly Auto Parts 300 pole qualifying, 4 p.m. (ESPN2); NASCAR Nationwide Series, O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Formula One...

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies, Noon (ESPN); San Antonio Spurs at Philadelphia 76ers, 6 p.m. (TNT); Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls, 8:30 p.m. (TNT) Men’s College Basketball--Cincinnati at Syracuse, 2:30 p.m....

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 3 p.m. (FOX); Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--ATP World Tour Finals, 8 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers, Noon (CBS); Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); Houston...

Hot-tea concessions and an on-site betting parlor. Waterproof fans and riveting competition. A bagpipe’s hymn and a bishop’s prayer. Ten years ago this month, courtesy of my gracious editors, I chronicled one of sport’s grandest events:...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer—Premier League, Fulham at West Ham, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. Costa Rica, 1:30 p.m. (NBC) College Football—Notre Dame vs. Navy, 8 a.m. (CBS); Ohio at Penn...

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Ernie Els doffed his cap to the cheering fans when his putt fell at Royal Lytham & St. Annes' 18th hole, doing a little half-pirouette in delight at a strong British Open finish. The Hall of Famer accepted...