Chip Beck

Tiger Woods had a good reason for snubbing the Northern Trust Open again this year. It turns out he was playing in the President's Cup. Woods spent Sunday playing golf with President Obama at the Floridian, a secluded club on that state's Treasure...

Phil Mickelson rebounded from a lackluster outing at Torrey Pines last week to nearly become the sixth PGA Tour player to card a 59. Unfortunately, as you can see from the video above, his 25-foot birdie putt on his final hole Thursday at the Phoenix...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Noon (CBS); Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles, Noon (FOX); Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| College Football--Louisville at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. (ESPNU); Texas vs. Oklahoma, 11 a.m. (ABC); Iowa at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Northwestern at Minnesota, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Alabama-Birmingham at Houston, 11 a.m. (FXSP);...

The reaction of Champions Tour members to Augusta National’s decision to admit women can be summed up in one word: bravo. “That’s terrific,” Hinsdale resident Jeff Sluman said of the announcement Monday that former Secretary of...

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, Noon (WGN); New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP) Hockey-IIHF World Championships, pool play,...

BENTON HARBOR -  At long last, the senior PGA championship is here.   More than one hundred of the world's top senior players, including some of the biggest names in the sport, have descended on Benton Harbor, to compete in one of the bigget tournaments...

TV SPORTS WNBA Basketball--Draft, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball-Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees, 6 p.m. (ESPN, FXSP) NHL Hockey-Playoffs, New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, 6:30 p.m. (CNBC); Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p....

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball--Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Noon (ESPN); Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins, Noon (FXSP) Soccer--Premier League, Fulham at Manchester United, 1:55 p.m. (ESPN2) Women's College Basketball--NCAA...

Final round groupings & tee times for Sunday at Newport Beach Country Club. * Tee No. 1 10 a.m.: Jeff Hart, Ben Bates, Corey Pavin 10:09 a.m.: Tom Jenkins, Greg Bruckner, Morris Hatalsky 10:18 a.m.: Wayne Levi, Olin Browne, Jeff Sluman 10:27 a.m.:...

18th annual Toshiba Classic Friday Newport Beach Country Club First round groupings & starting times Tee No. 1 10:30 a.m. – Jim Thorpe, Don Pooley, Sandy Lyle 10:39 – Fuzzy Zoeller, Dave Stockton, J.L. Lewis 10:48 – Jim Colbert,...

18th annual Toshiba Classic Friday Newport Beach Country Club First round groupings & starting times Tee No. 1 10:30 a.m. – Jim Thorpe, Don Pooley, Sandy Lyle 10:39 – Fuzzy Zoeller, Dave Stockton, J.L. Lewis 10:48 – Jim Colbert,...