Tom Kite

The U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams are holding their first day of practice rounds at Medinah Country Club on Tuesday. Meantime, the golf course is also hosting its first-ever Ryder Cup Captains & Celebrity Scramble golf event on Tuesday. Captains of...

Some big-time celebrities will take their hacks at Medinah at 1 p.m. Tuesday as part of the first-ever Ryder Cup Captains & Celebrity Scramble. Here are the pairings: Group 1 – Bill Murray, Justin Timberlake, Lee Trevino and Dave Stockton Group...

Good thing Michael Phelps has been brushing up on his golf game. He's going to need it for a celebrity-filled tournament. According to organizers of the 2012 Ryder Cup Captains & Celebrity Scramble, Michael Phelps is in, and he'll be going club-to-club...

The first-ever Ryder Cup Captains & Celebrity Scramble golf event will have some serious star power. Bill Murray, Justin Timberlake, Michael Phelps, George Lopez, Ernie Banks, Richard Dent, Stan Mikita and Scottie Pippen are scheduled to play. The...

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...

Claire Jansa, a member of the Sioux Falls O'Gorman State AA girls' golf team, is competing in the First Tee Nature Valley Open tournament today through Saturday at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. Jansa will compete in the Pro/Junior tournament....

There are a lot of big name golfers at this week's Senior PGA Championship. Names like Fred Couples, Fred Funk, Tom Lehman, Mark Calcavecchia and Tom Kite are all in the field. However, the biggest name at this week's event isn't playing golf, but he is...

1987 -- Tom Brunansky's eighth-inning home run broke a 5-5 tie and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-6 to increase their lead over Kansas City in the American League West to three games. 1992 -- Tom Kite shot a final-round 72 for a...

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,...

NEWPORT BEACH - It had been 33 starts that Loren Roberts had gone without a win on the Champions Tour. The 56-year-old who won eight times on the PGA Tour was starting to worry a bit if he could become a champion once again. He studied film to refine his...

NEWPORT BEACH — Mark Calcavecchiasaid he could handle the cold pretty well on Saturday and he was all right with the wind. Throw in rain and the combination was wicked to Calcavecchia, but he still went into the clubhouse on top after the second...

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...