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...write off the Cubs slugger just yet.? Americans love sports heroes, and in this case, Sosa's cult of personality will bring him back to baseball icon status in no time. Few players are so openly enthusiastic about the game as Sosa.? In terms of popularity, he?s on par with baseball's greatest Latin hero, Roberto Clemente, and in fact may be even more popular than Clemente was in his heyday.? His friendly spirit, community activism (he lends his name to everything from health clinics in the Dominican Republic to hurricane relief) and athletic abilities are an island...
...result of the merger, Radcliffe is now defined as a separate entity within Harvard, on par with the Medical School or the Law School...
...nine men's tournaments she was invited to, she chose the Colonial because the course favors shotmakers, not ball whackers. At 7,080 yds.--with one par five that stretches 609 yds.--the Colonial is still 700 yds. longer than the typical LPGA setup. But it is also the kind of classic course Sorenstam loves, with narrow, tree-lined fairways, deep, ball-eating bunkers and small, slick greens. "Length is not the most important thing," says Colonial head pro Dow Finsterwald Jr. "This is a position golf course"--a plus for Sorenstam, one of the most accurate hitters...
Against a player like Singh, she'll be giving up 20 to 25 yds. on each drive, leaving her with longer, more difficult second shots. On some long par fours, she'll be hitting a harder-to-control 6-iron when Singh will be hitting a wedge. On par fives, she'll be at a particular disadvantage, since the men can reach the green in two. She'll need three. Her goal is to shoot even par and to make the cut, which last year was at three over. "If I don't succeed," she says, "people will...
...female golf pro, at the Bank of America Colonial golf tournament, the first woman in 58 years to compete in a Professional Golf Association Tour event; in Fort Worth, Texas. Sörenstam, who last year won 13 titles, made her fairway debut on Thursday with a one-over-par 71. But despite best wishes from pros, fans and even U.S. President George W. Bush, Sörenstam's 74 on the second day of play wasn't enough for her to make the cut. She ended up tied for 96th place out of 111 players after the two rounds...