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Phil Mickelson watches his tee shot on the 16th hole, putting himself in position for a second-round 68 and in a tie for third. |
THE MASTERS
It's magic and misery
Immelman pleased with back-to-back 68s, leads by one
By Ed Zieralski
STAFF WRITER
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Brandt Snedeker couldn't believe his ball stayed up on the slippery bank over the pond at No. 15, or that his sand wedge shot from the green's surface at No. 6 went in for birdie. Phil Mickelson couldn't believe his eyes when, for the second day in a row at 13, his mishit shot stayed out of the ball magnet known as Rae's Creek, or that a miracle putt on No. 1 had gone in for birdie in the first round Thursday.
GOLF TOD LEONARD
Masters has Tiger by the tail, might not let old friend go
AUGUSTA, Ga. – They used to be such good, good pals, Tiger Woods and the Masters. It seemed over most of the last decade that the azaleas bloomed a little more brightly just for him, that the tiny blades of grass on the greens somehow waved ever so slightly to push his ball into the hole.
Nothing dirty about it – Peavy dominates Dodgers
Pop Gun Padres smack 15 singles
By Tom Krasovic
STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES – The Padres are making Singles Night a regular event at the ballpark, and last night it translated into a 7-5 victory behind Jake Peavy at Dodger Stadium. Plumping their National League-best .282 batting average to .295, the Padres whacked 10 singles off Dodgers ace Brad Penny, including six in a four-run fourth inning.
Foreign or domestic, Peavy is not in need of a helping hand
LOS ANGELES – If foreign substances helped Jake Peavy beat the Dodgers last Saturday, he demonstrated last night that his domestic product is pretty good, too. Six days after cameras detected some suspicious smudges on the Cy Young Award winner in the wake of a two-hit complete game at Petco Park, Peavy beat the Dodgers for the 11th time in 12 career decisions, 7-5.
Motocross icon will step up to Step Up
Carmichael knows rough landings
By Bill Center
STAFF WRITER
The equivalent would be Alex Rodriguez putting down his bat and glove and donning shoulder pads. Or LeBron James joining the PGA Tour. Ricky Carmichael last year retired from Supercross/motocross racing – in which he was the all-time winningest all-around rider – to pursue a career in stock car racing.
