Aaron Baddeley Holds off Singh, Couples to Win First Tournament in Four Years

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Aaron Baddeley returned to his old swing and a title he hadn't seen in four years -- a PGA Tour winner.

In a battle of generations Sunday at Riviera, the 29-year-old Baddeley played mistake-free over the final six holes to hold off Vijay Singh and deny a fairy-tale finish for 51-year-old Fred Couples.

Baddeley closed with a 2-under 69 for a one-shot victory over Singh, who turns 48 on Tuesday.

It was the third career PGA Tour win for Baddeley, whose game had slipped so much that he had plunged to No. 224 in the world. This isn't enough to get back into the top 50, but at least he can book a trip to Augusta National in April for the Masters.

Singh, who only three weeks ago had fallen out of the top 100 in the world for the first time in more than 21 years, had his highest finish since he won the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2008 on his way to the FedEx Cup. Despite back-to-back bogeys on the back nine, he gave himself a chance to the end and closed with a 69.

Singh said it was the best week with the putter in his career, which would include his 2000 Masters victory. He took only 105 putts for the week, including just one three-putt in the second round.

 

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Your February Questions Answered (Part 1)

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Tiger Woods Shoots Bogey-Free Round in Dubai, Hangs in Contention

Filed under: European Tour

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Strong off the tee and hitting his shots with exquisite control, Tiger Woods seemed like his old self.

He turned in the day's best score with a bogey-free 6-under 66 Friday to surge into contention at the Dubai Desert Classic. The round put him four strokes behind leader Rory McIlroy and gave him every reason to believe he can for the first time in more than a year.

Woods was part of a powerhouse group that included top-ranked Lee Westwood and second-ranked Martin Kaymer. But on this day, Woods played as if he were unquestionably No. 1 again.

"It felt good today. I hit a lot of good shots," said Woods, who likened his game to the way he played at last year's Chevron World Challenge, where he lost in a playoff to U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell.

Woods, who has been outdriving his playing partners, added accuracy to his blistering drives and approach shots. And unlike Thursday, when he missed makable putts and hit approach shots wide of the green, the winner of 14 majors routinely gave himself chances.

He finished with six birdies and was at 7-under 137 entering the weekend at Emirates Golf Club. He won this tournament in 2006 and 2008.

"I felt like I drove it pretty good," he said. "I feel good. We worked out a few of the things last night that I didn't like."

 

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New Nuggets Arrive in Denver, Glad to Be Moving On

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DENVER -- Wilson Chandler just got to Denver and he already wants to stay.

That's easy to say now. Still, it has to be comforting news for Nuggets fans.

"I'm pretty sure I'll like it,'' Chandler, one of five players acquired Tuesday by the Nuggets in a blockbuster trade in which they gave up Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups, said when asked by FanHouse about being a restricted free agent this summer. "What the future holds, hopefully I'll come back next year.''

Chandler was acquired from the Knicks in a three-team deal along with forward Danilo Gallinari, guard Raymond Felton and center Timofey Mozgov. All arrived in the second quarter of Denver's 120-107 win Tuesday night over Memphis at the Pepsi Center and got a good ovation from the crowd.

The Nuggets also picked up center Kosta Koufos from Minnesota, and he will arrive Wednesday. The Nuggets have pushed practice back a few hours in anticipation of having all their new players.

In the meantime, all must get used to their new surroundings.

"I feel great (to be traded to the Nuggets). ... I know the high in Denver right now,'' Mozgov, who speaks limited English, said, apparently referring to the city's altitude.

But nobody, apparently, has a serious case of altitude sickness. Felton said all four players from New York have passed their physicals.

Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2011/02/23/new-nuggets-arrive-in-denver-glad-to-be-moving-on/

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Tiger Woods Shoots Bogey-Free Round in Dubai, Hangs in Contention

Filed under: European Tour

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Strong off the tee and hitting his shots with exquisite control, Tiger Woods seemed like his old self.

He turned in the day's best score with a bogey-free 6-under 66 Friday to surge into contention at the Dubai Desert Classic. The round put him four strokes behind leader Rory McIlroy and gave him every reason to believe he can for the first time in more than a year.

Woods was part of a powerhouse group that included top-ranked Lee Westwood and second-ranked Martin Kaymer. But on this day, Woods played as if he were unquestionably No. 1 again.

"It felt good today. I hit a lot of good shots," said Woods, who likened his game to the way he played at last year's Chevron World Challenge, where he lost in a playoff to U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell.

Woods, who has been outdriving his playing partners, added accuracy to his blistering drives and approach shots. And unlike Thursday, when he missed makable putts and hit approach shots wide of the green, the winner of 14 majors routinely gave himself chances.

He finished with six birdies and was at 7-under 137 entering the weekend at Emirates Golf Club. He won this tournament in 2006 and 2008.

"I felt like I drove it pretty good," he said. "I feel good. We worked out a few of the things last night that I didn't like."

 

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Philadelphia signs Ruiz

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Don Newcombe Says Miguel Cabrera Needs to Confront His Problem

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Before the Tigers can contend for the playoffs, before Miguel Cabrera can put on their uniform, before Cabrera can get on with the rest of his life, one thing has to happen.

Cabrera will have to admit he has a problem.

Don't take my word for it.

"The problem is going to get worse, not better, until you listen to the doctors, you listen to the people like me who's been through it all," Don Newcombe told FanHouse on Saturday from his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif. "They have to listen.

"If you want to play games and want to do it your way, I say you are going to fail."

Newcombe, 84, should know. A pitcher for the Dodgers, Newcombe was the 1949 Rookie of the Year, 1956 MVP and Cy Young Award winner.

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