Early NASCAR star Coo Coo Marlin dies
COLUMBIA (AP) — Clifton “Coo Coo” Marlin, one of NASCAR’s early stars and father of current Nextel Cup driver Sterling Marlin, died early Sunday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 73. Marlin died in his hometown of Columbia, Tenn., said officials from Chip Ganassi Racing, which fields cars for Sterling Marlin. “Obviously, our…
Read MoreStewart wins at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Tony Stewart gave his hometown fans even more to celebrate Monday at his victory parade. On Sunday, he led a high-speed parade, and nobody ever caught up. Even a broken alternator couldn’t keep Stewart from winning at Watkins Glen International. “I just shut down everything I could,” he said after…
Read MoreTitans turn LSU quarterback into safety
NASHVILLE (AP) — Marcus Randall idolized quarterbacks like Joe Montana and Dan Marino growing up in Baton Rouge, La. Turns out he should have paid more attention to guys like Ronnie Lott. The Tennessee Titans signed Randall in April and brought him to minicamp as one of four undrafted quarterbacks competing for their third slot.…
Read MoreTitans plan MRI on running back’s toe as precaution
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee running back Travis Henry watched practice Sunday, and coach Jeff Fisher said he will miss a couple more days with a sore toe that may need an MRI exam as a precaution. Henry started in place of Chris Brown in Friday night’s 20-17 overtime loss to Tampa Bay in the exhibition…
Read MoreAn extra, excruciating night to ponder what if?
By JIM LITKE / AP Sports Columnist SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — He gets an extra, excruciating night. To toss and turn. And wonder. What if? “If I did that,” Tiger Woods said, “playing golf would drive me crazy. Every guy who plays golf, if they did a ‘what if,’ especially out here on tour, you’d…
Read MorePGA deserves what it gets after selling out fans, viewers
By TIM DAHLBERG / AP Sports Columnist SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Give Phil Mickelson some credit. When he’s not missing 5-footers or exchanging high-fives with the fans, he thinks about things like this. Apparently the people running the PGA Championship don’t. If they had, 35,000 fans wouldn’t have crammed the exits and gone home with an…
Read MoreFinal major will be a Monday finish
Tiger Woods goes to his knees after missing a birdie putt on the 16th hole during the final round of the 87th PGA Championship at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — The PGA Championship finally got a break from days of sweltering heat.…
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