Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke
Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke Golf’s governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organizations that argued long putters are not hurting the game. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association [...]
May 21, 2013
Apple, Congress spar over taxes ahead of Tuesday hearing
Apple, Congress spar over taxes ahead of Tuesday hearing By Patrick Temple-West and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Using an unusual global tax structure, Apple Inc has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government, a Senate report on the company’s offshore tax structure [...]
May 21, 2013
Giants’ Vogelsong wins at last but injures hand
Giants’ Vogelsong wins at last but injures hand SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong felt the best he had in months, then it all ended on one painful swing. The right-hander broke his throwing hand chasing an inside fastball after pitching himself toward his first win in seven starts, and the San Francisco Giants returned [...]
May 21, 2013
Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir
Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist. A former mob lawyer, he promoted his city and himself with antics that lent credibility to his self-given title of “Happiest mayor in [...]
May 21, 2013
Despite Rubio’s wooing, radio hosts protest immigration reform bill
Despite Rubio’s wooing, radio hosts protest immigration reform bill We write to express our serious concerns regarding the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill, S. 744. We oppose this bill and urge you to vote against it when it comes to the Senate floor. No matter how well intentioned, the Schumer-Rubio bill suffers from fundamental design [...]
May 20, 2013
Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is ‘strong’
Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is ‘strong’ OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado. Keith issued a statement saying Monday’s tornado in Moore, Okla., devastated the community in which he grew up. The city has embraced [...]
May 20, 2013