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U.S. golfers have their work cut out in LPGA

These days, matching the faces with the names on the LPGA Tour requires a true love of the game.

At the Masters, you'll find the inside scoop outside the ropes

AUGUSTA, Ga. » The best part of being a sportswriter is the access. You won't get rich going to the ballpark on the weekend, but you will be in the dugout, or on the football field, or in the locker room or inside the ropes at pretty much every event you're asked to cover.
Except one.

Oosthuizen, Lefty see ups and downs

AUGUSTA, Ga. >> The day began with buying one of the last pair of Masters field glasses in the store, a move that would prove prescient later that afternoon.

In 3 rounds, Tiger slides from favorite to irrelevant

AUGUSTA, Ga. » Moving day at the Masters was more like being stuck in neutral for Tiger Woods.

Rory and Sergio, meanwhile, are right there, looming

AUGUSTA, Ga. » Rory McIlroy had just hit his drive into the middle of the fairway at the 10th when a reporter walking down the left side of the par-4 hole spotted a security guard sitting under a tree near the white-and-green trimmed cabins the young Irishman visited briefly in last year’s final-round implosion.

Matsuyama's considerable talent translates well

AUGUSTA, Ga. » Hideki Matsuyama walked off the eighth green and toward the ninth tee during Thursday's opening round of the Masters when legendary golfer and playing partner Tom Watson asked him if his mother and father were in the house.

Last call for fun before it's time to tee it up for real

AUGUSTA, Ga. » A thunder and lightning show that would have made Noah nervous passed through the area late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.

Having Tadd and Parker in the field is a good thing

Issuing Tadd Fujikawa and Parker McLachlin backstage passes to this week's Sony Open in Hawaii brought smiles to many faces throughout the island chain.

Various forces can contribute to burnout in young athletes

When does a gentle parental nudge become a push, and then a shove? Most parents with a child competing in organized sports might eventually face this dilemma.

Las Vegas happens to be a draw for basketball, too

Call it Vegas Invasion: The Prequel. While fans of the UH football team descend on Sin City for Saturday's game against UNLV, it won't be the first time this year that Hawaii residents followed their teams to Las Vegas.