SPORTS News, Aug 07, 2011

Piercy sets course record to grab lead at Reno-Tahoe Open Sat,6 Aug 2011 10:55 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nevada native Scott Piercy struck eight consecutive birdies in a course record 11-under-par 61 to grab a two shot lead at the Reno-Tahoe Open after the third round on Saturday. Full Story Golf-Piercy sets course record to grab lead at Reno-Tahoe Open Sat,6 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Nevada native Scott Piercy struck eight consecutive birdies in a course record 11-under-par 61 to grab a two shot lead at the Reno-Tahoe Open after the third round on Saturday. Full Story Hamels goes the distance Sat,6 Aug 2011 07:57 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cole Hamels pitched a complete game gem to carry the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the slumping San Francisco Giants on Saturday for their ninth straight win. Full Story Golf-Reno-Tahoe Open scores Sat,6 Aug 2011 06:49 PM PDT Reuters - Aug 6 (Reuters) - Third round scores from the Reno-Tahoe Open at the par-72 Montreux Golf and Country Club in Nevada on Saturday. 203 Scott Piercy (U.S.) 72 70 61 205 Josh Teater (U.S.) 72 67 66 206 Pat Perez (U.S.) 73 68 65 Full Story Hamels goes the distance as Phillies edge Giants Sat,6 Aug 2011 04:25 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cole Hamels pitched a complete game gem to carry the Philadelphia Phillies to their ninth straight win, a narrow 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Full Story Woods endures another erratic day at Firestone Sat,6 Aug 2011 02:24 PM PDT Reuters - AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Tiger Woods again mixed the good with the bad on his PGA Tour return as he toiled to a two-over-par 72 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday in only his third tournament round in three months. Full Story UPDATE 1-Golf-Woods endures another erratic day at Firestone Sat,6 Aug 2011 02:22 PM PDT Reuters - * Poor putting and wayward driving costs Woods dear Full Story Luke Donald delight after deft putting lifts him into contention Sat,6 Aug 2011 02:11 PM PDT Reuters - AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - A bogey at the par-four last failed to wipe the smile from Luke Donald's face after the British world number one charged into contention at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Saturday. Full Story Golf-Donald delight after deft putting lifts him into contention Sat,6 Aug 2011 02:08 PM PDT Reuters - AKRON, Ohio Aug 6 (Reuters) - A bogey at the par-four last failed to wipe the smile from Luke Donald's face after the British world number one charged into contention at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday. Full Story Golf-Ishikawa's Firestone surge no surprise to leader Scott Sat,6 Aug 2011 01:19 PM PDT Reuters - AKRON, OHIO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - For the past four years, Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa has been regarded as one of the brightest prospects in the game but had not translated his rich promise to the highly competitive U.S. PGA Tour. Full Story Golf-WGC-Bridgestone Invitational third round scores Sat,6 Aug 2011 12:21 PM PDT Reuters - Aug 6 (Reuters) - Leading third-round scores from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at the par-70 course in Akron, Ohio on Saturday 198 Adam Scott (Australia) 62 70 66 199 Ryo Ishikawa (Japan) 67 68 64 Full Story Australian Scott takes one-shot lead at Firestone Sat,6 Aug 2011 12:13 PM PDT Reuters - AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Australian Adam Scott edged one stroke clear of a congested third-round leaderboard at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday after a thrilling day of dazzling shot-making and low scoring. Full Story UPDATE 1-Golf-Australian Scott takes one-shot lead at Firestone Sat,6 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - * Scott regains outright lead with fast Firestone finish Full Story Forgotten man Dix ready to rock Bolt's world in Daegu Sat,6 Aug 2011 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Walter Dix said Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt could "definitely be beaten" at the global championships in South Korea after easing to victory in the 200 meters on the second day of the London Diamond League meeting Saturday. Full Story Jenkins wins as Olympic course favors fleet of foot Sat,6 Aug 2011 06:22 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British former world champion Helen Jenkins raced to an impressive victory in the London leg of the triathlon world championship series Saturday to put her in great heart for next year's Olympic race on the same Hyde Park course. Full Story

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