Neither Fed nor Murray giving ground in rivalry

...sets. The winner is almost assured a spot in the semis. The fun began at the Cincinnati Masters three years ago when a young, less mature Murray took advantage of a tired Federer to collect...

Confidence, caddie vital to Westwood

The memories Lee Westwood takes from his victory in Dubai -- along with the European Tour money title -- will serve him well as the 36-year-old zeroes in on claiming his first major championship in 2010, writes Paul Mahoney.

Eyeing contenders at ATP's year-ender

Is Roger Federer out of gas as the tour rolls into London for the year-ending ATP World Tour Finals? And if Fed can't get stoked to secure the No. 1 ranking, who might burst through the door he leaves open?

...and Destin Cantrell were going head-to-head in a whip battle, and after long deliberation, the masters of the whip (Twitch and Ronnie Renner) handed the win to Agee. There's no challenging that...

Leonard will get invite to 2010 Masters

Justin Leonard's birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have won the Children's Miracle Network Classic lipped out, and then he fell from a sudden-death playoff won by Stephen Ames on Sunday at the Walt Disney World Resort.

NBA with J.A. Adande

...Horn." He has covered every major pro championship, every major college bowl game, the Final Four, the Masters, Wimbledon and the Olympics, and his work has appeared in the "Best American Sports Writing" series. Send...

2010 BMX Masters Announced

...BMX-flavored trip to Europe next summer, this might be of some interest to you. The BMX Masters organizers already have a date nailed down for 2010. Returning to the Jugendpark in Cologne, Germany yet...

Woods plays course for first time

Woods played the entire Kingston Heath course Wednesday for the first time in the Australian Masters pro-am before another massive crowd.

Sharing 99 reasons to be thankful for golf

Ah, Thanksgiving. The one day each year when we convene with those closest to us (the other guys in the usual foursome) in the most comfortable surrou...

Duval controls own destiny at Disney

...money list, his second-place finish at the 2009 U.S. Open would exempt him into the Masters and U.S. Open in 2010. Plus, as a past champion, he can play in the British...

Lefty's resurgence portends high hopes for 2010

...the main premise comes across loud and clear: Four months into the golf season and with the Masters Tournament already in the books, the world's two most talented golfers are already putting on a...

NBA with J.A. Adande

...Horn." He has covered every major pro championship, every major college bowl game, the Final Four, the Masters, Wimbledon and the Olympics, and his work has appeared in the "Best American Sports Writing" series. Send...

Mickelson, Woods in final pairing

Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in the final World Golf Championship of the year.

Woods' influence crossing generations

The first time Tiger ventured to China, he met little Cindy Feng. As Woods returns to the Far East this week, she recalls how that meeting sparked an interest in golf for her and for a nation, writes ESPN.com's Dan Washburn.

Few changes in PGA Tour schedule

The PGA Tour announced its 2010 schedule on Tuesday, with one new tournament and few changes to its schedule of 37 regular-season events.